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Sissy’s Southern Kitchen and Bar opens on Henderson

Celebrichef Lisa Garza opened her new restaurant in the former Hector’s on Henderson spot. Garza is from Tennessee, and as the oldest of many siblings, she was known at home as “Sissy.” She hired Jeffrey Hobbs, her partner at Suze for seven years, as executive chef. She says he is “the Bubba to my Sissy.” Garza says she wanted to take a step back from fine dining and create a concept that was more casual and fun. Starters include deviled eggs with crème fresh and caviar, squash puppies with whipped honey and jalapeño jelly, pimento cheese and ham salad with angel biscuits, and pickled gulf shrimp. Fried chicken, of course, is the star of the show, and the menu describes it as “house spiced, buttermilk soaked, pressure fried with choice of sloppy slaw or whipped potatoes.”

Belair Studio and Design opens on Greenville

A new furnishings, home accessories and gift store has opened across from Dodie’s on Lower Greenville. Opened by business partners Shannon Van Beber, Susan Colvin Gant and Cindy Svendsen, Belair Studio and Design carries an eclectic mix of old and new treasures that result in a look that is transitional — not thoroughly modern and not thoroughly traditional. Gant has been in the home design business for more than 14 years, and Van Beber — her college roommate — has a history of remodeling and flipping homes. The owners acquire their collection from trips to New York, California, Round Top and small towns.

Nodding Donkey, Torchy’s Tacos and World Beer Co. coming to SMU Boulevard

Prescott Realty Group has signed leases with three new restaurant and bar concepts at its four-story residential-over-retail proj-

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ect on SMU Boulevard at Greenville. BLVD is under construction and is leasing apartments ahead of an expected May 1 opening. The Nodding Donkey, which has a location in Uptown, has leased the 4,600-square-foot ground-floor space closest to Greenville. Torchy’s, which started several years ago in an Austin trailer and has since expanded to Preston and Forest, will take a space closer to Twisted Root.World Beer Co., which Prescott’s retail managing director, Mark Henderson, says is not related to Bottle Shop on Lower Greenville, will be at the corner of Worcola and SMU. Henderson says he expects work to begin on the restaurants this month, and they should be open by the end of the year.

Quesa-D-Ya’s looking to open another East Dallas location

According to Quesa-D-Ya’s founder and president Paul Oltmann, the quesadilla delivery chain with locations on Lower Greenville and in Coppell has a franchise location in the works. A location has not yet been chosen, but Oltmann says the GarlandBuckner and Easton-Northwest Highway intersections are possible contenders.

—Meghan Riney

Fish City Grill on Henderson has closed. White Rock Coffee, with a drive-thru shop in Hillside Village, was awarded by KRUPS USA for having the 2012 “Best Brew” in Dallas for the second year running. East Dallasbased BRS Associates, Cole Paper Co., Dowdy Studio, Dulces Sueños, Eye on the Sparrow Designs, Hip & Hippie, Maja Inc. Jewelry, Paradise Papers, Southern Fried Paper, Sacred Pause and Roma Boots will be at the Southside on Lamar Dallas Flea on Saturday, April 21, 9

Belair

BELAIRSTUDIOANDDESIGN.COM

The Nodding Donkey

THENODDINGDONKEY.COM

Torchy’s Tacos TORCHYSTACOS.COM

Baptist

LAKESIDE BAPTIST / 9150 Garland Rd / 214.324.1425

Pastor Jeff Donnell / Worship 10:30 am & 10:31 am www.lbcdallas.com

WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00am

Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

Dis C Iples Of C Hrist

E AST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship Gathering 9:30 am

Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan / www.edcc.org

E Piscopal

THE C ATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. MATTHEW / 5100 Ross Ave.

Sunday Traditional: 8:00 & 10:30 am / Christian Education 9:30 am

Servicio en español: 12:30 / 214.823.8134 / episcopalcathedral.org

THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION / 8787 Greenville Ave.

Easter Services 6 am (vigil), 8 (Rite I) & 10:15 am (Rite II) 214.340.4196 / more at www.ascensiondallas.org

Lutheran

CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road

Sunday School for all ages 9:00 am / Worship Service 10:30 am

Pastor Rich Pounds / CentralLutheran.org / 214.327.2222

FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH / 6202 E Mockingbird Ln.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule. 214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL / 6121 E Lovers Ln.

Sunday: Sunday School 9:15 am, Worship 8:00 am, 10:30 am, & 6:00 pm / 214.363.1639 / www.ziondallas.org

Met Hodist

L AKE HIGHLANDS UMC / 9015 Plano Rd. / 214.348.6600 / lhumc.com

9:30 – Sunday School / 10:30 – Fellowship Time

10:50 – Traditional & Contemporary Worship

WHITE ROCK UNITED METHODIST / www.wrumc.org

1450 Oldgate Lane / 214.324.3661

Sunday Worship 10:50 am / Rev. George Fisk

NON -DE NOMIN ATION AL

SHORELINE DALLAS CHURCH / 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane

ShorelineDallas.com / 469.227.0471 / Pastor Earl McClellan

Everyone’s Welcome at 9:15am / Children’s & Youth Ministry

Presb Y Te R Ia N

NORTHPARK PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH / 214.363.5457

9555 N. Central Expwy. / www.northparkpres.org

Pastor: Rev. Brent Barry / 8:30 & 11:00 am Sunday Services

NORTHRIDGE PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr. 214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Welcomes you to Worship

8:30 & 11:00 am / Church School 9:30 am / Childcare provided.

ST. ANDREW ’S PRESBY TERIAN / Skillman & Monticello

Rev. Rob Leischner. / www.standrewsdallas.org

214.821.9989 / Sunday School 9:30 am, Worship 10:45 am

Unit Y

UNITY OF DALLAS / A Positive Path For Spiritual Living

6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 / 972-233-7106 / UnityDallas.org

Sunday services: 9:00 am & 11:00 am