Winter storm predicted to hit our area tomorrow night. Most are guessing school will be canceled Thursday and perhaps Friday. I will take it.
The other night my wife and I had an evening to ourselves, the kids were at Grandma's. So we went to the Bishop Art's District in North Oak Cliff. We had reservations at a restaurant at Lucia's and it was indeed excellent eating. We then wandered the shops and boutiques.
We hadn't been to the Bishop Arts since covid hit two years ago. I was surprised by the transformation. The area has expanded over several blocks since our last visit. New massive condo complexes and large gaudy new bars filled with the noveau riche. The place has gentrified spectacularly and depressingly.
We enjoyed ourselves walking Bishop Ave. But I was sad to see how Disneyfied the place had become. People always ruin everything. A lot of the character of the area has just been ruined by these high priced developments. Same old story.
I saw the above DeGarmo and Key album at a record store on Bishop. Was surprised to see a CCM record there. My sister was a big fan of D&K. Their records are pretty rare these days.
Bishop Arts is still a cool place to visit. But you better visit soon before it becomes another West Village. It's almost there.
