Chicas Update

I promised to unveil the new restaurant taking over  the space previously occupied by Chicas Mexican Cafe in Nichols Hills Shopping Center on Tuesday, but was asked by ownership to delay the reveal.

No changes, but the owners wanted to wait a little longer so when the announcement is made they’ll have a clearer view of when the new place will open its doors. I can tell you among the comments on the original post, there was one correct guess as to whom the new tenants will be.

More important than news of cafes coming and going is news of the tragic death of former Chicas employee Tara Johnston and her one-year-old daughter. My deepest, heartfelt sympathy to those who worked with Tara Johnston, who along with baby Allison, died at the hands of  husband/father Daniel, who later took his own life in a Las Vegas hotel room.

Tragedy like this is so hard to fathom. It’s a struggle to draw anything lesson from such senselessness. In the short-term, it’s a reminder how abruptly our engagement with existence as we know it can end. Through a broader lens, we see that without horror there is no bliss. The tapestry of our world is a balance of both. All of us eventually endure our share, measuring our mettle as we maintain composure through bliss and gain strength through tragedy.