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David McCartney and Amanda Benavidez will open Family First Fitness in early 2023.

hot dogs and more. The shop regular- ly changed the avors of the mochi donut each week. The Austin location at 1700 W. Parmer Lane, Ste. 100, will remain open. www.mochinut.com 12 Stonewall Warehouse , the only LGBTQ bar and club in San Marcos, closed Jan. 1. Located at 141 E. Hopkins St., San Marcos, Stonewall Warehouse opened in 2014 above Freddy C’s Lounge. Stonewall Warehouse manag- er Lena Jacobs said she and her sta received news that the business was set to close and that all sta would be let go on New Year’s Day. Owner Jaime Frailicks told Community Impact in a statement that after years of trying to improve a failing business he thought it best to take up an oer of purchase, and that sta received two weeks severance beyond the sudden closure. A GoFundMe was also created for the employees.

222 W. San Antonio St., San Marcos, cel- ebrated 20 years of service to the com- munity Dec. 12. Also known as the Great- er San Marcos Area Seniors Association, the Price Center aims to provide cultural and intellectual opportunities in social settings through a variety of activities. Activities oered include weekly classes, such as yoga and dance. The Price Center also has two galleries, one of which is a newer addition, the Tiny Garden Gallery. 512-392-2900. www.price-center.org CLOSINGS 11 Mochinut announced the closure of its San Marcos shop, located at 700 N. LBJ Drive, Ste. 102B, on Jan. 5 via social media. The shop opened Sept. 2, 2021, oering a fusion of Japanese mochi rice cakes and a Hawaiian dough- nut. The menu also featured boba,

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FEATURED IMPACT COMING SOON Centered around family, balanced health and inclusivity, Family First Fitness plans to open at 550 S. Guadalupe St., Ste. 109, San Marcos, at the beginning of February. The location will be the home to a gym and tness center and Kettlebell Cafe, which will sell customers smoothies and other healthy snacks. The gym will focus on group training and semiprivate training, oer tness classes and a running club, and host events. Owned by business partners Amanda Benavidez and David McCartney, the

business has been a dream in the making since 2012 and was inspired by the pair’s own weight loss journeys. 512-665-2805. www.familyrsttness.net

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