After 20 years serving Lake Highlands, Sweet Temptations Bakery and ST Café are closing their doors. Saturday is their last day.

Employees I spoke to said there was new management in the shopping center at Skillman and Audelia, and owners Hans and Claire Van Loenen decided not to renew the lease. “To be honest, I don’t think they’ve decided if they’ll open somewhere else or not,” they told me.

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Regular neighborhood customers – those who’ve heard anyway – have been disappointed about the news. “We love Sweet Temptations, it’s so unique to LH,” said Kathy Adams after picking up a to-go order to share with daughter Hollyn, a senior at LHHS. “Hollyn’s last meal would be ST’s kids’ pasta with butter only, pecan-crusted chicken with a side of homemade ranch dressing and, of course, their apricot iced tea. What a loss to our community.”

Frequent guests of the café are invited to come in Saturday to say goodbye and have their final taste of ST Crabcakes and Lake Highlands Rock Cake, and don’t forget the apricot tea.

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  • Carol Toler

    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.