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Jasmin Sky Peña is the owner of Pan Tostado Café and Decor with Amor.

Jasmin Sky Peña is the owner of Pan Tostado Café and Decor with Amor.

Interior design boutique and café calls South Main Street home

Abbey Archer
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
“Do all things with love, with amor.” That’s the business model for Jasmin Sky Peña, who opened interior design store Decor with Amor and Pan Tostado Café with her husband, Mario Esquivel. “You have to do all things with love because that will reflect on your work,” she said.
Tommy McCormick (left) and Cody Hirt sit at the counter in Gold Burger Diner, which will open on the Square later this month.

Tommy McCormick (left) and Cody Hirt sit at the counter in Gold Burger Diner, which will open on the Square later this month.

Gold Burger Diner ready for service on the Square

Abbey Archer
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Burgers, boozy milkshakes, all-day breakfast and a jukebox that plays old tunes are now on the Square.Gold Burger Diner could open as early as next week on Seventh Street in the building that housed Gold’s Department store from 1936 to 1996.
Wayback Burgers opened a new franchise location in Cedar Park off of Whitestone Boulevard, near Walton Way. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Wayback Burgers opened a new franchise location in Cedar Park off of Whitestone Boulevard, near Walton Way. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

New burger restaurant opens in Cedar Park, gives back to community

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Connecticut-based hamburger franchise Wayback Burgers held a grand opening and ribbon cutting for their newest location in Cedar Park. Festivities for the grand opening began with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
This building was the former home of the Georgetown HEB before it moved to its current and bigger location. It will now be a Flor & Decor. (Photo by Nicolas Cicale)

This building was the former home of the Georgetown HEB before it moved to its current and bigger location. It will now be a Flor & Decor. (Photo by Nicolas Cicale)

Former H-E-B to turn into Floor & Decor

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, February 1, 2024
According to a permit from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the former H-E-B located at 1101 South Interstate-35 Frontage Road in Georgetown will turn into a Floor & Decor.  The project will cost an estimated $7,200,000, with construction starting May 1 and finishing in November.

Biz Briefs

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Blue Corn Harvest Bar and Grill will open a new restaurant in Round Rock. The locally owned restaurant —  which originally opened in Cedar Park in 2012 — is a member of Go Texan which helps promote local farmers and businesses in the casual Southwestern-style menu.
Academy in Hutto, located 250 Alliance Boulevard, officially opens to the public. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Academy in Hutto, located 250 Alliance Boulevard, officially opens to the public. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Academy launches grand opening in Hutto

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Academy Sports and Outdoors held a grand opening celebration for its Hutto location this weekend.  To kick off the festivities, the retail store held a preview night for the Hutto YMCA After School program on Thursday, November 16.

Japanese retail store expands to Round Rock

Nalani Nuylan
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
International retail chain Daiso will have its grand opening in La Frontera Village in Round Rock on Saturday, November 18.   The new Daiso store is 7,500 square feet and will offer customers Japanese-inspired home decor, stationery, food and more.
Debbie Wendeler gives a tour of the Fourth of July section of her gift shop. Originally the Bartlett post office, she gets the supplies for the store in Dallas. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Debbie Wendeler gives a tour of the Fourth of July section of her gift shop. Originally the Bartlett post office, she gets the supplies for the store in Dallas. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Big business in Bartlett

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
 “From ghost [town] to boom [town] I’ve seen it all,” - Bebbie Wendeler, owner of Unique Celebrations Floral and Gift Shop   When driving north on State Highway 95, travelers eager to reach their destination can sometimes pass through the small towns along the highway without noticing.
An image shows the first Scheels store in Arizona, which opened this fall. Courtesy of Scheels.

An image shows the first Scheels store in Arizona, which opened this fall. Courtesy of Scheels.

Scheels will bring ferris wheel, huge fish tank to Cedar Park

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Giant sports apparel store Scheels announced it is bringing its second Texas store to Cedar Park. The store is set to open near the H-E-B Center by the fall of 2026.  The facility will be home to 75 specialty shops and boutiques totaling over one million pieces of inventory.
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