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Southlake Town Square welcomes a bounty of new shops and restaurants

Newcomers include a funky chic wine bar.

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Southlake's best-known shopping center, Southlake Town Square, is poised for an infusion of new shops and restaurants. The 130-acre mixed-use development with 120-plus retail shops and restaurants will be home to a host of new brands over the next few months.

The center is owned by Kite Realty Group, an Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust that owns dozens of similar open-air shopping centers across the U.S.

Kite Realty Group VP Jason Kasal says in a statement that Southlake Town Square is experiencing an incredible evolution in its merchandising mix.

“Over the last 12 months, Southlake Town Square has taken the most significant leap forward in attracting more premier retail brands than the project has experienced in its 20-plus-year history," Kasal says. "From announcing Nike, Aerie, YETI, Brandy Melville and HeyDay earlier this year to now being able to welcome Aritzia, Faherty, Tecovas, Mizzen + Main and Gorjana to the mix, this momentum will propel the project forward over the next few years."

Here's the full list of openings coming soon as well as recent openings:

Spring 2023
Gorjana, a jewelry brand based in Laguna Beach, California owned by husband-and-wife duo Jason and Gorjana Reidel is taking over the space previously occupied by Kendra Scott, which moved to another location in Southlake Town Square. Gorjana features fine jewelry and 18k gold plated styles.

Rowan is an ear-piercing place where the ear piercing is done by a licensed nurse using hypoallergenic earrings made from nickel-free materials. Located between Tyler’s and Pottery Barn, next to the Sprinkles ATM.

Summer 2023
Aritzia is a Canadian fashion brand delivering “Everyday Luxury” that will be located near Apple and Tesla.

Mizzen + Main, makers of dress shirts and other menswear. Located near the new and expanded Kendra Scott.

Third Love is an American lingerie company founded by Heidi Zak and her husband David Spector in 2013 known for marketing body positivity while offering size-inclusive bras and half-cup sizes. The company produces bras in 78 different sizes and will be located between Athleta and Fabletics.

Postino, the funky wine café from Phoenix, opens its first Tarrant County location in Southlake Town Square. Located near Free People and Moxie's, the space is being reconfigured with an indoor/outdoor environment that the release says will be unlike anything in Southlake Town Square.

Fall 2023
Faherty offers men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and accessories. The family-owned company is sustainably minded and will be across from Anthropologie.

Tecovas Austin-based retailer of cowboy hats, Western wear, cowboy boots, leather accessories, and denim products. Located near Apple and Tesla.

Open in 2022
Brandy Melville, the European clothing and fashion accessories brand, opened between Anthropologie and Sephora on Grand Avenue West in September.

YETI, the outdoor brand, opens October 13 in a space between Travis Mathew and Peloton. This is the first YETI in Tarrant County and the second in DFW.

Aerie, specializing in athleisure, swim, and undergarments, opens on October 20, located on Grand Avenue next to Starbucks.

Nike will open a location on Grand Avenue between Bath and Body Works and Victoria’s Secret before the end of the year.

Lululemon, known for athletic apparel, has relocated to a new location near Tesla and Apple on Grand Avenue that doubles its size to a 7,000-square-foot flagship location.

HeyDay which specializes in skincare products, will open between Athleta and Fabletics on State Street by the end of 2022. Southlake will be their second location in Texas.

Ferah Tex-Med, offering modern Mediterranean cuisine with a Texas twist from its location on Carroll Avenue, next to Nothing Bundt Cakes, is now open.

Nikko, specializing in sushi and Asian cuisine, opened next to Trader Joe’s.

Stella Trattoria offering authentic Italian cuisine on State Street, across from Market by Macy’s.

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Movie Review

Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney go off in trashy film The Housemaid

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Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney in The Housemaid.

Both Amanda Seyfried (the upcoming The Testament of Ann Lee) and Sydney Sweeney (Christy) are starring in movies with Oscar ambitions this year. By sheer coincidence, the two actors are also co-starring in The Housemaid, a thriller coming out within weeks of their more ambitious works, one that is likely to be seen by many more people than those prestige plays.

Sweeney is given top billing as Millie, a down-on-her-luck ex-convict looking to land any type of job so as not to break her parole. She finds a too-good-to-be-true lifeboat with Nina (Seyfried), who hires her to be a housemaid for her large house on Long Island, where she lives with her husband, Andrew (Brandon Sklenar), and daughter, Cecilia (Indiana Elle).

After a warm interview, Nina almost immediately becomes highly erratic, whipping back-and-forth between happy-go-lucky and rageful. It seems clear that Nina is suffering from mental health issues, as she’ll often accuse Millie of misplacing or stealing items that she didn’t take. Andrew, apparently used to Nina’s tirades, tries to protect Millie from the worst, something that grows increasingly difficult as Nina ups the ante.

Directed by Paul Feig (A Simple Favor) and adapted by Rebecca Sonnenshine from the bestselling book by Freida McFadden, the film is likely the trashiest mainstream movie to come out in 2025. The first half of the movie relies not on story but on moments as Nina embodies the word “hysterical” to an unbelievable extent. The resigned acceptance of the abuse by Millie, as well as the saintly patience of Andrew, make almost every scene laughable, as nobody seems to be acting anywhere close to how a person would normally react to such extreme situations.

The scenes and the performance of Seyfried are so over-the-top, in fact, that it’s clear that the filmmakers are in on the joke. It’s next to impossible not to have a little bit of fun while watching the actors react to outrageous incidents as if nothing is out of the ordinary. The worse Nina acts, the more Millie and Andrew retreat into their chosen roles, and the funnier the film becomes.

Fans of the book will know that the story changes course, eventually turning into a more stereotypical thriller that also has some relatively gnarly visuals to offer. But the trashiness continues, with Sweeney’s, um, assets repeatedly on display in both clothed and unclothed ways. The sex appeal of the R-rated movie makes it an outlier, as recent studio films have shied away from asking their big stars to disrobe completely.

Both Seyfried and Sweeney are far from their Oscar hopeful roles here. Seyfried is given free rein to act as brazenly as she pleases, and she takes full advantage of that ability. Sweeney seems to have been told to be much more reserved, and unfortunately that results in too many wooden line readings. Sklenar continues his breakout streak (It Ends with Us, Drop) with a role that allows him to show more range than either Seyfried or Sweeney.

The Housemaid is an unusual type of movie to be released at a time of year when most films are either those aiming for awards or more family-friendly fare. Despite its many flaws, it’s still an enjoyable watch that features a variety of crazy scenarios not typically seen in movies nowadays.

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The Housemaid is now playing in theaters.

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