BUSINESS BUZZ

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Sí, señor

The new Cuban restaurant from Hattie’s owner Tony Alvarez opened last month in the Bishop Arts District. C. Señor serves Cuban sandwiches and coffee out of the former El Padrino taco stand. The menu is simple: Four sandwiches, a burger, sides of Cuban rice and beans, fried yucca and plantains, plus espresso and cafe con leche. There also are plans to serve taco versions of the sandwiches.

Dance troupe

Danielle Georgiou recently moved her avantgarde dance company,

DGDG: Danielle Georgiou Dance Group, to a studio on West Davis in Oak Cliff. She and partner Hillary Holsonback are sharing the space with their collaborator, photographer Emily Loving. The dance company is one of six small companies participating in the Wyly Theater’s Elevator Project, and they will perform a show there for two weeks this fall, Nov. 13-24. Georgiou also teaches dance workshops at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center. She is the lead faculty of the dance program at Eastfield College, and she is director of the dance ensemble at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Chango Botanica

The white paint came off of Chango Botanica on West Davis recently, but the shop is not going anywhere, says owner Jorje Diaz. His father, Francisco “Pancho” Diaz, originally opened Chango Botanica in the Kessler Theater building in 1976. He moved it across the street after the rent went up, but the second space didn’t have enough parking, so he bought the current Chango Botanica building in 1995. Diaz died in May. A few real estate investors have approached Jorje Diaz since his dad passed with offers on the building. “It would be easy for me to sell it and go to California,” he says. “But what is that going to accomplish?” Diaz lives in an apartment at the back of the shop. Chango is open seven days a week and has not been closed a day since it opened 38 years ago. Jorje Diaz even opened the shop on the day his father died. Even though he’s taking off the white paint on the building’s Davis Street-facing facade, he’s leaving Kevin Obregon’s Saint Barbara mural undisturbed.

New homes

The Austin-based company that has two new-home developments underway near Kidd Springs Park says the homes already are selling. Five of the 45 Bishop Heights homes and six of the 31 Kings Highway homes have sold, according to the PSW Real Estate website. The homes in both projects range 1,700-2,700 square feet and start in the $300,000s.

C Señor 330 W. DAVIS 214.941.4766

Daniele Georgiou Dance Group 518 W. DAVIS DGDGDANCEGROUP.CARBONMADE.COM

Chango Botanica 1405 W. DAVIS 214.941.4119

PSW Real Estate 214.560.4203 PSWREALESTATE.COM

All Are Welcome!

PK3-8th Grade

English, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Religion, Technology, Athletics, Art, Music, and Spanish.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School

est. 1958

4019 S. Hampton Rd. Dallas 75224 214.331.5139 ext. 21 / www.saintspride.com

Lakehill Preparatory School

Leading to Success. 2720 Hillside Dr., Dallas 75214 / 214.826.2931 / lakehillprep.org Kindergarten through Grade 12 - Lakehill Preparatory School takes the word preparatory in its name very seriously. Throughout a student’s academic career, Lakehill builds an educational program that achieves its goal of enabling graduates to attend the finest, most rigorous universities of choice. Lakehill combines a robust, college-preparatory curriculum with opportunities for personal growth, individual enrichment, and community involvement. From kindergarten through high school, every Lakehill student is encouraged to strive, challenged to succeed, and inspired to excel.

ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL

4019 S. Hampton Rd. Dallas 75224/ 214.331.5139 / www.saintspride.com Walk in the Footsteps of Saints!!Now enrolling students PK3-8th Grade. St. Elizabeth of Hungary offers a full day curriculum for PK3-8th Grade, including English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Religion, Technology, Athletics, Art, Music, and Spanish. Caring teachers enhance curriculum with individualized attention and handson interactive participation. St. Elizabeth is a model of diversity, rich, and reflective of the ethnic and economic composition of the community it serves. Join us for an informational school tour and see for yourself how easy it is to become a Saint! Call 214.331.5139 for information.

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

848 Harter Rd., Dallas 75218 / 214.328.9131 / stjohnsschool.org Founded in 1953, St. John’s is an independent, co-educational day school for Pre-K through Grade 8. With a tradition for academic excellence, St. John’s programs include a challenging curriculum in a Christian environment along with instruction in the visual and performing arts, Spanish, German, French, and opportunities for athletics and community service. St. John’s goal for its students is to develop a love for learning, service to others, and leadership grounded in love, humility, and wisdom. Accredited by ISAS, SAES, and the Texas Education Agency

Gateway zoning

A plan to rezone 890 acres surrounding Lake Cliff Park is heading to City Council, but not before a transportation plan is ready. City Councilman Scott Griggs says a vote on the gateway proposal likely will be delayed until the transportation plan comes through. It could be ready as soon as this month, he says. The plan should outline requirements for sidewalk widths and on-street parking as well as patterns for auto and streetcar lanes, plus a strategy to optimize DART bus ridership in the neighborhood.

Conservation Districts

A rewrite of the city’s rules for forming conservation districts is headed to City Council after the zoning board approved it last month. City staff and the Dallas Builder’s Association argued that the process should be more transparent and that the changes are in the interest of property owners’ rights. But the Dallas Homeowners League, the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League and some conservation district residents countered that the change will make it impossible to create a district in the future. The board’s approval included two lastminute amendments favoring the homeowners league’s suggestions.

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Correction: A story about Opalina Salas in the August Advocate should have stated the location of the monthly Mad Swirl poetry night as Absinthe Lounge.

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