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The Dallas Arboretum is preparing for the grand opening of its $56 million children’s science garden, which will occupy eight acres of the arboretum’s north end near the amphitheater overlooking White Rock Lake. “Nowhere in the world is there anything like this. There are lots of children’s gardens, but we took it so many steps further,” says Dallas Arboretum vice president of education Maria Conroy. The Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden is in its final stages, according to a letter from head of construction John Armstrong. “Once construction is complete, the Arboretum’s horticultural staff will begin a period of additional horticultural embellishment.” He says 1,150 new trees have been planted in the children’s garden alone. Arboretum officials say they hope the garden will be complete by May, but uncooperative weather could push the date back until June, or possibly as late as September.

White Rock area readies for new transit-oriented development

Businesses are moving around at West Lawther and Northwest Highway, where plans are in the works to build a 350-unit apartment and/or condo development alongside the DART White Rock Station. North of Northwest Highway, Duncan’s liquor and beverage stores have closed, but, according to signage in the window, will take the business across the street and rename it Liquor Depot Express. The new liquor store will inhabit a building between Dallas Bike Works and Lake House restaurant. Casey’s, the lawn equipment store, also has vacated the property, but, as a spray painted board on the fence reads, they have relocated to 11426 E. Northwest.

Lawyer plans White Rock-area wine bistro

It didn’t take long for someone to snatch up the White Rock-area restaurant space following the February closing of Café Lago, after its owner Gabriela Kovacic announced her retirement from the dining business. Jennifer Rodriguez, an attorney with longtime aspirations to open a wine garden, signed a lease the following weekend. She plans to open Urban Vines Wine Bistro in the Garland Road venue. “I love the wine-bar concept. I enjoy going to [wine bars], and I’ve always thought, ‘one day I’d like to do that.’ This was the ideal location,” she says. “After hearing about the opportunity, I thought, ‘it’s now or never’. It all happened very fast.” As for food, Rodriguez plans to sublease the kitchen to two women who run a successful catering business.

Easier access to nearby beer and burgers

The Lot, a new bar-and-grill concept south of White Rock Lake, which replaces the Backyard Beach Bar, opened in February. The place, which features a menu by local-celebrity chef Sharon Hage, will soon be accessible from the Santa Fe Trail, owner John McBride says, meaning one could ride a bike from Lake Highlands to The Lot via the White Rock Trail to Santa Fe Trail.

Looks like success is in the bag

Lake Highlands-based designer Nikki Duong Koenig is the chick in Cykochik, her custom-made, socially and environmentally responsible handbagand-accessory business that recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. But the SMU alumna doesn’t always think up her bizarre and brilliant designs solo. She employs the collaboration of local artists as well as social media interaction, bringing in a team of ubercreative contributors to submit samples and allowing Cykochik Facebook fans to vote for their favorites. For her next line — Artist Series 3 — Koenig is running a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of taking her business to the next level.

Baptist

ForeST Me Adow / 9150 Church Rd. / Welcoming the mosaic of cultures living in our neighborhoods / www.fmbcdallas.org

Worship 10:50 / Bible Study 9:30 / Tim Ahlen, Pastor / 214.341.9555

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

All services & Bible Study 9:15 & 10:45. Trad. & Blended (Sanctuary),

Contemporary (Great Hall), Amigos de Dios (Gym) / 214.860.1500 wILSHIre BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00 am

Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

BIBL e CHU r CH eS

GrACe BIBLe CHUrCH / www. gracebiblechurch.org

Sunday Worship: Traditional 9:00 am; Contemporary 10:30 am

Adult Bible Classes both hours /11306 Inwood Rd./214.368.0779

NorTH HIGHLANdS BIBLe CHUrCH / www.nhbc.net / 9626 Church Rd.

Sunday: LifeQuest (all ages) 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am

Student Ministry: Wednesday & Sunday 7:00 pm / 214.348.9697

dISCIPL eS oF C Hr IST

CeNTrAL CHrISTIAN CHUrCH / 4711 Westside Drive / 214.526.7291

Sunday Worship 11:00 am ./ Sunday School 9:45am

Wed. Bible Study 5:00 pm./ www.cccdt.org / ALL are welcome eAST dALLAS CHrISTIAN CHUrCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship Gathering 9:30 am

Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan / www.edcc.org

HIGHLANdS CHrISTIAN CHUrCH (Lake Highlands) 9949 McCree Rd. 214-348-2805 / www.highlandschristianchurch.com

Sundays: School 9:45 am / Worship 11:00 am / Rev. Paul Carpenter

L UTHerAN

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 Ln.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule. 214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org

Me THodIST

L AKe 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 wHITe roCK UNITed MeTHodIST / www.wrumc.org

1450 Oldgate Lane / 214.324.3661

Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. George Fisk

NoN- de NoMINATIoNAL

L AKe HIGHLANdS CHUrCH / 9919 McCree / 214.348.0460

Sundays: Classes 9:30, Coffee 10:25, Assembly 10:45

Home groups meet on weeknights. / lakehighlandschurch.org

PreSB yT erIAN

KING’S PArISH A SSoCIATe reForMed PreSByTerIAN CHUrCH kingsparish.com / Rev. David Winburne / Worship at 10:00 am

Meets at Ridgewood Park Rec Center / 469.600.3303

L AKe HIGHLANdS PreSByTerIAN CHUrCH / 214.348.2133

8525 Audelia Road at NW Hwy. / www.lhpres.org

9:00 am Contemporary, 9:55 am Christian Ed., 11:00 am Traditional

NorTHPArK PreSByTerIAN CHUrCH / 214.363.5457

9555 N. Central Expwy. / www.northparkpres.org

Pastor: Rev. Brent Barry / 8:30 & 11:00 am Sunday Services

UNIT y

UNIT y oF dALLAS / A Positive Path For Spiritual Living

6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 / 972-233-7106 / UnityDallas.org

Sunday services: 9:00 am & 11:00 am