Bastrop - Cedar Creek Edition | August 2025

BY AMANDA CUTSHALL & JOEL VALLEY

6 The Learning Experience The child care center will offer curriculum focused on hands-on activities to allow children to develop intellectually, socially and cognitively, according to The Learning Experience website. • 199 SH 304, Bastrop • www.thelearningexperience.com

and Austin-based composer and pianist Joseph Martin. • 1201 Water St., Bastrop • www.fbcbastrop.org

Coming soon

Closings

9 Sweet Tea Cafe Owners Randy and Jessica Walker closed the diner’s doors 10 months after opening. Sweet Tea Cafe offered scratch-made meals including $5 breakfasts, $7 lunches and $0.50 coffees. • Closed Aug. 4 • 117 Main St., Smithville

Relocations

7 Liberty Dance Center Owner and Director Marisa Bain will relocate her dance center to a 4,980-square-foot facility, which broke ground in July. Liberty Dance Center offers a range of dance classes, including ballet, pointe, musical theater and more. Classes are available for ages 2 and older, including adults. • Relocating in 2026 • 134 Hasler Shores, Bastrop • www.libertydancecentertx.com

Worth the trip

10 N28 Ristorante & Pizzeria Owner Marco Borghi will open the Southern Italian restaurant inside the former Bearded Baking Company spot, which closed in January. Menu items at N28 will range from Neapolitan wood- fired pizzas to handmade pasta, antipasti and more.

Fortune Teller Bar Owner Thomas Bailey’s all-day spot features coffees and cocktails. The mostly outdoor venue offers seating under the refurbished pavilion, while a restored 1920s-era cottage, formerly located behind Hill’s Cafe and slated for demolition, serves as the interior. • Opened June 30 • 5604 S. Congress Ave., Austin • www.fortunetelleratx.com

• Opening in September • 1006 Main St., Bastrop • www.numero28austin.com

In the news

8 First Baptist Church—Bastrop The congregation celebrated the church’s 175th anniversary on Aug. 3, with former pastors, local leaders,

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