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BY CODY THORN

New mural signals revitalization eorts at shopping center

Tara Village Shopping Center in Colleyville received a new look thanks to muralist Ariana Chariton, who is a Grapevine resident. The owner of Ariana Lee Creative LLC was commissioned to design a mural at the shopping center located at 1009 Cheek-Sparger Road. She started in July but was delayed due to permitting issues with the city. Once that hurdle was cleared, she said work restarted on Nov. 1 and nished Nov. 17. The mural, on the outside wall of Dance Axiom, reads “Welcome to Colleyville, Texas.” The background Tara Village Shopping Center changed owners in March. The new owner, Structure Commercial’s, Head of Leasing Jake Burns said the plan was to revamp the center. “The new owners wanted the mural to be the kicko of revitalizing Tara Village into a vibrant destination in Colleyville where residents can eat, play, shop and create memories with families and friends,” Burns said. A gazebo within the shopping center is a pop- ular area for photos, Burns said. Because of that, synthetic grass replaced the grass in the fall due to foot trac. He said the shopping center could hold musical events in the future, perhaps in the summer of 2024. Burns said the mural adds to the shopping cen- ter, providing another draw. He pinpointed Anna’s Mexican Grill and Cheeky Monkeys as anchor tenants that will help the center grow. “We want places you can go and hang out,” Burns said. “We think a shopping center can be more than a place where you get your dry

The new mural was created to highlight the city’s history in November 2023, according to artist Ariana Chariton.

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cleaning. We believe it has the ability to not be such a transactional retail center but a place to linger, and the mural is spearheading that theory.” The inspiration Chariton said she came up with some ideas and shared them with the development company to get feedback. She said her initial design was based on the Colleyville city logo, but she gave it a few twists. “It gave an older-town feel and I wanted to give it a little bit more color,” she said. She added bluebonnets and the gazebo in the

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shopping center to her mural. The wall was 48 feet by 13 feet and her painting takes up 320 square feet, she said. “It feels really exciting and nice to do a commu- nity project,” Chariton said.

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