HUSTLER HOLLYWOOD IN LAKE HIGHLANDS?

Can

THE FORMER PIZZA INN AT THE LBJ service road is getting a makeover, albeit not the kind that neighbors wanted.

The space is being transformed into Hustler Hollywood sex toys and novelty shop, which carries “the best selection of adult toys, erotica, kink and lingerie,” according to the store’s website.

When Hustler Hollywood opened in Oklahoma City in 2014, porn star Ron Jeremy was on hand for the ribbon cutting, owner Larry Flynt made an appearance soon after and titillating billboards near the store trumpeted the store’s arrival.

There’s no word yet on grand opening plans for the newest store in Lake Highlands, but a giant banner announces that the shop is hiring, and applications are being accepted online.

City Councilman Adam McGough said he learned about Hustler Hollywood when community members contacted him about the banner.

By CAROL TOLER

“It is clear from the communications I have received so far that the neighbors living in and around this area are concerned about the potential negative impacts this business could cause to the community,” he told the Advocate. “It is also clear to me, from what I can tell, this business intends to run what would be considered a sexually-oriented business (SOB) based on the definition in our ordinance.”

Check

Businesses who seek SOB permits need approval from the Dallas Police Department, not the City Plan Commission or Dallas City Council. If the property is 1,000 feet from the nearest school, park, hospital, childcare facility or church and meets other requirements, the permit is typically approved.

As of now, not much can be done to halt the business from opening, but during the June 13 Dallas City Council meeting, an executive session addressed the legality of SOBs.

Education

In September, Lake Highlands and Richardson voters will decide whether they support a proposed increase in property taxes recommended by Richardson ISD. District administrators suggested bumping the maintenance and operations portion of the tax from $1.04 to $1.17, which raises the total tax rate from $1.39 to $1.52.

“As board members, all of us have advocated in Austin on behalf of our students, teachers and schools to the point of joining in the most recent school finance lawsuit, but our legislators have made it clear that we are on our own,” Trustee Kim Caston says. “We must protect the classroom.”

New revenue from RISD taxpayers is expected to generate $30 million, but the state will recapture $5.9 million of that and send it to other districts.

Local Fame

Daniel Hart isn’t a household name like, let’s say, Owen Wilson or Erykah Badu, but his resume is just as impressive.

Besides a stint with the Polyphonic Spree and a St. Vincent-produced solo album, Hart composed the score for several films, such as “Pete’s Dragon” and “A Ghost Story.” He’s the mastermind behind the music featured in the podcast “S-Town,” which listeners downloaded 10 million times in a mere four days. Now he’s composed the music for essayist extraordinaire David Sedaris’ latest audiobook “Calypso.”

Crime

Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall, a Lake Highlands resident, has announced a new program aimed at reducing crime from Forest-Audelia to the Five Points area in Vickery Meadow.

Project Safe Neighborhood is a federal partnership involving the U.S. Attorney, Federal Bureau Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, state police and local law enforcement from surrounding areas. It was slated to launch within 30 days of the June 8 announcement.

Federal involvement will lead to mandatory minimum sentences, so perpetrators will be gone from the area for three years or more.

“Our goal is not to lock up the entire community, but the entire community is not committing these crimes,” Hall says. “These individuals who are plaguing our system, who are keeping it an unsafe place for our children to play, for us to work and live, we need to make sure those individuals are away from our neighborhood.”

Marketplace

JOAN PARMA

RE/MAX Premier

Your Lake Highlands Neighborhood Realtor, resident for over 30 years! Is a Move in your Future? I make house calls!

Texas Monthly 5 Star Professional REMAX Hall of Fame

JOAN PARMA

214-801-1034

RE/MAX Premier www.JoanParma.com

Dutch Art Gallery

Fine Art & Custom Framing

LISA ADAMS REED

“Magical Mystery Tour”

Solo Show

Original Cold Wax paintings

Meet the Artist

Thursday, July 5th | 6-8 PM

Visit with artist Lisa Adams Reed during our First Thursday Event in July

Artist Demonstration

Saturday, July 7th | 11 AM-2 PM

Painting: “Blue Jay Way”

12” X 12” | Original Cold Wax 10233 E. Northwest Hwy. Suite 420 Dallas, TX 75238

214.348.7350 dutchartgallery.net

My Office

Shipping and Office Supplies

We have all the current summer required reading books for LHJH & LHHS. We also have pre-packaged school supplies for Lake Highlands Junior High. Kids at camp or just traveling on vacation? We have a wide variety of books, games etc. to keep most age groups entertained.

9660 Audelia Road, Suite 123 214.221.0011 myofficelh.com

WALTON’S GARDEN CENTER

Bettering Dallas by Organics

Visit us for your water-wise plant needs, and step in the gift shop for fun home accessories! Also, check out “Saffire” the innovator of Kamado grills.

8652 Garland Road Dallas, TX 75218 214.321.2387 www.waltonsgarden.com

Development

More homes may be under construction in Lake Highlands soon, if Dallas City Council approves David Weekley Homes’ plans this August. The real estate company hopes to build 33 new homes east of Urban Reserve near Stults Road and Forest Lane. The wooded property, to be purchased from Dallas Lutheran School and Urban Reserve developer Diane Cheatham, would contain single-family detached homes on this Fall PreK-AM/PM

3,500-square-foot lots. Home prices are expected to be about $500,000-$600,000.

PSW Real Estate has been seeking feedback from neighbors to construct homes at property that Richardson ISD currently owns near White Rock Trail. The developers have yet to reach out to the City of Dallas for the project.

The Lakeridge shopping center redevelopment is underway. Built in the 1960s, the center features local favorites Atomic Pie and Lake Highlands Creamery. Potential tenants include restaurants, fitness boutiques and local services. SHOP Development is overseeing the upgrade, which will include updated architecture and landscaping.

The Reading Ranch Tutorial Center focuses exclusively on literacy offering a phonetically based program in reading, writing and spelling enrichment for children (PreK thru 4th grade) and meets individual needs giving them a strong foundation while ‘filling the gap’ for children that need literacy support.

By GEORGE MASON