Southwest Austin Dripping Springs Edition | February 2023

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COMING SOON 7 Steepologie Teas will open in the spring at Barton Creek Square Mall, 2901 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin. It will be located on the upper-level Dil- lard’s wing next to Sephora. Steeplogie Teas offers more than 230 fresh, loose- leaf teas and 50 bagged teas in addition to tea dishware, gift packs and more. 831-226-7925. www.steepologie.com EXPANSIONS 8 Circuit of the Americas will open an amusement park featuring more than two dozen rides on the property at turns 19 and 20. COTA is located at 9201 Cir- cuit of the Americas Blvd., Austin. The project is currently known as COTALand, and it will have a tilt coaster—a track segment that rotates cars into a vertical position before dropping them—which will be the first of its kind in America. Another coaster that will be offered is the Palindrome, which is a shuttle coaster that will take riders up 90 de- grees and go over COTA Boulevard. The park will be open in 2024 at the earliest. www.circuitoftheamericas.com ANNIVERSARIES 9 Austin Rising School , a homeschool- ing co-op, is celebrating 10 years of serving elementary and middle school students. The school, located at 6800 Westgate Blvd., Austin, is expanding for the 2023-24 school year to offer services to high school students. Stu- dents attend Austin Rising School three days a week within small class sizes.

Iska’s Secrets opened its food truck Dec. 1 at 10542 Menchaca Road, Austin, next to The Hive.

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FEATURED IMPACT NOW OPEN Iska’s Secrets opened its food truck Dec. 1 at 10542 Menchaca Road, Austin, next to The Hive. Chef and owner Iska Gener said all of his food is made from authentic Cuban recipes passed down in his family from one generation to the next. Iska’s Secrets specializes in the Cubano—a Cuban sandwich with roasted pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard pressed in Cuban bread for $13. Other 12 Cosmic Coffee + Beer Garden will celebrate its five-year anniver- sary in mid-March. The coffee and beer garden sits at 121 Pickle Road, Ste. 121, Austin. It features specialty coffee, local beers, craft cocktails and live music with food trucks parked outside the shop. The venue also hosts private events. 512-481-0694. www.cosmichospitalitygroup.com 13 Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe , located at 5517 Menchaca Road, Austin, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in February. Serving traditional, authentic Thai food,

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items on the menu include empanadas, yuca fritas and Cuban coee. 512-287-0872. Facebook: Iska’s Secrets

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Austin Rising High School will provide project-based learning to students. www.austinrisingschool-highschool.com 10 Austin Community College is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023. The college will offer a series of events throughout the spring semester to cele- brate the milestone, officials said. There will also be giveaways of swag at various campuses. The 50th Anniversary Plan- ning Committee will lead the celebrations and is composed of founders, faculty, staff, students and employee associa- tions. The college has multiple locations throughout the Austin area, including a location at 1820 W. Stassney Lane, Austin. www.austincc.edu 11 Cruzteca Mexican Kitchen will cele- brate its five-year anniversary after open- ing March 4, 2018. The Mexican eatery, located at 5207 Brodie Lane, Ste. 125, Austin, in Sunset Valley, serves Tex-Mex fare, such as tacos, tortas and tostadas. To celebrate the five-year anniversary, on March 9 Cruzteca will offer food and drink specials along with live music. 512-291-7726. www.cruzteca.com

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its most popular dishes are the pad thai and the pad see ew. Couples Nam and Rom Noieam and Anuruk Noieam and Rathsamy Sengvixai own the restaurant. 512-326-1619. www.tuktukthaiaustin.com CLOSINGS 14 Cut-N-Shoot Hair Studio at Oak Hill Centre, 6705 Hwy. 290, Ste. 607, Austin, closed its doors Dec. 31. The hair studio has been open for 50 years under differ- ent owners. It closed after the last owner, Robert Tran, retired.

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