BUSINESS BUZZ

The lowdown on what’s up with neighborhood businesses

Carwash closes

Gator Wash carwash closed last month after its owners received a notice from Cienda Partners saying the lease would not be renewed. The closure was officially announced in a newsletter from City Councilman Scott Griggs who says some Oak Cliff residents “considered [Gator Wash] a neighborhood eyesore.” Cienda Partners is the same investment group that bought the 18-acre plot of land adjacent to Gator Wash a few years ago. The company also owns and plans to redevelop the site of the former Oak Farms Dairy and Burnett Field near East Jefferson and East Colorado.

Free job training

Airbus Helicopters, Inc will provide job training to 308 people thanks to a recent partnership with Mountain View College. Instruction will be focused on “business and warehouse logistics management, FAA regulations for avionics, hazardous material transportation and forklift operations,” says the statement. A $498,540 Skills Development Fund Grant from the Texas Workforce Commission facilitated the program.

Norma’s Café gives back

Norma’s Café, which opened its original location in Oak Cliff nearly 60 years ago, just announced its first Community Partner Award recipient, Wayne Walker. Walker is the executive director of the nonprofit OurCalling Inc., which “exists to glorify God by leading homeless people to Christ and by making disciples on the streets,” according to the announcement. Norma’s Café granted Walker $1,000 and hopes to make the giving of the Community Partner Award an annual event. Nominations are currently open for 2017. Visit normascafe.com for details.

Comings and goings

Four Corners Brewery will soon move out of Trinity Groves and into a space on 1311 S. Ervay. Co-owners Greg Leftwich and George Esquivel told The Dallas Morning News they hope “to begin construction in May and move by year’s end, with production scheduled to begin at that location in early 2017. Until then they will continue to produce out of the West Dallas location.” The Zoomoz pop-up shop on Madison at Seventh closed in recently and a frozen yogurt shop is expected to move in. No word yet on the name of the business or the opening date, but we’ll keep you posted at oakcliff.advocatemag.com.

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

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

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