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SOUTH CENTRAL NOW OPEN 1 Affordable cosmetics and jewelry shop Miss A opened inside Barton Creek Square in November. The retailer is known for its selection of $1-and-under makeup products. All products are cru- elty free and made with Food and Drug Administration-approved ingredients. Miss A is located on the mall’s upper level near Lovisa and Auntie Anne’s Pretzels at 2901 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin. www.shopmissa.com 2 A new 12,000-square-foot nightclub called Superstition opened on 110 E. Riverside Drive, Austin, on Dec. 29. The club has a dance floor with DJ sets and live performances, a cocktail lounge and a patio called The Gold Room serving ’70s-themed cocktails. With a capacity of over 1,500 people, Superstition is the largest dance club in Central Austin. www.superstitionatx.com 3 Masa y Más —a counter-style restaurant serving up birria, al pastor and other Mexican favorites—opened at 1817 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin, on Jan. 6. The location was previously Austin Pizza. In addition to serving tacos, tortas, papas
71 rellenas and salads, Masa y Más has a large bar menu. Masa y Más is owned by Chuck Smith and Larry Perdido, two of the four founders of Hopdoddy Burger Bar. 512- 354-1655. www.masaustin.com RELOCATIONS 4 South Congress Books closed its original location Jan. 8. The bookstore had been operating at 1608 S. Congress Ave., Austin, for 11 years. Owner Sheri Tornatore said on social media that the store was priced out of the area. The shop will relocate to 3703 Kerbey Lane, Austin, in March. In the meantime, the store will offer a small selection of products at Uncommon Objects at 1602 Fort View Road, Austin. www.southcongressbooks.com EXPANSIONS 5 Tesla’s Gigafactory —the electric automaker’s 10 million-square-foot head- quarters in southeastern Travis County— will be expanding in 2023. According to six Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filings, plans are in the works to expand the factory by over 1.7 million square feet, amounting to over $800 mil- lion in work. Travis County has received some permit applications, including a
cathode plant, a $260 million endeavor; a Die Shop, costing $59 million; and expan- sions of the existing factory, but not all plans listed with the TDLR. According to the TDLR, construction is slated to begin as early as the end of January. However, projects filed in the TDLR are subject to change. www.tesla.com CLOSINGS 6 Anna’s Toy Depot —a local toy store with a large secondhand selection—closed Dec. 24 after 33 years in business. The owner, Anna Barr, said she made the decision to close following her 60th birthday in early December since the store’s lease at 4220 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 200, Austin, expired the same month. The store opened in 1989, when Barr began her business by buying used toys from garage sales and selling them to child care centers and later opened a store. 7 Trudy’s Del Mar —the spinoff restaurant of local Tex-Mex eatery Trudy’s—closed its 1600 S. Congress Ave., Austin, location at the end of December to make way for a new concept. The restaurant, which opened just over a year ago, offered coastal Tex-Mex dishes. The new concept will occupy the same space and is set to open in the spring. www.trudysdelmar.com
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8 SquareRut Kava Bar —a juice bar that offered drinks with kava, a plant native to the Pacific Islands—closed its 1601 Barton Springs Road, Austin, location Dec. 30. SquareRut Kava Bar owner Tracy Pingel said the location closed because the owners of the building decided to move forward with another company. SquareRut’s two other locations on North Lamar Boulevard and Belterra Village Way will remain open. www.squarerut.com
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