COMING AND GOING

[+] LOCHLAND’S FOOD

AND

Peter and Cheryl Kenny, who own The Dubliner on Greenville Avenue and Capitol Pub on Henderson Avenue, will open a third pub at the intersection of Lake Highlands Drive and Northwest Highway. It is expected to open January 2020.

[+] MARIE’S KITCHEN

Piece Of The Past

Goforth Family Land Becomes Flag Pole Hill

Before it was Flag Pole Hill, the land was acquired from the Goforth family. From the Pioneers of Dallas County Facebook page: This 1899 photo shows Samuel Church and Alice Gualt Goforth with their older children. The city of Dallas acquired over 400 acres of land from the Goforth family during the construction of White Rock Lake. Flag Pole Hill area was part of this purchase. “If I recall correctly, Church Road was named in honor of Church Goforth,” says Jim Foster, member of the Pioneers of Dallas County Facebook page.

Lake Highlands welcomes Marie’s Kitchen, a deli and Filipino eatery that’s located at 11910 Greenville Ave., Suite 103. Marie’s Kitchen offers all-day American and Filipino breakfast, panini, sandwiches, salads and more.

[+] SOCO COFFEE HOUSE AND BISTRO

A new addition to the Lakeridge Village shopping center, SoCo will offer brunch six days a week from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The menu incudes fried chicken and waffle sliders with jalapeno honey butter and Monte Cristo sandwiches. Scones and other baked treats will be fresh daily, and flavors on the jam bar will include blueberry, rhubarb and strawberry jalapeno.

By The Numbers

THE SEASON OF GIVING

$13,696,000 CHURCH, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS

$5,445,000 CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

$1,427,000

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

$344,000

POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

The Word

RISD considers switching from junior highs to middle schools. Check out what our Facebook readers had to say.

TOP ONLINE STORIES:

n Woman fatally shot by Fort Worth police officer was a Lake Highlands High School graduate

“I do not like this idea. Academics aside, I do not think that the 6th graders are mature enough mentally/socially to be combined with that age group of 7th/8th.“

Allison Hancock

“I think [it] is a wonderful idea for advanced learners who are in sixth grade but need access to higher level coursework and electives. Not only would this solve a space issue, it would allow for a higher ceiling for kids who show single subject strengths.”

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