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The Dallas Business Journal reports that Zöe’s Kitchen is expanding by as many as five new stores in the Dallas area.

Today’s print edition says the Alabama-based company, whose president, Kevin Miles, lives in Dallas, is considering Southlake, Highland Village, Lakewood, Richardson and Fort Worth.

Zöe’s has locations at Lover’s … more

Old East Dallas resident Wyndi Warren had almost finished writing a memoir about her dog, a German shepherd named Sabre, when she was having lunch at Penne Pomodoro one day in August.

She picked up a copy of the Advocate and read it while she ate lunch. And she came … more

The financially troubled Balcony Club owes its landlord $18,000, but they haven’t been locked out yet. And they’re negotiating to stay open.

The club adjacent to the Lakewood Theater was closed Wednesday and Thursday, but it will be open this weekend with owner Tommy Stanco tending bar. The club took … more

The 105,000-square-foot JCPenney store at Timber Creek Crossing includes a Sephora boutique, and it opens Sept. 30.

Sephora will hand out gift bags to the first 450 shoppers that day.

Plano-based JCPenney linked up with LMVH-owned Sephora to offer the store-within-a-store concept in 2006 in an effort to draw young … more

There are a few events going on tonight, Thursday, Sept. 15: Beer & Bones at the Museum of Nature and Science, where adults get to play and drink beer in the museum. Tickets are $10 for members and $15 otherwise.  Woodfire Kirby’s has a free Blevedere Vodka tasting from 6-8 … more

Chef/owner Brian C. Luscher and wife Courtney of The Grape presented the Stewpot Alliance with a $500 check from the proceeds from its second-annual Feast of Saint Martha dinner July 30.

The Stewpot Alliance supports and promotes The Stewpot, a downtown safe haven for homeless and at-risk individuals, providing resources … more

Lucille Matthews worked as a bartender at the Lakewood Landing for more than 30 years. And she wasn’t just a drink slinger. Matthews, who once worked for Jack Ruby, was the heart and soul of the place. Plus, she was a downright interesting person who loved Dallas and enjoyed researching … more

The final show in this year’s Shakespeare in the Park season begins Sept. 21, and it’s “Hamlet”.

New York-based scenographer Jacob Climer designed the costumes and the set, and he puts this tragic prince in Post World War II Denmark.

“Hamlet” is the first play Shakespeare Dallas ever produced, when … more

Woodrow Wilson High School junior Aden Shank created a business plan for his invention, the Cheer Launcher, in teacher Tom Crabb’s Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship class.

And it was a hit. He won citywide and regional competitions with his invention and plan. And he was invited to a national competition … more

We featured Mike Neri of the M Streets last year for a cover story about neighbors who had experienced a historical moment. Neri was a U.S. Army Captain working in the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, when about 125 people were killed.

Here is his story:

“I was sitting in … more