North Central Austin Edition | March 2026

BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF

Coming soon

Expansions

In the news

7 Texas French Bread The Austin bakery is opening a new storefront at its original location, which closed following a fire in 2022. The bakery serves breakfast and lunch sandwiches as well as assortments of fresh bread, sweets and pastries. • Opening in April

9 H-E-B Hancock Center The Hancock Center grocery store in North Central Austin has been renovated and expanded to include more offerings for customers. The 125,000-square foot store now includes a 31,000-square feet addition, featuring a True Texas BBQ restaurant, larger Meal Simple section with more grab-and-go offerings, and expanded Sushiya sushi station. • Reopened Feb. 20 • 1000 E. 41st St., Austin • www.heb.com

12 Mandola’s Italian Kitchen The locally owned restaurant from Damian and Trina Mandola first opened 20 years ago, in North Austin’s The Triangle in 2006. Since then, it has expanded to three additional Austin-area locations and can be found in Florida. • 4700 W. Guadalupe St., Ste. 12, Austin • www.mandolas.com

• 2900 Rio Grande Blvd., Austin • www.texasfrenchbread.com

restaurant on the street. Kinsho offers an a la carte menu, as well as an omakase option. • Opened in March • 51 Rainey St., Ste. 140A, Austin • Instagram: kinshoaustin 8 Laura Rathe Fine Art Gallery The contemporary art gallery, with locations in Houston and Dallas, is now opening in downtown Austin. The gallery is owned by Laura Rathe, while Nicole Donaldson serves as director and Dawn Ohmer as associate director. • Opening March 28

completed upgrades to the fitness equipment and space in the gym.

Relocations

• 979 Springdale Road, Austin • www.boulderingproject.com

10 Ruiz Salon The local hair salon is relocating from its Lamar Boulevard and Fifth Street location to the Hyde Park area. • Relocating this spring • 4301 Guadalupe St., Austin • www.ruizsalon.com

Closings

13 Hoover’s Cooking The soul food restaurant is closing its doors after almost 30 years in business as owner Hoover Alexander retires. • Closing May 31 • 2002 Manor Road, Austin

In the news

• 907 W. Fifth St., Austin • www.laurarathe.com

11 Austin Bouldering Project The climbing gym’s Springdale location recently

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