BUSINESS BUZZ

The lowdown on neighborhood businesses

Awards Ceremony

The Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce handed out its annual awards recently. Red Pegasus Games and Comics won Business of the Year, and Oak Fit won New Business of the Year. A few local councilmembers also received honors from the chamber. Councilman Scott Griggs was named Community Advocate of the Year, Councilwoman Monica Alonzo won Public Servant of the Year, and the Chairman’s Award went to Councilman Casey Thomas.

Farmers market

The Oak Cliff Lions Club held the first of its planned monthly farmers markets in February. Vendors set up shop in the parking lot in front of Cliff Temple Baptist Church from 8 a.m.-noon. Expect yummies from Casa Masa tamales and Jake ‘n’ Bake cookies, among many others. Booths at the market cost $45. Merchants must supply their own tables and tents. To book a space, contact John McCall with the Lions Club at john@attorneymccall.com.

Rave reviews

Dallas Reading and Language Services received a 2015 Patient’s Choice Award from Opencare.com recently. Opencare took into account voluntary client surveys but also mined social media sites to see what patients were saying about the speech-therapy clinic on the web. The clinic opened its doors on West Jefferson in 2005 and has been taking a “whole child” approach to speech therapy ever since, says officer manager Stephen Betzen.

Repeat offender

Dallas police say the same robber has hit Village Jewelry and Loan on Fort Worth Avenue every other month since September. The man forces employees at gunpoint to open the safe. All of the robberies occurred between noon and 4 p.m. Victims describe the man as between 25-30 years old, 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-9 tall and 150-180 pounds. Anyone with information about the offender should call Crime Stoppers at 214.373.8477.

Recent developments

The Dallas City Council’s economic development committee approved the proposal to grant Alamo Manhattan $11.25 million in reimbursements for a Bishop Arts District project that includes multistory apartments, shops and a streetcar stop. Construction could start this coming August, and if so, it could be completed by April 2018. The proposal’s fate was determined by City Council on Feb. 24. Results were not available at time of press. Check oakcliff.advocatemag.com for updates.

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Baptist

CLIFF TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH / 125 Sunset Ave. / 214.942.8601

Serving Oak Cliff since 1899 / CliffTemple.org / English and Spanish

9:30 am Sunday School / 10:45 am & 5:00 pm Sunday Worship

GRACE TEMPLE BAPTIST MULTI-CULTURAL CHURCH

Sunday Worship: English Service 9:30 am / Spanish Service 11:00 am

831 W. Tenth St. / 214.948.7587 / gracetempledallas.org

Catholic

UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS MINISTRY CONFERENCE / udallas.edu/udmc

Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2016 / Sponsored by Catholic Diocese of Dallas

Sessions on Faith, Scripture, & Ministry / Exhibitors / Music / Mass

Disciples Of Christ

EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel

10:50 am - Sanctuary / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

OAK CLIFF CHRISTIAN CHURCH / Celebrating 125 Years

Fellowship 9:30 am / Sunday School 9:45 am / Worship 11:00 am

660 S. Zang / occch.org / 214.376.4375

Methodist

TYLER STREET CHURCH Traditional Worship - 9:30 am / tsumc.org /

Tyler Street En Vivo - 9:30 am / tylerstreetenvivo.org / 214.946.8106 /

Tyler Street Live - 11:30 am / tylerstreetlive.org / 927 W. 10th Street

GRACE UMC / Diverse, Inclusive, Missional

Sunday School for all ages, 9:30 am / Worship, 10:50 am

4105 Junius St. / 214.824.2533 / graceumcdallas.org

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

KESSLER COMMUNITY CHURCH / 2100 Leander Dr. at Hampton Rd.

“Your Hometown Church Near the Heart of the City.”

10:30 am Contemporary Service / kesslercommunitychurch.com

Presbyterian

OAK CLIFF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6000 S. Hampton Road

Sunday Worship at 9:30 am & 11:05 am 214.339.2211 / www.ocpres.com