South Central Austin Edition | May 2023

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Businesses that have recently opened or are coming soon, relocating or expanding

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3 House of Preservation —a Dal- las-based medical spa that oers skin care and beauty treatments—opened its rst Austin location in March. The spa, founded by friends Brittany Rick- etts and Rylie Bland, oers laser hair removal, facials, microneedling and other aesthetic procedures. House of Preservation is located in the Triangle at 815 W. 47th St., Ste. 100, Austin. www.houseofpreservation.com 4 A new addiction treatment facility called The Meadows Outpatient Center opened May 5. The facility oers an eight-week intensive outpatient pro- gram for patients with drug or alcohol addiction and other mental health issues. The facility includes a yoga studio, an expressive arts area and more. The Mead- ows Outpatient Center is located at 3721 Executive Center Drive, Ste. 102, Austin. 866-356-9801. www.meadowsoutpa- tient.com/locations/austin-texas 5 On May 15, Shalom Austin cele- brated the opening of its renovated and expanded Dell Jewish Community Center at 7300 Hart Ln., Austin. The 37,805-square-foot, two-story facility includes a tness center, living room, cafe, education center, meeting rooms and all-gender restrooms. 512-735-8000. www.shalomaustin.org 6 Local mini-chain One Taco opened its eighth Austin location next to sports bar Little Woodrows on 5425 Burnet Road, No. 110, Austin, in late April. The new taqueria serves breakfast tacos— including one with eggs, bacon and potato wrapped in a pancake with a side of maple syrup—street-style tacos including carne asada and al pastor, and

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several vegetarian options. The restau- rant also serves agua frescas and the “Me Latte” with cold brew and horchata. www.onetaco.com CLOSINGS 7 The JuiceLand location at 4500 Duval St., Austin, permanently closed at the end of April due to rising rent costs. Vinyl shop Exploded Records, which was inside the Duval JuiceLand, relocated to the 2828 Guadalupe St., Austin location in May. JuiceLand serves fresh-pressed juices, smoothies, wellness shots and plant-based meals. www.juiceland.com ANNIVERSARIES 8 Texas Archive of the Moving Image celebrated 20 years in business in April. The Austin-based lm archive is used as a resource for educators, students and the public. Since its founding in 2003, the organization has digitized 48,000 lms and videos. TAMI’s oce is located at 3908 Ave. B, Ste. 105, Austin. www.texasarchive.org

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craft cocktails and over 60 selec- tions of wine. The restaurant is led by Cameron Lockley, the owner of Gusto Italian Kitchen + Wine Bar, and Execu- tive Chef Jason Tallent. 512-649-4844. www.graciamediterranean.com 2 A new buet-style hot pot restau- rant called Soupleaf opened at 6929 Airport Blvd., Austin, in late April. The family-owned restaurant serves south- ern-style Chinese hot pot menu with a variety of soup bases, meats, seafood and vegetable options. 512-373-3378. www.soupleaotpot.com

1 Gràcia , a new full-service Mediterra- nean restaurant and wine bar, opened at 4800 Burnet Road, Ste. 450, Austin, in the former Flu Meringues+More space in early April. Gràcia’s menu focuses on seafood and features dishes such as gnocchi paired with a seafood bolognese, roasted baby eggplant seasoned with Aleppo chili oil and shrimp wrapped in serrano ham. The drink menu includes

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