Impact Round Rock - August 2006

Impact Round Rock - August 2006

Monday, 07 August 2006

1. Chicago Stuffed Pizza

The sixth Mangia Pizza is now open in Round Rock at 1700 East Palm Valley, Ste. 300, next to HEB Plus. Mangia specializes in Chicago stuffed and thin crust pizzas and offers dine-in, carry-out, delivery, and catering. Mangia is the only Texas restaurant to ever receive the “National Independent

Pizza Company of the Year” award by Pizza Today magazine. It is open Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Visit www.mangiapizza.com or call 238-6300 for more information.

2. New Montessori School

Sunrise Montessori of Round Rock, 104 Northwest Dr., is holding their grand opening Aug. 14. They provide a dynamic, hands-on learning environment and are enrolling students 2 ½ to 6 years old. Contact Laura Dodson, 341-2883 or visit www.sunrise-montessori.com.

3. 5K for Clay

5K for Clay is a fun run/walk for the whole family, Saturday, Aug. 26 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Clay Madsen Recreation Center at 1600 Gattis School Road. This benefit is held to help make the recreation center a safe place where leadership and sportsmanship qualities are promoted. The fee for children (17 and under) $10 until Aug. 19, $20 on race day; adults (18+) $15 until Aug. 19, $25 on race day; all Round Rock Fit Participants pay $15. Contact Emily Schulembrect at 218-3217 for more information. To register, visit www.5kforclay.com or call 218-3214.

4. Center opens eight new businesses

Park West Plaza at 602 McNeil Road has opened eight new businesses since February. Jimmy Joseph Real Estate along with Triple J Financial bought the center and moved into two of the office spaces. Eddy Flores opened two stores, TacoMadre restaurant and Mina’s Salon. The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch from 6:30 to 3:00, but plans to expand soon and add a dinner menu and full bar. Distinct Vision and Dr. Julia Emery moved their eyecare office from La Frontera and One Stop Auto Insurance opened as well. Gepetto’s Pizza, a takeout pizza parlor, 244-7000 is opened Fri. – Sun. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Mon – Thurs 4 to 9 p.m. The Dance Spot, a dance studio owned by Quinton Weathers opens Aug. 14. Visit thedancespotx.com for more information.

5. Safe Beacon in Round Rock

Independent insurance agent, Helen Bartholomew, opened her business Safe Beacon Insurance Agency at 1901 E. Palm Valley Blvd, across from the new HEB Plus. Bartholomew is a certified insurance counselor with more than 15 years experience in the insurance business in Central Texas. Call 535-1918 for more information.

6. Communication Solutions

Cricket Communications, 300 Mays Crossing, Ste. 200, next to Pluckers opened one of its four Texas stores in August. Cricket is a customer-focused company providing innovative communications solutions for the mass consumer market. It lets customers make unlimited calls over their local service area and receive calls from anywhere at a low price. Visit www.mycrickettexas.com or call 1-800-CRICKET for more information.

7. Charity Event

Spa Aloha hosted its grand opening party June 14, at 1201 South IH 35 in the Mays Crossing Shopping Center. The event raised more than $2,000 for STARRY, a charity organization that helps support children, youth and parents in crisis. The full-service spa offers more than 50 tropical results-oriented massage and skin treatments, including specialized services for men, teens and expecting mothers, plus a spa bath sanctuary. Call 255-6775 or visit www.spaaloha.com for more information.

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