San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | November 2022

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

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for the new training facility located at 4710 Airport Hwy., San Marcos. The training center is being built to keep up with the growth in the city and will provide training sta with the space to practice new techniques in a safe environment. Phase 1 of the project is expected to be completed in 2023 and will feature a two-story residential structure for the training sta. 512-805-2660. 7 Santi’s Tacos , which was previously located at 201 S. LBJ Drive, San Marcos, opened in August inside The Aquarium on the Square at 126 S. Guadalupe St., San Marcos. Santi’s Tacos features a variety of taco styles, tortas, mini quesadillas, veg- etarian options and more. 512-256-1440. Facebook: Santi’s Tacos San Marcos EXPANSIONS Comfort-Air Engineering, Inc. and Primo Plumbing held a ribbon-cutting cere- mony Oct. 20 to celebrate its expansion of service into San Marcos, Buda and Kyle. The San Antonio-based company was founded in 1964 and oers a variety of services for HVAC, such as repair, www.sanmarcostx.gov RELOCATIONS maintenance, replacement and installa- tion. Plumbing services are also oered and include 24-hour emergency services, remodeling, leak detection and more. 210-987-5407. www.comfort-air.com ANNIVERSARIES 8 Christus Trinity Clinic , located at 1920 Corporate Drive, Ste. 208, San Marcos, celebrated its one-year anniver-

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NOW OPEN 1 The Aquarium on the Square , a maritime-themed bar, opened in August at 126 S. Guadalupe St., San Marcos. The Aquarium on the Square features signature “sh bowl” drinks similar to its counterpart on Sixth Street in Austin, with shareable cocktail bowls for two, three, and four or more drinkers with sizes dubbed snapper, marlin and great white, respectively. 512-499-8003. www.aquariumonthesquare.com 2 Business & Community Lenders of Texas held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 3 at 302 W. Hopkins St., Ste. 3, San Marcos, to celebrate its new oce. BCL is a U.S. Treasury Certied Development

Financial Institution and a Small Business Administration Certied Development Corporation with oces in Austin and Dallas. BCL helps community members and business owners with homeowner- ship and entrepreneurship with an em- phasis on diversity, equity and inclusion. 512-383-0027. www.bcloftexas.org 3 The Native Blends opened in Sep- tember at 309 N. Edward Gary St., San Marcos. The Native Blends menu features a range of drinks from coee and teas in a variety of avors and levels of caeine as well as preworkout drinks for energy and protein-packed waes in avors, such as blueberry and banana nut. 512-210-8299. thenativeblendssmtx@gmail.com. 4 Texas Iowa Reclaimed opened a new location Oct. 14 at 9315 RR 12,

Wimberley. The company was founded by Juli Middleton and Emilie Crockett to provide home products using reclaimed wood and other materials. 512-277-4322. www.texasiowareclaimed.com 5 Daughter of the Wild , a boutique retailer, opened in September at 218 N. Guadalupe St., San Marcos. The store oers a variety of handmade products, such as stone jewelry, pa- per products, vintage clothing and antiques as well as house plants. daughterofthewild@gmail.com. www.daughterofthewild.com COMING SOON 6 The San Marcos Fire Department held a groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 30

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