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Wine bar near White Rock

The T Shop moves

The T Shop, located at the northwest corner of La Vista and Abrams Parkway in the Lakewood Shopping Center, is moving across the parking lot to the space that Uptown Yoga recently vacated. Shop owner and neighborhood resident Lori Trent says the move, sometime in September, will triple the store’s current space, giving it room to expand its floral offerings and carry more gifts. The new space also will give The T Shop the opportunity to return to its roots as an event space. Trent says she looks forward to offering the store as a party venue and also hosting charity events that give back to the community.

Big boxes for Steakley site

Houston-based developer Ainbinder Co. has purchased the old Steakley Chevrolet at Abrams and Northwest Highway with plans to turn it into a major retail complex. The site, to be called High Point Center, stretches 13 acres almost to Skillman. Though no leases have yet been signed, big box and junior anchor retailers are expected for the roughly 160,000 total square feet of space. Steakley Chevrolet, which opened in 1962, closed in early 2008. Since then it’s been an eyesore, hosting Dallas Furniture Mart for a while in the showroom and a variety of occasional vendors in the parking lot. No date was given for the start of construction.

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Bodega Wine Bar i s back in business and this time near White Rock Lake. For 10 years it operated on Travis Walk, but closed in 2012. Owner Amier Taherzadeh tried other things for a while, but he has now reopened Bodega at Abrams and Mockingbird. The concept is the same as the original location: wine. Drink it by the bottle ($15-$120), by the flight ($10-$25) or by the glass ($7-$12). There’s a $5 cork fee. You’re welcome to bring your own bottle of wine for a $10 cork fee. You can also bring your own food, or order a cheese and meat plate. Bodega is open 4-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, and until midnight Friday-Saturday.

New apartments

Apartment developers are planning to build 105 new boutique apartments across the street from Lakeview Shopping Center at Gaston and Garland-East Grand. Three apartment buildings and 12 duplex/ fourplex buildings, built in the ’40s and ’50s, are being torn down to make way for the new project. The entrance will front Tucker, near Casa Loma in the Lakewood Hills neighborhood. The complex will sit uphill from the retail strip housing

The Goat, Cigarz Pizza and Andrea’s Italian Restaurant, and adjacent to Power Properties’ Veranda Flats. Construction will begin in about a month on the threestory Magnolia Lakewood complex, says Eric Little, a principal at Magnolia Property Company. The land is zoned multifamily and allows heights up to 36 feet.

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1 Seattle-based Top Pot Doughnuts recently opened a new store on Greenville near Vanderbilt.

2 On the northeast corner of La Vista and Abrams Parkway, next to Liberty Burger, construction is underway on Unleavened Fresh Kitchen, coming this summer, according to its website. 3 Spa 810 opened on Upper Greenville, next door to the new Starbucks, at 4924 Greenville. 4 Plum Yoga is coming to 1924 Greenville.

WE KNOW HOW TRULY SPECIAL THE LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY IS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING THAT WITH OUR CLIENTS

HEATHER

214.563.2385 heather@heatherguildgroup.com

214.695.8701 skylar@heatherguildgroup.com

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Baptist

LAKESIDE BAPTIST / 9150 Garland Rd / 214.324.1425

Worship — 8:30 am Classic & 11:00 am Contemporary

Pastor Jeff Donnell / www.lbcdallas.com

PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org

Worship & Bible Study 9:15 & 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500

PRESTONWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH / “A Church to Call Home”

Sundays: Bible Fellowship (all ages) 9:15 am /Service Time 11:00 am

12123 Hillcrest Road / 972.820.5000 / prestonwood.org

WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00am Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

Catholic

UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS MINISTRY CONFERENCE / udallas.edu/udmc

October 22-24, 2015 / Sponsored by Catholic Diocese of Dallas Sessions on Faith, Scripture, & Ministry / Exhibitors / Music / Mass

Disciples Of Christ

EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel

10:50 am - Sanctuary / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

Lutheran

CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road

Sunday School for all ages 9:00 am / Worship Service 10:30 am

Pastor Rich Pounds / CentralLutheran.org / 214.327.2222

FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH / 6202 E Mockingbird Lane

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule.

214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org

Methodist

LAKE HIGHLANDS UMC / 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com

Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School / 10:30 am Coffee

Worship: 8:30 am & 10:50 am Traditional / 10:50 am Contemporary

RIDGEWOOD PARK UMC / 6445 E. Lovers Lane / 214.369.9259

Sunday Worship: 9:30 am Traditional and 11:35 am Contemporary

Sunday School: 10:30 am / Rev. Ann Willet / ridgewoodparkchurch.org

WHITE ROCK UNITED METHODIST / www.wrumc.org

1450 Oldgate Lane / 214.324.3661

Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. Mitchell Boone

Presbyterian

NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr.

214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Welcomes you to Worship

Summer Worship: May 24 - Sept. 6 / 10:00am / Childcare provided.

ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN / Skillman & Monticello

Rev. Rob Leischner. / www.standrewsdallas.org

214.821.9989 / Sunday School 9:30 am, Worship 10:45 am

Unity

UNITY OF DALLAS / A Positive Path for Spiritual Living

6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 / 972.233.7106 / UnityDallas.org

10:30 am Sunday - Celebration Worship Service

UNITY ON GREENVILLE / Your soul is welcome here!

3425 Greenville Ave. / 214.826.5683 / www.dallasunity.org

Sunday Service 11:00 am and Book Study 9:30 am