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Yet another Central Market is coming to Preston Hollow. In addition to the Preston-Royal grocery store, a location at Midway Road and Northwest Highway is slated to open in fall 2017. H-E-B purchased six former Minyard Sun Fresh Markets from RLS in September, but the company only has plans to utilize two of the buildings.

A $125-million Medical City Dallas Women’s Hospital is slated to open in March 2018. The five-floor addition on top of the hospital’s Care Tower D will include 222 private patient rooms and 12 VIP suites. According to the hospital’s news release, the suites offer “concierge amenities such as upgraded linens, chef-prepared meals, family meal options and spectacular views of the city.”

A $43-million, 53,388-square-foot residential and inpatient hospice care center is slated to open in Preston Hollow this year. Faith Presbyterian’s T. Boone

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The Preston Center Advisory Task Force released its final Northwest Highway and Preston Road Area Plan two years after it was established. The plan recommends several road improvements to quell traffic, such as constructing an ambitious underground tunnel near Northwest Highway and building a Texas U-turn on the south side of the highway. But how these improvements would be funded is uncertain, and the City of Dallas, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the North Texas Tollway Authority would have to collaborate for such involved road improvements to become a reality.

Neighborhood

This past month, Windsor Park launched Enhanced Neighborhood Patrol, a program

Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center, located at Churchill Way and Merit Drive, is the largest standalone hospice care center in Dallas and will serve as many as 1,200 families per year.

Seven Five Patio Bar is scheduled to open in February in the spot Nodding Donkey occupied until this past spring. The college hangout’s menu will be modeled after owner Aaron Morrison’s previous venture, Plano-based bar Lantern St. Grill. Pizza, wings and two dozen beers on tap will be available until 2 a.m.

Costco on Coit at Churchill could open this summer, as builder Robinson Construction Co. already has cleared the 13-acre site. The $12.6-million project comprises a 150,347-square-foot building with 703 parking spaces, a gas station and a retaining wall.

Risky Business

Preston Hollow-based Energy Transfer Partners — the company spearheading the Dakota Access Pipeline project — is purchasing and merging with Sunoco Logistics in a $21.3-million deal. Energy Transfer Partners CEO Kelcy Warren, who has been the target of many nationwide protests, will serve as chief executive of both companies.

in which an off-duty officer patrols the neighborhood for additional security. Windsor Park joins Northaven Park, Royal Hills and Park Forest as neighborhoods that have chosen to participate in the program, despite its cost to residents, which can be as much as $400 a year.

People

Bravo announced the return of “The Real Housewives of Dallas ,” but there have been rumblings that the reality TV show’s revival will be short-lived. According to Hollywood Gossip, a producer said the women are getting along too well, which doesn’t bode well for ratings. Despite the rumors circulating the internet, the series’ second season is slated to begin in 2017. It’s safe to assume Preston Hollow’s LeeAnne Locken is making a comeback, as the