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12601 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave, is slated for an expansion following City Council approval of site plans June 27. The store is 39,215 square feet, and the expansion will add an extra 3,838 square feet for an approximate total of 43,050 square feet. A portion of the sidewalk adjacent to the building as well as 14 parking spaces will be removed for the new space of the store. It is unclear when the expansion will begin or how long it will take. 512-206-2730. www.wholefoodsmarket.com RENOVATIONS 9 Chick- l-A , located at 701 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. L400, West Lake Hills, will be intermittently closed Fri- days and Saturdays and serve a limited menu Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. as it undergoes renovations. The remodel will include work to the interior and exterior, including the drive-thru lanes. The store is expected to fully reopen by the end of July. 512-329-9171. www.chick- l-a.com NEW OWNERSHIP 10 Hops and Thyme restaurant and beer garden is under new own- ership as of July 1. New co-owner Andrew Rincon was a longtime pa- tron of the restaurant, located at 2125 Lohmans Crossing Road, Ste. 400, Lakeway. “The old owners put it up for sale, and I just didn’t want to see this place go,” he said. From there, he and his friends took over. Known for the 36 beers on tap and its burgers, the new Hops and Thyme owners plan to keep the same name and feel of the restaurant. www.hopsandthyme.com 11 On May 18, St. David’s Health Care announced that it had acquired nine FastMed Urgent Care centers, one of which is located at 2303 S. RR 620, Ste. 210, Lakeway. The new clinics will be rebranded as St. David’s CareNow Urgent Care centers later in the year. St. David’s CareNow Urgent Care centers o er care for nonemergency illnesses and injuries. They also provide general diagnostics, physicals and checkups. St. Davids continues its health care expan- sion with these new purchases. Once the
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acquisition of the FastMed and MedPost care centers is completed, St. David’s plans on expanding its reach to include 25 urgent care clinics in the region. www.stdavids.com CLOSINGS 12 Tuesday Morning , located in the Lohman’s Crossing Shopping Center at 2300 Lohmans Spur, Lakeway, closed at the end of June after the company led for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. CEO Andrew Berger said that this is the best path forward to address Tuesday Morning’s debt. The chain is set to close all of its remaining locations across 25 states. Tuesday Morning sold home goods and decor and hosted going- out-of-business sales. 512-263-1497. www.tuesdaymorning.com IN THE NEWS 13 On May 8, two Lakeway sister hos- pitals acquired a new CEO. A The Hos- pital at Westlake , 5656 Bee Caves Rd., West Lake Hills, and the B Arise Austin Medical Center , 3003 Bee Caves Road, Austin, are now both under the leader- ship of Dr. Mark Shen. He has previously held two senior positions with Ascension Texas and was also the CEO of Seton Health Alliance. In addition, he’s an as- sociate professor for the UT Dell Medical School and has served previously as in- terim chair for pediatrics. 512-327-0000. www.westlakemedical.com. 512-314-3800. www.arisemedicalcenter.com
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FEATURED IMPACT NOW OPEN A new brunch and co ee concept called MorninGlory opened in mid- July at 2121 Lohmans Crossing Road, Lakeway, after months of planning and renovations to the space. Chef and co-owner Gabriel Chaparro opened the venture with his ance, Briana Balint, and Evan and Chelsea Richardson, their Dripping Springs- based business partners. Chaparro has worked in restaurants and the service industry for about three decades and has helped open a handful of restaurants throughout the country, including in Hawaii, California and Utah. The Richardsons met Chaparro at the restaurant he helped open in Park City, Utah, and had hoped to open a concept together for several years. The timing was never right until early 2022, when it nally became a possibility. “We’re trying to bring an elevated brunch experience to Lakeway,” Chaparro said. “What I mean by elevated is we’ll take some traditional dishes and have our own spin to it.
Like regular [eggs] Benedict, we’ll do a pulled pork Benedict with an apple cider gastrique.” Chaparro added the menu items use the highest-quality ingredients and feature healthier alternatives, such as coconut yogurt as opposed to full cream.
Another important aspect of MorninGlory is the co ee.
“We worked really closely with Texas Co ee Roasters to develop a blend of beans and roasting that is really close to the traditional Italian espresso,” Chaparro said. “Co ee is a very big
part of what we’re doing.” www.morninglorytx.com
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