Will GrowSouth Be Enough to Incite Economic Growth in Southern Dallas?
In the wake of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings’ GrowSouth initiative, there’s no doubt businesspeople are looking harder at opportunities in the city’s southern sector.
On a cold Saturday morning in January, Southwest Center Mall looked much like it has over the past decade. The shopping center’s vast parking lots were mostly empty, as were many of the storefronts inside. Within a few months, even Macy’s, an anchor tenant, would be closing. Like many of the shopping malls that sprouted up across America in the 1970s and 1980s, Southwest Center Mall, which opened under the name Red Bird Mall in 1975 at the intersection of Interstate 20 and U.S. 67, once was a symbol of a promising economic future. But on that morning this past January, there was something eerie about the mall’s emptiness, like a scene out of a 1980s horror film.
Annadale woman stabbed ex’s wife. She failed to meet terms of Mental Health Court plea. Now jail.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. An Annadale woman who stabbed her ex-boyfriend’s wife with a knife two years ago has been sentenced to a year behind bars.
Jessica Romacho, 42, attacked the victim on Feb. 11, 2019, in the defendant’s Jefferson Boulevard home, said authorities.
The woman and Romacho’s ex had gone there to collect their property around 7 p.m., prosecutors said.
At one point, Romacho grabbed a silver knife and yelled, “I am going to kill you,” said a criminal complaint.
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On the way to the Texas Theatre or Mesa, I would pass those quinceañera dresses, propped in the windows along Jefferson Boulevard like fine-spun candy. All fuchsia ruffles and teal pouf.
One day I counted: no fewer than 17 such stores line a roughly 1-mile stretch in Oak Cliff, and, as I would soon learn, Hispanic families travel from as far away as Chicago and Florida to shop there. The Quinceañera Capital, they call it. One sunny Sunday afternoon, I dropped into one. I figured I would charm the employees with my funny gringa ways, and spend the afternoon twirling in front of a mirror in a dozen shades of sparkle power. But instead it was like the scene in the movie where the needle skips off the record as you walk inside. What is the white lady doing here? I chatted up the owner, thinking my plucky girl-reporter routine would win her over, but our language barrier made for rough sledding, and the more questions I lobbed at her, the more desperate she seemed for me to leave. “
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A selection of home décor from Smiley’s Joy.
Female founded and led businesses are growing exponentially around the globe, a trend that also holds true for Fort Wayne. The Summit City boasts a burgeoning list of brands and boutiques owned by women, and these destinations have helped take the city to the next level, bringing more variety and dimension, as well as opportunity, to the local landscape. Get to know these female led companies, then support them by shopping Fort Wayne’s indie and local retail scene.
Chic the Boutique: Fashion merchandiser Lauren Lamping founded her women’s clothing boutique from her house via Facebook group in 2019, opening her brick and mortar to the public in the fall of 2020. Offering fashion forward clothing staples at a range of price points, including cocktail dresses and outerwear, as well as accessories, the shop’s best sellers include denim by Flying Monkey, sweaters by Liverpool and band T shirts by Daydreamer