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tuneups, minor repairs, and adjustment work to cars once operational. The con- struction or opening timeline is unknown. www.servicestreet.com 8 Skin Spirit , a Silicon Valley-based medical clinic, is slated to open a new location later this year at 3300 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 290, West Lake Hills. The clinic o ers an array of aesthetic services for the face and body, such as Botox, facials, laser hair removal, CoolSculpting and more. Clients can also shop from a range of skin and body care products from brands such as Colorscience and SkinCeuticals. www.skinspirit.com 9 Tomlinson’s Feed , an Austin-based business that specializes in natural and healthy pet products, will open a new location this fall at 2009 Main St., Ste. A-110, Lakeway. This store will be replacing the existing store in Lakeway at 2303 S. RR 620, Ste. 180. Tomlinson’s Marketing Manager Lily Hutchinson said the store is aiming for a grand opening party in November. The store will sell food, treats, toys and other supplies for cats and dogs. www.tomlinsons.com RELOCATIONS 10 Lakeway City Council approved a special-use permit May 15 to TexARTS for operations at a new location. TexARTS is a nonpro t arts organization that hosts an academy and various art-based events whose owner applied for a permit for operations at a new location. Since 2007, TexARTS has been located in the Lohmans Crossing Shopping Center at 2300 Lohmans Spur, Ste. 160, Lakeway,
but has always sought a more permanent space, according to a letter from interim Executive Director Sandy Cox. In March, TexARTS began the process of purchasing an old bank at 1110 N. RM 620, Lakeway. The property has almost 10,000 square feet of space, which will be utilized for up to 135 seats, performance areas and dance rooms. The nonpro t will host a celebration on New Year’s Eve at the new facility. www.tex-arts.org CLOSINGS 11 Las Palapas , located at 7409 N. RM 620, announced its closure July 13, nearly a year after it opened. The loca- tion was not meeting the restaurant’s standards of providing quality food and service, according to a Facebook post. However, there are new locations for the area already in the works. The San Anto- nio-based Tex-Mex chain serves enchila- das, autas, quesadillas, fajitas and more. www.laspalapas.com ANNIVERSARIES Game Time Dog Services , a dog-walking and pet-sitting service, celebrated its 10-year anniversary in Austin on July 12. Game Time has a wide service area including South Austin to North Austin, Rollingwood, Mueller and more. Amy Fiala founded Game Time Dog Services to provide quality care to pets in the region while owners are away. The business not only o ers dog walking and pet sit- ting, but its services also include baths, minor grooming, yard poop pickup and providing a wedding day pet attendant. www.gametimedogservices.com
Reach for the Stars ATX held a private workshop at Cimarron Hills Golf and Country Club.
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FEATURED IMPACT COMING SOON Reach for the Stars ATX, an organization that provides workshops for children, will begin o ering an after-school enrichment program for elementary school students at Lake Travis ISD this fall. The program was founded in late 2022 by Barbara Achilles Minardi, who has spent time as a substitute teacher in the school district. In her time working at LTISD, Achilles Minardi noticed the number of enrichment programs o ered after school for students. She set up a meeting with the district and pitched Reach for the Stars ATX. “I’ve worked with children pretty much my whole life,” Achilles Minardi said. “When I was in high school, I was an etiquette [assistant] coach. ... That gave me the background [and] maybe something would work where I’m living now, but I wanted to tweak it a little bit. I didn’t want it to be super old fashioned.” Programming at Reach for the Stars ATX is centered around education-
based workshops that deal with a range of topics from social etiquette to communication skills and resiliency. One program in particular she will be leading in LTISD is called “Super Leaders” which is a leadership enrichment program where kids will be taught about iconic leaders in the world and in history. She has held numerous workshops for children at the Lakeway Activity Center and the Hill Country Galleria. Some workshops are open to the public, while others are private at exclusive golf and country clubs. “While I am happy to have the opportunity to have my workshops at these esteemed locations, my ultimate goal is to have them available to the general public around Austin and San Antonio, where I’m originally from, as well as in schools,” Achilles Minardi said. Students at LTISD can participate in Reach for the Stars beginning the rst week of October. www.reachforthestarsatx.com
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