Business Buzz

Send business news tips to livelocal@advocatemag.com

Mi Piaci to open in Preston Hollow Award-winning Mi Piaci

Cucina Italiana of Far North Dallas will open its newest location sometime this month.

Owners Sonia and Brian Black decided to open a second location after 23 years of success. The Preston Hollow location will look a lot like the original, but be geared toward the neighborhood. The restaurant will make homemade bread daily, pastas, meats cured in-house, risottos, gelatos and sorbets. “If we can’t make it in house, we import it from Italy,” Brian Black says via press release.

Trader Joe’s development to begin

Jay Hawes of Provident Realty Group says development on the Trader Joe’s at North Central and Walnut Hill should begin midAugust. Hawes says the project, which is a part of the 42-acre Preston Hollow Village, should be complete by October 2014.

Preston Hollow resident Elizabeth Lindberg opened Studio 6, the largest Lagreemethod studio in Texas, in late June. Formerly the Pilates Barre in Preston Forest Square, Studio 6 re-opened as an independent fitness studio due to the overwhelming demand for Pilates, barre and yoga. The 2,500-square foot location includes signature workouts such as the Lagree Fitness Method created by celebrity trainer Sebastien Lagree, which incorporates resistance machines for participants to get the most out of Pilates.

More than 130 restaurants will offer threecourse lunches for $25, or three-course dinners for $35-$45, as a part of DFW Restaurant Week. The foodie event is sponsored by Central Market. Make reservations to dine the weeks of Aug. 12-18 or Aug. 19Sept. 1. Twenty percent of your bill will go to the North Texas Food Bank or Lena Pope Home for orphaned children and family education. Go to dfw.cbslocal.com and search “DFW Restaurant Week” for a list of participating restaurants. monica s nagy

Mi Piaci Cucina Italiana 8411 Preston, suite 132 972.934.8424 miPiaci-dallas.com

Trader Joe’s northwest corner of north central and walnut hill traderjoes.com

Studio 6 11909 Preston, suite 1412 972.239.2626 studio6fitness.com

DFW Restaurant Week dfw.cbslocal.com

Sprinkles Ice Cream 8312 Preston center Plaza sPrinklesicecream.com

Zoës Kitchen 6025 royal, suite 104 469.341.0123 zoeskitchen.com

1 Sprinkles Ice Cream will open its first Texas location at the Plaza at Preston Center next door to Sprinkles Cupcakes late this summer. Flavors will include the signature “red velvet” made of sweet cream layered with bites of red velvet cake and a cream cheese frosting served in a red velvet waffle cone. 2 Zoës Kitchen in partnership with Tour de France runner Zoë Romano raised more than $85,000 for the World Pediatric Project in July.

Preston Hollow resident Judi Ratner is sworn in as a Court Appointed Special Advocate June 28 in the 305th District Court. CASA is a non-profit organization filled with judge-appointed volunteers who advocate for abused and neglected children in the foster care system.

The City of Dallas joins The Trinity Trust Foundation and the Hoblitzelle Foundation in announcing the opening of the pavilion and amphitheater connecting Moore Park to the Santa Fe Trestle Trail on June 13.

From left, Preston Hollow resident Paul W. Harris, president and CEO, Hoblitzelle Foundation; Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings; Judge Vonciel Jones Hill, city councilman; Craig Holcomb, executive director, Trinity Commons Foundation; Preston Hollow resident Gail Thomas, president and CEO of The Trinity Trust; Lynn McBee, board member of The Trinity Trust; Preston Hollow resident Larry Jones, Dallas Park and Recreation board member.