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Home goods

Set & Co., a venture from husband-and-wife business partners Jennifer and Adam Littke of Winnetka Heights, is expected to open as early as May on West Davis at Tyler. The home-goods store will sell items for “home, kitchen, pantry and table,” and will “celebrate the modern craftsman” by carrying handmade products. Jennifer Littke is an interior designer who has worked for big-ticket clients in New York and Los Angeles. Adam Littke works in advertising as a producer of commercials and music videos. Set & Co. is the first retail venture for the Littkes, who have Texas ties and moved to Oak Cliff this past August. There are other home-goods stores in the neighborhood, but this one will focus on more utilitarian items, Adam Littke says. The couple lived in London for a while, and they’re influenced by classic English style. “We’ve always loved Oak Cliff, and we thought this would be the perfect place to live and do something like this,” Adam says.

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The Ravens Pharmacy building on West

Jefferson at Adams recently changed ownership and is for lease. But don’t worry; the iconic raven sign isn’t going anywhere, says Daniel Rivas, who bought the building last year with two of his partners at Centennial Real Estate. The group is asking $5,000 a month for the 2,575-square-foot building, and they’ve had calls from a donut shop, a pharmacy, medical and dental clinics, a cigar shop, restaurant upstarts and a cellphone store, among other interested businesses. Anyone who rents the space has to live with the sign, Rivas says. “We appreciate that it’s a landmark,” he says. “It adds to the character of the neighborhood and the character of the boulevard.”