Archives for August 2015

Dulce Vida Tequila: Organic Spirits from the Heart of the Hill Country

Written by Mandy Spivey | August 6, 2015

Texas has a reputation for bringing the heat during these summer months.

Some days you get a chance to venture out for an afternoon, hopefully in the comfort of some shade, but there’s just no getting around it. Some days are just hotter.

A Little Village Near Tequila

Founder and CEO of Dulce Vida Spirits, Richard Sorenson, knows the heat well. On his many trips down to San Ignacio to visit the organic tequila farms and distillery down in Jalisco, Mexico, he is reminded of this.

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Open For Business: Check Out 5 New Spots in Lake Travis

Written by Cathy Hale | August 5, 2015

For months we’ve been talking about all of the fun things happening in the Lake Travis area thanks to the return of Lake Travis, from reporting on lake levels to yachting to lakeside parks and recreation. There have been other exciting things happening too!

During this time, a lot of the new businesses we started talking about in early March 2015 are now open for business — or pretty close! The rainy days are behind us, so commercial development in the area has been in full swing.

The Oaks at Lakeway is taking shape quickly and although details about newly confirmed tenants isn’t mentioned on the website, we hear rumblings about who might be coming in. But that’s for a future post!

If you’ve driven by the old Iguana Grill, you’ll see the Lucy’s Fried Chicken sign hanging proudly at the entrance, which is currently surrounded by construction fence. In just a few short months, it will be open!

Let’s take a look at some of the new businesses that have opened their doors this summer.

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