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4 A third Waxxpot , a full-service waxing salon, opened in Austin on Nov. 22. The salon, located in the Central Park Shopping Center at 4001 N. Lamar Blvd., is owned by locals Stephanie and Tom Sloss. Services include body waxing, facial and eyebrow waxing, lash lifts and lash tints. The other Austin locations are at 830 W. Third St. and 4211 S. Lamar Blvd. There are 13 Waxxpot salons throughout Ohio, Georgia, Colorado and Texas. 737-900-7980. www.waxxpot.com 5 Camera Exchange opened an Austin location at 5925 Burnet Road on Nov. 15. The shop offers lens recommendations to photographers as well as new and used equipment. The company has operated for more than 40 years in San Antonio, and it has one other location at 6635 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio. 512-520-5161. www.austin.cameraxrentals.com COMING SOON 6 Lazarus Brewing will open a second location at 4803 Airport Blvd., Austin, the space formerly occupied by I Luv Video. According to owner Christian Cryder, the brewery is on track to open by June. Lazarus Brewing’s original location is at 1902 E. Sixth St., Austin. 512-394-7620. www. lazarusbrewing.com 7 Austin State Hospital is on schedule to open its new 240-bed facility in June 2023. The facility is at the same site, 4110 Guadalupe St., as the current hospital. However, the new building is on the back of the lot, so the construction is mainly visible from North Lamar Boulevard, next to the Central Market shopping center. www.hhs.texas.gov NAME CHANGE 8 Austin-based technology company Aunt Bertha , located at 3429 Executive Center Drive, Austin, became findhelp in November. The new brand is intended to better match the company’s purpose— connecting people looking for help with services, including housing, health care and other basic needs. The platform connects over 200,000 people with help nationally each week. 512-717-0518. www.findhelp.org
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more. The first location is at 515 S. Congress Ave., Ste. 104, Austin, and opened in 2016. 512-275-6448. www.ivitamintherapy.com 3 Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream opened a new location in The Triangle at 4616 Triangle Ave. on Dec. 2. Some of the shop’s signature flavors include Brambleberry Crisp and the dairy-free Texas Sheet Cake. It sells ice cream by the scoop and in pints. This is the third location in Austin. The other two shops are located at 11601 Rock Rose Ave., Ste. 110, Austin, and 1208 S. Congress Ave., Austin. The company is based in Ohio. 512-823-0229. www.jenis.com
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1 Soul Food restaurant Ham Bonz opened takeout-only service Nov. 1 at 5610 N. I-35, Austin. The restaurant is operating out of the 5610 Interstate Food Co. commercial kitchen. Its menu features country-fried chicken wings, fried catfish, and macaroni and cheese. 512-808-6430. www.hambonzsoulfood.com 2 IVitamin Hydration Lounge opened its second location at 2700 W. Anderson Lane, Ste. 227, on Jan. 21. The lounge offers a range of IV drips that focus on energy, immunity, hydration and
CLOSINGS 9 North Austin pet store P&F Pet Provisions , formerly Phydeaux and Friends Pet Provisions, closed Jan. 2. The announcement cited the pandemic as a reason for the store’s closing. The pet store, located at 7816 Burnet Road, Austin, offered products for cats, dogs, chickens and other animals. The store celebrated its fifth anniversary in March. 512-956-9000. www.pandfpet.shop
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