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Resurrected Dallas shopping center will add two restaurants: Starship Bagel and Ka Thai

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February 14, 2024

Resurrected Dallas shopping center will add two restaurants: Starship Bagel and Ka Thai

Hillcrest Village, the Far North Dallas shopping center that sat mostly vacant five years ago, continues to reinvent itself. Starship Bagel and Ka Thai are expected to move in, their owners confirm.

The two restaurants will bring more Dallas-Fort Worth-owned eateries to the resurrected shopping center at Hillcrest and Arapaho roads. The complex already has North Texas-born shops like Cane Rosso pizza, Haystack Burgers and Haute Sweets Patisserie. Don Pepe’s Rancho Mexican Grill & Tequila Bar moved into the development a few years ago after serving Mexican food in the neighborhood since 1985.

Hillcrest Village is also home to a $4.3 million park and lawn that some have called a “mini Klyde Warren Park.” Developer David Sacher said in 2020 that he intends to bring back the “small town” feel of the neighborhood from when he was a kid, living close by.

Starship Bagel owner Oren Salomon grew up near there, too. His coming-soon Starship Bagel will replace the Blockbuster Video he used to walk to as a middle-schooler at Parkhill Junior High.

“I have a nostalgic and childhood connection with this space,” Salomon said.

He sees the potential of the shopping center he remembers fondly. “It’s a template and model for the future of suburban design,” Salomon said. Adding the park and re-using existing buildings from the 1970s and ‘80s creates “gathering spaces and city squares” in a commercial area that needed a facelift, Salomon said. The home he grew up in, where his dad still lives, is nearby.

Ka Thai will open in place of the shuttered Chinese restaurant Mandarin by Howard Wang’s. Previously, it was enchilada shop Lada — a first-of-its-kind restaurant that didn’t thrive.

Here’s a little bit more about each of the new Hillcrest Village restaurants.

Ka Thai

Owner Jackie Kaewlamduan started Ka Thai in a cramped, 1,800-square-foot restaurant on McKinney Avenue in Dallas, north of Knox Street. It was too small to sustain its growing take-out business, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, so Kaewlamduan moved Ka Thai south of Lemmon Avenue on McKinney, where it remains today.

The Hillcrest Village restaurant will be Ka Thai’s second location.

Popular items include Heaven Beef with tamarind dipping sauce and sticky rice, fried rice and papaya salad. Kaewlamduan’s favorite is the Massaman Curry, made in honor of her grandmother, whose curry was so beloved, she made it in large quantities for her village in Thailand on holidays.

Kaewlamduan moved to the Dallas area to get a master’s degree in management, but she found that she enjoyed working in restaurants more than she liked the 9-to-5. Eventually, she became a full-time restaurateur. She calls Ka Thai “my dream.”

Starship Bagel

Dallas-Fort Worth was once a bit of a bagel desert, but it’s now brimming with great shops in nearly every corner. Starship Bagel brought national attention back to D-FW in October 2023, when it won Best Bagel in a blind taste test at BagelFest in New York.

Starship’s plain bagel is its most popular. Owner Salomon likes it smeared with fermented jalapeño cream cheese, but cream cheese options abound: green olive, honey almond, strawberry, vegan avocado and more. The shop also sells bagel sandwiches, including the signature lox with tomato, cucumber, red onion and capers.

Starship started in Lewisville and has expanded to downtown Dallas. The Hillcrest Village restaurant will be “an evolution” of the downtown Dallas walk-up window, in that it’ll have the same menu but more indoor seating and more than one ordering line.

“We’re hoping to serve a lot of people,” Salomon said.

Ka Thai and Starship Bagel are both expected to open at 6859 Arapaho Road (in Hillcrest Village), Dallas. Tentative opening dates are spring 2024.

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Mailbag: Is Dowdle the lead back in 2025?

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December 31, 2024

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Mailbag: Is Dowdle the lead back in 2025?

(Editor’s Note: Time to check the mail! The DallasCowboys.com staff writers answer your questions here in ‘Mailbag’ presented by Miller Lite.)

After seeing Rico Dowdle really come into his own during the season, do you think he deserves the lead running-back position next year? I think drafting a back is needed, but Dowdle deserves his shot. – Steve Hrasch/Streator, IL

Nick: I think he deserves a chance to get the ball a lot in 2025. Remember, he’s a free agent at the end of the season and he’s probably earned himself a decent payday, whether it’s here or somewhere else. I’ll say this, staying in Dallas might be the best option for him, considering they probably won’t be signing a free agent back better than him, and even if they draft someone, it will be a good spot for him to play.

I think all backs need some help. Gainwell gets the ball quite a bit for an Eagles offense that has a 2,000-yard rusher. Derrick Henry isn’t the only one getting carries in Baltimore. So whoever is running the ball, there should be more than 1 primary runner. That being said, I think Dowdle has earned the chance to be one of those guys in Dallas, along with someone else – probably a draft pick. Again, Dowdle has to be re-signed but assuming the offense doesn’t change too much, it at all, I would think it makes sense to bring him back.

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2 thoughts after Dallas collapses against Sacramento, 110-100

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December 31, 2024

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2 thoughts after Dallas collapses against Sacramento, 110-100

The short-handed Dallas Mavericks fell to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, 110-100. De’Aaron Fox shook off foul trouble to pour in 33 and stop a long losing skid for the Kings. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 30 to lead the Mavs in defeat.

Dallas entered the game down four starters, with PJ Washington as the lone regular in the line up. The Mavericks showed up in a huge way, with Spencer Dinwiddie and PJ Washington scoring 30 of the Mavericks eventual 37 points in the frame. Washington, in particular, did damage throughout, scoring 16 straight at one point. The Mavericks lead grew to as high as 18 points before late baskets, including a quarter buzzer-beater, cut the lead down to 14. Dallas took a 37-23 lead after one period.

Offense died for Dallas in the second quarter, with the depleted Dallas roster unable to score or run basic offense. The Kings cut the lead to one halfway through the period and eventually retook the lead. Following a Dallas time, the Mavericks settled some. Aided by stellar paint defense, the Mavericks went on an 8-0 run. Free throws aided Dallas down the stretch, despite Sacramento forcing the issue. The Mavericks took a 60-56 lead into the half.

The Kings continued to lose their minds in the third, fouling like crazy. Both Fox and DeRozan picked up their fourth fouls in the first half of the period. Dallas grew the lead back to nine but, of course, could not hold on to it. Ridiculous turnovers plagued the Mavericks in the third as did offensive rebounding. The Mavericks gave up five shots on one possession. Head coach Jason Kidd refused to call a timeout during a 17-2 run from the Kings which closed out the quarter. Dallas trailed 83-77 after three quarters.

Following the quarter break, Kidd finally calls a timeout once Dallas was down 10, dealing with a 22-1 Kings run. Dallas simply fell apart. Spencer Dinwiddie with silly plays, over dribbling and foul hunting, no offensive movement from Dallas players as they all seemed content to watch whatever “Luka Doncic through a fax machine six times” offense Dallas has. This was a disgusting second half performance and I’m annoyed I had to cover it. Dallas fell 110-100 to Sacramento.

Dallas should feel bad about this loss

If you’re reading this in the morning and you didn’t watch the game I want you to understand something: the Mavericks were up by 18 and ended up losing by 10. That’s a 28 point swing. That’s bad and it’s annoying and this was an excellent opportunity for Dallas to steal a game against a team that was on the ropes. The Kings were dead guys. Dallas had them.

Dallas scored on a PJ Washington jumper with 6:23 in the third. Dallas would score a mere five points over the next 10:03 of basketball. The Kings would score 27 points over the same time frame. There were two stoppages in play, one when the third quarter ended and once when Kidd finally called a timeout when the Kings went up 10.

I know Dallas was down guys. I know it. But this was the time to try to micromanage. Dallas doesn’t need Brandon Williams to learn from this experience. They need to win short handed to try to hold on tight while navigating a Luka Doncic-less stretch that could keep going. This isn’t a classroom. This is a team that can win a championship if the cards fall right. They must get wins where they can and I earnestly feel they let this one slip away.

The miscues which killed the Mavericks are pretty embarrassing

Dallas gave up 18 offensive rebounds. Dallas secured 2 offensive rebounds. The Mavericks had 11 second half turnovers after just six in the first half. The Mavericks gave up 25 points off of turnovers, nine more than they scored, which is nearly the margin of victory in this game.

Again, I know the caveat exists that Jazian Gortman had to play minutes in this game, as did Brandon Williams, but some of the turnovers we witnessed were of the kind professionals can’t make. The rebounding from Dallas was pathetic. Washington and Daniel Gafford combined for 10. That stinks! Quentin Grimes can’t be the leading rebounder!

These mistakes were the sort that Dallas had control of an they simply didn’t fix the issues all game and eventually caught up with them.

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