Dallas, TX
Downtown Dallas to get grocery store again
Dallas will soon get a grocery market again in the heart of downtown — and from a local brand.
Ari’s Pantry, which specializes in Italian products, is planning to open a shop in April on Main and Ervay streets, according to a post on the store’s Instagram account and Ari Lowenstein, who is the owner behind the shops. It’s where Berkley’s Market operated until it closed last year amid a consolidation.
Ari’s Pantry already has shops in Oak Cliff and Trinity Groves in Dallas — and the new store will be the biggest of the three, Lowenstein said.
The new shop will include produce, cheese, meats and pasta, along with wine and beer. There also will be a coffee service area with a barista and a gelato bar. Customers will find options for ready-to-go meals, salads, snacks and panini as well.
The store is a welcome addition to residents of downtown and local shoppers who were left without a key place for getting groceries with the Berkley’s closure. While there are grocery stores such as Whole Foods in nearby areas in Uptown and elsewhere, there’s no traditional shop in the core of the city.
The addition comes as downtown retail faces other challenges elsewhere including the planned shuttering of the iconic Neiman Marcus, a landmark destination for over 100 years.
Downtown needs more grocery options, Lowenstein said, as more people move into the area. At the end of last year, there were more than 10,000 existing and under-construction apartments in the city’s urban center — twice as many as a decade ago, according to CoStar.
The store can serve a real need for people who are nearby the site.
“They can just walk downstairs, or walk down the block, and grab their little red bags of Ari’s Pantry goodies,” Lowenstein said. “I’ve seen enough examples of the two stores that we have, (that I) believe that downtown – it’s going to be very successful.”
Lowenstein noted gifts can be a draw for shoppers as well.
Lowenstein, the proprietor at Ari’s Pantry, opened his first store in Oak Cliff in 2023. The new store is a joint venture between Lowenstein and other investors with interests downtown.
He plans to open new stores in other areas of North Texas in the future as well.
“As a beloved local and growing business, Ari’s is perfectly positioned to meet the growing demand for a high-quality grocery and grab-and-go option,” said Shalissa Perry, Downtown Dallas Inc.’s chief experience officer, in a statement. ”Downtown’s residents, workforce, and visitors have long expressed a continued desire for concepts such as this, and Ari’s arrival is a testament to the district’s ongoing evolution.”
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The search for the next general manager or president of basketball operations of the Dallas Mavericks has begun. They terminated Nico Harrison in November, which was about nine months too late, and gave any available candidates clear notice that they were open for business.
The plan was always to wait until after the season to start the search. While names popped up as the season reached an end, they didn’t begin turning over the staff until the Monday after the season ended. However, Dallas Mavericks fans are not going to like how the team is going about the search.
Patrick Dumont Leading Search for General Manager
NBA insider Jake Fischer reported that the Mavericks are not hiring a search firm in their hunt for a new lead executive. Instead, team governor Patrick Dumont is “acting as his own point person.”
This is an… interesting decision, to say the least. Dumont is not a basketball person whatsoever, and most organizations usually hire a search firm. The Chicago Bulls hired one as they look for their replacement for Arturas Karnisovas. Just because a firm is hired doesn’t mean a team will listen, though.
The Mavericks hired a firm in their last search for a GM. They let Donnie Nelson go in 2021 after a long tenure with the Mavs. Instead of listening to the firm, though, Mark Cuban ignored it to hire Nico Harrison, who had no previous NBA front office experience. Harrison had been an executive with Nike, which gave him connections with players like Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, and plenty of others.
For a while, that seemed to be working out okay. While he still had some questionable transactions, such as trading for Christian Wood and letting Jalen Brunson walk in free agency, they were still able to make a run to the NBA Finals in 2024. Then, he blew it all up, trading away Luka Doncic for an older and injured Anthony Davis, and the team hasn’t been the same since.
It’s imperative that the Mavericks get this hire correct. The interim Co-GM setup with Matt Riccardi and Michael Finley has performed admirably, but the 2026 NBA Draft is important for the Mavs to get right. It’s their best chance to pair Cooper Flagg with another young star, as they don’t own their first-round pick again until 2031 after this.
Hiring the right GM could help bring in more draft capital by bringing in bad contracts or flipping veterans into picks.
Dumont was able to convince Rick Welts, a Hall of Famer, to come out of retirement to be the CEO and lead the charge for a new arena. Maybe Dumont pulls another rabbit out of his hat for the GM.
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