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8 St. Johns Therapy Center The Center for Child Protection opened its third facility in Northeast Austin, the St. Johns Therapy Center, which will provide free counseling and treatment in English and Spanish to children in Travis County. The new center creates therapeutic plans to help victims of trauma and works with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Travis County District Attorney’s O ce, Dell Children’s Medical Center and more than a dozen local police departments. • Opened April 8 • 1033 La Posada Drive, Ste. 200, Austin • www.centerforchildprotection.org 9 Modern Bar Urbanspace Hospitality has debuted a new cocktail destination in the Rainey Street District. The bar is located on the rst oor of The Modern Austin Residences. • Opened April 10 • 90 Rainey St., Ste. 100, Austin • www.modernbaratx.com
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12 Wahoo’s The national seafood chain is opening in Riverside’s South Shore District, according to a ling with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. • 1333 Shore District Drive, Austin • www.wahoos.com 13 Karaz A Middle Eastern restaurant from the team behind Suerte, Este and Bar Toti is headed to East Austin. Karaz—named after the Arabic word for cherry—will be led by Executive Chef Alejandra Kuri, who currently serves as the Chef de Cuisine at Este. • 2627 Manor Road, Austin 14 Royal Blue Grocery The urban grocer will bring a new location of its corner shop concept to Mueller. The 2,158-square-foot grocery store could be completed by late 2026, according to a ling with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. • 2010 Aldrich St., Austin 15 Paramount Theatre Paramount Theatre will temporarily close, beginning mid-June, for its rst major renovation in over half a century, according to a news release. The restoration is
17 ThoroughFare CEO Ryan Goebel and co-founder Nick Vukmaravich opened a new market in Mueller o ering bakery, café, deli and grocery items all made by the brand. The products are made without seed oil, arti cial preservatives, colors or avors. ThoroughFare held a soft opening on March 17, according to general manager Arturo Carrasquillo, and a grand opening event with a block party will be held on May 21. • Opened March 17 • 1905 Aldrich St., Ste. 110, Austin • www.thoroughfare.com 18 The Vortex City o cials approved a nearly $110,000 economic incentive deal with the nonpro t community theater and bar in March. Austin Economic Development’s Place-Based Enhancement Program is aimed at providing a ordability relief to longtime local businesses, nonpro ts and creative entities. • 2307 Manor Road, Austin • www.vortexrep.org
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10 Every Body Jams The local music school o ers a variety of programs including private lessons, band coaching, songwriting and more. • Opened May 1 • 1602 E. Cesar Chavez St., Austin • www.everybodyjams.com 11 Counter Culture Owner of the plant-based restaurant, Sue Davis, is gearing up to open a permanent Counter Culture restaurant in Austin this summer, she said. Counter Culture had a previous food trailer, and later a brick and mortar, before Davis closed the location to build a purposeful space, according to its website. • Opening summer • 5812 Berkman Drive, Austin • www.countercultureaustin.com
expected to take 8-9 months. • 713 N. Congress Ave., Austin • www.austintheatre.org
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16 Bouldering Project The climbing gym’s Springdale location recently completed upgrades to the tness equipment and space in the gym and are moving forward with locker room upgrades this spring.
• 979 Springdale Road, Austin • www.boulderingproject.com
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