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5 Top Fitness , the exercise equip- ment store, is moving into Rice Village. NewQuest in an April 11 news release an- nounced the home gym retailer will lease 9,230 square feet of retail space at 2501 Rice Blvd., Houston. No announce- ment has been made for the store’s open- ing date. Other Texas stores can be found in Dallas, Plano and Southlake. www.top tness.com 6 Dior is expected to open its brick- and-mortar store in late 2022 at 5050 W. Alabama St., Houston, in the Galleria Mall. The store will be on level one between Galleria Financial Center and Neiman Marcus. The two designers craft their pieces for contemporary mod- ern women and men with ready-to-wear styles, according to the Galleria website. Houstonians can shop Dior items in the Saks Fifth Avenue outpost at the Galleria. www.dior.com RELOCATIONS 7 iBurn , the “spicy specialty grocer,” made a change in scenery on April 1, moving to 9637 Hillcroft Ave., Houston, along Brays Bayou. The store previously operated on Bellaire Boulevard just west of the Southside Commons for 10 years. The business sells a variety of hot sauces, barbecue sauces, salsas and spices. The new location opened April 12 and includes a new lineup of hot sauces. 832-649-4964. www.iburn.com EXPANSIONS 8 A new cellular therapy lab opened at the Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center in late Febru- ary as part of the hospital’s outpatient center at 6445 Main St., Houston. Called the Ann Kimball & John W. Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics , the 5,000-square-foot lab space will be used for research and development. Cellular therapy is a newer form of treatment to combat a range of diseases—including heart disease, cancer and neurological disorders—by implanting or infusing live cells into a patient to help slow or cure the disease. The center was funded with a gift from philanthropists Ann Kimball and
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WILLOWBEND BLVD. NOWOPEN 1 Local Foods, formerly Benjy’s, mod- i ed its upstairs lounge, turning it into an intimate wine bar called Lees Den . Opened April 7 at 2424 Dunstan Road, the bar o ers 250 unique wines curated by General Manager Chrisanna Shewbart and Executive Chef Maria Gonzalez. Similar to how Local Foods is run, owner Benjy Levit said Lees Den will feature goods from vendors that highlight the skills and expertise of the sta , including Shewbart and Gonzalez. The den is open from 4-10 p.m. from Thu.-Sat. www.instagram.com/leesdenhtx
2 Selling the scents of the Middle East, Arabian Oud opened in mid-April in the Galleria Mall. The store specializes in perfumes; incense; and Oud, a rare resin used to make strong fragrances. The location at 5085 Westheimer Road, Ste. B2775, Houston, is the rst in Texas
are made from eco-friendly materials and cater to both men and women. www.allbirds.com 4 The former Politan Row food hall in Rice Village is set to be the home of chef Aaron Bludorn’s latest project, Navy Blue . The upcoming seafood-focused restaurant is set to open in the fall at 2445 Times Blvd., Houston. Bludorn’s other Houston restaurants include the eponymous eatery Bludorn on Taft Street in Montrose. Navy Blue will be located in a 7,100-square-foot standalone building in Rice Village. Bludorn General Manager Cherif Mbodji will also serve as a partner and manager of the new project.
for the chain. 212-757-0303. www.arabianoud-usa.com COMING SOON
3 The sustainable footwear and apparel brand Allbirds will open a new location this summer in Rice Village, 2503 Amherst St., Houston. Products sold at the store
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