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Send business news tips to livelocal@advocatemag.com the market-restaurant combination provides a more varied selection. There also is a full bar, with beer, wine and cocktails selected to complement the menu. Stop by 3-5 p.m. Sunday-Friday for half-price specials.

TJ’s Fresh Seafood Market, 6025 Royal, Suite 110, 214.691.2369, tjsseafood.com

Thai food joins the Preston Hollow Village dining scene

Pakpao Thai Restaurant will open a second location sometime in 2015 in Preston Hollow Village, the new mixed-use development under construction at the northwest corner of Walnut Hill and Central. Expect a menu with bold flavors and reasonable prices, plus a colorful, cozy interior similar to that of Pakpao’s Design District location. Executive chef Jet Tila has an extensive culinary background and has appeared on shows such as “No Reservations” and “Chopped.”

Pakpao Thai Restaurant, Walnut Hill and Central, pakpaothai.com

Three new places to shop at the Plaza at Preston Center

Two new fitness studios blend Pilates with other workouts

Pure Barre, a national franchise offering classes combining ballet and Pilates, was set to open last month in Preston Royal Village. Preston Hollow resident Elizabeth Lindberg opened a second location of her Preston-Forest workout space Studio 6 in The Shops at Park Lane, focusing on Pilates with strength and cardio training rooted in the Lagree Fitness Method.

Pure Barre, 6025 Royal, Suite 203, purebarre.com

Studio 6, 8180 Park Lane, Suite 343, 469.458.2200, studio6fitness.com

Freestanding ER clinic caters to the wealthy, privately insured

Preston Hollow Emergency opened a 24-hour clinic last month at the northeast corner of Walnut Hill and Central. Owned by the same company that operates Highland Park Emergency on Lemmon, the upscale clinic offers X-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds and blood work in-house, promising a 10-15-minute wait for results. The ER speeds up the process and avoids crowded waiting rooms by accepting only private insurance or cash payments.

Preston Hollow Emergency, 8007 Walnut Hill, 214.584.6093, highlandparker.com

TJ’s introduces its restaurant concept

After 25 years as a successful fish market in our neighborhood,

TJ’s Fresh Seafood added dining service to its new Preston Royal Shopping Center location. Third-generation owner Jon Alexis says

Arkansas-based women’s clothing boutique RiffRaff was set to open its first Dallas storefront Sept. 26. Anteks Home Furnishings moves from the Design District this fall. It previously operated on Lovers for 20 years. Women’s tailored shirting store Double R by Ravi Ratan comes to the plaza this fall.

Plaza at Preston Center, southeast corner of Preston and Northwest Highway, theplazaatprestoncenter.com