RESTAURANT RENAISSANCE

used to stand. The Massachusetts-based chain offers both local and international beers to go, as well as a taproom of rotating draught beers.

Ross Avenue’s TOASTED COFFEE + KITCHEN continues the Ross Avenue renaissance when it opened next to Milk•Cream this past month. The gourmet toast and sandwich eatery is the brainchild of East Dallas neighbors Bob Sinnott and Joel Roldan, and also boasts a full bar with make-your-own mimosas and bloody Marys.

Not far away, comfort sandwich shop HAYMAKER opened on Greenville at Hudson. The establishment first launched in Austin three years ago and is known for its take on the Canadian classic poutine.

In just a month, a plethora of eateries and bars have opened in East Dallas and hope to wow neighbors with their eclectic fare.

Polyphonic Spree member Julie Doyle officially opened LOUNGE HERE at 9028 Garland. With its retro vibe and creative cocktails, the lounge has the perfect formula to be every hipster’s haven. It’s opening night packed the neighborhood in October.

SUGARBACON PROPER KITCHEN opened at the Lakewood Shopping Center for lunch and dinner during the week, as well as brunch on weekends. The site used to house Dixie House. First launched in McKinney, the restaurant’s Dallas counterpart is led by chef Andrea Maricich, who came from the The Second Floor in the Westin Galleria.

Food News

Just up the street on Gaston, beer enthusiasts will have a multitude of options at CRAFT BEER CELLAR , where Papa John’s

LAKEWOOD GROWLER is expanding to Preston Hollow with the construction of BLUFFVIEW GROWLER at 3850 W. Northwest Highway. The bar and filling station’s younger sibling is scheduled to open its doors in December.

And in case you haven’t tried GREENVILLE AVENUE PIZZA COMPANY , the restaurant’s recent national acclaim may be an incentive. Fortune magazine named the pizza joint No. 34 on its list of “100 Fastest Growing Inner-City Businesses.”

JERRY’S WOOD-FIRED DOGS served its last hotdog in Dallas in October, vacating its location at 6340 Gaston Ave. for future potential development.

Fighting The Future

The building that houses THE ELBOW ROOM dates back to 1933, but the Texas A+M University system wants to demolish the building to expand its dental school. Because the popular dive bar is in danger of being taken by eminent domain, it made Preservation Dallas’ 2016 list of most-endangered historic places.

private garages, apartments and even a dog park on 3.6 acres.

A plan to build an apartment complex on three lots at Gaston and Glasgow has been met with pushback from neighbors who hope to preserve the singlefamily character of the area. Developer MAGNOLIA PROPERTIES , which has built complexes all over Dallas, is still working with the city on how it can build its 3638 unit development without violating the strict tenets of the neighborhood’s planned development district.

Good Records seeks to spinoff a boutique record store named GOOD PAGODA near the Lounge Here.

WOOF ‘N PURR PET BOUTIQUE opened its doors at 6333 E. Mockingbird.

Celebrating Longevity

Located at 2025 Abrams Parkway, antique store CURIOSITIES is celebrating its 10th anniversary Nov. 5 with a daylong event that includes live music, food and more.

For The Kids

LUCKY DOG BOOKS sold its East Dallas location, and depending upon recent sales, the shop may permanently shut down (as of press time, it was still open). The used bookstore has been part of the neighborhood for four decades, but its sales plummeted the past four years. “Until thelate ’90s, your choices for what to do in the evening besides read a book weren’t that great,” owner John Tilton says. Now, “people spend hours on the internet instead of reading a book.”

Developing East Dallas

Developers seek to transform undeveloped property on Live Oak at Collett into 54 town homes and 32 apartments. Without public financing or zoning changes, LARKSPUR CAPITAL plans to construct the detached town homes with

Rockers like Rise Against the Machine and Hard’s Day Night lent their talents at Long City Limits, the annual funraiser for the JL Long school band in October. In total, more than $9,000 was raised to keep music thriving in the local middle school. “We have created a music festival that not only raises necessary funds for our program, but also provides our students access to local live music, which helps them gain an appreciation for and a love of the arts,” says band director Caitlin Schmidt.