Mark the calendar for June 15, the targeted opening date for The Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge, located in Near Southside at 1311 Lipscomb St. in Fort Worth. Founder Bill Smith is taking a 5,000-square-foot historic building that once housed the Lion's Club and transforming it into a 1950s lounge setting. The music hall will have state-of-the-art sound. Outside are two patios with an outdoor stage and rooftop patio perched high above.
The growing mix of restaurants in Northeast Tarrant County is getting more complex with the opening of Zonga's Mediterranean restaurant at 7657 Boulevard 26. The owner is Bassam Odeh who owns a number of franchise restaurants scattered around. Check out the hummus. We hear it's good.
For half a century, the Oui Lounge at 3509 Blue Bonnet Circle in Fort Worth has been one of the city's favorite dive bars. Its closing was mourned, but it's been reopened with the help of celebrity Chef Tim Love. He announced the reopening in a Tweet, March 28. One change: Smokeless. Judging by the social media buzz, the long-time regulars are withholding judgment for the time being.
American Michael Kors - designer to the stars and a longtime judge on Emmy-nominated reality television program Project Runway - is coming to Southlake Town Square. Or at least one of his stores is. Kors promotes a jet-set aesthetic combining sporty attitude with style. The store, at 252 Grand Ave., Southlake, is scheduled to open in early summer. If you want to get an advance look at the line, visit the Web site at michaelkors.com.
The restoration of the Tarrant County Courthouse dome has been delayed by the unusual weather of the spring, but it is nearing completion, now considered likely in June.
But the dome at Reata is finished with the overhaul, and both it and the surround deck are open for business. Mike Micallef notes that the freight elevator has been replaced and that the dome now has polycarbonate windows. The dome also has new air conditioning units, and the layout has been changed to permit seating for at least 110 on one level. - FWTX Staff
