Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | June 2023

THIS ISSUE

ABOUT US Owners John and Jennifer Garrett launched Community Impact in 2005, and the company is still locally owned today. We have expanded to include hundreds of team members and have created our own software platform and printing facility. CI delivers 35+ localized editions across Texas to more than 2.5 million residential mailboxes.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS MONTH

FROM LAUREN: It’s that time of year again—time for our annual Health Care Edition. If you are new to the area and need to know where the various hospitals and clinics are, we’ve got you covered. And if you are one of the many who has picked up pickleball in the past few years, our guide (see Pages 16-17) is something you won’t want to miss! Lauren Itz, GENERAL MANAGER

MARKET TEAM GENERAL MANAGER Lauren Itz EDITOR April Kelley REPORTER Zara Flores

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Melissa Johnson ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Jacqueline Harris METRO LEADERSHIP PUBLISHER Travis Baker MANAGING EDITOR Amy Denney COPY EDITOR Kasey Salisbury SENIOR ART PRODUCTION MANAGER Haley Grace CONTACT US 16225 Impact Way, Ste. 1, Pugerville, TX 78660 • 5129896808 CI CAREERS communityimpact.com/careers PRESS RELEASES ltwnews@communityimpact.com ADVERTISING ltwads@communityimpact.com Learn more at communityimpact.com/advertising EMAIL NEWSLETTERS communityimpact.com/newsletter SUPPORT US Join your neighbors by giving to the CI Patron program. Funds support our journalistic mission to provide trusted, local news in your community. Learn more at communityimpact.com/cipatron

CORRECTION: Volume 14, Issue 4 On Page 8, an incorrect date, May 30, ran for a Mermaid Day event at the Lakeway Swim Center. The correct dates for the event are June 4 and July 9. See the correct date and more information about this event in this issue on Page 8. FROM APRIL: Summer is here, and we live in the perfect area for some good old-fashioned hiking. Don’t know where to go? Check out our Regional Trail Guide (see Pages 36-37). Just as important as physical health is mental health, especially among the youth in our community. This month, our front-page story focuses on what mental health care services the school districts in the Lake Travis-Westlake area are providing to students. April Kelley, EDITOR

Meet Travis Baker

Austin Metro Publisher

What’s your typical day as a CI Publisher? TB: One thing I love about my job is that no two days are the same, each lled with new challenges and opportunities. On average, my day starts with some internal meetings. Next, I am in the eld riding along with a sales rep to help pitch a local business as to why our advertising portfolio is the best investment they can make. Then I’m at a chamber networking event, and throughout the day I may be mixing in some editorial decisions on late breaking content, scheduling future stories, etc. Each day my calendar is booked, but rarely is there a day playing out as planned.

What’s your favorite memory working for CI? TB: I’ve had many great memories over my 13 years. One that sticks out the most is when we launched a paper in my hometown of New Braunfels and saw the emails ooding in after our rst delivery. I started documenting them, and when I got to page seven or eight, I realized it was never going to end. The launch was rewarding for myself and also the community.

Where might CI expand to next in your metro? TB: Good question. We have quite a few fans out there, and they are not shy to let us know where we’re needed. I’ve heard from people in Waco, Killeen, Temple, Bastrop and Highland Lakes, to name a few. I look forward to the day that every community across Texas has Community Impact serving it.

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LAKE TRAVIS WESTLAKE EDITION • JUNE 2023