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JuJu’s Co ee serves drinks and locally roasted beans in Lakewood.
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new to yoga, Johnson said. www.yogasix.com/location/dallas- tzhugh RELOCATIONS 7 Society Bakery , a local dessert shop, is scheduled to relocate to the Lakewood area by fall. The shop is located at 3610 Greenville Ave. but will move to a larger space less than 2 miles away at 1926 Skillman St. Owner Roshi Muns said she wanted to stay in the neighborhood but needed space to expand an afternoon tea concept. She also plans to add party rooms patrons can book for special occa- sions. The business will temporarily close over the summer during the transition to the new space, but a closure date has not yet been determined. 214-827-1411. www.societybakery.com CLOSINGS 8 Bed Bath & Beyond is planning to close its 360 retail stores across the country, including one in Lake Highlands, after ling for Chapter 11 bankruptcy “We kind of just came up with the idea as a joke,” Nick said. “We were like, ‘Well, what else are we going to do for however long COVID[-19] is going to be?’ We couldn’t really see FEATURED IMPACT NOW OPEN A local co ee company opened its rst brick-and-mortar location after operating out of a converted 1962 Airstream trailer for about a year. JuJu’s Co ee , owned by married couple Nick and Julia Rocha, opened May 8 in Lakewood at 6038 La Vista Drive. Their co ee company was born out of the pandemic, when they faced social distancing orders and quarantine restrictions. Nick said he and Julia were attending the University of North Texas when the pandemic hit, and they both went home to Amarillo for a spring break that lasted much longer than anyone expected at the time. While following stay-at-home orders, they began renovating the Airstream trailer and brainstormed JuJu’s Co ee, which is named after Julia.
an end to [the pandemic] back then.” In May 2022, the couple began serving co ee out of the trailer for weddings and events, including FC Dallas games at Toyota Stadium. Even with the brick-and-mortar open, they plan to continue serving co ee at events out of the trailer, Nick said. JuJu’s Co ee will initially serve only takeout options, but Nick said he and Julia plan to eventually o er seating inside. The menu will include co ee and tea drinks, sodas and hot chocolate. The shop also sells co ee beans from local co ee roasters Co ee del Rey and Eiland Co ee Roasters. 806-676-5385. www.jujusco ee.com
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April 23. A spokesperson said a closing date has not yet been set. Until then, the retail company intends to continue operating its stores, including those of its sister company Buy Buy Baby. Bed Bath & Beyond, which was founded in 1971, sells bedding, bath products, home decor and other specialty items. The Lake Highlands store is located at 8005 Park Lane, Dallas. 214-692-1778. www.bedbathandbeyond.com 9 Local Chinese restaurant Monkey King Noodle Co. permanently closed its location in Lake Highlands in late March. The company decided to close the restau- rant, which opened in 2020, because it wasn’t receiving enough business, man- agement said. In late April, management said they were looking for better areas to expand that would generate enough revenue. Monkey King Noodle still has locations in Richardson, Grapevine, Deep Ellum and downtown Dallas. The Lake Highlands restaurant was located at 6770 Abrams Road, Dallas, in the Creekside shopping mall. 469-713-2648. www.monkeykingnoodlecompany.com
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