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COMING AND GOING
[+] POETS OAK CLIFF, a new bookstore, opened in a space that previously held a hat store, across Bishop Avenue from Lockhart Smokehouse. Writer Marco Cavazos opened the store with business partners Kelsi Cavazos and Russell Hargraves. They also own the adjacent Cigar Art together. “Our vision is to be a community bookshop,” Hargraves says. “We’re not looking for a huge footprint or a giant online presence. We’re just looking to amplify Oak Cli ’s literary culture, while doing something we love.”
[-] GRASSROOTS KITCHEN, the Elmwood restaurant from neighbors Adam and Thania Loew, closed after about two years in business.
Good News Of The Day
It took Bike Friendly Oak Cli five years to convince the City of Dallas to install a bike and motor scooter corral at the southwest corner of Seventh and Bishop, and it finally went up in February. They’re planning a ribbon cutting in coordination with Paletas y Bicicletas on March 14, at around 3:15 p.m. Find updates at oakcli .advocatemag.com.
[+] LUCKY DOG BOOKS on Je erson Boulevard came close to closing several times before finally shuttering earlier this year. But the used bookstore reopened in February.
[+] ANN’S HEALTH FOOD CENTER & MARKET opened its “healthy convenience store” at 2550 Red Bird Lane in February.
[+] ATLANTA-BASED CHIME SOLUTIONS is building a 50,000-squre-foot call center at RedBird Mall, with plans to hire 500 people before it opens this fall. The company says it will add an additional 500 jobs in the future.