San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | July 2023

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Celeste Manz, left, reopened Sign Arts on May 11 following previous owner John Diaz’s death.

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FEATURED IMPACT NEW OWNERSHIP Sign Arts, a sign-making shop located at 205 Cheatham St., San Marcos, reopened May 11 with new owner Celeste Manz after former owner John Diaz died in 2021. Sign Arts will celebrate its 40th anniversary in July. Manz said she aims to carry on Diaz’s legacy. Diaz opened Sign Arts in 1983 and was a highly involved member of the community. He served on the dais as a City Council member and was also involved with the League of United Latin American Citizens. “Over the years, he was very dedicated

EXPANSIONS 10 Truly Pure Rellery, a locally owned rell shop located at 331 W. Hopkins St., San Marcos, celebrated the grand open- ing of its newly renovated Truly Pure Craft Bar on June 10. The shop, which is owned and operated by the McGarvey family, is the company’s rst rell shop in Texas and aims to reduce single-use plastics by encouraging people to bring a clean, dry container; weigh it; rell it with hand soap, shampoo, conditioner, etc. from the store; weigh it again; and then pay. Truly Pure Rellery oers all-natural, nontoxic products, including high-quality skin care products, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, laundry detergent, dish soap, bath salts and more. The McGarveys renovated the storage room to make it the Truly Pure Craft Bar. Customers can

select a recipe from a recipe book and create bath bombs, sugar scrubs and room sprays. The renovations also in- clude a variety of kombucha on tap from Buddha’s Brew, an Austin-based kombu- cha company. www.trulypurerellery.com RENOVATIONS 11 Great American Cookies, Pret- zelmaker at the Tanger Outlets in San Marcos temporarily closed for remodeling June 26. The bakery will be expand- ing to include a Marble Slab location. Great American Cookies oers freshly baked gourmet cookies, brownies and cookie cakes. Pretzelmaker oers hand- rolled pretzels. The store is projected to reopen in late July. 512-392-6989. www.greatamericancookies.com

to the community, to nonprots and to charities,” Manz said. “In our last conversation, he was like, ‘I know you went to school to study accounting, but you were perfect here.’” Sign Arts oers logo creation, lighted signs, vinyl lettering and other promotional products. 512-396-4140

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