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Evol Society, REUSE Jeans open at The Shops at Park Lane

Love spelled backwards is evol. Thus hails the name of Dallas resident Samuel Bistrian’s newest project, a boutique in The Shops at Park Lane. Evol Society brings together artists, craftsmen and merchants with one overarching goal — to make the world a better place. Bistrian founded Roma Provisions, which provides a free pair of boots to poor children in Bistrian’s native Eastern Europe for every pair sold. Now, he has teamed up with other like-minded entrepreneurs, such as the Preston Hollow-based Uga Beads (“Support a Ugandan artist, empower a Ugandan child”). The store also sells items by WORN, Pearl,Mishky and M Kenya Designs. Bistrian calls it “fashion on a mission.” The Laguna Beach, Calif., store REUSE Jeans opened next to the Aveda Institute. The eco-friendly shop offers a line of 80-percent recycled denim for men and women. REUSE is an acronym for “Recycle. Environment. U. Save. Earth.” It has boutiques throughout the country, and this is its second flagship store.

Kids Cooking Company closes, Toy Maven expands

The popular children’s store Toy Maven has expanded, taking over the Kids Cooking Company space next door. Candace Williams owns both shops but decided it was too difficult to juggle both concepts. Last year, Toy Maven expanded into the space on the other side, for-

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merly occupied by fashion boutique Talula. All this growing is good news for the toy store, which is known for its wide selection of books, toys and gadgets.

Preston Royal Central Market now open Central Market’s ninth store, now open at Preston and Royal, is roughly half the size of its other stores. The specialty grocer looked to New York City grocery stores when faced with the challenge of fitting Central Market’s prototype into the former Borders space. According to Central Market senior vice president Stephen Butt, the CM team spent months traveling to New York “to study the most innovative delis and grocery concepts to learn how to pack the most flavor into every square foot.” The Preston Royal Central Market features an on-site bakery with traditional “boiled then baked” bagels and new bialys, and artisan salumi from NYC-based Charlito’s Cocina.

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EVOL Society 8060 PARK, STE. 126

EVOLSOCIETY.COM

REUSE Jeans 8188 PARK, STE. 154, 972.330.4641

REUSEJEANS.COM

The Toy Maven 6025ROYAL, SUITE 223, 214.265.9971

THETOYMAVEN.COM

Central Market 10720 PRESTON, 972.860.6500

CENTRALMARKET.COM

Total Wine and More

TOTALWINE.COM

A Tiny Hiney Baby Boutique 11661 PRESTON 972.818.2000

ATINYHINEY.COM

Later this year, Total Wine and More is moving into the empty Office Max space on Central between Walnut Hill and Park Lane. A Tiny Hiney Baby Boutique is now open at Preston and Forest, selling designer children’s clothing. Chef John Tesar, formerly of The Mansion on Turtle Creek, announced he will open a new restaurant, The Spoon Bar and Kitchen, in Preston Center by July.

Do-gooders

Hillcrest High School held its second Ethics Fair, sponsored by the Park Cities Rotary Club. Students displayed human values through visual art, creative writing, music and film. Pictured from left: First place winners junior Justice Calero (visual art), senior Jordan Johnson (creative writing) and junior Jack Stein (painting).

Classes/TuToring/ lessons

ART: Draw or Paint. All Levels. Lake Highlands N. Rec. Ctr. Jane Cross, 214-534-6829. Linda, 214-808-4919.

ARTISTIC GATHERINGS

Art Classes For All Ages. Casa Linda Plaza. 214-821-8383. www.artisticgatherings.com

DRUM & PIANO LESSONS Your location. All Ages/All Styles. UNT Grads. Betty & Bill 972-203-1573 • 469-831-7012

JEWELRY MAKING CLASSES

214-824-2777 www.beadsofsplendor.com

Lakewood Shopping center: 1900 Abrams Pkwy @ La Vista

LEARN GUITAR OR PIANO Professional musician. Fun/Easy. Your Home. UNT Grad. Larry 469-358-8784

TUTORING All Subjects. Elem-middle School. Algebra 1, Dmath. Your Home. 25 + Yrs. Dr. J. 214-535-6594. vsjams@att.net

TUTORING Reading/Writing. All Grades. Master’s/10 Yrs Exp. Your Home. 214-515-5502. lissastewartjobs@hotmail.com

UKULELE LESSONS Instruments, Workshops. www.UkeLadyMusic.com 214-924-0408

VOICE TEACHER with 38 years experience. MM, NATS www.PatriciaIvey.com 214-769-8560

Pageant boys

W.T. White High School held its second Mr. W.T. White pageant with 20 senior boys vying for the title and scholarship money. The event also included a Mr. Congeniality segment, and donations benefited a charity of the winner’s choice. This year, the boys raked in a total of $1,300 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. From left, Mr. W.T. White first runner-up Alex Madere , Mr. W.T. White winner Marvin Melendez and Mr. Congeniality Ruben Rios .

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ChildCare

LOVING, CHRIST-CENTERED CARE SINCE 1982 Lake Highlands Christian Child Enrichment Center Ages 2 mo.-12 yrs. 9919 McCree. 214-348-1123.

employmenT

PART-TIME PERSON to write/manage E-Newsletter for dental field. Dental experience preferred. 972-342-5894