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Denton cook ventures out on his own with Taqueria Miguelitos By Dalton LaFerney
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t Taqueria Miguelitos, there are no cookbooks. “It’s all up here,” Miguel Hernandez says, tapping his forehead. With a core staff made up of his family, Hernandez is serving up popular Mexican dishes made with chicken, steak, carnitas, chicharron, nopales, lengua and barbacoa. They have tortas, flautas, fajitas, burritos, menudo, pozole and elotes. Since opening about three weeks ago, the carne asada meal — a three-taco plate with rice and beans — and chile rellenos have been among the most popular picks. Diners can get a Mexican breakfast all day long — open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. MIGUELITOS | CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
Owner Miguel Hernandez prepares a cut of beef Monday at Taqueria Miguelitos in Denton. Jake King
What really happens if your taxes aren’t paid By Tina Orem | NerdWallet
This time of year, many people get Cinderella complexes and worry their financial lives will unravel if they don’t pay their tax bill by the stroke of midnight on April 17. But will the IRS really turn your assets into pumpkins if you didn’t meet the deadline? Though the timeline varies (things can happen faster or slower, depending on the situation), here’s how tax pros say things often play out.
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By Dalton LaFerney | For the DRC Denton Grille Bistro has started its soft opening this month at 209 W. Hickory St. The new eatery replaces Boardwalk Cafe, which closed. Denton Grille serves American as well as Pakistani dishes. A dive bar called Dirty Dick’s opened at 109 Ave. A in the Fry
Street area. The bar has a pool table and darts on the second floor. It’s in the previous site of the Library Bar. Advantage Hail Repair is now open at 2401 Worthington Drive. The repair shop will take a look at your cracked windshields and dented hoods following those damaging hail storms. UPDATE | CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
Interest and penalties start. If you don’t pay your tax bill in full by April 17, the IRS will charge interest on whatever amount is outstanding. The annual interest rate is usually about 5 percent. The IRS may also sock you with a late-payment penalty of 0.5 percent per month, with a maximum penalty of 25 percent.
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Notices start to arrive. “You’ll
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To avoid stress and IRS penalties, pay your taxes on time. get a letter noting that there’s a balance due,” says Sal Curcuru, a CPA in Farmington Hills, Michigan. You may get more than one letter, and the tone will gradually get more severe, he says.
Two to six months
Tax liens and collection calls
may happen. A tax lien is a legal claim against property and financial assets you own or may have coming to you. It’s not a seizure of your assets, but it is a claim on them. If you sell the asset, the government could be entitled to some or all of the proceeds. TAXES | CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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Small Business Week coming up Denton to celebrate Helpful entities with rest of country available to assist local entrepreneurs M S
ince 1963, the U.S. Small Business Administration has designated one week in April as National Small Business Week to underscore the impact of entrepreneurs and small business owners across the United States. This year, that week is April 29 through May 5. As we recognize the many contributions that small businesses make to our economy and quality of life, there is much to celebrate. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce in partnership with MetLife recently released its Small Business Index for the first quarter of 2018. The index measures responses to a series of questions about business operations, expectations and environment of 1,000 small businesses across the U.S. (those with fewer than 500 employees that are not sole proprietorships). Broadly, the results this quarter were positive and reflected increased confidence in business health and the national and local economic climate. According to the index: ■ 62 percent of small business owners describe the financial health of their company as good, and more than a third describe their business health as very good; ■ 55 percent of business owners see the national economy in good health. For the first time in the history of the survey, small business
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owners have had a stronger perception of the country’s economic path than their local economy); ■ Nine out of 10 entrepreneurs said they anticipate a good year; ■ 61 percent of business owners are expecting an increase in future revenue one year from now; ■ Employment expectations are up for the second quarter in a row, with 32 percent of small businesses planning to increase staff in the next year compared with the last quarter, which was at 27 percent; and ■ Businesses in the South are the most optimistic about their business’s health, the national and local economies and future employment for the second quarter in a row. While all this is encouraging news, woman-owned small businesses are less comfortable with their cash flow (67 percent) compared with man-owned businesses (83 percent); and businesses owned by women were less likely to report that their business was in good health and more likely to say the health of their business was poor. To help address these concerns and facilitate growth in the woman-
owned business sector, Texas Woman’s University’s Center for Women in Business supports woman-owned enterprises with free business plan development assistance, mentoring, networking opportunities and professional business advisement. In addition to TWU, we are fortunate to have many other champions of small business development that provide an array of services and resources to support our business owners. The Small Business Development Center of North Central Texas has several satellite offices and offers access to a broad range of resources including market research, financial statement analysis, government contracting, exporting and market expansion. Its services are provided at no charge. The Denton Chamber of Commerce hosts networking events, fundraisers, workshops and other activities, all with the goal of connecting local business owners. The Denton Economic Development Partnership offers technical and advisory support for businesses. In honor of National Small Business Week, please join your regional economic development advocates in saluting our small business owners for their determination, innovation and outstanding contributions to our communities. And remember to buy locally whenever possible.
SHANNON MANTARO is the director of Texas Woman’s University’s Center for Women in Business and can be reached at smantaro@twu.edu. For more information, visit https://twu.edu/ cwb.
ore than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new jobs in the United States each year. Since 1963, the country has celebrated National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. During National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration takes the opportunity to highlight the impact of entrepreneurs, small business owners and others from all 50 states and U.S. territories. For the first time, in 2017 the city of Denton’s department of economic development rolled out local efforts to recognize and support small business owners during National Small Business Week. This year, National Small Business Week will be held April 29 through May 5. Here are a few of the events the department is highlighting: ■ April 17 — Mayor Chris Watts was slated to read a proclamation during the City Council meeting announcing that National Small Business Week will be celebrated in Denton. ■ May 1-3 — SBA and Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) will host a free virtual conference where participants can listen to practiced advice on current business strategies, meet other business owners and chat with industry experts. Visit www.sba.gov/ national-small-business-week/ virtual-conference for more in-
Four decades of chamber perceptions O Bureau, DentonRadio.com, economic development department and Discover Denton Welcome Center sell the city objectively and effectively as a whole. So, it looks like my old, worn-out “all boats rise with
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formation or to register. ■ May 3 — The economic development department will host a free small business workshop, “Taking Care of Business in Lil D,” for Denton small businesses and entrepreneurs at City Hall. This is the department’s second year to offer the workshop, which is grouped into four seminars on how to help business owners market, protect, strengthen and grow their businesses. The event is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Folks can attend just one session or any combination of sessions that fits their needs. Refreshments will be served during the morning and afternoon breaks. Visit https:// goo.gl/TmVJ5r to register or contact Christina Davis at 940-349-7730 or christina.davis@cityofdenton.com for more information. L. CAROLINE BOOTH is the director of Economic Development for the city of Denton. You can contact her at 940-349-7751 or caroline.booth@cityofdenton.com. City of Denton economic development specialist Christina Davis contributed to this column.
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ur annual membership banquet last month was the 37th transition of leadership I’ve helped usher in while serving the Denton Chamber of Commerce. Across four different decades, I’ve learned to anticipate and contend with cyclical notions. Our base membership investment rate produces less than $1 of revenue per day. By design, one does not receive a “box of stuff” for this membership. Not being a trade association, supporting businesses require and recognize chamber benefits from different perspectives. More and more, we’re finding that the traditional brick-and-mortar image does not fit every individual institution. Regardless of what constitutes the local business community, the chamber office will always be considered by the rest of the world as the Front Door to Denton. Through our information counter, phones and website, our staff provides year-round assistance, referrals and collateral materials to potential new residents, visitors and prospective employers. On either side of that, we help celebrate new starts and existing expansions. Every month we have standing membership functions providing direct networking opportunities and presentations on in-depth topics pertinent to doing business in Denton. “Doing business in Denton” is probably our most important — but rarely understood — program component. The chamber will make front-page headlines when our board endorses public incentives for major corporations, opposes a hydraulic fracturing ban or advocates a specific convention center location. We’re rarely given adequate credit, however, for providing office space for a Small Business Development Center counselor. For the fiscal year concluding Sept. 30, 2017, the SBDC counselor supported 30 new business starts, creating 119 new jobs. Business-start clients included 56 percent womanowned projects, 29 percent minority-owned and 11 percent military veterans. The SBDC
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Firms, Fed doing a delicate debt dance
“This porridge is too hot!” she exclaimed. So, she tasted the porridge from the second bowl. “This porridge is too cold,” she said. So, she tasted the last bowl of porridge. “Ahhh, this porridge is just right,” and she happily ate it all up. — Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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.S. corporations and our collective citizenry have been happily consuming as much debt as they can eat. U.S. corporate debt stood at $6.2 trillion midway through last month, versus $2.5 trillion in December 2008. This month, the Congressional Budget Office released its updated Budget and Economic Outlook: 2018-2028. The CBO estimates that the U.S. government’s annual budget deficit will exceed $1 trillion in 2020, two years earlier than previously forecast. Over the next 10 years, the CBO anticipates a cumulative $12.4 trillion shortfall, or almost 5 percent of expected GDP. The Federal Reserve, and investors who attempt to dance to the Fed’s music, have an increasingly difficult waltz ahead of them. The massive mountain of debt that has been, and continues to be, piled onto the U.S. economy suffers from two opposing forces that paradoxically lead to the same outcome: slowing growth and recession. The first force is the threat of rising inflation. The March Consumer Price Index showed a 2.4 percent year-over-year uptick in the headline component, with “core” CPI (without food and energy) also jumping 2.1 percent year over year. These were the highest readings in over a year for both measures. That followed figures from the Labor De-
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partment showing that the Producer Price Index jumped 3.0 percent year over year in March. Strip out food and energy, and the 2.7 percent year-over-year reading was the hottest since 2011. The private sector seems in lock step with the statistical findings. Also this month, the National Federation of Independent Business released its Small Business Optimism Index for March, showing business owners were raising average selling prices at the highest reading since 2008. With reports of increased compensation running high, there is more pressure to pass these costs on in higher selling prices. To get ahead of these rising prices, the Fed has indicated more short-term interest rate hikes are ahead. Traders estimate almost a 70 percent chance of at least two more 25 basis point hikes in the federal funds rate this year, following such moves in December and March. At least one member of the Federal Reserve board is pondering an even faster turn of the short-end screws. In a recent speech, Boston Fed president Eric Rosengren said he expected more tightening may be needed than is anticipated. With debt balances as severe as they are, higher rates will lead to higher interest expense and pressure consumers and companies alike. According to the American
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is pictured April 6. The Federal Reserve has indicated more short-term interest rate hikes are ahead. Bankruptcy Institute, Chapter 11 bankruptcies grew 64 percent in March from a year ago. Higher inflation leading to higher interest rates will be a drag on growth. No one likes their porridge too hot. That leads us to the second force — slower growth reflecting an economy that is too cold. While the Trump tax cuts and fiscal spending are just now working their way into the economy, economic signals show no clear sign of sustained higher growth ahead. Unemployment is low and job growth is slowing,
while GDP continues to expand at a plodding rate. Investors in the know likely have some anxiety as they inspect the most accurate predictor of future recessions — the 2-10 yield curve. Interest rates, as measured by the shape of the yield curve, are heading in the wrong direction. As short-term rates (as measured by two-year Treasury bills) move higher and long-term rates (as measured by 10-year Treasury notes) moderate, the spread between the two is the narrowest since the financial crisis.
Barring an abrupt monetary change of course, that spread looks set to narrow further. Customarily, a flat or inverted yield curve signals a market expectation of slower growth ahead. Whenever this measure has “inverted” — or dropped below 0 — serious trouble for stocks and the economy has inevitably followed. The tricky two-step of today’s dance is to keep the expansion going (not letting the economic porridge get too cold) while avoiding the bowl that is too hot. The current expansion in GDP growth
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JONATHON FITE is a managing partner of KMF Investments, a Texas-based hedge fund. Jonathon is an adjunct professor with the College of Business at the University of North Texas. This column is provided for general interest only and should not be construed as a solicitation or personal investment advice. Comments may be sent to email@ KMFInvestments.com.
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stands at 106 months and counting and, as of April, is tied for second-longest since 1854, when such records were first kept. This dance is getting increasingly more difficult to manage. News from House Speaker Paul Ryan that he won’t run for re-election came two days after the release of the CBO forecast. There are clear political and economic implications of these developments. Nearly half of Republican House committee chairmen — 10 of 21 — are not running for reelection. The Republican House majority is getting more tenuous. The flight of the fiscal hawks may presage more turbulent markets ahead. In the meantime, we look to harvest investments made in years past as key catalysts bear fruit. While the stocks of many companies are either too hot or too hard to taste, we seek to buy those that others have deemed too cold but have good prospects to warm up in spite of the broader challenges in the economy. We are also investigating more opportunities outside the traditional equity markets, looking to exploit bargains in the pockets of the economy that still exist. It’s a delicate dance. Investors need to take care they don’t stumble when the music stops playing.
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Business Spotlight rant would look like, he imagined something small, like the kind of taqueria stuffed inside gas station. It’s hard to find a family-run taco shop around Denton — or anywhere in Texas — that doesn’t serve good tacos, but most of them are short on dining space. Before they can order food at the counter, customers at Taqueria Miquelitos walk through the rather large seating area. It’s a wide-open space, and the amount of people it can hold — 185 safely — is uncustomary for this type of homestyle Mexican food spot. Daily lunch specials and other deals are on the way. Right now, the restaurant is serving what’s on the menu. It uses Facebook and Instagram to advertise its food, Alondra said. This being his first restaurant, Hernandez wants to see how far it can go, and maybe one day he can open more around town. To get the word out about the opening, they have been encouraging people to simply tell their friends about the place.
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The shifts are long and the lunch rushes (especially on Sunday) are exhausting, said manager Charla Richie, who was hired on the spot when she came in looking for a job. She said she’s pushing Hernandez to open earlier, somewhere around 6 a.m., to better catch the morning crowd off early to work. Until the restaurant gains traction, and Hernandez can comfortably hire some new bodies, they’ll man the front and back of the house themselves, running food as it’s made. His daughter, Alondra, a high school sophomore who enjoys chemistry, said she didn’t have a lot going on after school anyway, so going to work with her parents every day isn’t the worst thing she could be getting into. She’s stationed at the cash register, flowing back and forth with customers in English and Spanish. So far, it’s been a family affair. Three months ago, when Hernandez first secured the building — which was Luigi’s
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Italian Restaurant at 2317 W. University Drive in Denton — they had to tear out and replace walls and install new kitchen equipment. It took about two months to complete, and Hernandez said he has spent a lot of family money to bring his taqueria to life. “He wasn’t planning to open a restaurant,” Alondra said. For the 20 years he’s lived in Denton, Hernandez said, he has worked in the kitchens of local favorites like the Greenhouse Restaurant and Loco Cafe. Most recently, he worked for his sister at a local taco shop. That’s where he learned to prepare, season and cook
how he’s cooking now. And that is where he first got the idea to open a restaurant. “It’s actually a good story, man,” Hernandez said. About five months ago, he asked to take a vacation. After several years of working nonstop for the company, he wanted to take two weeks of paid vacation. They only gave him one week paid. So, despite a pay rate that he was happy with, Hernandez decided to stop working for somebody else. “That’s when I opened my restaurant,” he said. When Hernandez first envisioned what the restau-
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Curcuru says the IRS can slap you with a lien just days after the tax is assessed, but he’s also seen it take several months. Liens are often public records, says Brian Harris, a tax attorney at Akerman LLP in Florida. That could tank your credit score and affect your ability to get loans, get a job or keep a security clearance, he says. Filing for bankruptcy may not necessarily get rid of the lien or your tax bill. The IRS may send your account to a private collection agency. The IRS will send you a notice should that happen, and it will give you the collection agency’s contact information. “In some cases, [accounts] will be escalated to a revenue officer, which is a person that goes out in the field and collects taxes,” Harris says. That’s more likely for people who owe tens of thousands.
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IRS issues levies and passport restrictions. A levy is the actual seizure of your assets — property, bank ac-
counts, Social Security payments or your paycheck. Levies can happen quickly, though in practice it often takes a little while to get to this stage, Harris says. “They can take your car and they can sell it at auction, and they can turn that into cash and apply that to your unpaid tax liability,” he says. “They can go after IRAs, and your homestead here in Florida, and 401(k)s — assets that a lot of other creditors can’t. So, down the road if they do decide to collect, none of the property that you have is necessarily shielded.” On top of all that, the State Department may not issue or renew your passport, and it might even revoke it.
How to keep all this from happening
Pay on time. If you can’t afford your tax bill, the IRS offers payment plans that could help. Enrolling in one shows you’re making an effort, plus it can help ward off levies and preserve your credit score if the IRS hasn’t already hit you with a lien, Curcuru says.
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Rents in the city of Denton rose an average of 0.5 percent between February and March this year, climbing to $1,170 per month, or 4.3 percent higher than March 2017, according to the Rent Cafe Apartment Market Report for March 2018 . Rents in Denton remain below the national average of $1,371 per month but have been closing the gap in recent months. Nationally, the average rent also increased between March 2017 and March 2018, but at a slower rate of 2.5 percent. Elsewhere in Texas, the average monthly rent in March was $1,297 in Austin, $1,146 in Dallas and $1,044 in Fort Worth. Rent Cafe conducted its analysis with data from Yardi Matrix, a private company that collects a variety of commercial real estate data for clients. For more information, visit the blog at rentcafe.com.
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2017 ISUZU
REGULAR CAB* MORGAN DRY FREIGHT DEALER DEMO
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Forced to close after the Downtown Mini Mall fire, Shop the Barn moved this month into a temporary popup shop at 222 S. Elm St. The owners say it will run near full capacity at this location until August, when they hope to return to their original store. Denton Trading Co. adds a new home decor shopping option to the Square. Located at 112 W. Oak St., Roanoke Trading Co. chose Denton for its second store because of the mix of college students and families in town. And antique store Basil’s by the Square opened at 301 S. Locust St. Sangam Indian Restaurant opened at 111 E. University Drive. It is one of the only Indian food options in Denton, and will be the only one this summer, after Bawarchi closes in the shopping center on Avenue C near the University of North Texas. Sangam has a daily lunch buffet. Cowhide Western Furniture moved into the building at 207 N. Elm St., where retailer ZigZag Stripe closed this year. Cowhide has a website where people can customize their own rustic furniture. It’s all built in North Texas. The owners say the physical retail location will open toward the end of the month.
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*2017 ISUZU MORGAN DRY FREIGHT: Stock #274174. MSRP: $56,439. Dealer Discount: $12,449. Rebate: $2,000. Sale Price: $41,990 plus Tax, Title & License. *2017 ISUZU KAFFENBARGER: Stock #273589. MSRP: $55,574. Dealer Discount: $11,075. Rebate: $2,000. Sale Price: $42,500 plus Tax, Title & License. *2017 ISUZU SUPREME SIGNATURE: Stock #274202. MSRP: $67,848. Dealer Discount: $13,348. Rebate: $2,000. Sale Price: $52,500 plus Tax, Title & License.
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Vital Statistics ASSUMED NAMES
The following names (followed by DBA and address) were posted in March at the Denton County Clerk’s office.
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Vernisha Akilotan, Akinlotan Creations, 414 Audra Lane, Apt. B, Denton Weston Baker, Baker Home Renovations, 604 Audra Lane, Apt. B, Denton Gerardo Soto Barraza, Santana’s Construction TX, 2302 Mercedes Drive, Denton Morgan Steele, Magnolia & Mandy, 860 W. Collins St., Denton Megan Price, Sea Breeze Mobile Tanning, 112 S. Oakland St. #231, Denton Vince A. Bennett, Bennett’s Tire, Auto & Diesel Repair, 3750 Pockrus Page Road #25, Denton Thomas R. Benson, Low Price Bail Bonds, 900 S. Woodrow Lane, Suite 100, Denton David Brackeen, Standard Electrical Service, 5216 Edwards Road, Denton Christy Bregder, Anew Home, 210 S. Locust St., Apt. 109, Denton Ramona Kay Burke, Southern Construction and Roofing, 3517 Tuscan Hills Circle, Denton Benjamin Burnside, North Texas Lake Living, 2701 Wind River Lane, Denton Diedre A Buss, Snips With Style, 712 S. Elm St., Suite 1113, Denton CBS Mechanical Services Inc., CMS Mechanical Services Inc., 5000 Energy Place, Building 100, Denton Fred Marion Clark Jr., Doris, 3961 Overlake Drive, Denton Shayann Cook, Brows By Shayy, 2640 W. University Drive, Suite 1266, Denton Joannis Cristales, 4ever Fitness, 3821 Market St., Unit 115, Denton Guy Dankel, The Car Guy, 707 Dallas Drive, Denton Marissa DePalma, DePalma Family Dentistry, 1314 N. Locust St., Denton George Dean, Bulldozer Marketing, 421 N. Interstate 35, Denton Russ A. Deaton, Rusco Services, 1223 Bellemead Drive, Denton
Denton Luxe Inc., Luxe Nail Salon, 2735 W. University Drive #1085, Denton Ron Fink, Fink Publishing, 1206 Piping Rock Lane, Denton Whitney Flowers, Royal Kuts & Beauty, 3730 E. McKinney St., Suite 106, Denton Oscar Guevara Galindo, Galindo Custom Remodeling, 1604 Marble Cove Lane, Denton Chris Gates, Open Gates Realty Group, 2724 Bissonet Drive, Denton Kristen Gates, KCG Crafts, 2724 Bissonet Drive, Denton Lionel Gillespie, One:9 Athlete Performance and Fitness Bootcamps, 401 Ame Drive #7108, Denton Latericka Goldsmith, Young Girls Nation Inc., 605 Chambers St., Denton Manuel Ortiz Gonzalez, Keep Denton Loud (Support Local Music), 1155 Union Circle #310215, Denton Robert Gravley, Gravley Custom Woodwork, 2304 Palamino Court, Denton Hurst Co. Construction LLC, Hurst Custom Homes, 1508 Bolivar St., Denton Rhonda Holiday, Findings of the Heart, 3205 Glen Crest Lane, Denton Chase Irland, Irland’s Flooring & Drywall Installations, 621 Bernard St., Apt. 9, Denton Lauren Jenkins, Lyttle Yams, 2441 Stockbridge Road #14207, Denton Lazar Kirven, Zarcode, 608 E. Hickory St., Suite 128, Denton Andrea Lampe, Andy James LLC, 4700 Conley Lane, Denton Nadia Lucero, Quintana’s Cleaning, 3409 Highpoint Drive, Denton Justin Mendoza, P JO Customs, 4225 Fiste Drive, Denton Charles M. Thomas III, Mercy Seat Ministries, 3304 Groveland Terrace, Denton Moore Jones Inc., Carol’s Custom Draperies & Interiors, 535 S. Locust St., Denton
SALES TAX PERMITS
The following sales permits were issued by the state comptroller’s office for March. The list includes the owner, name of business and address within ZIP codes 75065, 75068, 76201, 76205, 76207, 76209 and 76259. 75065 Deanna L Cousins, View From The Back Porch, 215 Hook St., Hickory Creek ‘Bugs’ Burger Bug Killers Inc., ‘Bugs’ Burger Bug Killers Inc., 2002 S. Interstate 35E, Lake Dallas Krystal Naomi Phanthamany, Diamond Liquidations, 5006 S. Interstate 35E, Lake Dallas Kimberly Marie Campbell, MCS Southern Boutique, 5427 Prince Drive, Lake Dallas Megan Kristine Kirby, Sunflower Natural Cleaning, 624 Beck Ave., Lake Dallas Kevin Lee Lively, Mrs. Lively’s Cajun Konnection, 721 E. Hundley Drive, Lake Dallas Jason Garrett, Too and Froe, 5410 Kings Manor Drive, Lake Dallas 75068 Taylor Hughes, Taylor Hughes, 2100 White Rock Lane, Little Elm A-Team Foam LLC, A-Team Foam LLC, 3730 Misty CV, Little Elm Rituhandmadearts LLC, Rituhandmadearts LLC, 2544 Playa Del Mar Drive, Little Elm Julie Ann Wiseman, Trendy Modern Home, 849 Lake Woodland Drive, Little Elm Renee Palmer And Andrea Woolley, Annie & Ren, 3152 Deer Run Drive, Little Elm Brett Kravitz, B Squared Construction LLC, 2644 Pine Trail Drive, Little Elm Dollicious Treats Inc., Dollicious Treats Inc., 2852 Evening Mist Drive, Little Elm Legacy West Productions Inc., Legacy West Productions Inc., 2112 Megan Creek Drive, Little Elm Benchmark Electrical Services LLC, Benchmark Electrical Services LLC, 483 Hyer Circle, Little Elm Cynthia Mcadory, Jaeleigh Designs, 2228 Penton Way, Little Elm
Brave Melody LLC, Brave Melody LLC, 809 Brendan Drive, Little Elm Akoya LLC, Akoya LLC, 1012 W. Eldorado Parkway, Unit 603, Little Elm Blake Bolton, Bolton Hardware, 2428 Rolling Rodge Drive, Little Elm Cynthia Mcadory, Jaeleigh Designs, 2228 Penton Way, Little Elm Jeron LLC, Jeron LLC, 2587 FM423, Little Elm The Fitness Way LLC, The Fitness Way LLC, 2701 Little Elm Parkway, Suite 150, Little Elm ACD Center LLC, ACD Center LLC, 1001 Goldenrod Lane, Little Elm Jaime Hinojos Jr., The Koa Company, 2636 Winterberry Lane, Little Elm Fun Master Rentals LLC, Fun Master Rentals LLC, 2629 S. Wavecrest Court, Little Elm 76201 RTG Furniture of Texas L.P., Rooms To Go #2110/#2190 Denton, 3120 N. Interstate 35, Denton Hark Investments LLC, Oak Street General Store, 108 W. Oak St. #1, Denton Robin G Wilson, Robin’s Nest Boutique, 534 S. Elm St., Denton Chase Haden Christensen, Pleased To Skate, 1518 Broadway St., Denton Moore Jones Inc., Carol’s Custom Draperies & Interiors, 535 S. Locust St., Denton Homsin Investment Inc., Thai Ocha Restaurant, 1509 Malone St., Denton Cowhide Western Furniture Co., Cowhide Western Furniture Co., 207 N. Elm Street, Suite 101, Denton Lee & Yang Inc., Yang’s Donuts, 2320 W. University Drive, Suite 1450, Denton Russ A. Deaton, Rusco Services, 1223 Bellemead Drive, Denton
NAME — DBA/ADDRESS
NAME — DBA/ADDRESS
NAME — DBA/ADDRESS
NAME — DBA/ADDRESS
Roshun Moore, Moore Unique Styles, 3550 Quail Creek Drive, Denton Roshun Moore, L.I.T./Living In Trends, 3550 Quail Creek Drive, Denton Mary Elizabeth Vazquez Munoz, Vazquez Installations, 1926 Riverside Drive, Denton Nana’s PIT Stop & Bully Breed Rescue, Operation Bravo Dogs, 624 W. University Drive #356, Denton Rachel Nichols, Nichols Home Cleaning, 2904-A Augusta Drive, Denton Candace Nicholson, LoveCece, 3505 Quail Creek Drive, Apt. 1104, Denton Matthew R Niemera, Lonestar Rehabilitation, 723 S. Interstate 35E, Denton Pat Oluwagbemiga, Love & Truth, 1030 Dallas Drive, Apt. 1022, Denton Laura Parra Ontiveros, Parras Remodeling, 3409 Highpoint Drive, Denton Tulo C. Ordonez, TDA Installers, 2601 S. Mayhill Road, Lot 115, Denton Landon Owens, Trust Squeaky Clean, 7833 N. Interstate 35, Denton Luis Pena, Luis Tree Service, 2800 Fort Worth Drive #177, Denton Mark Reding, Reding Martial Arts, 407 Fort Worth Drive, Denton Alexandria Reid, Cheat Day Cheesecakes, 8705 Seven Oaks Lane, Denton Wijittra Rogers, Wichita’s Alterations, 1421 Malone St., Denton Keldrick Scott, Happy Family Music Buffet, 624 W. University Drive, Suite 182, Denton Weston E. Seibert, 2244Art, 1424 Montevideo Court, Denton Brian Shepard, BCJ Arms, 1111 Savage Drive, Denton Vicky Sorenson, Paper Pushers, 2713 Mistywood Lane, Denton Ryan Soulier, Soulier Financial Group, 1805 Hinkle Drive, Suite 100, Denton Javaris Steward, Steward Hardware and Cleaning Services, 601 Cardinal Drive, Denton Jeff Stokes, Servpro Of Denton, 111 E. University Drive, Denton Jonathan Taw, Jon Taw Group, 7604 Sweetgate Lane, Denton
Christopher Wehkamp, Whiskerchamp Productions, 7337 Desert Willow Drive, Denton Duane L. White, Dream Trees Press, 4582 Fishtrap Road, Denton
Robin White, Our Merch Box Online, 2331 N. Elm St. #4, Denton Robin Wilson, Robin’s Nest Boutique, 534 S. Elm St., Denton
Hui Yung Yun, Donut Joy, 2320 W. University Drive, Denton Matthew Laughlin, Get The Gig, 603 Eagle Drive #14, Denton
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76207 Heather Chamberlin Smith, Geekanista, 824 Savage Drive, Denton Digi Sport Performance LLC, Digi Sport Performance LLC, 2401 Worthington Drive, Suite 115, Denton 76209 Mary Ann Howard, D and H Lawn Care, 1521 Lattimore St., Denton 76259 Texaquip Inc., Texaquip Inc., 2330 Seaborn Road, Ponder Christine White, Lost Okie Soap And Candle Company, 1631 Stony Valley Drive, Ponder
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CHAMBER SPOTLIGHT #DentonMeansBusiness CHAMBER AWARDS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Volunteer of the Year
Small Business of the Year
LEAD Delegate of the Year
Otis L. Fowler Award
Randi Skinner
Frank & Marta Dudowicz
Jeff Bowerman Cristi Carothers Zena Ives (not pictured)
Phillip Baker
DENTON 5K Overall Male Winner
Kyle Johnson
Overall Female Winner
Maggie McDonald
RIBBON CUTTINGS
Brain Balance
Love’s Travel Stop
Code 3 ER & Urgent Care
April 5, 2018
March 21, 2018
Total Eyeware & Eyecare Gallery Crossroads
April 5, 2018
Gohkle Pools April 12, 2018
April 5, 2018
— UPCOMING RIBBON CUTTINGS —
Make The Move Team
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Ideal Dental
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The Denton Grille
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NEW MEMBERS 29 Acres
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Tom Atkins Agency
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DENTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OFFICERS
Jim Fykes..........................................................Chair of the Board Erik Clark................................................ Chair-Elect of the Board Glenn Carlton..................... Immediate Past Chair of the Board Mark Burroughs..................................... Vice Chair of the Board
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Monica Glenn......................................... Vice Chair of the Board Amanda Oringderff ............................... Vice Chair of the Board Rick Wick................................................. Vice Chair of the Board Carrell Ann Simmons .....................................................Treasurer
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EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS
Hugh Coleman ...................................................................................................Denton County Commissioner, Pct. 1 Carine M. Feyten, Ph.D. .............................................................Chancellor & President, Texas Woman’s University Kerry Goree.......................................................................................................Denton Black Chamber of Commerce Mary Horn .....................................................................................................................................Denton County Judge Bob Moses ............................................................................................................Chair, Convention & Visitors Bureau Larry Parker..............................................................................................Economic Development Partnership Board Marty Rivers..............................................................................................Economic Development Partnership Board Neal Smatresk, Ph.D............................................................................................ President, University of North Texas Charles Stafford ..............................................................................................................Denton ISD Board of Trustees Chris Watts....................................................................................................................................Mayor, City of Denton
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