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2,908-square-foot space in Uptown Park, at 1121 Uptown Park Blvd., Houston. This location will be open this summer and will be the brand’s seventh location in the Houston metropolitan area. Sweet- green was founded in Washington, D.C., in 2007. Sweetgreen oers bowls, salads and plates. www.sweetgreen.com 12 Hi, Skin , a brand from Arizona, will bring its customized facial treatments to a 2,261-square-foot space in Uptown Park, at 1121 Uptown Park Blvd., Houston, in late summer or early fall. This marks the brand’s rst brick-and-mortar loca- tion in Texas. In addition to this location, Hi, Skin is also opening a location at M-K-T in the Heights this summer. www.hiskin.care RELOCATIONS 13 Kraftsmen Bakery & Cafe , which has been in business since 2001, ceased its cafe operations at its Heights location, at 611 W. 22nd St., Houston, on March 12. Before Krasftmen relocates later this year to East Downtown, it will only oer baked goods and wholesale services. The bakery will remain open Tuesday-Sat- urday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Kraftsmen’s breads are served at more than 200 restaurants in the Houston, Galveston and Austin areas, including North Italia, Katz Deli and Roostar. 832-649-4307. www.kraftsmenbaking.com CLOSINGS 14 Heights eatery 1751 Sea & Bar , managed by Houston-based restaurant group Sambrooks Management, held its last meal service on March 4. Led by Executive Chef Matt Young, 1751 opened in 2019 at 191 Heights Blvd., Houston, and has been known for a menu focused on seafood and seasonal dishes. Young also left open the possibility of bringing the 1751 concept back at a later date. With the closure, Young will take on a corporate chef role with Sambrooks. 15 Heights tea shop and microblender Teasip served its last cup of tea at its brick-and-mortar location at 321 W. 19th St., Ste. A, Houston, on March 19. Com- pany ocials said the brand has scaled back, selling entirely from its website. www.teasip.com.

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variety of reformer Pilates classes as well as a “spin theater.” www.duohouston.com 7 Berg Hospitality Group’s latest concept Buttermilk Baby , a modern take on the soda fountain, is coming to M-K-T Heights, 600 N. Shepherd Drive, Houston, in September. Buttermilk Baby will oer an ice cream bar from the Carvel brand, the rst of its kind in Texas. www.thebuttermilkbaby.com 8 Amazing Spaces will add another location to the Inner Loop at 3120 South- west Freeway, Houston, in late spring or early summer. The new location will oer climate-controlled self-storage and ame- nities, such as delivery acceptance and wine storage. Customers can also sign up for a waitlist to rent units. 713-230-8180. www.amazingspaces.com 9 Natuzzi , a luxury Italian furniture designer, is coming this summer to a 6,393-square-foot showroom in Uptown Park, at 1121 Uptown Park Blvd., Houston. This will be the brand’s rst freestanding showroom in Houston and joins 14 other locations in the Houston metropolitan area that are all housed in other retailers, such as Dillard’s. www.natuzzi.com/us/en 10 Austin-based health food brand JuiceLand will serve cold-pressed juices, superfood smoothies and other spe- cialties in a 700-square-foot space this summer in Uptown Park, at 1121 Uptown Park Blvd., Houston. Uptown Park will be JuiceLand’s fth Houston location and joins 33 other locations throughout the state. www.juiceland.com 11 The national health-conscious and sustainable food counter concept Sweetgreen will soon call home a

The Houston Farmers Market on Airline Drive has recently expanded its oerings, with new food and entertainment spaces opening later this year.

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FEATURED IMPACT IN THE NEWS Patrons of The Houston Farmers Market can expect to see something new as early as late spring, according to a March 8 news release on behalf of MLB Capital Partners, a Houston-based commercial real estate investment group. “With a dynamic mix of curated local businesses, inspiring activations and engaging programming, we are cultivating a sense of community our visitors have come to love and appreciate,” MLB Capital Partners Principal Todd Mason said. After a series of pop-ups at the farmers market at 2520 Airline Drive, Houston, it was announced that Shop Local Market will call a permanent 4,000-square-foot space in the Strack building at The Houston Farmers Market home this spring. This space will allow Shop Local Market to “curate a marketplace for more than 30 small- scale, local creatives and entrepreneurs to sell their products and launch their brands,” according to the release. The announcement also notes MLB Capital Partners recently completed construction on an 1,872-square-foot glasshouse located in the open-air pavilion overlooking the Houston Farmers Market greenspace, set for

completion later this spring, which could host a cafe or restaurant. Six indoor pickleball courts are under construction and slated for completion in early May, and construction was recently completed on a new stage, making a permanent venue at the farmers market for live music and performances. Construction is also underway for a second location of Henderson & Kane General Store, which is set to open later in 2023. There is also a brand-new interactive art mural at the farmers market by Houston-based visual artist Alex Roman Jr., also known as DonkeeBoy. The Houston Farmers Market is open daily from 6 a.m.-7:30 p.m. www.thehoustonfarmersmarket.com

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