BUSINESS BUZZ

The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses

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Good beer to go

The owners of Goodfriend Beer Garden & Burger House on Peavy and the Blind Butcher on Lowest Greenville, Josh Yingling and Matt Tobin, will open a package store in the shopping center across the street from Goodfriend. Located near White Rock Lake on the outskirts of Lake Highlands, the new shop is a deli/convenience concept with togo sandwiches, packaged meat and cheese, other groceries, beer and wine.

Ta-ta, T. Hee

T. Hee Greetings, the go-to neighborhood gift store eight years running, closed at the end of August. Said owners Tony Doles and David Farris in a farewell email to customers: “We are seeing it in other local retailers like Gecko Hardware and Brumley Gardens (which closed its Oak Cliff location only) — it’s just tough to compete in this word of Amazon and Walmart.” The Lake Highlands residents opened the boutique in 2008 at the southwest corner of Walnut Hill and Audelia. They opened a second store in East Dallas in 2010 and a third in Preston Hollow in 2012. Less than three months after opening the Preston Hollow shop and “unable to create enough traffic to make it sustainable,” it closed, followed by the closing of the Hillside Village store last year.

Local ice cream

Lake Highlands Creamery , purveyors of homemade ice cream in a variety of note- worthy forms and flavors, will open shop soon next door to Atomic Pie in the Lakeridge Shopping Center at Walnut Hill and Audelia.

Something to marvel over

Frontrunner Comics specializing in comic books, collectibles and trading card games — will open soon at the southeast corner of Walnut Hill and Audelia. Co-owner Andrew Johnson used to be a partner at Urban Thrift in the same center. He and business partner Baxley Beckham live in the Highland Oaks neighborhood. “We are hoping to help bring more local business to the area and provide a place that some of the neighborhood junior high and high school students, and their parents, will enjoy frequenting,” Johnson says.

Fuzzy Dream

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop served its last burritos on Abrams Street in July, although the manager says the taco chain plans to open another location in the immediate area within a month or two. The space at the corner of Mockingbird has been leased to Dream Cafe, which plans to remodel to add a play area for children. The goal is to finish with construction and begin serving breakfast, lunch and dinner sometime in November. There are two Dream Cafe locations — one in Uptown and one in Addison. The East Dallas location is owned by White Rock area resident Christine Lott.

CLAIRE’S CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL

8202 Boedeker Dr., / (214) 368-4047 / clairesdayschool.com At CCDS, we encourage a child’s sense of exploration and discovery in a loving, nurturing, and safe environment. We offer a parent’s day out program with a play-based curriculum fostering socialization, motor skill development, and an introduction to academics for children aged 4mo – 3yrs. Our preschool for children aged 3-5 further develops these skills, along with a more focused approach to pre-math and prereading. At CCDS, we have developed our own science, math, and reading enrichment classes to ensure kindergarten preparedness for every child. We make learning fun!

Highlander School

9120 Plano Rd. Dallas / 214.348.3220 / www.highlanderschool.com Founded in 1966, Highlander offers an enriched curriculum in a positive, Christian-based environment. Limiting class size affords the teachers the opportunity to develop the individual learning styles of each student. Our goal is to insure knowledge and self-confidence in academics, athletics, and the creative and performing arts. Highlander offers a “classic” education which cannot be equaled.

Kessler School

Pre K – 6th Grade / 1215 Turner Ave, Dallas TX 75208 / 214-942-2220 / www. thekesserschool.com The Kessler School offers an innovative academic environment that gives students a solid foundation, confidence, and a love of learning. Located just minutes from downtown Dallas; The Kessler School’s mission is to “educate the whole child,” and provides an individualized approach to teaching – meeting the student where their needs are. Students are educated socially through community time, physically through daily PE, academically through a wellrounded curriculum, and spiritually through a fostering of awareness and individual growth.

Lakehill Preparatory School

Leading to Success. 2720 Hillside Dr., Dallas 75214 / 214.826.2931 / lakehillprep. org Kindergarten through Grade 12 - Lakehill Preparatory School takes the word preparatory in its name very seriously. Throughout a student’s academic career, Lakehill builds an educational program that achieves its goal of enabling graduates to attend the finest, most rigorous universities of choice. Lakehill combines a robust, college-preparatory curriculum with opportunities for personal growth, individual enrichment, and community involvement. From kindergarten through high school, every Lakehill student is encouraged to strive, challenged to succeed, and inspired to excel.

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The Lamplighter School

11611 Inwood Road Dallas TX 75229/ 214-369-9201/ thelamplighterschool.org

Lamplighter delivers serious education wrapped in the wonder of childhood. The Pre-K through fourth grade years are fleeting, but filled with pure potential. What we, as parents and educators, ignite in these primary years establishes the trajectory of a child’s future. Lamplighter helps set children on a path toward rewarding lives as forever learners. The independent, co-educational school promotes academic excellence through innovative curriculum that merges fine arts with language arts, math, environmental science, social studies, physical education, and Spanish

Spanish House

4411 Skillman 214-826-4410 / 5740 Prospect 214-826-6350 / DallasSpanishHouse.com

Spanish Immersion School serving ages

3 month - Adults. We offer nursery, preschool, elementary and adult programs at two Lakewood locations. Degreed, nativeSpanish speaking teachers in an “all-Spanish” immersion environment. Call for a tour today!

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

848 Harter Rd., Dallas 75218 / 214.328.9131 / stjohnsschool.org Founded in 1953, St. John’s is an independent, co-educational day school for Pre-K through Grade 8. With a tradition for academic excellence, St. John’s programs include a challenging curriculum in a Christian environment along with instruction in the visual and performing arts, Spanish, German, French, and opportunities for athletics and community service.St. John’s goal for its students is to develop a love for learning, service to others, and leadership grounded in love, humility, and wisdom. Accredited by ISAS, SAES, and the Texas Education Agency.

White Rock North School

9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410 / WhiteRockNorthSchool.com

6 Weeks through 6th Grade. Our accelerated curriculum provides opportunity for intellectual and physical development in a loving and nurturing environment. Character-building and civic responsibility are stressed. Facilities include indoor swimming pool, skating rink, updated playground, and state-of-the-art technology lab. Kids Club on the Corner provides meaningful after-school experiences. Summer Camp offers field trips, swimming, and a balance of indoor and outdoor activities designed around fun-filled themes. Accredited by SACS. Call for a tour of the campus.

Zion Lutheran School

6121 E. Lovers Ln. Dallas / 214.363.1630 / ziondallas. org Toddler care thru 8th Grade. Serving Dallas for over 58 years offering a quality education in a Christ-centered learning environment. Degreed educators minister to the academic, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of students and their families. Before and after school programs, Extended Care, Parents Day Out, athletics, fine arts, integrated technology, Spanish, outdoor education, Accelerated Reader, advanced math placement, and student government. Accredited by National Lutheran School & Texas District Accreditation Commissions and TANS. Contact Principal Jeff Thorman.

Parks

The City of Dallas opened a new trail at White Rock Lake The pedestrian path from the base of the Mockingbird Bridge/Boy Scout Hill to the Bath House Cultural Center, is about a mile and is an alternative to the old pedestrian trail east of the lake.

Education

Former Forest Meadow Junior High assistant principal Henry Hall has been named the new principal at Berkner High School. Hall previously taught science at West Junior High before moving to Forest Meadow. “I believe in strong, supported instruction, being an advocate for students, and serving as a liaison with our community,” said Hall in a statement.

People

Recently retired City of Dallas employee Jill Beam this past summer won the title of Ms. Texas Senior America. The pageant, for women age 60 plus, aims to champion healthy aging, wellness, and mental well-being. Beam beat out 22 competitors for the crown. Beam’s mother — the locally renowned actor, humorist, historian, tour guide and public speaker Rosemary Rumbley — was the longtime emcee of the Ms. Senior Texas event. “I attended the pageants all those years, and I always wanted to be a contestant,” Beam says.

Lake Highlands youths Will and Harrison Mina who respectively are elementary and junior high school students — petitioned the Dallas City Council for a school zone on Church at Tory Sound near Merriman Park Elementary. Council members met Will’s podium plea, which took place in the weeks before the fall semester began, with a round of applause. District 10’s Adam McGough promised to “work with the city staff to find a solution.”

Sports

With new athletic director Lonnie Jordon at the helm, the Lake Highlands High School Wildcats football team last month launched seasonticket sales and released the 2015-16 schedule, which can be viewed at lhwildcatclub.org. The first home game was Aug. 21 and Homecoming is set for Oct. 16. LHHS plays rival Richardson ISD team the Berkner Rams Sept. 25.

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