Canyon Grille temporarily closed April 6 ahead of a weeklong transformation into a farm-to-table dining concept under new owner Haythem Dawlett.

Diving in deeper: Under Dawlett’s ownership, the restaurant will offer a rotating seasonal menu, with ingredients regionally sourced from local farmers, according to a news release.

"Our goal is to build something that truly reflects the local culture and culinary expectations—authenticity and fresh ingredients rooted in Texas,” Dawlett said in the news release. “The Rough Hollow Canyon Grille was created as a place where people come together to enjoy great food, the lake, and time with friends and family. We are simply getting back to our roots.”

The restaurant will also source fresh Gulf Coast seafood multiple times per week.

Local Tony Curtis-Wellings will act as the director of operations. Curtis-Wellings founded Faraday’s Kitchen Store, which provided education and kitchen wares locally in Bee Cave until its closure in 2025.

• Reopening April 14
• 103 Yacht Club Cove, Lakeway

Here are the top-five read stories across the Lake Travis and Westlake areas from March. 

1. Bee Cave advances shifts to The Village at Spanish Oaks
City Council approved a number of changes to The Village at Spanish Oaks mixed-use development at its Feb. 24 meeting.

2. Final vision for alternative to Hwy. 71 approved in Bee Cave
Several changes to Bee Cave’s Thoroughfare Plan were approved at the March 24 Bee Cave City Council meeting. 

3. The League Kitchen & Tavern to close in Lakeway; Cousin Louie’s location announced
Following 15 years in the area, The League Kitchen & Tavern closed its Lakeway location Feb. 25.

4. 5 transportation updates for the Lake Travis, Westlake areas
A new traffic signal in Lakeway and advancements to a Bee Cave sidewalk project are just two local transportation updates to know in the Lake Travis-Westlake area.

5. 16 business updates for the Lake Travis, Westlake areas
Some local business highlights include the opening of The Cosmic Cup off Hamilton Pool Road and a new yoga studio.

Check out six upcoming or ongoing transportation projects across the Austin metro.

Upcoming projects
183A Toll at Scottsdale Drive dedicated U-turn
Project: This project will shift through-lanes west and construct a new right-turn lane at Scottsdale Drive.
Update: Plans that include the first 30% of the design process are being reviewed.

• Timeline: expected completion winter 2027

• Cost: $1.3 million

• Funding source: 2022 transportation bond

Ongoing projects
Austin to shutter South Terminal as airport expansion continues; future Concourse M designs revealed
The South Terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officially shut down March 31 after less than a decade in operation.

The auxiliary terminal will be demolished to make way for new midfield taxiways as part of the multiyear Journey with AUS campus expansion. That includes the addition of the 26-gate Concourse B with a new connecting tunnel to the existing Barbara Jordan Terminal, and the development of a temporary six-gate southern terminal called Concourse M.

The $180 million St. David’s South Austin Medical Center expansion broke ground March 2, ahead of construction on the project’s four-story patient tower later this year.

The details: The new tower will include a 30-bed patient care unit, a 20-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit, four new operating rooms with shell space for future OR expansion, an eight-bed pre- and post-surgical unit, a seven-bay post-anesthesia care unit, and new lobby and waiting areas. The development will also feature new utility infrastructure, a sterile processing department and shell space for future additions.

Quote of note: “As South Austin continues to grow, we’re responding with an investment that expands access to surgical, rehabilitation and inpatient care, while strengthening the infrastructure that supports our clinical teams,” hospital CEO Charles Laird said in a statement.