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Even as Austin ISD’s enrollment declined by 5,018 students from fall 2019, the number of students who failed at least one course more than doubled from the same time last year. AISD Director of Academics Suzanne Newell said pandemic stress and the adjustment to virtual learning have both had an eect.

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a third-grader, and Nathan, a sixth- grader—navigate their virtual classes and submit assignments. As a part- time AISD reading specialist, she teaches on-campus classes three times a week, interacting with a mix of

in-person and online students. On the days Murray leaves for work, Nathan, a student at Gorzycki Middle School, continues to learn virtually with a pod of other local classmates.

Betsy Murray has seen both sides of the virtual learning battle during the coronavirus pandemic. As an Austin ISD parent, she stays home twice a week to help her two children—Owen,

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Austin by the summer of 2020. However, when local and state health orders required bars and breweries to close in-person service beginning in March, he said delays to construction and the added nancial strain caused by temporarily closing forced him to shift his plans. The words “Patience & Persistence,” tattooed on his left arm for years, have never had more meaning.

For Last Stand Brewing Co. owner Jim Sampson, 2020 was supposed to be a monumental year for the company he launched in Dripping Springs in 2015. A veteran of the Central Texas beer industry, Sampson was set to open a second location for the business, which would include a new taproom and would move all beer production into the city of

Last Stand Brewing Co. owner Jim Sampson pours a beer from the tap. (Nicholas Cicale/ Community Impact Newspaper)

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FROMDEEDA: Scramble to feed the kids. Try not to show laundry in the background of the Zoom call. Shout to the spouse to ask why the Wi-Fi is weak. Sound familiar? This was our routine for months working and parenting from home. In our front-page story, Senior Reporter Nicholas Cicale shares the consequences this balancing act is having on Austin students. He explores what gaps in education have formed or been exacerbated by virtual learning and where we go from here. This focus on education is part of our Annual Community Guide, which provides snapshots of topics including transportation, health care, development and local government. No Wi-Fi required.

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FROM JACK: This edition looks ahead to the most important stories of 2021, and there is no bigger story right now than the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. It aects everything from how teachers teach to how people commute to work (or don’t). And yet, Austin’s pre-COVID challenges are still here. How do we navigate our growth? And how can we continue our successes without pushing community members out? Those questions are as important as ever, and the changes will not stop as our city, hopefully, returns to some version of normal. Jack Flagler, EDITOR

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CORRECTIONS: Volume 13, Issue 9 An article on Page 7 incorrectly characterized a business announcement related to Lewis Family Medicine. The locally owned doctor’s oce and urgent care facility continues to operate three locations in Dripping Springs, Bee Cave and Manor. An article on Page 7 incorrectly stated the ownership group for Austin’s Pizza. The local chain is owned by Austin’s Pizza, LLC.

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Austin oce will have about a dozen employees initially and is expected to grow over time. The company, which has an existing presence in Austin with a data center at 7500 Metro Center Drive, Austin, did not provide a specic date for the headquarters relocation. 877-378-3282. www.digitalrealty.com 7 Gabriela’s will be opening a second location in spring or summer in the Southpark Meadows shopping center at 9500 S. I-35, Austin. The original location of the Mexican restaurant remains open on East Seventh Street. Owner Gabriela Bucio also opened Taquero Mucho downtown and took over ownership of Revival Coee in East Austin in 2020. www.gabrielasdowntown.com 8 National pizza chain Marco’s Pizza announced Dec. 17 that it will be adding 20 new locations across Texas by the end of 2025, including one in South Austin located at the Cannon West shopping center at 6800 West Gate Blvd., Austin. www.marcos.com 9 Precision Camera & Video is opening a new location in late February at 9600 S. I-35, Austin, in the Southpark Meadows shopping center next to Marshalls. The store, oering cameras, video equipment, gear and educational resources, originally opened in Austin in 1976. Its North Austin location on West Anderson Lane remains open, but the pop-up William Cannon Drive location will be closing as the new South Austin shop opens. www.precision-camera.com 10 Dr. Christina McGee of Sullivan Physical Therapy will begin treating patients in February at a new location in Sunset Valley, 5601 Brodie Lane, No. 1000, Ste. 502, Sunset Valley.

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SOUTHWEST AUSTIN NOWOPEN 1 The oce of Internal medicine physician Dr. Mousumi Chanda-Kim opened at 1905 Matthews Lane, Austin, Jan. 11 and is accepting new patients. The oce accepts most insurances and is currently oering virtual and in-person appointments. Chanda-Kim has served the Central Texas area for more than 20 years. 512-444-4001. www.drchandakim.com 2 California-based Man vs Fries opened its rst local food truck in the Olympic Heights neighborhood at 11410 Menchaca Road, Austin, on Dec. 15. The business oers pickup and delivery of fried foods and foods that feature french fries, including burritos, crunch wraps, quesadillas, loaded fry plates and nachos. The food truck is the rst of three planned to open in Austin by the end of the year. The business told Community Impact Newspaper that it will stay at its

current South Austin location through at least the end of 2021 and hopes to become a permanent xture beyond that. www.manvsfries.com 3 Pinthouse Brewing opened its new location at 2201 E. Ben White Blvd., Austin, on Jan. 6. This is the fourth location for the local brewery and restaurant. It is oering a limited menu of sandwiches and bar snacks, such as popcorn, peanuts and hummus, along with 14 beers on tap. Eventually, that menu will be expanded to include more items. 512-717-0873. www.pinthousepizza.com 4 Goodwill Central Texas opened a new location at 2415 S. Congress Ave., Austin, on Jan. 14. The store is located in a remolded 22,000-square-foot suite in the South Congress Square shopping center and is open shopping and donations. Goodwill Central Texas operates more than 50 locations in the region, including two in Austin south of

Ben White Boulevard and one in Dripping Springs. 512-637-7177. www.goodwillcentraltexas.org COMING SOON 5 Copperstone , a new residential development from developer Meritage Homes, started construction in January, and move-in dates are projected to begin in late 2021. The community will include 154 homes on a 31-acre lot near the intersection of FM 1625 and Twin Creek Road. According to a news release from Meritage Homes, the prices of the units will start around $300,000 and range from 1,363 to 2,844 square feet. 877-275-6374. www.meritagehomes.com 6 Data center provider Digital Realty announced Jan. 14 it will move its corporate headquarters from San Francisco to 5707 Southwest Parkway, Austin. According to Executive Vice President of Operations Erich Sanchack, the new

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15 The Saint Mary, a 240-unit apartment building at 7500 W. Slaughter Lane, Austin, was purchased by private equity real estate management company Velocis on Jan. 13. The complex, completed in 2019, was previously owned by Stratus Properties. This is the rst multifamily purchase for Velocis in Austin. 737-265-4742. www.thesaintmary.com 16 Local specialty care group Texas Orthopedics , with a location at 3755 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Stes. 130 and 160, Austin, announced Jan. 4 it has merged with ve other orthopedic practices from Dallas, Houston and Tyler to form OrthoLoneStar. The new OrthoLoneStar is now the largest independent orthopedic group in Texas, according to a company Construction could begin on the project this June, and it will take an estimated three months to complete. The 29,936-square-foot property is currently occupied by Music Lab Austin’s rehearsal studio, which has FEATURED IMPACT COMING SOON Tesla is planning a new South Austin showroom within The Yard at 500 E. St. Elmo Road, Austin, according to a permit led with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Similar permits were led with the city of Austin on Jan. 14. According to the ling, Tesla will renovate the property for auto sales and vehicle services at an estimated renovation cost of $2.5 million.

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NEWMANAGEMENT 13 The apartment complex Bee Caves Vistas is under new ownership and management as of Dec. 15 at 6508 Steep Cactus Trail, Austin. Real estate investment rm Sendera Investment Group purchased the community located in the Oak Hill region and has assumed the management of the property. Bee Caves Vistas features pet-friendly, three-bedroom townhomes with Hill Country views and oers close proximity to the Hill Country Galleria. 512-649-7234. www.beecavesvistas.com 14 Mighty Fine Burgers Fries & Shakes was sold by local hospitality group K&N management and purchased by Tony Ciola and Creed Ford on Jan. 4. Ciola and Ford are the co-owners of Tc4 & Co., the hospitality group behind Tony C’s Coal Fired Pizza and The League Kitchen & Tavern. Mighty Fine operates ve locations, including one at 5601 Brodie Lane, Ste. 1300, Sunset Valley. 512-735-2800. www.mightyneburgers.com

New patients can ll out a form on the clinic’s website, and McGee will evaluate and treat patients Wednesdays and Thursdays. Sullivan Physical Therapy’s Northwest Austin location remains open. 512-335-9300. www.sullivanphysicaltherapy.com 11 Synthetic Turf World will be opening a new location at 4211 Todd Lane, Ste. B, Austin, on Feb. 1. The business will continue oering turf installation around the Austin area, and the new location will allow customers to come in and review the products as well, according to oce manager Meaghan Callahan. 512-299-2330. www.synturfworld.com ANNIVERSARIES 12 The Rick’s Cleaners location at 8400 Brodie Lane, Ste. 101, Austin, celebrated 15 years in the community in January. The locally owned dry cleaning service rst opened in 1987 and has 15 area locations, including another in South Austin on South Lamar Boulevard. 512-291-1588. www.rickscleaners.com

news release, with more than 150 physicians and 1,000 employees. Locally, Texas Orthopedics will keep its name as a division of the new group. 512-439-1005.

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17 Austin Pizza Garden, a local pizzeria located at 6266 W. Hwy. 290, Austin, closed Jan. 17 after 27 years in the community. The restaurant—which served specialty pies, salads, sandwiches and starters—operated inside a stone building built in 1898 and is just east of the Y at Oak Hill. The structure was designated a historic landmark in 1970. 512-891-9980. www.apgatx.com

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CLOSINGS 4 Gabrick BBQ , which formerly operated a trailer at Last Stand Brewing Co., 12345 Pauls Valley Road, Bldg I, Austin, closed its trailer but remains in business selling its barbecue sauce online and in H-E-B grocery stores. Owner Mark Gabrick said in a news release the limitations due to the pandemic and increasing rent prices caused him to switch up his business model, and beginning Jan. 18, H-E-B started selling three varieties of Gabrick’s sauce: Texas Tang, which he said was the most popular, Rebel Red and Sweet Heat. www.gabrickbbq.com

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Dr. David K. Weber, MD Board Certified, Award winning Psychiatrist

FEBRUARY 04 AND 11 ‘FOCUS ON THE FUTURE’ WEBINAR HOSTED BY UT’SMCCOMBS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS The annual discussion series spotlighting industry and talking to experts in their elds goes virtual this year. Topics for the series hosted by McCombs School interim Dean Lillian Mills include health care Feb. 4 and technology and innovation Feb. 11. Noon. Free. 512-471-5921. www.mccombs.utexas.edu 05 AUSTINHISTORY CENTER’S The Contemporary Austin will open its new spring exhibits Jan. 23, including “Bible Eye,” featuring the work of Norwegian photographer Torbjørn Rødland. To commemorate the opening of the new exhibit, the modern art museum will host a conversation between Rødland and American photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia. 7 p.m. Free. 512-453-5312. www.thecontemporaryaustin.org (Courtesy Sarah Schultz/Contemporary ATX)

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Dr. Eve Weber PhD Licensed Clinical Psychologist

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COMMUNITY CHALLENGE The nonprot organization dedicated to improving the health of Texans hosts this competition to improve community health. Participants can register online; earn points by engaging in healthy activities; and can join as part of a school, company or team. Free. 512-533-9555. www.ittcommunitychallenge.com 14 THROUGH FEB. 18 ‘THE PATH TO RACIAL EQUITY’ VIRTUAL CONVERSATION SERIES A group of 17 local organizations hosts this virtual series of discussions with experts on racial inequity in the Austin community. The series occurring weekly on Thursdays includes guests Tom Hawkins, president and CEO of the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce, on Feb. 4 and Chas Moore, executive director and founder of the Austin Justice Coalition, on Feb. 18. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. www.austinchamber.com/events/the- path-to-racial-equity-virtual-conversations 30 THROUGH FEB. 06 AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAONLINE CONCERT “Slavic Splendor” features works from Antonin Dvorak, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Modest Mussorgsky, Igor Stravisky and Sergei Prokoev. The ASO has virtual concerts scheduled through spring. AT AUSTIN FILMSOCIETY The Sundance Film Festival, which normally takes place at a ski resort in Utah, will take place digitally and via satellite partners, including Austin Film Society, which is hosting drive-in screenings. Various times. $25 per car, $15 per additional passenger. Jourdan- Bachman Pioneer Farms, 10621 Pioneer Farms Drive, Austin. 512-322-0145. www.austinlm.org 7 p.m. $50. 512-476-6064. www.austinsymphony.org 28 THROUGH FEB. 03 SUNDANCE FILMFESTIVAL

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ANGELINAEBERLYCELEBRATION The Austin History Center Association presents its annual fundraiser, which is moving online this year. The virtual event features the play “All Aboard! The Train Arrives in Austin,” written by local playwright Paullette MacDougal, which dramatizes the arrival of the rst train in Austin in 1871. The annual event is named for Eberly, an innkeeper who red a cannon shot in 1842 to start o the “Archives War,” alerting residents that rangers sent by president Sam Houston were taking ocial archives in an eort to move the capital from Austin to Houston. Noon. $75-$100.512-270-0132. www.austinhistory.net 06 AND 13 ‘THE SCIENCE OF POLLINATION’ ONLINE CLASS This class for gardeners from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildower Center is hosted by Alice LeDuc, adjunct professor of horticulture at Texas State University. She will help gardeners learn how plants have adapted to attract pollinators and how gardeners can bring more butteries and bees to their gardens. 1-3 p.m. $40. www.wildower.org 12 A VIRTUAL DISCUSSIONWITH MARGARET ATWOOD Atwood, the author of books such as The Handmaid’s Tale and Alias Grace , will discuss her work in the context of current events in this event moderated by Emily Ramshaw of online news organization The 19th. 7 p.m. $15-$30. 512-472-5470. www.austintheatre.org

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The city of Austin grew by more than 86,000 residents between 2014 and 2019 according to estimates released in December by the U.S. Census Bureau. That 10.02% growth rate outpaces the statewide rate of 8.31% over the same time period. However, Travis County as a whole grew faster then the city, going from 1.09 million residents to a population of 1.23 million according to the estimates, an increase of 12.26%.

The population of Dripping Springs nearly doubled between 2014 and 2019 according U.S. Census Bureau estimates, increasing 92.27% from 2,088 to 4,119 residents. The median household income, meanwhile, jumped 38.1% from $57,929 to $80,000 per year. That income level is slightly above the median in Hays County as a whole, which is $68,717.

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LOCAL DEMOGRAPHICS *HISPANIC AND LATINO INDIVIDUALS MAY BE OF ANY RACE. THE OTHER CATEGORIES LISTED DO NOT INCLUDE HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS.

POPULATION CHANGE Austin Dripping Springs

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME

33.91% 48.28%

23.82% 73.03% 0.46% 0% 1.19% 0% 1.51% 0%

Hispanic or Latino*

10.02% 92.27% Five-year change

$55,216

2014

White

7.43% 0.19% 7.53% 0.02% 0.2% 2.44%

Black or African American

$71,516

2019

American Indian or Alaska native

Asian

Native Hawaiian or other Pacic Islander Some other race Two or more races

$57,929

2014

Texas 8.31%

$80,000

2019

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OTHER PROJECTS TO FOLLOW IN 2021 While these projects have not yet started construction, they will be moving forward in 2021 for South Austin residents to keep an eye on.