Lake Highlands - Lakewood | July 2023

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Charlie’s Creole Kitchen serves authentic New Orleans Creole, Cajun, and Seafood cuisine. Join us for lunch, dinner, and cocktails on lowest Greenville Avenue in a casual setting. We have been a staple of the community for over 30 years.

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This rendering shows HEB’s planned Joe V’s store at 5204 S. Buckner Blvd., Dallas.

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8 American Girl is set to relocate its doll store at the Galleria Dallas shopping mall to a new space in The Shops at Park Lane in the Lake Highlands area. The new store, located at 8052 Park Lane, is expected to open in early 2024, American Girl spokesperson Susan Jevens said. The two-story, 15,400-square-foot space will feature a full-service restaurant and a salon for both dolls and children to enjoy hairstyling, manicures and ear piercings. 877-247-5223. www.americangirl.com 9 Fastsigns , a custom sign and graphics products company, relocated its Lower Greenville store to a new space in Lake- wood in late March. Fastsigns designs a variety of custom products, including banners and vehicle graphics, as well as signs for buildings, windows, walls, doors and oors, according to the company’s website. The new space is located at 4714 Greenville Ave., Dallas. 469-206-3488. www.fastsigns.com/east-dallas-tx CLOSINGS 10 Refugee Services of Texas closed its seven oces, including its Dallas service center in Lake Highlands, in May after it was unable to raise needed funds to continue operating as a nonprot. The organization was dedicated to resettling and providing services to refugees and other displaced persons, having resettled “innovative price format” that delivers “community-focused products” at low prices, according to the news release. “We are excited to build on our longstanding presence in the area and commitment to serve more customers in this dynamic and growing part of Texas,” H-E-B FEATURED IMPACT COMING SOON H-E-B is planning to open two new locations of its low-price store Joe V’s Smart Shop in Dallas, including one in the east Dallas area. The new locations will be the rst Joe V’s stores outside of the Houston area, where it was founded in 2010 and has nine locations. The east Dallas store is expected to open in spring 2025 at 5204 S. Buckner Blvd., according to a company news release. Joe V’s Smart Shop has an

Chief Operating Ocer Roxanne Orsak stated in the news release. “With each store we open, our goal is to provide the best shopping experience; oer fresh, top-quality products; and create jobs and career opportunities that help build a stronger community.” H-E-B opened in Frisco in September, and a groundbreaking was held for a second Frisco store in June. A store also opened in Plano in November. www.heb.com

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more than 26,000 refugees since 1978. The Dallas service center, which is the agency’s original center, services refugees from over 30 countries. The organization’s refugee clients were referred to other existing state or national refugee reset- tlement programs, according to a news release. The Dallas service center was located at 11880 Greenville Ave., Ste. 130, Dallas. www.rstx.org 11 Black Forest Coee , a locally owned coee shop, permanently closed in late May after 24 years in business. The cafe was located at 5801 E. Northwest Hwy., inside the Half Price Books agship store. It served drinks made with Oak Cli Coee, a local coee roaster. Henk’s European Deli and Black Forest Bakery, which has the same owners as Black For- est Coee, is open at 5811 Blackwell St., across the street from the cafe’s former space. www.blackforestcoeehaus.com 12 After relocating to the Timber Creek Crossing Center from its original location of nearly 50 years on Lemmon Avenue under new ownership at the end of No- vember, Great American Hero has closed. The local sandwich shop, located at 6216 Retail Road, closed its doors at the end of May. Known for its “Jersey-style” subs, Great American Hero served a variety of sandwich and salad options. www.greatamericanhero.com

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LAKE HIGHLANDS LAKEWOOD EDITION • JULY 2023