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6 Rumi’s Kitchen The eatery specializes in traditional Persian cuisine with Middle Eastern influences. Other offerings include a Persian-themed cocktail program and jeweled rice, a Persian dish made with butter and spices, named for its golden color. The eatery can seat 170 guests in its bar and dining areas. • Opened Oct. 16 • 1801 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 120, Houston • www.rumiskitchen.com
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7 BeDesign The retailer specializes in high-end, European home decor items. Officials celebrated the store’s 10th anniversary Sept. 22 by unveiling a new 20,000-square- foot showroom, which represents a quadrupling in size from the store’s previous location. • Expanded Sept. 22 • 2016 W. Alabama St., Houston • www.be-design.us
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owned business has operated its original location since 1947 at 2430 Rice Blvd., Houston. • Opened Oct. 16
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In the news
1 Annabelle Brasserie The modern French restaurant’s menu includes artisanal breakfast, lunch and dinner plates curated by Executive Chef Russell Kirkham. It includes items such as a raw bar, caviar, veal sweetbread, steak frites and braised beef short ribs. The eatery’s building was designed with elements of a Parisian cafe and also includes a sunroom
• 2360 W. Alabama St., Houston • https://houstondrycleaner.com
8 Backstreet Cafe Officials celebrated the eatery’s 40th anniversary in October. Backstreet Cafe was founded by Tracy Vaught in 1983. Hugo Ortega, a James Beard Award-winning chef, started his career there as a dishwasher in 1987. The cafe is known for its diverse menu with southern, Cajun,
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4 Hotel Daphne The hotel is set to open in early 2025. It is planned to have 49 rooms, a pool, a lobby restaurant, library, retail shop, and a focus on providing a space for both guests and the community. Heights Floral Shop, located across the street from the hotel, will relocate into the hotel. • Opening early 2025 • 347 W. 20th St., Houston • www.bunkhousehotels.com 5 Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth Nonprofit Bread of Life is redeveloping the former gymnasium on its campus to create 31 housing units to support Houston residents in need. The permanent supportive housing development in Midtown will be named after Houston-natives Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland. • Coming late 2024 • Jackson Street at Gray Street, Houston • www.breadoflifeinc.org
with bar seating. • Opened Oct. 18 • 811 Buffalo Park Drive, Ste. 100, Houston • www.annabellebrasserie.com
Creole, Hispanic and Asian influences. • 1103 S. Shepherd Drive, Houston • www.backstreetcafe.net
2 Francesca’s This boutique sells a curated collection of women’s clothing, jewelry, accessories and gifts. The new store also offers a miniature shop within the shop for Francesca’s tween line, titled Hello Franki. • Opened Sept. 22 • 5085 Westheimer Road, Houston • www.francescas.com 3 Collegiate Cleaners Services include dry cleaning, laundering shirts, alterations, and washing and folding laundry. The company can work with designer garments, wedding garments, bedding and linens, and leather. The family-
Closings
9 The Art Institutes The for-profit, private system of art schools with locations in eight cities—including Houston—announced the permanent closure of all schools Sept. 30. The Houston location was launched in 1965 as the Houston School of Commercial Art. It offered courses in media arts and animation, culinary arts, graphic design, interior design, web design and interactive media. • Closed Sept. 30 • 4140 Southwest Freeway, Houston • www.artinstitutes.edu
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