Mmm ... ice cream

Next year, you’ll be able to send yourself into diabetic shock without leaving The Plaza at Preston Center. I’ve just received word that Sprinkles Cupcakes will be opening a sister location, Sprinkles Ice Cream, in April.

“Once we began shipping our ice cream nationwide, I came to realize that Texans love their frozen desserts!” founder Candace Nelson said in a press release. “To date, we have shipped more housemade pints to Texas than any other state.”

The ice cream shop is supposedly taking over the Calypso St. Barth space, according to the press release. But that was news to the folks at Calypso. When I called the boutique to confirm, the manager told me they aren’t going anywhere, to her knowledge. Developing …