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New mixed-use development for West Davis
Oak Cliff resident Rick Garza has unveiled his plans for a mixed-use development he calls Kings Way. Garza, an architect who owns several rental properties in the neighborhood, bought the 1.75-acre tract on West Davis at Vernon, across the street from Sweet 200, in 2008. “I live here, and I wanted to see something good happen to it,” Garza says. He is planning Kings Way as three five-story buildings with 43,000 square feet of retail space on the ground level. The second story would comprise 43,000 square feet of office space. And the top three stories would contain 145 apartments. Garza also wants to build a two-level underground parking garage that would hold 400 cars. There would be a driveway through two of the buildings, from West Davis to Fouraker, with a few parking spaces. In another space between the buildings, Garza is planning a green space with wider, shaded sidewalks and no driveway. He doesn’t have funding for the project yet, but Garza says he thinks construction could be underway within the next year and a half. Garza was a leader in the Bishop Davis Land Use Study, which resulted in a major rezoning of the West Davis corridor last year.
Bolsa restaurant opens local market
Scheduled to open its doors this month in the former Kemp Garage space, BolsaMercado is the café/market sister restaurant to Bolsa. The small grocery store/café will sell honey, olive oil, chocolates, homemade pastas and breads, beer and wine, cheeses, meats, produce and more from local vendors. Guests can pick up prepared meals and dinners for two or four, fresh sandwiches and salads, homemade kolaches, granola, smoothies,
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hand-pressed fruit juices and coffee drinks. “Bolsa Mercado is the full realization of the original Bolsa concept,” owner Chris Zielke says. “When we opened Bolsa, we had a market section, but we removed it to make space for more tables. Bolsa Mercado is that market component.” The store will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 or 9 p.m., but hours will evolve based on the community’s feedback. “We want our customers to tell us when they need for us to be open, what they like, what they don’t like, etc., and we’ll make improvements based on that,” Zielke says.
—Edited by Meghan Riney
Campo Modern Country Bistro is now open for dinner Monday through Wednesday in the former La Carreta Argentina space. The retail space at the southwest corner of West Davis and Polk posted a sign that stated, “Beer store coming soon.” This is the building that used to be painted blue with a sign that announced antiques and tobacco. The old house at West Davis and Madison that is being converted into a restaurant with a large patio will be 303 Bar & Grill and will feature upscale bar food. Cretia’s, the bakery that took over the old Nodding Dog space at Bishop and Seventh almost three years ago, has moved to a smaller space across the street, near LockhartSmokehouse. Cretia’s vacated the larger space so that it could be turned into a wine bar with outdoor seating and TVs for watching sports. A new restaurant called LeftBank is expected to open in the former Decanter space on Eighth at Bishop in late February or early March. Driftwood, a seafood restaurant concept described as “The Hamptons meet Oak Cliff,” is planned for the former ConFusion space at 642 W. Davis.
Band hall dedication
The band hall at Bishop Dunne High School was dedicated to former band director Bob Parsons last month.
Photo by Can Türkyilmaz
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Community
Aviation Cinemas will host the inaugural Oak Cliff Film Festival June 14-17 at the Texas Theatre, the Kessler Theater, Bishop Arts Theater and the Belmont Hotel. Sponsors include Bolsa, Mesa, Eno’s, Oddfellows, Oak Cliff Bicycle Co. and the Belmont The festival accepts local, regional, national and international films. Follow updates on Twitter (@filmoakcliff) and Facebook (Oak Cliff Film Festival page).
Artwork from 60 Kessler School children is on display at the Oak Cliff Bank Tower, 400 S. Zang, through the end of December. The office building’s managing partner, Ralph Isenberg, is an art collector and invited the students to create work for the building’s lobby.
Education
Uplift Education opened a new charter school in Oak Cliff this school year. Pinnacle Prep is at 753 W. Illinois and serves students in kindergarten and first grade. It will grow to be a K-5 school that feeds into a planned Uplift Education upper school in downtown Dallas. The school received financial donations from Harold Simmons and the Rees-Jones Foundation.
