Posted: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:30 AM - 9,898 Readers
By: Community Impact Newspaper
1.
Barbeques Galore opened in the Shops
at the Galleria, 12918 Shops Parkway, Ste. 500, May 4 and held its grand opening
May 22. In addition to selling gas and charcoal grills and accessories, the
store will also be holding cooking classes on-site several nights a week. Call
263-0794 or visit
www.bbqgalore.com or
www.learn2grill.com.
2.
The Austin Dog Alliance is holding an open
house for the nonprofit’s new facility June 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The
celebration will include a puppy meet-and-greet with puppies available for
adoption. The new Hill Country Galleria training location is at 12912 Hill
Country Blvd., Ste. 105-E. The new center will offer a selection of classes on
Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Visit
www.austindogalliance.org.
3.
Down Under Deli & Eatery, aka. the
“Dude,” opened April 26 at 21209 Hwy. 71 W. The 4,500-square-foot restaurant is
described by owner Paul Wilsher as a cross between Panera Bread and Subway, with
everything baked fresh in-house. Specialties include Aussie meat pies, sausage
rolls and shepherd’s pie. Salads, sandwiches, pizza and cheesecakes are also
available. The facility includes a bar and a stage for live music. Call 264-8000
or visit
www.downunderdeli.com4.
Los Cucos Mexican Café has signed a lease and
will open soon at 12432 Bee Caves Road at El Arroyo’s previous location next to
the Hill Country Galleria. Visit
www.loscucos.com 5. When Austinite
Liana Frey was diagnosed with skin cancer, she realized that skin protection is
not just about sunscreen. She launched
Limit
UV, or L.UV, in March and is offering her first product, Stella, a
sun-protective shirt for women. Plans are in the works to introduce
sun-protective swim cover-ups and pants later this summer; customers can vote
online for future product offerings. L.UV is available at Milk and Honey Spa at
the Hill Country Galleria, 12700 Hill Country Blvd., and at
www.limituv.com6. Tim and Marilyn Cook
reopened
Buster’s BBQ May 6 in the
Lakeway Town Center, 2125 Lohmans Crossing Road, Stes. 400 and 404. The
restaurant was previously located at 303 N. FM 620 in Bee Cave. Serving barbecue
and sides, the restaurant will seat about 70 guests inside and 30 to 40 guests
on its deck. Visit
www.busterslakeway.com7.
Strandz Hair Salon recently opened in the
Lakeway Town Center at 2127 Lohmans Crossing Road, Ste. 308. The salon offers
haircuts, hair color, highlights, lowlights and waxing. Call 799-5173 or visit
www.strandzsalonaustin.com.
8.
Randy and Roxeanne Pugh opened
Jasper’s Big Dog
Saloon, an upscale neighborhood sports bar, late May in the Lakeway
Plaza, 1310 RR 620 S. The bar also offers live music, dancing, karaoke, pool
tables and video games. The owners plan on adding a kitchen at a later date.
Call 432-5073 or visit
www.jaspersbigdogsaloon.com
9.
Lakeway Eye Physicians and
Surgeons, PA, recently relocated from [A] 1310 RR 620 S. to [B] 1007 RR
620 S. Owned by Dr. Corina Stancey, the center treats cataracts, glaucoma and
dry eyes, and performs Lasik eye surgery, retinal detachment and eyelid lesions.
Call 402-9919 or visit
www.lakewayeye.com 10.
College Nannies and Tutors celebrated the
opening of a second Austin location in Riverplace on RR 2222 with a Four Points
Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony May 20. The new location is located
at 10601 RR 2222, Ste. N. Call 372-8385 or visit
www.collegenannies.com 11.
Fine Austin Living, Realtors held its
grand opening April 29 at 4238 Bee Caves Road. Broker/owner Todd Smith, a
Westlake resident, opened the new real estate company at the beginning of the
year. The office combines real estate offices with an art gallery featuring a
rotating collection of fine art from prominent Central Texas artists. Smith has
been in the real estate business for 31 years—11 in Central Texas. Call 402-9800
or visit
www.fineaustinliving.com
12.
Beleza MedSpa, owned by Dr.
Lawrence Broder, is opening a fourth location in Central Texas. The spa offers
noninvasive skin and body contouring treatments, such as Botox and dermal
fillers, facials, permanent makeup and laser liposuction. The newest location
opened at 3425 Bee Caves Road, Ste., A-1, June 2. Call 328-0333 or visit
www.belezamedicalspa.com 13.
Joel and Natoshia McQueen opened
Complete
Wellness at 5524 Bee Caves Road, Ste. B-1, in the Westlake Office Park in
early April. The center offers massages, acupuncture, body wraps and spa
treatments. Call 306-9797 or visit
www.completewellnessaustin.com
14.
Eanes Elementary School was
selected as the national winner in the 2010 Weekly Reader Student Publication
Contest. The school’s newspaper, Mustang News, written and produced by students
and distributed monthly, was started the fall of 2009 by fifth-graders Sophia
del Core and Clara Lack. The national contest is sponsored by the Association of
Educational Publishers, which will present $500 and a plaque to the Mustang News
founding students and sponsor Jennifer Wolff in June at an awards luncheon in
Washington D.C. Visit
www.eanesisd.net
15.
Mom’s Best Friend, a nanny
and housekeeping service located at 1101 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. 200 is
expanding to include luxury eldercare. The company was started in Austin about
15 years ago and now has locations in Houston, Dallas and Colorado. Visit
www.mbfagency.com The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce is accepting
nominations for their business awards for small, medium, large and
not-for-profit businesses in the categories of Innovation, Customer Service,
Education, Community Relations, Take On Traffic and Environment. The deadline
for entries is June 11 at 5 p.m. and an awards banquet will be held Sept. 1.
Forms are available online. Call 478-9383 or visit www.austinchamber.com.
