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Changes ahead for Lakewood Theater

Lakewood Theater, the iconic neighborhood theater on Abrams Parkway, will change hands in February 2015, with no guarantee that either its use as a theater or its structure will remain the same. The theater has no protection in terms of historical or landmark designation; however, its owners say they have no intention of tearing down the iconic neon tower when the current tenant’s lease is up at the end of January. “That’s one of the reasons we bought it,” says Craig Kinney, part of the Willingham-Rutledge partnership that owns the southwest strip of the Lakewood shopping center. “We would absolutely do nothing on that tower or change the exterior. It’s a great asset to us. Everybody knows the Lakewood Theater.”

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New brew concept for White Rock Lake

After two years of searching for the perfect location in the Lakewood area, neighbors Jacob and Lindsay Sloan have started construction on a brand new brewing concept, On Rotation, in a space tucked away behind Gaston-Garland-Grand, right next door to Cane Rosso White Rock. Although East Dallas is no stranger to craft breweries, On Rotation is a little different than anything else we’ve seen before. It’s what could be described as a nano-brewery bigger than a homebrewery, but smaller than a microbrewery. Rather than distributing to other bars in the area, On Rotation will sell their craft beers on site in a space set up more like a coffee shop than a bar, Jacob explains. “We’re going for a Times Ten for craft beer vibe,” he says. “We want to maintain that tasting/tap room feel.”

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Seven things for Shops at Park Lane

The Shops at Park Lane has announced the first tenants that will inhabit the center’s 150,000 square-foot, five-story office/retail building, currently under construction at North Central Expressway and Park Lane. A flagship Starbucks the only flagship Starbucks in Dallas — and Zoë’s Kitchen will anchor the new building, which is scheduled to open in spring 2015. In other Shops at Park Lane news, Zynn22, a cycling-centric fitness studio, is set to open later this year next door to Gordon Biersch. It joins Studio 6, another exercise spot, which opened earlier this fall. Bar Louie, DXL men’s tall clothing and shoes, and Unleashed by Petco also will open soon in the shopping center. All of the stores and restaurants are slated for openings in late 2014 or spring 2015. Sandy Spurgin, vice president of Northwood Retail, says even more new tenants will be announced in coming months.

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More business bits

1 In October five-star Dallas chef Randall Warder opened Clark Food and Wine Co., which features American tapas, flatbreads, artisan sandwiches and smoked meats, along with an array of wines, Texas craft beer and liquor, at 1920 Greenville. 2 Construction just started on a brand new burger joint in Casa Linda Plaza at 9540 Garland. Dugg Burger hopes to open in January. 3 Good news for busy health food junkies. Snap Kitchen is opening a new location on Fitzhugh at 4164 N. Central Expressway, right next door to Buzzbrews.

4 Taqueria Latina, the new venture from the owner of Latin Deli, Fernando Barrera, opened for business two months ago at 6412 Skillman. 5 Long-time neighbor Jeff Fairey purchased the property beside The Lot at 7544 E. Grand, and he plans to fulfill a life-long dream by opening a restaurant. It’ll probably be a while before he breaks ground, possibly a year or more. 6 Dan Bradley is opening Bullzerk later this year on Lowest Greenville at 1909 Greenville. He describes the shop as a “local urban outfitters” that primarily sell humorous t-shirts, as well as things like poster art and baby clothes. 7 CD Source, which had been at 5500 Greenville on Upper Greenville between Lovers and Southwestern for more than 20 years (would’ve been 21 years in December), closed in late-November.