Southwest Austin Dripping Springs Edition | January 2023

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diagnose and find treatment solutions for hearing needs and issues. 512-444-7944. www.austinent.com 7 Locally owned, family-run Manolis Ice Cream, Pastries & Cakes relocated to 8907 Circle Drive, Austin, on Oct. 7 from 603 W Live Oak St., Austin. The dessert food truck opened in 2019 and has expanded its menu since to include what it calls “pops,” ice cream, sorbet, Italian ice, pastries and cakes. Pops come in several different flavors, and Manolis offers dairy-free, gluten-free and vegan options. The new location is at the old Graceland Oaks wedding and event space, which the owners of Manolis converted into a seating area with parking outside. www.manolisusa.com EXPANSIONS 8 South Austin Beer Garden expanded to add an enclosed patio to its location at 10700 Menchaca Road, Austin. The loca- tion also has an indoor space and an out- side yard available for patrons. The bar serves craft cocktails and offers 61 draft beers. SABG is dog friendly and holds special events, such as trivia nights each Wednesday and live music on the week- ends. Catering is also available. 512-704- 2787. www.southaustinbeergarden.com 9 Austin Ridge Bible Church Southwest at 7416 Hwy. 71 W., Austin, is undergoing an expansion to add another classroom to its space. Classes are offered for every- one including children, adults and those with disabilities. www.austinridge.org 10 The Tesla Gigafactory —the electric automaker’s 10-million-square-foot

headquarters in southeastern Travis County—will be expanding in 2023. According to six Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filings, plans are in the works to expand the factory by over 1.7 million square feet, amounting to over $800 million in work. Travis County has received some permit applications, including for a cathode plant, a die shop and expansions of the existing factory. Construction is slated to begin as early as the end of January, per the permits. However, projects filed in the TDLR are subject to change. www.tesla.com ANNIVERSARIES 11 Casino South Side lounge is celebrat- ing its 10-year anniversary in January. It first opened its doors at 1502 W. Ben White Blvd., Austin, on Jan. 10, 2013, and is the second location of Casino El Camino located on East Sixth Street, which opened in 1994. Casino South Side features 1960s decor, billiards, shuffleboard, darts and golden-tee golf. The bar is known for its jukebox with hand-selected mixes that are updated each month. Casino South Side Lounge has an outdoor patio that is pet friend- ly and smoker friendly. 512-445-9122. www.casinosouthside.com CLOSINGS 12 Nomi Health closed a COVID-19 test- ing site at the Austin ISD Burger Athletic Complex at 3200 Jones Road, Austin. The site opened in 2022 and had its final day of testing Jan. 13. Nomi Health offered free rapid antigen and PCR testing at the site. Last year, Nomi Health opened an Austin headquarters and administered an

Jo’s Coffee will open its sixth Austin-area location in the spring at the corner of Menchaca Road and Stassney Lane.

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FEATURED IMPACT COMING SOON Jo’s Coee will open its sixth Austin- area location in the spring at 5532 Menchaca Road, Austin. Known for its signature Ice Turbo coee, Jo’s Coee opened in 1999 at South Congress Ave., Austin. The new location will oer a drive-thru and indoor seating and will continue serving breakfast tacos and other food, alongside its regular drink menu, ocials said. Jo’s regularly hosts fundraisers and concerts throughout the year, and dogs are always welcome. The location used to be Speedy Cash. www.joscoee.com approximate 50,000 COVID-19 tests in the city at no cost. www.nomihealth.com 13 Anna’s Toy Depot —a local toy store with a large secondhand selection— closed Dec. 24 after 33 years in business. Owner Anna Barr said she decided to close following her 60th birthday in early December when the store’s lease expired in the same month. The store opened in 1989, when Barr began her business by buying used toys from garage sales and selling them to child care centers. Even- tually, Barr switched to her own brick- and-mortar retail space. Most recently,

her store was located at 220 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 200, Austin. 14 Trudy’s Del Mar —a new concept restaurant from local Tex-Mex eatery Trudy’s—closed its 1600 S. Congress Ave., Austin, location at the end of December to make way for a new concept. The restaurant, which opened just over a year ago, offered coastal Tex-Mex dishes, such as seared tuna topped with grilled pineapple pico and fajitas with steak and lobster. The new concept will occupy the same space and is set to open in the spring. www.trudys.com

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