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Healthcare, boutiques and local spirits: 8 Dripping Springs business updates to know
Food truck Buddy's BBQ & Crepes is now serving sweet and savory crepes in addition to Texas barbecue at Treaty Oak Distilling. (Elle Bent/Community Impact) Check out the latest news about these businesses in the Dripping Springs area, including new businesses now open or coming soon, relocations and upcoming changes to familiar places.
Invicta now selling watches at Tanger Outlets in San Marcos
Invicta sells a wide variety of watches. (Amira Van Leeuwen/Community Impact) Watch retailer Invicta opened inside the Tanger Outlets on June 28. Invicta sells men and women's watches and watch cases. Government Reporter. Amira joined Community Impact in January 2023 after graduating with a degree in journalism from Texas State...
Urban Lagree fitness studio now open in South Austin
Lagree is a high-intensity, low impact workout. (Courtesy Urban Lagree) Abigayle Rosser and Katie Hayes own the Urban Lagree Austin studios and opened their first location on Chicon Street in 2019. Lagree is a high-intensity, low-impact workout done on a machine called a Megareformer. Rosser said the South Congress Avenue...
Phase 2 of Kelly Lane improvements halfway complete
Phase 2 construction is expected to be completed in early 2025.(Community Impact staff) Construction on phase 2 of the project to widen Kelly Lane in Pflugerville is roughly halfway complete, according to a city of Pflugerville announcement. The details. The improvement project on Kelly Lane includes widening the previous two-lane...
Promise Pizza in Round Rock celebrates 5 years of business
From left to right: Ali, Naveed and Umer Seliya pose with a pizza box in front of Promise Pizza in Round Rock. (Anna Deardorff/Community Impact) At Promise Pizza in Round Rock, hospitality runs in the family. Brothers and co-owners Umer and Ali Seliya have been running the store with their father Naveed Seliya since April 2019, offering 100% Halal pizzas, burgers, wings and calzones.
Austin Gardeners’ Carlos Gomez discusses xeriscaping benefits for Texans
Yaupon Holly, Mexican marigold and silver pony foot plants are incorporated next to washed river gravel and Oklahoma stepping stones in a backyard, with a fire pit in the center. (Courtesy Austin Gardeners) With the summer heat kicking in and Texas cities facing droughts, homeowners have turned to an alternative...
President Biden's trip to Austin postponed
President Joe Biden has postponed his appearance at the LBJ Presidential Library. (Community Impact) President Joe Biden's trip to Austin, originally planned for July 15, has been postponed following an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on July 13, the White House announced. The president is expected to reschedule his trip for later in July.
Rapid builds and no down payments drive pool company Innovative Pools and Spas success
Having been released from the Navy on Sept. 11, 2001, Dan Edison was unsure about how to use his knowledge of building nuclear weapons into a day job. Reunited with his childhood friend Brian Jonrowe, the two decided to put their skills together and open Innovative Pools and Spas to service the Austin area, where Edison grew up. After 23 years in the business, the duo have been able to make themselves stand out by providing no-frills, affordable pool installation.
Georgetown Health Foundation's new center provides resources for Georgetown families
Georgetown Health Foundation has been supporting nonprofits in Georgetown since its inception back in 2009. The sale of Georgetown Hospital in 2006 was what originally helped start funding the foundation, with the foundation having provided over $35 million to contribute back to nonprofit organizations working to improve the health and quality of life for all residents of the Georgetown community.
Austin proposes $5.91B budget; residents face 5.4% tax and fee hikes
City Manager T.C. Broadnax unveiled his first budget proposal in Austin on July 12. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact) Austin leaders are weighing a $5.91 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25, a spending plan supported by a more than 5% increase in residents' property taxes, utility charges and other fees.
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