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was our strategy,” Wadhwa said. “We were able to get in more local tenants, and supporting locals is something our community appreciates and prioritizes.” The shift comes as shopping patterns changed during the pandemic. National chains paused store openings, which made The Shops readjust their strategy, Wadhwa said. Tenants within The Shops also adjusted their means of work. “Our restaurants during the pandemic had tomake big changes,”he said. “They were able to pivot during COVID[-19],
and they became the newanchors of the retail industry.” For example, Delhi6 Indian Kitchen moved to takeout and delivery orders the rst months of the pandemic. During that time, restaurant employees delivered meals and o ered curbside service, Wadhwa said. That service, Wadhwa said, built a loyal customer base, who now can dine at the restaurant. Delhi6 Indian Kitchen owner AJ Jain, who owns the restaurant with his CONTINUED ON 16
The Shops at Highland Village has shifted from a big-box store develop- ment to a mom-and-pop shop desti- nation in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, two years later, ve new local shops have opened or will open in the shopping center in the coming year, with spaces for lease still up for grabs, The Shops General Manager Ravi Wadhwa said. “We shifted toward local tenants. That
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6 Essenz Beauty opened a location March 1 in Flower Mound. The skin salon is located at 3634 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 132. Essenz Beauty has another location in Dallas. The location o ers services for men and women, including threading and waxing, eyebrow tinting, eyelash extensions, body waxing and facials. 972.290.9786. www.essenzbeauty.com/ ower-mound 7 Neon Elephant hosted a grand opening March 4 for its Highland Village location. The children’s boutique is located in the Shops at Highland Village at 20 Cherry Creek. Neon Elephant is a new concept from Jen Kaplinsky, the owner and operator of Learning Express, a neighborhood toy store at The Shops at Highland Village, according to a news release. The children’s boutique o ers shoes, clothing and accessories for infants, toddlers and preteens. Neon Elephant is located in a 2,404-square- foot space next to the Woodhouse Day Spa and Victoria’s Secret. 469-678-8227. https://learningexpress.com/locator/ store/?code=neonelephant COMING SOON 8 Apricot Lane Boutique will open a Highland Village location in April. Apricot Lane will be located in a tem- porary leased space by Claire’s at The Shops at Highland Village, 1701 Shoal Creek, Ste 245. Apricot Lane is a trendy womenswear boutique featuring modern takes on casual wear, dressy fashion and
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NOWOPEN 1 The Vein Clinic of Dallas held its grand opening for its Flower Mound location Feb. 8. Patients are being scheduled and seen at the practice. The o ce is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The clinic is located at 3051 Churchill Drive, Ste. 116. The medical practice focuses on treating varicose veins and spider veins. The medical provider is a dual board-certi ed, Harvard Universi- ty-trained vascular and interventional radiologist with a passion for treating vein disorders. 469-846-8346. https://veinclinicofdallas.com 2 Compass Realty opened a Highland Village location Feb. 14. The o ce is located next to Adventure Kids Playcare at The Shops at Highland Village, 1401
Shoal Creek, Stes. 150-160. The o ce space is 6,668 square feet, according to a Shops at Highland Village news release. The o ce space will serve as a hub for up to 50 employees. Compass is recognized as one of the highest-grossing real estate companies by transaction amount in the 3 Gyro 360 opened its Flower Mound location Feb. 15. The restaurant is located at 4610 Long Prairie Road, Ste. 140, Flower Mound. Gyro 360 is a Mediter- ranean restaurant based in Denton that o ers di erent combinations of gyro bowls, sandwiches and salads. 469- 464-4277. www.gyro360tx.com 4 Flavors of India opened Feb. 17 in Lewisville. The Indian restaurant is located at 2401 S. Stemmons Freeway, U.S. 469-485-7806. www.compass.com
Ste. 2353 inside the Music City Mall. The location o ers Indian dishes, including butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, lamb marsala and chicken gassi. Restau- rant hours are 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon-6 p.m. Sundays. 972-537-5878. www. avorso ndiarestaurant.com 5 Glo Tanning opened in Highland Village on Feb. 16. The tanning salon is located at 3170 FM 407, Ste. 404. The lo- cation o ers sun beds, spray tan booths, a dry sauna, a wet sauna and red light therapy. Glo Tanning has several other locations in Texas, including in Keller, Roanoke and Bedford. Store hours are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. -6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 817-803-2336. www.glotanning.com/ location/highland-village
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MARCH 19 LISTEN TOMUSIC The Lewisville Grand Theater hosts Cory Morrow, who is set to perform on the Hu nes Performance Hall stage. The acoustic set will feature songs from Morrow’s newest studio release “Whiskey & Pride.” Doors open at 7:30 p.m. $25-$35. Lewisville Grand Theater. 100 N Charles St., Lewisville. 972-219-8446. www.lewisvillegrand.com 27 ENJOY STORIES The Lewisville Grand Theater will host the Play Readers Club presented by Our Productions with a festival-style presentation. People can enjoy scripts from a variety of playwrights in a book club style format. Noon-5 p.m. Free. Lewisville Grand Theater. 100 N Charles St., Lewisville. 972-219-8446. www.lewisvillegrand.com APRIL 01 SIP AND STROLL The Shops at Highland Village o ers a sip and stroll event. The event features wine, food and fun. The rst 300 guests will be guaranteed a goody bag from the shops. Guests can also donate $12 to Journey to Dream to
earn an exclusive goody bag with a commemorative wine glass, access to entertainment and food pairings around the property. A wine sample will be available at Whole Foods Market for purchase. 6:30-9 p.m. Free. The Shops at Highland Village. 1701 Shoal Creek, Highland Village. 972-317-7500. www.theshopsathighlandvillage.com 09 ENJOY EASTER The Town of Flower Mound celebrates Easter with its 38th annual Easter Egg Scramble. The event will include candy for the taking and a special appearance of the Easter bunny. The Scramble begins promptly at 2:30 p.m. Kids will search for eggs in age groups ranging from 0-12. The event runs 1:30- 3:30 p.m. Free. Jake’s Hilltop Park. 4975 Timber Creek Road, Flower Mound. 972-874-6000. www. ower-mound.com 09 BUY PLANTS Lewisville ISD’s Horticulture program holds its annual spring plant sale. The sale will include a wide variety of house and garden plants that will be available for sale while supplies last. 8-11 a.m. Free to enter, but plant prices vary. Technology, Exploration & Career Center West Greenhouse. 1250A FM 3040, Lewisville. 469-713-5200. www.lisd.net
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Flower Mound Parks and Recreation hosts its Holi Festival of Color. The event is held in partnership with the Denton County Indian Culture Association. The event will celebrate the arrival of spring and the end of winter. During the celebration, participants will throw colored powder in celebration of Holi. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Heritage Park. 600 Spinks Road, Flower Mound. 972-874-6300. www. ower-mound.com (Courtesy Flower Mound Parks and Recreation)
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Flower Mound continues work on construction on Garden Ridge Boulevard at FM 3040. The project includes construc- tion of a southbound left lane on Garden Ridge Boulevard, according to the town. The project includes the installation of a turn lane and creation of a lane shift further to the north. Once complete, southbound will be a left-turn lane, two thru lanes and a right-turn lane. Status: construction phase Timeline: April completion Cost: $610,000 Funding source: impact fees and general fund GardenRidge Blvd update nears end
construction phase inHighlandVillage Seven Highland Village roads are in the construction phase of their updates. The project is funded through a 2018 bond. City sta identi ed 126 asphalt pavement streets within the city that needed improvement, but 25 streets were identi ed as failing. The streets were broken into phases for construction. This is the fourth phase of improve- ments, and it includes Rockland Drive, Hickory Ridge Drive, South Clearwater Drive, North Clearwater Drive, Scenic Drive, Springway Drive and Pecan Street, according to the city. Status: construction phase Timeline: fall 2022 Cost: $2.8 million Funding source: 2018 street improve- ment bond
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RECENT HIGHLIGHTS Lewisville ISD has scheduled makeup days after recent closures. The district announced March 4 that students will attend classes April 18, May 24 and May 25 to make up for the days missed related to weather earlier this year, according to a district announcement. The additional days account for all the missed days this year, except for the most recent closure on Feb. 24, according to the district. “I want to express my sincerest gratitude for our families as we have worked through many challenges together this school year,” Superintendent Lori Rapp said in the announcement.
LISDboard discusses sta compensation LEWISVILLE ISD The district’s board of trustees began early discussions regarding sta compen- sation and bene ts during its Feb. 15 board meeting. According to the Texas Association of School Boards’ human resources department, “Texas has the fth highest number of teachers in the country who say they are planning to leave the profession.” The district moved up preliminary compensation conversations from June to late March to address the teacher shortage and the competitive market that exists, according to the agenda item. The board will also consider higher referral incentives.
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LEWISVILLE ISD The board of trustees named Lori Rapp its new superintendent during a Feb. 15 board meeting. “This is such a special moment,” a tearful Rapp said to a full room of teachers, principals, district sta and community members. The unanimous approval comes after a state-mandated 21-day wait- ing period from the time Rapp was named the sole nalist to o cially becoming superintendent. The board named Rapp, who
served as the deputy superin- tendent, the sole superintendent nalist Jan. 25. She started in the new position Feb. 16. “For 26 years, this has been my home, and I couldn’t be more proud to serve in this way,” Rapp said. “I’m proud to have started in this district as a teacher, and I have worked to never leave my teacher roots behind.” Rapp is the 10th superintendent of the district and the rst woman to serve in the role.
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CITY Residents express desire for no growth in Cross Timbers district
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recognized in the city’s master plan in 1999 and is about 5,237 acres. The district was created to preserve the integrity of the Cross Timbers eco- logical area in central Flower Mound and allow environmentally sensitive development to occur, according to the town’s master plan. A majority of the nearly 50 people in attendance at the March 3 open house said they wanted to see little to no growth happen in the develop- ment district. There are several zoning options for developers and landowners. The zoning ordinances include agricultural rural development, agricultural, agricultural conservation and cluster developments, Flower Mound Plan- ning Director LexinMurphy said. The one development option many residents voiced concerns about is the cluster development option because it requires the smallest lot
Flower Mound residents voiced their opinions regarding the Cross Timbers Conservation Development District during two open houses hosted by the city. The March 3 and 10 open house meetings featured a discussion on the types of zoning ordinances in place through the development district, and residents shared their hopes for the area moving forward. The town’s planning and zoning board will receive a presentation on resident’s opinions during a late March work session. The town council will also discuss resident opinions during an April work session. The open houses were held to gather general community comments before heading into the council and planning and zoning work sessions regarding the district. The Cross Timbers Conservation Development District was rst
Residents review information about the Cross Timbers Conservation Development District at a March 3 community open house. (Samantha Douty/Community Impact Newspaper)
CROSS TIMBERS DEVELOPMENT Flower Mound o cials hosted open houses on March 3 and 10 to discuss zoning within the development district, which is more than half developed.
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size for potential homes. This means more homes can be built in a given piece of land. A number of residents who spoke during the March 3 open house said they would like to see cluster developments removed as an option in the district.
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CITY HIGHLIGHT FLOWERMOUND The Flower Mound Town Council approved the site plan for a Doctor’s Urgent Care during a March 7 meeting. The building will be located east of Long Prairie Road and north of Forest Vista Drive. The planning and zoning board recommended approval by a 6-0 vote on Feb. 28, according to the agenda item. The unanimous approval includes two deviations. One deviation is the addition of 10 extra parking spaces. The developer plans to have a second phase of construction at a later time, and the developer would prefer to lay those parking spaces now, planning director Lexin Murphy said. The council also approved a deviation in the Town’s Urban Design Plan for a roof pitch. The medical o ce has a slight roof pitch and at roo ng, as well. QUOTEOFNOTE “I’MPROUDOF THE CULTUREWE HAVE CREATED.” RAYMOND SUAREZ, DENTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY CEO ON RESIGNING NUMBER TOKNOW Lewisville City Council approved a $3.3 million bid to Sisters Asphalt Inc. for the I-35E utility relocation from Fox Avenue to College Street during a March 7 council meeting. The scope of work includes about 1,460 linear feet of wastewater mains, 640 linear feet of wastewater line crossings and 5,340 linear feet of water mains. $3.3M
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gallon elevated storage tank $122,767 The project includes the removal of the 500K
21 council agenda item. The tower will be taken down sometime mid- March and will take two to three days to demolish. Funding for this project is avail- able in the Elevated Water Tower Capital Improvement Project, according to city documents. The tower was decommissioned from the water system in 2021.
LEWISVILLE The Lewisville City Council unanimously approved the funds needed to demolish the city’s longstanding Fighting Farmers water tower on I-35E. The $122,767 project includes the removal and disposal of the 500,000-gallon, all-steel, elevated storage tank, according to the Feb.
Thewater tower at I 35E andMain Street is no longer connected to the city’s utility system.
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FlowerMound launches newinformationhub
DCTACEOresigns, search talks tostart atMarch24meeting
He worked
with Dallas Area Rapid Transit to forge an agreement to construct a joint rail facility
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
FLOWERMOUND The town launched a new development services data hub, according to a town news release. The hub is a “one-stop shop” for development information and statistics, according to the release. The data hub is an expanded version of the town’s annual growth report. Residents can nd data and informa- tion on permits and applications related to new developments. The informational data hub will be updated yearly and can be found at www. ower-mound.com/devdata. Hub o erings Flower Mound launched a data hub for its residents.
to support the DCTA A-train and DART Silver Line operations, according to the release. “I am very thankful to the board of directors and staff for the constant support, and I’m proud of the culture we have created based on servant leader- ship principles,” Suarez said in the release. “It is very rewarding to see ridership growing to prepandemic levels so quickly after launching the systemwide GoZone program. Through this transformation journey, the agency is now more accessible, responsive, and resilient and able to respond to the communi- ties we serve, and that’s a great feeling of accomplishment.” Raymond Suarez
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
DENTON COUNTY Raymond Suarez, CEO of the Denton County Transportation Author- ity, resigned during a March 7 meeting. The DCTA board appointed Dep- uty CEO Paul Cristina as interim CEO during the meeting. The board plans to discuss launching a search for Suarez’s replacement at the March 24 regularly scheduled meeting. A reason for the depar- ture was not provided. Suarez joined the DCTA as the chief operating o cer in 2014 and became CEO in September 2018, according to a DCTA news release. He led the agency through the legislative reconstitution of the board of directors and through new initiatives during the COVID- 19 pandemic.
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MEETINGSWE COVER Lewisville City Council meets at 7 p.m. the rst and third Monday of each month. www.cityo ewisville.com Flower Mound Town Council meets at 6 p.m. the rst and third Monday of each month. www. ower-mound.com Highland Village City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. www.highlandvillage.org
BY MATT PAYNE
DENTON COUNTY Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Denton County celebrated its 30-year anniversary on Feb. 14. CASA of Denton County has raised community awareness of child abuse since February 1992. The facility at 614 N. Bell Ave. opened about a year and a half ago, Development Director Tina Corbett said. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ribbon-cutting ceremony was incorporated with the organization’s 30-year anniversary. LEWISVILLE FLOWER MOUND HIGHLAND VILLAGE EDITION • MARCH 2022
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Denton County has raised community awareness of child abuse since February 1992.
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C A M P G U I D E GUIDE
A noncomprehensive list of camps in the area
Parents looking for camps for their children have a number of options to choose from in the Lewisville, Flower Mound and Highland Village area. This list is not comprehensive.
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Flower Mound 1 Adventure Camp The camp is o ered through the Flower Mound Parks and Recreation Department. It o ers eld trips throughout the metroplex along with activi- ties, including paintball, laser tag, an arcade and a trampoline park. The camp is available for weeklong sessions to keep middle school students busy during the summer months. Dates: various dates fromMay-August Cost: $235 REC 1200 Gerault Road 972 874 7275 www. ower-mound.com/camp 2 Basketball Shooting & O ensive Skills Camp Breakthrough Basketball hosts a shooting and o ensive camp. It o ers kids help with improving shooting technique, con dence, range, speed of release, accuracy, footwork and overall shooting percentage. Players also learn how to work at home, develop mental toughness, practice smarter
and hone other intangibles to become a great shooter. Age levels are separated, and players progress at di erent rates based on skill level. Grades: 5 10 Dates: April 1 3 Cost: $195 SP 4901 Cross Timbers Road 866 846 7892 www.breakthroughbasketball.com 3 Camp Yipiyuk The summer day camp from the Cross Timbers YMCA serves elementary-aged children. Activities include outdoor learning, tness, community service, improvisation games and performing arts. The camp also features o -site eld trips. Ages: 5 12 Dates: various dates fromMay-July Cost: $188 REC 2021 Cross Timbers Road 469 276 8407 www.ymcadallas.org
Explorer Camp
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4 Explorer Camp This camp, which is held through the Flower Mound Parks and Recre- ation Department, o ers weeklong sessions and weekly eld trips for campers. It also o ers arts and crafts, games, and swimming. Campers are split into groups based on age for various themed activities. Grades: entering 1 5 Dates: various dates fromMay-August Cost: $103-$190 REC 1200 Gerault Road 972 874 7275 www. ower-mound.com/camp
5 Spanish Schoolhouse Camp This camp immerses children in Spanish language and culture with hands-on activities. The camp features a variety of educational themes. The program includes options for children with little to no Spanish experience. Ages: 3 8 Dates: various dates from June-July Cost: $160-$758 A+ 2525 Forest Vista Drive 972 539 6204 www.spanishschoolhouse.com
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Highland Village 6 Camp on the Lake The regional program is run by YMCA Dallas and o ers a day camp for children near Lewisville Lake. The camp includes archery, crafts and water activities. Ages: 6 13 Dates: various dates fromMay-August Cost: $280 REC 709 Highland Village Road 972 489 5769 www.ymcadallas.org 7 Camp Invention Children will experience hands-on activities as they explore science, technology, engineering and math topics. This year’s theme is “Explore”, and camp is held at ve Lewisville ISD campuses, including Highland Village, Vickery Garden Ridge and Morningside elementary schools. Campers create their own robotic sh, construct a space pack and hold experiments. Grades: 1 6 Dates: various dates from June-July Cost: $245 A+ Locations vary https://tinyurl.com/yy2avumz Lewisville 8 Camp PLAY at Lewisville Thrive This camp’s name is short for Programming and Learning for Active Youth, and includes eld trips, swimming, games and crafts for children
at the Lewisville Thrive recreational facility. Ages: TBD Dates: TBD Cost: TBD SP 1950 S. Valley Parkway 469 635 5300 www.lewisvillethrive.com 9 Pinnacle Prep School The program hosts a number of youth summer camp programs, ranging from public speaking to as- trophysics. Camps can be done in a one-week block or a full four weeks. Grades: pre-K 8 Dates: various dates fromMay-July Cost: $300 A+ 1310 S. Stemmons Freeway 940 453 5887 www.pinnacleprepschool.com 10 School’s Out Camps at Lewisville Thrive Lewisville’s recreation facility hosts a number of day camps throughout the summer. For a complete list, visit the website below.
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11 Soccer Skills camp The Greater Lewisville Area Soccer Association partners with Challenger Sports to develop players through skills clinics and camps. The Challenger International Soccer Camp re ects the global nature of the sport and provides young players with a wide variety of coaching styles, practices and in uences that will help themdevelop a well-rounded skill set. Ages: 3 14 Dates: June 21 25, July 26 30 Cost: $100-$155 SP 100 Chinn Chapel Road
12 Teen Camp at Lewisville Thrive This camp for teenagers o ers a number of activities related to technology, nature and other topics. The camp is held at the Lewisville Thrive recreation facility.
Ages: TBD Dates: TBD Cost: TBD REC 1950 S. Valley Parkway 469 635 5302 www.lewisvillethrive.com
Ages: TBD Dates: TBD Cost: TBD REC 1950 S. Valley Parkway 469 635 5302 www.lewisvillethrive.com
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BUSINESS FEATURE
BY KAREN CHANEY
“YOU CAN CANCEL IN 30DAYS, WHICH MEANSWE HAVE TO BRINGOUR ‘A’ GAME.” JESSE JAMES LEYVA, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER
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Throughout the day, group tness classes that cater to a range of tness levels are taught.
Mar 19 Bitter Sister's Brewery 4-7pm Mar 26 Heart of Abruzzo Italian Wines Evil Cowboy & Texas Triangle Grove Salsas 4-7pm April 2 Favorite Brands Wines Casa M Spice Co 4-7pm April 9 Mexcor International
The gym o ers four-month contracts. After that it is monthly, which provides accountability, owner Jesse James Leyva said. (Photos by Karen Chaney/ Community Impact Newspaper)
OutlawFitCamp by Jesse James Local business owner beats odds, attains success N ot only is Jesse James Leyva the owner and president of Outlaw FitCamp by Jesse corporate headquarters, Outlaw FitCamp by Jesse James, in Flower Mound in November.
Richard Hatcher is the training manager at the corporate headquarters, which is also a fully functioning training facility.
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James, but he is also a high school dropout and lived in his car for a period of time. He said his thoughts are mixed when he re ects on his story. He credits his success to being con- sistent, being extremely intense, working hard and not budging from what he wants from his team. “I’ve been broke a couple times [and] to be where I’m at, I have to pinch myself. It’s incredible,” Leyva said. Leyva opened his rst location in Flower Mound in 2007. The business quickly outgrew the 1,000-square- foot space. Before long, it had taken over four large suites in the Cross Timbers shopping center. As of February 2022, there are seven Outlaw FitCamp franchises in North Texas. The rst out-of-state franchise was sold in January and will open in the Charlotte area of North Carolina. Leyva, along with his wife, Ti any Leyva, and business partners Kay and Drew Simms, opened the
“We picked this location because it’s right by the DFW airport [with a] beautiful high-end area, beautiful restaurants [and] boutique hotels going up in the next couple of years,” Leyva said. In addition to training franchisees and instructors at this location, it is also a fully functioning facility fea- turing personal training and group tness classes. Although he started in the indus- try as a prep coach for bikini phy- siques and body building contests, Leyva said he now happily focuses on a di erent group. “I realized my demographic was regular people,” Leyva said. “Most of my women are [age] 45, 50 and up. I fell in love with that journey versus the trophy hunting. Now that’s all we do, lifestyle change and journeys.” Knowing that he is leaving a legacy is Leyva’s favorite thing about owning this business. “When I die, I know I had an impact on people,” he said, “whether it’s my trainers or the people I train.”
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DINING FEATURE Nick’s Pizza &Pasta Repeat customers are eatery’s bread and butter W hen Nevzat “Nick” Llulla left his home country of Albania in 1980 for America, he worked as a dish washer and construction worker in New Jersey. His wife, Findes “Frida” Llulla had family who owned restaurants, including her brother Fred Staraveci, owner of Alfredo’s Pizza & Pasta in Dallas. While visiting, the Llullas liked Texas so much, they decided to follow suit. The couple opened Nick’s Pizza & Pasta in Lewis- ville on April 11, 1995. “He opened the restaurant for a better life,” said Lejla Haliti, one of Nick and Frida’s daughters. “He wanted to be his own boss and do better for his wife and children.” Nick used his construction skills and renovated the interior. He built the kitchen, bathrooms and counters. Staraveci shared popular recipes from his restaurant with the couple, including proprietary salad dressings, homemade pasta dishes and New York-style pizza. Nick said they have had the same cook since opening, which results in consistency and has led to repeat customers. “I have a customer from the rst day I opened; he moved to Arkansas, but every time he comes to visit his daughter, he comes in. He’s almost 80 years old,” Nick said. Another familiar face sits at the same table every Tuesday night. “He eats the same dish for 27 years—Chicken Venecia,” Nick said. “He says it’s the best chicken.” Haliti is the manager and handles daily operations. Frida runs the salad bar and makes sandwiches. Nick comes in around 5 p.m. and handles the dinner rush. Nick said his favorite thing about owning his business is that he ful lled his American dream of giving his family a better life. BY KAREN CHANEY
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A medium pepperoni pizza at Nick’s Pizza & Pasta costs $14.95. (Photos by Karen Chaney/Community Impact Newspaper)
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Nick Llulla opened Nick’s Pizza & Pasta with the goal of ful lling his American dream, which was to provide a good life for his family.
Antipasto chef salad ($9.95) includes ham, salami, provolone, mushrooms, black olives and mozzarella.
Nick’s Pizza&Pasta 1301 Justin Road, Lewisville 972-317-4344 www.nicks-pizza-pasta.com Hours: Sun. noon-10 p.m., Mon. closed, Tue.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
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The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex saw a total of nearly 4 million more square feet of retail space leased in 2021 compared to the year before. This map measures the overall change in occupied retail space leased in square feet from 2020 to 2021. CHANGE IN NET LEASING
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brother VJ Jain, attribute the success of their business to the support of the community, AJ Jain said. “The community was very very important,” he said. “They kept us busy and gave us support and courage to stay open.” The return to in-person shopping is something Texas-based commer- cial real estate firm Weitzman said is happening throughout the Dallas-Fort Worthmetroplex. “We’re in a much better place today [than March 2020],” Weitzman Execu- tive Vice President Michelle Caplan said during the firm’s annual forecast that was livestreamed in January. “Everyone from retailers to landlords to shoppers … have all faced enormous challenges with innovation and ingenuity. We’ve navigated risk and achieved one of the greatest market turnarounds ever.” As part of its report, Weitzman noted construction of new retail space in the region was at an all-time low in 2021, with just 640,000 square feet of new space added. That was nearly half the previous record lowof 1.2millionsquare feet built in 2012, according to Matthew Rosenfeld, Weitzman executive vice president and director of DFW broker- age. However, increased demand for retail space and rising occupancy rates are expected to help turn things around in 2022, according to the forecast. “Based on what’s in the pipeline, we expect construction to total approxi- mately 2 million square feet [in 2022],” Caplan said. “That’s more than double the 2021 total, but it remains on the con- servative side.” The Weitzman forecast also found retail occupancy was at 93.5% through- out the region at the end of 2021. That rate was the third highest total the firm has recorded for DFW, just below its previously recorded highs of nearly 94% in 2019 and almost 95% in 1981.
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The firm’s data is based onmore than 1,400 shopping centers totaling more than 200 million square feet of retail space across themetroplex. Weitzman’s forecast for this year expects retail occu- pancy to increase to 95%. The retail leasing market was also the third strongest the firm has seen in 22 years, according Rosenfeld. “This is [a] complete reversal from 2020, when pandemic-related clo- sures resulted in vacancy jumping by more than 4 million square feet,” Rosenfeld said at the January event. “Now, our numbers [going into 2022] look remarkably like those of pre-pan- demic 2019—one of the best years ever for our retail market.” Adaptinglocally Lori Walker, the Flower Mound
Chamber of Commerce president, said the pandemic has exacerbated issues, such as staffing shortages and supply chain concerns for local retailers. “Everyone has a ‘help wanted’ sign that is hung,” Walker said. “We’re going to feel that issue, and it is across the board of every profession.” The Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce has more than 600 mem- bers from businesses from Lewisville, Flower Mound, Highland Village and other surrounding cities. Restaurants and retailers had tomake major adjustments once people were sent home in the early days of the pan- demic. Many of those changes have stayed two years later, Walker said. Highland Village restaurant Bis- tecca shifted from a dine-in Italian steakhouse to offering a drive-thru
curbside dining option, Walker said. The new options allowed the business to stay open. As for the worker shortage, Walker said she suspects the need for employees is related to the access to more flexible work environments and schedules that have become available during the pandemic, including work- ing from home. That shift in work environments is also being incorporated into the design of new apartments and town- homes, according to Matt Enzler, a senior managing director with multi- family development company Tram- mell Crow Residential. The company has built multifamily developments in Plano, Richardson, Flower Mound, Fort Worth and other areas throughout the metroplex.
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