North Central Austin Edition | October 2022

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floors of the building at 401 S. First St., Austin. RiverSouth is a 372,000-square- foot, 15-story office building that opened in early 2022 with a focus on health and environmental sustainability. www.alertmedia.com COMING SOON 4 Foxtrot , a neighborhood convenience store, will open four locations in Austin in late 2022 and early 2023, including one at 1804 S. First St., Austin. Co-founders Mike LaVitola and Taylor Bloom, who met in Austin, launched the brand in Chicago in 2014. The stores will offer coffee, seasonal cafe drinks, breakfast tacos, smoothies, salads and other grab-and-go meals. The South Austin location will open in late 2022 and will be followed by locations at City Hall, the Drag and North Austin. www.foxtrotco.com ANNIVERSARIES 5 Ramen Tatsu-Ya’s celebrated its 10- year anniversary in September. Ramen Tatsu-Ya has several locations, including one at 1234 S Lamar Blvd, Austin.

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Owners described their beginnings as a “bootstrapped passion project” in a strip mall off of US 183. Since then, they have opened four Austin locations and one in Houston. www.ramen-tatsuya.com 6 Sushi restaurant Lucky Robot is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this October. Lucky Robot serves classic Japanese cuisine and is considered the first sustainable sushi restaurant in the state. To celebrate the anniversary, Lucky Robot is holding a month-long pop-up installation with paper lanterns through mid-November. Local Adam Weisberg owns the restaurant which is located at 1303 S. Congress Ave., Austin. 512-444-8081. www.luckyrobotatx.com NAME CHANGE 7 The Trail Foundation—a nonprofit that manages the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake— announced on Sept. 22 it is rebranding to The Trail Conservancy . The name change reflects the organization’s role

in protecting the trail, as it was formally recognized as the primary steward for the trail by the city of Austin in June. The name represents the new responsibilities the conservancy will take on including plant trees, implement trail edge maintenance and restore damaged parts of the ecosystem. It will also play a role in community engagement, offering volunteer opportunities and hosting live music events. The Trail Conservancy is located at 1221 S. MoPac, Ste. 240, Austin. 855- 448-7245. www.thetrailconservancy.org CLOSINGS 8 Hobby Lobby closed its 4040 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin location. In September, it opened a new store at 6600 S. MoPac, Austin, to make way for the Brodie Oaks Shopping Center redevelopment. Hobby Lobby sells a variety of arts and craft supplies, home decor and furniture. There are two other Central Austin Hobby Lobby locations. www.hobbylobby.com

1 New York eyewear company Moscot opened its first brick-and-mortar Austin location Sept. 22. Moscot creates traditional hand-made frames inspired by the designs and colors the company used in its beginnings in the 1930s. The company also sells prescription and nonprescription sunglasses. The store is located at 1206 S. Congress Ave., Austin. 737-239-0141. www.moscot.com 2 Total Men’s Primary Care opened its first stand-alone building in Austin in September. Total Men’s offers all primary care needs, such as physical exams, vaccinations, STD labs, testerone testing, eating disorder care and more. The clinic is just for men and accepts most forms of insurance. Total Men’s new clinic is located at 2701 S. Congress Ave., Austin. 512-641- 2290. www.totalmens.com 3 AlertMedia , a threat intelligence and emergency communication provider, opened its 68,000-square-foot headquarters at RiverSouth on Sept. 20. The company occupies the top two

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