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  After Power House of Dance Closes Its Doors, Dance Director Tricia Wood Moves On

  November 14 at 4 a.m.

  Tricia Wood prefers to move forward in life and not look back. Even though Power House of Dance, the studio she taught at for 17 years, unexpectedly closed recently, she doesn't spend a lot of time discussing her thoughts and feelings about its closure. That's not making light of the...

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  Coming Soon: The Playwright, a Traditional Irish Pub in One Arts Plaza

  November 9 at 4 a.m.

  The team behind the Crafty Irishman are opening another Irish pub: the Playwright, opening Nov. 14 in One Arts Plaza.

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  With Homewood, Matt McCallister Is Building a Casual, Approachable Neighborhood Restaurant

  November 7 at 4 a.m.

  The old Beck’s Prime burger joint has been sitting empty for a year at the corner of Oak Lawn and Avondale avenues. It’s a premium location, with a huge wraparound patio and lower rent than the Highland Park businesses just blocks to the north. Chef Matt McCallister, formerly of the...

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  Deep Ellum Bar and Restaurant IdleRye Calls It Quits

  November 5 at 4 a.m.

  After a year and a half in business, Deep Ellum bar and restaurant IdleRye has closed, according to a sign on the front door. IdleRye opened in May 2017 and billed itself as a "modern American" restaurant with a twist — owners Ray Skradzinski's Polish heritage and brothers Bruce and Daniel...

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  New Cafe That Hires People With Developmental Disabilities Open in Sylvan Thirty

  November 2 at 4 a.m.

  As of this week, there's a new restaurant in the West Dallas development Sylvan Thirty, and it's a cafe with a cause: Shayna's Place Cafe, a family-owned eatery "dedicated to providing employment opportunities for people with special needs," according to a press release. The restaurant is in soft-open this week...

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  Dallas Comedy House Is Moving Early 2019

  November 2 at 4 a.m.

  In roughly six months, moving trucks will be loaded with the tables, costumes and autographed pictures that made up Dallas Comedy House as it moves away from its second location in Deep Ellum. The trucks won’t be driving far however, as they need to go only one street over, to...