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FROM HEATHER: Happy New Year. For this year’s Annual Community Guide we share a regional destinations guide, a recap of many businesses that opened throughout 2022 and a nonpro t feature on the Circle Arts Theatre (see Page 31). Our front page story reviews the extensive growth we are seeing on the I-35 corridor and that alternate transit solutions may be necessary, as well as transportation improvements (see Pages 24-25). If you have story ideas to share with us, please send them to nbfnews@communityimpact.com. Heather Demere, GENERAL MANAGER
MARKET TEAM GENERAL MANAGER Heather Demere
EDITOR Eric Weilbacher REPORTER Sierra Martin
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Roger Ibanez ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Kayla Brooks METRO LEADERSHIP PUBLISHER Travis Baker MANAGING EDITOR Wendy Sturges
FROM ERIC: Every January, Community Impact publishes its Annual Community Guide. Inside, readers will nd useful information on the demographic breakdown of New Braunfels and top stories we are following in 2023. For anyone new to the area, check out our Regional Destinations Guide (see Pages 22-23). We also have a feature on the historic Riley’s Tavern, which is located o Hunter Road between San Marcos and New Braunfels and the rst establishment to obtain a beer permit after Prohibition in Texas (see Page 27). Eric Weilbacher, EDITOR
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Cheers to your rst newspaper of the new year! Community Impact is also celebrating 2023 by welcoming our 100,000th email subscriber. If you don't receive the CI Morning Impact to your inbox yet, you're missing out. Our emails include everything you need to know about local government, new businesses coming to your area, dining hotspots and events. When you sign up as a new subscriber this Jan. 10-Feb. 10, we'll thank you by entering your email into a drawing to receive a gift basket featuring a CI shirt, jacket and hat, plus other surprise goodies to keep you on trend all year. One winner will be announced in each of the four metro areas we serve: Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio*.
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NEW BRAUNFELS EDITION • JANUARY 2023
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