South Central Austin Edition | October 2024

Impacts

BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF

5 Swedish Hill The Austin bakery, cafe and deli will open in Bouldin Creek, taking over what was previously Foxtrot. Owned by the MML Hospitality group, Swedish Hill offers pastries, sandwiches, salads and soups, coffee and more.

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• Opening in early 2025 • 1804 S. First St., Austin • www.swedishhillaustin.com

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6 Crux Climbing Center South The south location of Crux Climbing Center will be closing Dec. 31, but plans for a new location are underway. Crux can also be found in Pflugerville and in North Austin next to Blue Genie Art Bazaar, offering climbing, yoga and fitness. • Relocating late 2025

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3 Day Maker Half Day Cafe From the team behind Jack Allen’s Kitchen and Salt Traders Coastal Cooking, Jack Gilmore and Tom Kamm announced a new breakfast and brunch concept. The menu will include traditional brunch items, like eggs benedict and omelets, while also catering to the fun-loving Austin ambiance with a hangover-slaying Breakfast Burger and Big Belly

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• 220 Ralph Ablanedo Dr., Austin • www.cruxclimbingcenter.com

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Pastrami Sandwich. • Opening this fall

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7 Broken Spoke Austin’s famous honky-tonk dance hall will turn 60 years old in November. Owned by the family of the late James M. White, Broken Spoke has hosted a multitude of country music performers since its opening in 1964 including Willie Nelson and George Strait. • 3201 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin • www.brokenspokeaustintx.net 8 Lions Municipal Golf Course The Muny Conservancy and Austin Founder Lions Club celebrated the 141-acre golf course’s 100th birthday. The AFLC built the course’s first nine holes in November 1924. In 1950, it became the first racially integrated public golf course in the Southern U.S., a milestone recognized by the Texas Historical Commission and the National Register of Historic Places. • 2901 Enfield Road, Austin • www.austintexas.gov/department/lions-municipal- course

• 1101 S. MoPac, Austin • www.daymakeratx.com

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Elementary. Owned by Shekhar Niraj, Tikka House serves North and South Indian dishes and Indo-Chinese. • Opened Sept. 29 • 2026 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin • www.tikkahousetx.com

Now open

1 Rocky’s Bar A tropical-themed bar opened in the courtyard of South Congress Avenue’s Austin Motel. Named after the hotel’s former mascot, a cat called Rocky, the bar offers cocktails and shave ice from a walk-up window. • Opened Oct. 3 • 1220 S. Congress Ave., Austin • www.bunkhousehotels.com/austin-motel/rockys-bar 2 Tikka House Indian Eatery The new Indian restaurant is open in what was previously

Coming soon

4 Austin Bouldering Project The rock climbing gym will open its third Austin location near Cosmic Coffee + Beer Garden, replacing what was a Crux Climbing Center. ABP offers climbing, yoga and

other fitness classes. • Opening March 2025

• 121 Pickle Rd., #100, Austin • www.boulderingproject.com

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