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Kessler sidewalks

Work is expected to begin soon on a $220,000 makeover for the Kessler Theater’s sidewalks. The theater applied for a North Texas Council of Governments grant about four years ago. About eight months ago, it won $160,000 for sidewalk improvements, and the city pitched in another $60,000 from tax increment financing funds. The sidewalks along two blocks that form an “L” around the Kessler — Davis between Winnetka and Clinton and Clinton between Davis and Seventh — will be widened. Also planned are bollards, bike racks, trees, planters and historically accurate streetlights.

Donuts and chicken

A Chick-Fil-A store is under construction near Walmart on Cockrell Hill at Interstate 30. Also planned for that already traffic-packed intersection is Krispy Kreme, which will replace the Del Taco.

New happy hour menus

Two Oak Cliff restaurants, Driftwood and Oddfellows, have new happy hour menus offering bar bites for $8 or less. At Driftwood, the menu includes salt pond oysters for $1 each and short rib on brioche with pickled beet stem and garlic chips for $7. Driftwood also offers “residents appreciation night.” Every Wednesday, Oak Cliff residents get 20 percent off their meals. The menu for Oddfellows’ “social hour,” from 3-10 p.m. Tuesdays, includes a duck gordita ($6), pork belly puffy taco ($6) and a beignet stuffed with chorizo and spinach ($4).

Girls Who Can

Girls Who Can

The Kessler Theater

1230 W. DAVIS 214.272.8346

THEKESSLER.ORG

Chick-Fil-A

CHICK-FIL-A.COM

Krispy Kreme

KRISPYKREME.COM

Driftwood 624 W. DAVIS 214.942.2530

DRIFTWOOD-DALLAS.COM

Girls Who Can is a neighborhood upstart from Austin Dupree and Jesse Bartlett. They sell handcrafted jams, jellies, chutneys and salsas. Find their wares at Oil & Cotton or order online, girlswhocan.bigcartel.com.

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Oddfellows 316 W. SEVENTH 214.944.5958

ODDFELLOWSDALLAS.COM

Girls Who Can

GIRLSWHOCAN.BIGCARTEL.COM

Big Lots

BIGLOTS.COM

Cox Farms Market 778 FORT WORTH AVE. 972.283.8851

COXFARMSMARKET.COM

Pier 247 247 W. DAVIS 214.948.3232 more BUSINESS BUZZ every week on

OAKCLIFF.ADVOCATEMAG.COM/BIZ

PIER247.COM

1 Discount retailer Big Lots is expected to open in the former Minyard’s space on Fort Worth Avenue at Hampton in May. 2 Cox Farms Market is expected to open its new store at Sylvan|Thirty this month. 3 A new seafood restaurant, Pier 247, opened on West Davis at Madison in January.