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• Opening TBD • 350 Texas Ave., Ste. 250, Round Rock • www.digitalbrandsgroup.co
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9 Rivian A Jan. 13 project filing for a $9.5 million sales and service center for the electric vehicle brand shows plans for a 46,018-square-foot building on an undeveloped site at the northwest corner of O’Connor Drive and SH 45 in Round Rock. • Opening TBD • 140 Crossroads Drive, Round Rock • www.rivian.com
Relocations
12 Claw Galaxy The claw game arcade offers a selection of collectors items such as blind boxes, plushies and anime figures as prizes. • Opened Dec. 31 • 3203 S. I-35, Ste. 520, Round Rock • www.instagram.com/clawgalaxyroundrock
13 Marble Slab Creamery The ice cream shop offers scoops, sundaes, shakes, smoothies and ice cream cakes. • Opened Dec. 22 • 200 University Blvd., Ste. 630, Round Rock • www.marbleslab.com
10 Arepitas The restaurant shared a Facebook post announcing the relocation Dec. 8. It will reopen in the space formerly occupied by The Point ATX, which closed in November. The restaurant offers Venezuelan cuisine such as empanadas, tostones and arepas, as well as a variety of tacos, sandwiches and burgers. • Opening TBD • 910 RM 620, Round Rock • www.arepitasusa.com
Expansions
11 Lone Star Circle of Care The healthcare provider is expanding offerings at Texas A&M Health Science Center in Round Rock to offer local specialty care and launch a new endocrinology program. Services in the new specialty will be led by Dr. Avinash Ravipati, a board‑certified internist and endocrinologist. • Opened Jan. 12 • 3950 N. A.W. Grimes Blvd., Round Rock • www.lonestarcares.org
operated, its members have raised over $750,000 to support speech and hearing health. • www.rrsertoma.org
• Closed Jan. 4 • 3001 Joe DiMaggio Blvd., Round Rock • www.thekenneyfort.com
15 Top Notch Axe Throwing The entertainment venue closed its Round Rock location due to “leasing issues” at the Mays Crossing retail center, according to a social media post shared in December. Per the post made on the business’s Facebook page, the same owners will be returning to the area with a new concept, Top Shot BB Gun Bar, later this year. • Closed in December
Closings
14 The Kenney Fort Pub The restaurant and pub announced via Facebook that it plans to close in early January. The English pub, owned by Tim Jones, first opened in November 2020 after Jones and his family moved from England to Round Rock. The restaurant’s menu has featured American fare, but also included English options such as fish and chips, bangers and mash, and sticky toffee pudding.
In the news
Round Rock Sertoma Club The organization dedicated to assisting the hearing impaired marked 50 years of service in the Round Rock area in December. In the 50 years the organization has
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