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Whole Foods Lakewood: Opens Monday

Hybrid vehicle parking right near handicapped… minus the big truck, of course.

Whole Foods Lakewood: Special Parking For Hybrids

Vehicles, that is. I could park in this spot — not the truck. (Sorry!)

Whole Foods Lakewood: Kids Will Want To Wash And Dry Their (Germy Little) Hands

This is a Dyson sanitizing hand dryer in the ladies’ bathroom. Pop in your hands, they are dried and cleansed. Rather OCD myself, I love this concept (just ordered my sanitizing wand for hotel rooms) and will be in the bathroom over there every day. As will the kids, I’m sure — just hope they don’t go sticking little Gerbils in there — oh Lord — horrors. �

Whole Foods Lakewood: No More Excuses Not To Cook

Or, like me, let meat and poultry get freezer burn in my freezer while I doodle around with recipe books. One-of-a-kind, this tech-age scale weighs your meat choice (even venison and buffalo), prices it, then prints off three recipes so you know what the hecvk to do with it, AND serve with it: appropriate side-dishes and the perfect wine selections are also included. Will it suggest the perfect guests? Spouse? Will it do the dishes?

Whole Foods Lakewood

60-foot long timeline marking notable events in Lakewood history and important dates in Whole Foods Market History. Anyone remember the Bluebonnet Cafe?

Whole Foods Lakewood

Since this store marks the move of the famous, 22 year staple Whole Foods on Lower Greenville, WFMI went to extra lengths to make this store a significant “crunchy” showcase and take a nod to the community’s as well as the chain’s lineage, as depicted with this 60-foot long wall timeline.

Whole Foods Lakewood

Counters are made of recycled bottles and jars.

Whole Foods Lakewood

Go green: Lights in the frozen food cases are motion-activated, turn on when a shopper walks by.

Whole Foods Lakewood

The personal shopper service is free the first time, fee thereafter but get this: this store utilizes “Go Green” Concierge Service which uses only hybrid and biofuel vehicles.

Whole Foods Lakewood — Way Cool Interiors

This store will receive L.E.E.D. certification for reducing its environmental impact and improving store occupants’ health and well-being. There are 47 skylights for natural sunlight and photo-responsive daylight controls that turn off when the daylight is sufficient. In other words, strong energy savings.

Whole Foods Lakewood — Sneak Peak Inside The New Store

Whole Foods Market opens its long-anticipated Lakewood store Monday, March 2…. and Lakewood homeowners will celebrate not only what is possibly the most “green” Whole Foods store in the chain (Austin, earmuffs) but a tremendous boost for Lakewood home values. “That store,” said Realtor Scott Carlson, “is going to give us all even more of an appreciation boost.” Not that Lakewood needs any help: though there’s plenty of inventory, sensibly priced homes there are selling well, agents tell me.�

House Porn: Different Strokes For Different Folks

Most talked about home in town. Lionel Morrison, architect. Stay tuned.

Golden Parachutes, Gilded Mansions

Interesting. And you know they are NOT living in $300,000 homes.

What If There Was No Home Mortgage Deduction

For folks who earn more than $250,000 per year. How would that affect home building and sales?

The Jonas Brothers Are Coming To Town

Tomorrow night. On a private jet. Playing at a private event. Hope it’s not at Daria Place. That’s all I know thus far, but stay tuned. Hope this news doesn’t do what cute Sarah Eveans did yesterday — crash the server — with her fab post on Chef Casey Thompson.

Oh let’s do it!

Bushes Need Furniture, And Their Newspaper

The Dallas Morning News says it is being delivered, but the security detail at Daria Drive and Meaders has to intercept it and then the Secret Service has to scan it — maybe they should just read everything online? But what I want to know: if the Bushes don’t have any furniture, what was in those moving vans?