South Central Austin Edition | September 2024

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BY ELLE BENT, SARAH HERNANDEZ, HALEY MCLEOD & BEN THOMPSON

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5 Tzintzuntzan As Mexican restaurant Fonda San Miguel owner Tom Gilliland nears the celebration of 50 years operating in North Austin, Gilliland announced the birth of a new concept to be called Tzintzuntzan—pronounced “zin-zoon-zhan.” The new venue, to be located just next door, will serve up all the same authentic Mexican cuisine, but for breakfast and lunch. • Opening March 2025 • 2330 W. North Loop Blvd., Austin 6 Texas Thrift The thrift store is relocating from its East Austin location at 5319 N. IH-35, Austin, to North Austin. Texas thrift oers secondhand clothing and household items. The store will celebrate its grand reopening Sept. 21 with music, giveaways and free food. • Relocating in September • 8740 Research Blvd., Austin • www.buythrift.com 7 Spec’s Wine, Spirits & Finer Food The 17th Austin-area Spec’s Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods store will replace what was a Randalls grocery store. The family-owned business opened in Houston in 1962 and now has more than 100 stores throughout the state. Spec’s rst came to Austin in 2007 oering alcohol, cigars, gifts and more. • Opening in fall 2025

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3 Antiques of Oakmont The new antique shop opened this summer, and is a curated collection of vintage goods oering furniture, art and trinkets. Vendors make up the store including Mad Man Vintage and South Congress Books. • Opened Aug. 1 4 UFCU The credit union opened a new, full-service branch location in August, located within the 1000 building at the Austin Community College Highlands campus. • Opened Aug. 26 • 6101 Highland Campus Drive, Bldg. 1000, Austin • www.ufcu.org/locations/acc-highland • 1803 W. 35th St., Ste. A, Austin • Instagram: antiquesofoakmont Austin’s newest dim sum and Chinese restaurant, Ling Wu Asian Restaurant at The Grove opened in the Rosedale neighborhood o Burnet Road this summer. Dishes include soup dumplings, egg rolls and Kung Pao shrimp, as well as chef specials like Peking duck, roasted duck pancakes and curry ox tail. Ling Wu is also found in Lantana Place. • Opened July 26 • 2625 Perseverance Drive, Austin • www.lingwugrove.com

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In the news

1 Nike Training Studio the Triangle Nike opened its rst of three planned Austin tness studios at The Triangle this summer. The Nike Training Studio, a partnership with FitLab, oers clients strength and high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, workouts across multiple class formats. • Opened Aug. 19 • 4615 N. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 305, Austin • www.nikestudios.com

8 Mixtape Marketing Local marketing agency Mixtape Marketing turns 15 years old in October. The agency was co-founded by Charlie Brown and Ben Steckbeck, supporting clients

from a variety of industries. • 1509 W. Koenig Lane, Austin • www.mixtapeagency.com

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