Cathy Hale

The Lexus of Lakeway Dealership has Arrived

Written by Cathy Hale | April 14, 2015

If you’ve driven towards Lakeway on RR 620 lately and stopped at the light at Kollmeyer Drive, you may have noticed a huge structure taking shape beyond the hillside on your right. Is it a shopping mall? A museum? Nope, that’s the new Lexus of Lakeway dealership.

This 80,000-square-foot facility, which is sitting on about 39 acres, is slated to open in July 2015. While it has the capacity to house about 600 cars, it will typically have 300 cars on-site for the first few years. Two hundred of the 300 vehicles will be new cars representing all nine Lexus models with all color options. Fifty to 100 cars will be used for customer service, so customers can drive one while their car is being serviced.

I had the opportunity to speak with Steven Walker, General Manager at Lexus of Austin about the new dealership. As a Lakeway resident myself since 2007, I’ve seen the project unfold and I’ve certainly heard the dealership debates over the years. But instead of revisiting the history, I was eager to hear Steven’s perspective about the future.

Why does Lexus want to be in Lakeway?

What are you really doing to customize your facility to suit the Lake Travis area?

And let’s be honest, why should we want you here?

Lake Travis Local: Meet Dr. Candace Thrash of Fresh Dermatology

Written by Cathy Hale | April 8, 2015

When Dr. Candace Thrash opened her practice in Lakeway, she put a lot of thought into the name. She wanted it to invoke a sense of a happy work environment that supports its staff and its community, a business that is sensitive to its surroundings and conducts itself with integrity. She also wanted a name that represented her goals for her clients. Candace wants them be healthy, feel youthful and above all, be the best version of themselves. So in 2013, Fresh Dermatology was born.

Candace is a graduate of the University of Texas and earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. After completing her internship at Northwestern University and her residency at the world-famous Cook County Hospital in Chicago, she operated her own practice. Then Candace and her family moved to Austin and the rest as they say, is history.

Lake Travis Lifestyle April Giveaway: Point of Origin in Lakeway

Written by Cathy Hale | April 6, 2015

The sun is shining, the temps are going up, the days are getting longer. You know what that means — it’s only a matter of time until we’re all complaining about the heat? No! Well, yes. But no. It’s time to spring into spring, Lake Travis!

In honor of all things springtime-y, this month we’ve partnered with Point of Origin, a locally owned and operated gift boutique in Lakeway. One lucky winner receives a gorgeous gift basket full of goodies. The retail value of this prize is worth over $150.

This cute basket contains fashionable, functional and fun items like a Vera Bradley wallet, Nora Fleming party napkins and dishes, a Brighton stylus and pen, a tumbler, a few surprises for good measure and a $15 gift card.

Apis Restaurant & Apiary is Buzzing in Spicewood

Written by Cathy Hale | March 30, 2015

We’re always looking for cool concepts and interesting businesses in the Texas Hill Country and there’s one in particular that’s creating a buzz — and we mean that literally! Apis Restaurant and Apiary in Spicewood.

The husband and wife team of Chef Taylor Hall and Casie Hall had a unique vision for this rustic, yet refined restaurant that included a functional honey house.

They wanted to not only serve globally-inspired seasonal dishes, but also use locally-sourced ingredients like honey from their own hives. Hence the name of the restaurant Apis, which comes from the taxonomy of the western honeybee, Apis mellifera.

Beyond Bowties: Lake Travis Education Foundation is Bridging the Gap

Written by Cathy Hale | March 26, 2015

You may have seen pictures from the Lake Travis Education Foundation’s Bowties and Butterflies Gala flooding your Facebook page a few weeks ago, but make no mistake, this event reaches far beyond the playfully coined “Mom Prom” moniker. Those smiling faces in the photos are making a big difference in our children’s education.

This year, the Lake Travis Education Foundation gala raised more than $165,000 with the live auction bringing in $90,000, the silent auction bringing in about $43,000 and straight donations that night alone in the amount of $32,000.

So how does this money help? In more ways than you think. “If your child attends an Lake Travis ISD school, they are touched by a gift that was made possible by the gala,” says LTEF Executive Director Suzanne Stone. “The dollars we raise at the event — and all year long — go right back into the schools.”

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