Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs Edition | September 2025

BY ELLE BENT, DACIA GARCIA & SIENNA WIGHT

9 Mendocino Farms A new location of Mendocino Farms is opening soon in Sunset Valley. The eatery oers sandwiches, salads, soups and sides. • Opening September 30 • 4301 W. William Cannon Drive, Austin • www.mendocinofarms.com 10 Velocity Credit Union The new full-service branch is expected to feature two Interactive Teller Machine, ITM, drive-thru lanes, teller pods, four private oces and dedicated spaces for the Branch Manager and Assistant Branch Manager.

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• Opening in early 2026 • 3419 Davis Lane, Austin • www.velocitycu.com

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11 CrossFit Jääkarhu The tness space celebrated its 10th anniversary as well as the launch of its St. Elmo Sauna on Aug. 9. The business focuses on combining crosst with strength and conditioning and health and wellness through a lens of community and accountability. • 139 E. St. Elmo Road, Austin • www.karhustrength.com 12 The Hive Owner Shelly Weiser said the business is freshening up its main area with the help of business partner Richard Calhoun and general manager Chris Houk. The area will be welcoming a full cocktail bar and 10 TVs to catch sports games. • 10542 Menchaca Road, Austin • www.hiveaustin.com 13 Polyphonic Coee The coee shop opened in November 2024 under the name Parakeet Coee. The owner, Joe Kaulbach, recently renamed the business to Polyphonic Coee this Spring and said the new name represents both Austin’s music history and the collaboration of the coee industry. • 12000 Menchaca Road, Bldg. 2, Ste. D, Austin • www.polyphonic.coffee

Community Impact Community Impact celebrates 20 years as a company in September. Founded in Pugerville, owners John and Jennifer Garrett launched the rst Community Impact newspaper in the Round Rock-Pugerville market in September 2005 with a cover story about the rst toll

roads in the Austin area. Today, the company has more than 200 employees supporting 40 hyperlocal editions in Texas, printing and distributing more than 2.5 million newspapers a month. • www.communityimpact.com

14 Sagebrush The South Austin music venue opened ve years ago and has been oering up beer and live music ever since. The venue held a grand opening in June 2020 before closing due to COVID-19 restrictions and then reopened Sept. 1 of that year. • 5500 S. Congress Ave., Austin • www.sagebrushtexas.com 15 St. David’s South Austin Medical Center St. David’s South Austin Medical Center now has a dedicated space for breast milk donations to expand resources for South Austin parents.

• Opened Aug. 4 • 901 W. Ben White Blvd., Austin, second floor of the Women’s Services Unit • www.milkbank.org 16 Nantz Orthodontics The orthodontist oce celebrated 15 years of business this summer. The practice is helmed by Dr. J.L. Nantz. • 3901 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 420, Austin • www.nantzorthodontics.com

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