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Longtime tenants like The Sample House, Fish City Grill, Talbots, Marco’s Pizza, and Tip Top Cleaners are finally moving back to Preston
and Royal after an October 2019 tornado decimated the shopping complex. (PHOTOS: BETHANY ERICKSON)
A ROYAL WELCOME
Shopping center hardest hit by tornado returns
By Bethany Erickson
bethany.erickson@peoplenewspapers.com
Just an hour after e Sample House opened its doors at its Preston and Royal location for the first time in two years, the store hummed with the busy and excited chatter of shoppers and workers and the slide of the cash register drawers.
“We just got our official occupancy certificate, and we are absolutely thrilled to be back,” Ellen Poole Aiken said. “We have missed our customers, and most of our original team will be back.”
Aiken runs e Sample House stores with her family. Her parents, Foster and Nancy Poole, opened the first store in 1958.
“ e store is set (minus a few last-minute preps), and tomorrow cannot come soon enough,” Aiken added.
It’s been a long two years since an EF3 tornado carved a path of destruction across North Dallas, decimating the Preston-Royal intersection and, in particular, the Preston Oaks Shopping Center, home to several popular shops, including Central Market.
In October 2020, Regency Centers central region director Patrick Krejs predicted some beloved stores would be back in the summer of 2021.
“I’m pleased to be able to announce here today a projected construction completion date of June 2021,” Krejs said in 2020. “At that time, we’ll be turning over the rebuilt shopping center to our merchants for them to start their interior build-out.
“Our goal is to have them open and operating for next holiday season.”
Central Market reopened in June. A handful of other businesses — Nothing Bundt Cakes, McDonald’s, White House Black Market, and Prosperity Bank — are open again, too.
“Our Central Market Partners and the entire Preston Royal community stepped up during this time of rebuilding and recovery,” Stephen Butt, president of Central Market, said at the store’s reopening. “While this was a total community effort, I am especially proud of our Preston Royal Partners, who have gone above and beyond to continue to serve this neighborhood. e silver lining here is that our Preston Royal store is stronger and better, and we are ready to welcome back our loyal customers to provide them the service and shopping experience they deserve.” But the merchants in the south end of the shopping center had a longer wait. at mostly destroyed strip had to be rebuilt from scratch af-
We have missed our ter demolition. e exterior concustomers, and most struction is complete, of our original team and, true to Krejs’s earlier predictions, will be back. the shopping center Ellen Poole Aiken has been turned over to the merchants. Workers are scurrying to complete their interiors and storefronts, with Preston Animal Clinic, Fish City Grill, Hollywood Feed, I Heart Yogurt, Sample House, Talbots, Tip Top Cleaners, and Marco’s Pizza set to return. Restaurant D.L. Mack’s and Dorado Nail Salon will arrive as new additions later this year, Regency Centers spokesperson Eric Davidson confirmed. — People Newspapers intern Emilea McCutchan contributed to this story.
BCA Seeks Entries for Annual Contest
REGISTRATION
Early deadline: Jan. 15 for 10% discount
Final deadline: April 15 Visit ntbca.org/omot.
Don’t just doodle during boring business meetings. Showcase that artistic talent in the office to inspire creativity.
Companies who participate in On My Own Time (OMOT), a trademarked corporate art competition from the Business Council for the Arts (BCA), use the program to engage, inspire, and create camaraderie for their employees.
“ e program enriches our institution by showcasing the passions and talents of employees at every level of the organization and beyond our scientific and medical mission,” said Courtney Crothers, art curator for UT Southwestern Medical Center. e hospital has participated in the competition for 19 years, she said. “Many employees participate every year; it’s a rewarding experience for everyone involved.”
Now in its 28th year, BCA’s On My Own Time (OMOT) links business and the arts in a collaborative exhibition of creativity from the home studios of those who are business professionals by day and talented artists by night.
From pilots to engineers and managers to salespeople, professionals in North Texas are writing, drawing, painting, sculpting, and making creative statements on their own time.
BCA touts several benefits of the competition. On My Own Time: • Sparks creativity and inclusion in the workplace • Connects workers from diverse personal and industry backgrounds • Enriches employee experience and strengthens company culture • Creates dialogue between employees and the arts community • Engages employees vertically and horizontally • Recognized creative talent
– Staff report
After companies hold in-house or online exhibitions, the Business Council for the Arts showcases the best On My Own Time art entries at NorthPark Center and literary entries at the AT&T Performing Arts Center. (PHOTO: COURTESY
BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Sneaker Haven (PHOTO: COURTESY SNEAKER HAVEN)
Madison Reed
(PHOTO: COURTESY MADISON REED)
NOW OPEN
Club Champion
Mockingbird Station
The golf club fitter and building company recently opened in a 2,500-square-foot studio in the shopping center and offers more than 50,000 hittable golf clubhead and shaft combinations and trained master fitters.
Leatherology (PHOTO: JUSTIN CLEMONS)
Leatherology
NorthPark Center
The leather goods brand co-founded by Dallas natives and siblings Rae Liu and David Liu recently opened its first retail location with a pop-up shop. The shop includes personalized gifts, bestselling handbags, travel bags, accessories, and an on-site monogramming service.
Madison Reed
6025 Royal Lane
The hair coloring company recently opened its sixth Dallas location. Inside find The Hair Color Bars offering color services, product purchases and pickup, free color consultations, and at-home hair color and care tips.
Mane Salon
Mockingbird Station
The business recently opened in the 1,894-square-foot space near Pure Milk & Honey. It provides a wide range of personalized services from styling, coloring, consultations, and more.
Rolex
Highland Park Village e Swiss watch manufacturer recently opened its first standalone boutique in North Texas in a two-story salon space near Bistro 31.
Sneaker Haven
Mockingbird Station
The shoe store recently opened a pop-up store in a 1,033-square-foot space nestled between West Elm and Buda Juice in the shopping center.
CLOSED FOR NOW
Heim BBQ
3130 W. Mockingbird Lane e popular barbecue eatery’s location near Love Field is closed for now after a fire inside a kitchen wall in early November. Dallas Fire-Rescue said everyone made it out safely, but it’s unknown as of press time when the Mockingbird location might reopen.
COMING
Thirsty Lion Gastropub and Grill
7859 Walnut Hill Lane e gastropub is gearing up to open its third Texas location in Preston Hollow in early 2022. e menu offers a variety of cuisines from salads and sandwiches to tacos to Szechuan orange chicken and braised pork belly ramen.
– Staff Report
LUNCH. LEARN. SHOP. AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6TH | THE WESTIN GALLERIA DALLAS
District 8 Trustee Carreon’s Column for December 2021
New District 8 Medical School Opening Next Fall Dallas ISD and the UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) together will launch a new District 8 transformation school slated to open its doors next fall.
The Medical District PK-8 Biomedical School will start by serving scholars in prekindergarten through first grade, expanding one grade level each year up to eighth grade.
The curriculum will immerse students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by introducing real-world experiences in biomedical science. These daily explorations, centered on a STEM-based curriculum, will also provide firsthand exposure and direct access to innovative field trip opportunities.
The unique partnership is one of the first in the nation to focus on biomedical science for elementary students at a medical institution.
The Medical District PK-8 Biomedical School will have no academic requirements or attendance boundaries. Enrollment offers are generated at random, through a lottery system, based on the number of seats available in each grade coupled with the student’s priority group. Fifty percent of the seats are reserved for economically disadvantaged students and 50 percent are offered to non-economically disadvantaged students.
The school will be located on the UTSW campus at 6516 Forest Park Road. Families may apply during the application period from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31, 2022.
For more information, visit www.dallasisd. org/medicaldistrictschool.
Redistricting Process Every 10 years, Dallas ISD participates in redistricting to better ensure appropriate representation based on the shifts in population trends. Redistricting is the process by which the boundaries of the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees Single Member Districts (SMDs) are periodically redrawn in response to changes in population as measured by the decennial federal census.
Dallas ISD trustees have been holding meetings to talk about the process, and the district held two TeleTown Hall Meetings to answer questions about redistricting. Thousands of Dallas ISD families and registered voters received a call to participate in the teletown halls. If we missed you, and you are interested in learning more about redistricting, please, visit www.dallasisd.org/redistricting to find recordings of the teletown hall meetings in English and Spanish.
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