BIZ BUZZ

Coming Soon

WHAT’S UP WITH NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES

Alamo Drafthouse is coming to fruition after months of waiting. The shopping center near the old Tom Thumb at 6780 Abrams Road will carry the Advocate-reader selected name Creekside, and the theater and surrounding restaurants are under construction. Retail Plazas Inc. is responsible for the center’s redevelopment.

Shaved ice addicts have a new spot to satisfy their frozen dessert cravings. Bahama Buck’s found its home in the Creekside shopping center and is slated to open in 2017.

Mrs. Gridiron is opening a few doors down from Bahama Buck’s. Founder Caroline Hattemer creates made-fromscratch meals for delivery throughout East Dallas, as well as Lake Highlands and Preston Hollow.

New York City-based food truckturned-restaurant will have a home on Greenville Avenue, along with Slater’s 50/50- Burgers by Design, a California franchise. It takes the space once oc-

Hollow zip codes certainly don’t.

Even more interesting is that anti-Kingston mailers have been sent to homes beyond District 14. Homes in Councilman Mark Clayton’s District 9 and and in Councilwoman Jennifer Staubach Gates’ District 13 have received them too, Kingston says.

“They want to prevent me from winning any other office,” Kingston says.

Asked if he’s referring to the mayoral race he is widely rumored to pursue in the future, and whether the tens of thousands in his campaign coffers may come in handy for that race, Kingston says, “I’m not free to comment on that at this time.”

However, when asked if he was interested in the mayor’s seat by another Advocate editor in March, he replied, “Of course I am.” cupied by Greenville Bar and Grill, an on-and-off again neighborhood staple since the 1930s. There’s been no word yet about what will happen to the iconic neon sign that used to light up Greenville, but as of press time it was still standing.

Go online to lakewood.advocatemag. com for links to each candidate’s donor list and up-to-date election reporting.

New To The Neighborhood

The coffee shop/bar hybrid Halcyon opened its first Dallas location at 2900 Greenville Ave. The Austin-based chain replaces Café Brazil and offers coffee-based adult beverages, along with salads, sandwiches, wraps and light bites.

Shutting Down

The Elbow Room , once arguably East Dallas’ most iconic dive bar, will soon be a pile of rubble, to be replaced by a Texas A&M dental school. The university used emient domain to obtain the 1933 building, which was named by Preservation Dallas as one of the city’s “Most Endangered” properties last year. The owner is seeking another location for the 19-year-old bar, so regulars can partake in Thursday night trivia while devouring cheese fries once again. Unrefined Bakery is saying goodbye to its Old Lake Highlands store, but fans of gluten-free goodies shouldn’t fret. Its new location in the Medallion Center at Northwest Highway and Abrams is expected to open in the near future.

By GEORGE MASON