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Dallas Arboretum buying new land for parking

Another piece of land on Garland Road is poised to become a parking facility for the Dallas Arboretum. The Legal Directories Publishing Company, Inc. owns a stretch of land between MidSouth Bank and Sonic on the west side of the road. The property is now a family trust, and the Arboretum has been in talks with the owners for months about purchasing the land, says a source in the family. Those talks recently became a contract, the source says, for a roughly $2.5 million sale with plans to use the property for parking.

Ginger Man Pub coming to Lakewood

Ginger Man Pub is taking over the spot that, up until recently, housed Angelo’s Italian Restaurant for more than 21 years. Management hopes to open in early spring of next year. They don’t know what the design will look like yet, other than they plan to “stick with the Ginger Man tradition,” a spokesperson said. She didn’t know whether or not that would include a patio. Right now they are “in talks” with construction and remodeling companies, and then construction should begin after that.

Lakewood Shopping Center

There are two new tenants on the side of the Lakewood shopping center that faces Abrams: One is Unleashed by Petco, which “provides the same knowledge and know-how offered by Petco in a unique, smaller package,” according to the website. Right next door, the other new tenant is 20/20 Sight.

Residential community coming soon to Emerald Isle

Eight years after developers floated the idea of a 25-story high-rise near the White Rock Lake shoreline, a 2-acre plot of land at 1000 Emerald Isle finally will be converted into a residential community. The tallest structures, however, will be three stories, not 25, and the project will consist of 30 single-family homes rather than 225 luxury condominiums. Austin-based PSW Real Estate recently bought the property, which was listed at $3.3 million, and plans to build 14 detached 2-story “garden homes” and 16 attached 3-story townhomes, says DFW division president Adam Stetson. Stetson says PSW is both developing and building the project.

Construction on Genaro’s moving forward

Things are moving forward for the new Genaro’s location at Abrams-Mockingbird and quickly. Some will recognize owner Genaro Silvia from years past, from Monctezuma’s Cocina & Cantina on McKinney Avenue, as well as Genaro’s Tropical Mexican Restaurant in the Skillman-La Vista shopping center, and Garmos on Henderson. His new restaurant, Genaro’s, is only kind of Mexican. “It’s a lot of Mexican influence, but it’s also a lot of Brazilian, a lot of Yucatan, a lot of Caribbean … we’re taking ideas from Italian, we’re taking ideas from everywhere,” Silva says. His main problem when trying to nail down a concept was just that: He didn’t want to be nailed down. “I wanted a restaurant where I love the dishes that are on the menu,” he explains. “Dallas’ palette has grown so much in the last 20 years, and that’s one reason I want to get back in the business, because I think Dallas is ready for what I want to do.”

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1 In October, Greek restaurant Villa Nikolini by Organicity was locked out of its building in Lakewood shopping center due to failure to pay rent. 2 Crisp Salad Company is now under construction at 2020 Greenville, with the end goal of o ering a hybrid concept that combines the buildyour-own-salad or -wrap experience with a regular menu.. 3 Pie Five, the fast, fresh pizza concept by the folks at Pizza Inn, relocated its Knox and Central store to Greenville Avenue near Southwestern in October. 4 Vapor Dallas at 9019 Garland Road opened at the end of September. 5 Construction on the new Pei Wei Asian Diner in Casa Linda Plaza is coming along, as is the original

Dallas Arboretum 8525 GARLAND 214.515.6500

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PSW Real Estate 512.326.3905

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Genaro’s 6465 E MOCKINGBIRD 214.828.4676

Pie Five 5927 GREENVILLE 214.526.7435

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Bending Oaks High School

11884 Greenville Avenue, Suite 120 / 972.669.0000 / bohs.com Bending Oaks is a limited-enrollment private high school located in Dallas, Texas. For over 29 years Bending Oaks High School has provided a supportive learning environment that can rebuild a student’s confidence in their abilities, get them on track to graduate from high school, and off to college. Visit bohs.com to learn more, late enrollment is available.

CLAIRE’S CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL

8202 Boedeker Dr., / (214) 368-4047 / clairesdayschool.com At CCDS, we encourage a child’s sense of exploration and discovery in a loving, nurturing, and safe environment. We offer a parent’s day out program with a play-based curriculum fostering socialization, motor skill development, and an introduction to academics for children aged 4mo – 3yrs. Our preschool for children aged 3-5 further develops these skills, along with a more focused approach to pre-math and pre-reading. At CCDS, we have developed our own science, math, and reading enrichment classes to ensure kindergarten preparedness for every child. We make learning fun!

Dallas Academy

950 Tiffany Way, Dallas 75218 / 214.324.1481 / dallas-academy.com

Founded in 1965, Dallas Academy’s mission is to restore the promise of full academic enrichment to students with learning differences in grades 1-12. A meaningful connection with each student is established to overcome barriers to success. Dallas Academy offers students an effective program and strategies to meet the special educational needs of bright students with learning differences, while including the activities of a larger, more traditional school. Classes are small, with a student-teacher ratio of 6 to 1 where students are encouraged, praised, and guided toward achieving their goals. Diagnostic testing is available to students throughout the community.

Good Shepherd Episcopal School

11110 Midway Rd, Dallas TX 75229 gsesdallas.org / 214.357.1610 Located on the corner of Midway and Northaven, GSES provides each student the kind of dynamic, vigorous school experience parents should expect in Dallas. GSES is the preeminent Prek-8th grade Dallas school where 98% of our graduates get into their top two high school choices! Inquire and imagine the infinite possibilities! Parent visitations: Middle school, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 9:15 a.m.; Lower school, Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.