San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | February 2022

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anniversary Jan. 26. Fresco oers food bowls for all lifestyles such as vegan, paleo and keto. There are four preselect- ed bowls customers can choose from, or they can customize their bowls with a selection of ingredients, such as arugula, kale, beans, chicken, falafel, tofu and 9 Orangetheory Fitness , located at 243 Wonder World Drive, Ste. 108, San Marcos, celebrated ve years of business in January. The studio oers high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, workout classes that incorporate rowing, cardio and strength training to provide a metabolism boost and burn calories. The classes are led by personal training coaches to ensure form and heart rates are monitored throughout the class. 512-357-3057. www.orangetheory.com 10 Umami Sushi , located across from Texas State University at 700 N. LBJ Drive, Ste. 105, San Marcos, will celebrate ve years of business in March. David Lee opened the restaurant in 2017 and oers a variety of sushi rolls and other Japanese dishes such as steamed chashu buns and more. 737-213-4052. www.frescoeats.com tempura. 512-667-7903. www.umamiumami.com IN THE NEWS 11 On Nov. 1, Christus Santa Rosa announced it will invest in the San Marcos area by partnering with Live Oak Health Partners to expand its medical footprint and oer aordable medical care. Formerly known as the Live Oak Community Clinic

at 401-A Broadway St., San Marcos, the lo- cation is now called Christus Trinity Clinic, one of almost 50 locations with over 1,000 clinicians in a handful of states. Live Oak Health Partners provides primary and spe- cialty care in San Marcos and Wimberley. 512-805-5650. www.christushealth.org COMMUNITY 12 The San Marcos Art League donated 4,000 meals to Hays County residents through the Hays County Food Bank, lo- cated at 220 Herndon St., San Marcos, as part of its holiday season fundraiser. The league raised $1,000 through ornament sales and donations, which was then passed onto the food bank. According to a representative from the food bank, $1 equals four meals, thus equating to 4,000 meals total. The Hays County Food Bank is dedicated to helping those who are food insecure throughout the county. The San Marcos Art league is a nonprot organization that helps foster art and community within the city. www.haysfoodbank.org, www.artleaguesmtx.org 13 All Bubba’s 33 and Texas Roadhouse locations, including the location at 1502 I-35, San Marcos, are organizing a fundraiser in support of the American Tinnitus Association. All locations are donating 100% of all prots Feb. 7 to the ATA in honor of the restaurant’s founder, Kent Taylor. Through March 31, Texas Roadhouse is donating 10% of online sales of Texas Roadhouse/ATA co-branded gift cards to the ATA. 512-353-7427. www.texasroadhouse.com

Texas State is one of the rst higher education partners Amazon announced for the program.

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FEATURED IMPACT SCHOOL NOTES Texas State University , located at 601 University Drive, San Marcos, announced Jan. 14 that online retail giant Amazon selected the school as a partner in its Career Choice program for its employees. Amazon’s program previously oered prepaid tuition to hourly employees for training in certain professions the company considers “high demand,” such as aircraft mechanics, commercial truck drivers and nurses, according to its website. Since 2012, more than 50,000 employees have taken advantage of the program globally. This year, Amazon is expanding the program to include hundreds of education partners across the U.S. and will pay full college tuition to hourly employees who have been employed with the company for more than 90 days. Now Texas State can count itself as one of those partners. The company is investing $1.2 billion nationally to facilitate the eort with a goal of 300,000 employees across the country taking advantage of the program by 2025, according to a press release. “We’re looking forward to Texas State

coming on board as an education partner for Career Choice, adding to the hundreds of best-in-class oerings available to our employees,” said Tammy Thiemann, global program lead of Amazon’s Career Choice program. The program applies to both the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses, according to Texas State spokesperson Jayme Blaschke. Amazon operates two fulllment center warehouses in San Marcos and a sortation center in Kyle, and it employs more than 14,500 full- and part-time workers across the Austin-San Antonio corridor, Amazon regional spokesperson Daniel Martin said. www.amazoncareerchoice.com, www.txstate.edu

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