Cedar Park - Leander | March Edition

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FEATURED IMPACT COMING SOON King & Cardinal Burger Joint will open a Cedar Park restaurant in mid-March. The American-Indian fusion restaurant will oer a variety of burgers, spicy burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs, wings and appetizers, said franchise owner Akhil Parasa. Menu items include aloo samosas, masala burgers, tandoori wings and grilled mutton sandwiches. King & Cardinal restaurants also oer a large drink menu, including beer, wine, shakes, Irani chai and bubble tea. The fast-casual restaurant will be located at 3101 E. Whitestone Blvd., 17 The Northline development in Le- ander is looking for an artist or group to create a sculpture in Northline Circle, one of the development’s public spaces. The sculpture’s goal is to reect “the spirit of Leander and provide a meaningful, fami- ly-friendly art experience that is inclusive and accessible to all,” according to a release. Local and regional artists have until March 15 to apply. An informational webinar will be held Feb. 28. The sculp- ture budget is $200,000. Installation is scheduled for winter 2022-23. Northline is located between San Gabriel Parkway, U.S. 183 and 183A Toll in Leander. www.public-city.org/northline Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines announced a merger Feb. 7, accord- ing to a press release from Spirit. The announcement described the combined

company. The store is expected to open in April. Knockout Wear will be located at 11200 Lakeline Mall Drive, Space C05, Cedar Park. www.kowear.com 11 Panda Express plans to open a Leander location in July. The fast-casual American Chinese restaurant has entrees such as Beijing beef, orange chicken and honey walnut shrimp. The restaurant will be at 132 W. Metro Drive, Leander. www.pandaexpress.com 12 Z’Tejas Southwest Grill is prepar- ing to open its Avery Ranch location in mid-March. This location—at 14900 Avery Ranch Blvd., Ste. B100, Austin—marks a return for Z’Tejas to the Avery Ranch area, as the restaurant group closed a dining room on West Parmer Lane in 2017. Z’Tejas serves a variety of Southwestern and Mexican dishes, such as fajitas, enchiladas and tacos. The restaurant group operates one other Austin kitchen downtown on West Sixth Street after its location at The Arboretum closed in July. www.ztejas.com RELOCATIONS 13 Family-owned restaurant Alzer’s Barbeque moved to a new location Feb. 10 on Cypress Creek Road. The restau- rant will hold its grand opening Feb. 12. The restaurant makes smoked meats, barbecue sandwiches and more. The fast-casual-style restaurant also has outdoor seating. Veronica and Naser Alzer opened Alzer’s Barbeque in 2017. The new location is at 109 Cypress Creek Road, Ste. B7, Cedar Park. 512-680-5652. www.alzersbbq.com 14 Hill Country Bible Church Leander began holding Sunday services Feb. 27

in a new facility at 589 W. San Gabriel Parkway, Leander. The church will hold services Sundays at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with a Spanish-speaking service also at 10:30 a.m. The church was previously at 11880 Hero Way W., Ste. 600, Leander. 512-259-1900. www.hcbcleander.com NEWMANAGEMENT 15 The ice rinks at The Crossover are now under the purview of Rink Manage- ment, a nationwide facilities manage- ment company based in Virginia, as of Feb. 16, according to a statement from the building’s management team. The facilities have also been rebranded as OnIce at The Crossover. Chaparral Ice announced its lease at The Crossover had been terminated but that the decision did not aect its Northcross location in Austin. Both statements said that all outstanding commitments at the facility would be honored, and Rink Management had already rehired much of the previous sta. The Crossover is located at 1717 Scottsdale Drive, Cedar Park. www.crossovertx.com/onice IN THE NEWS 16 Ascension Texas named Cathy Heckenlively as the chief administrative ocer of the new Dell Children’s Medical Center North campus Feb. 8. Heckenlive- ly will be responsible for the operational and administrative areas of the new pediatric hospital that is under construc- tion at the intersection of Avery Ranch Boulevard and 183A Toll. The hospital is scheduled to open in spring 2023. www.dellchildrens.net

Bldg. F, Ste. 200, Cedar Park. Other King & Cardinal locations are in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. https://kingandcardinal.net

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airline, which does not currently have a name, as “America’s most competitive ultralow-fare airline.” The merger is expected to close in the second half of 2022 following approval of regulatory processes, Spirit said. Frontier and Spirit have routes in airports in the Houston, Austin, Dallas and San Antonio metro areas as well as in Nashville. CLOSINGS 18 Creole seafood restaurant La Joie has closed in Cedar Park. The restaurant announced Feb. 18 that it will close until further notice, eective immediately. La Joie opened in November 2020. La Joie was located at 1500 E. Whitestone Blvd., Ste. 200, Cedar Park. www.lajoieaustin.com

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