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6 Latinitas , located at 1023 Springdale Road, celebrated its 20th anniversary in June. Latinitas started as a magazine made for girls of color to share their stories and gain experience in the editorial industry, and has since introduced STEAM education, and is now Austin’s only fully bilingual STEM education non prot. Latinitas magazine covers college and ca- reers, health and wellness, current aairs, poetry, pop culture and a “Soy Latina” section where writers share thoughts and give personal testaments. It also oers summer camps for students ages 9-14 that have a range of activities, such as Lego building, leadership training and healthy living. www.latinitasmagazine.org 7 The Puerto Rican Cultural Center , located at 701 Tillery St., Ste. 13, Austin, celebrated its 25th anniversary June 12. The Puerto Rican Cultural Center is a space for many community events, such as bomba, salsa and folklore dancing, art showcases, fall harvest gatherings and many others. It has many educational events that pay homage to West African, Taino and Spanish ancestry that have contributed to Puerto Rican culture. It is the only center in Texas that is aliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. 512-251-8122. www.prfdance.org 8 Austin Parks Foundation , a non- prot devoted to building public-private partnerships that develop and maintain parks and trails around Austin and Travis County, celebrated its 30th anniversary in June. APF was founded in 1992 and holds volunteer workdays, park-activation events, and training and education pro- grams. The foundation’s oce is located at 1625 E. Sixth St., Ste. 150, Austin. 512- 477-1566. www.austinparks.org 130 TOLL 973

Den, is expected to open on the weekend of July 23. The club, founded by Raza Jafri and Andre Ricks, will have comedy shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The owners described the club as an intimate space with 40 seats. Additional- ly, the club will be BYOB with a wine bar. https://eastaustincomedy.com RELOCATIONS 4 Local craft brewery Hi Sign Brewing opened its new 13,000-square-foot East Austin taproom and production facility July 9. The facility is located at 730 Shady Lane, Austin. Burro Cheese Kitchen ’s food truck also opened on the property. Hi Sign’s current lineup in- cludes El Berto the Mexican Lager, Violet the Blueberry Blonde and Shamus the Fiddler Irish Red. The building opened as an RC Cola bottling facility in the 1950s, then became a Shiner beer distribution center followed by Hill Country Brewing & Bottling. The footprint of the new brewery is more than twice the size of Hi Sign’s previous facility, providing the space needed to ramp up production of the brand’s core beers and allow Hi Sign to reincorporate limited-release oer- ings. www.hisignbrewing.com ANNIVERSARIES 5 Dell Children’s Hospital celebrated its 15th anniversary June 30. The hospi- tal, part of the Ascension Seton network, is Austin’s largest pediatric hospital. It of- fers a range of services from emergency care to specialists. The hospital, located at 4900 Mueller Blvd., Austin, is the main pediatric center in Austin. 512-324-0000. www.healthcare.ascension.org

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foods, such as chicken and wae kebabs as well as a breakfast Monte Cristo. 512- 861-1140. www.originhotel.com 2 Burrata House opened its rst Aus- tin location June 19. Originally located in Los Angeles, Burrata House is now on its third location at 1201 Barbara Jordan Blvd., Ste. 1280. Burrata House has dish- es with meats, pasta, paninis and greens with burrata, and desserts such as tira- misu and bread with Nutella. It is open from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. 737-587-1719. www.burratahouse.com COMING SOON 3 East Austin Comedy Club , located on 1303 E. Fourth St., Austin, in the Tiger

1 East Austin boutique hotel Origin Austin opened June 24. The ve-story property located at 1825 McBee St., Aus- tin, has 120 rooms, including four suites. The hotel is pet-friendly with several dierent room styles, including bunk- bed suites, to accommodate dierent group sizes. The hotel has a gym, outdoor gathering spaces, complimentary Wi-Fi, and rentable yoga mats and Peloton bikes that can be delivered to the room. Its restaurant, Blue Lacy , opened June 27. The 121-seat restaurant, named after a working dog breed that originated in Texas, oers modern takes on comfort

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