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Connections Individual and Family Services celebrates completion of $8M expansion in New Braunfels

After four years of fundraising and construction, Connections Individual and Family Service has completed its new 28,000-square-foot main campus at 1414 W. San Antonio St. in New Braunfels.

Connections is a nonprofit organization that supports at-risk youth in Comal County. Officials celebrated the project’s completion with a ribbon-cutting Oct. 9.

The overview: The $8 million expansion project was constructed in two phases. The first phase encompassed the nonprofit’s emergency shelter for children ages 5-17 and a transitional living program for older teens and young adults getting ready to exit foster care. The residential facility provides emergency housing for foster youth and homeless youth, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.

The second phase consists of offices for staff, a counseling center with dedicated play therapy, sand tray therapy, family rooms and a community room. The community can accommodate up to 60 people and is available for other local, nonprofit groups, according to a news release.

 
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Gruene Boot Company offers Central Texas style and flair in New Braunfels

Cody Courtney said the only logical thing to do after running a hat shop in Texas was to open a boot store—and that's exactly what he did.

The details: In 2023, Courtney opened Gruene Boot Company in the historic district of New Braunfels. The idea for Gruene Boot Company came after customers purchased hats at Gruene Hat Company.

“The natural question for them was, 'Where can I get a pair of boots?” Courtney said.

So, he decided purchase more space in the H. D. Gruene Mercantile building to start selling boots.

  • 1601 Hunter Road, New Braunfels
 
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DICK's House of Sport to debut in Live Oak this October

DICK’s House of Sport is slated to open Oct. 24, Communications Coordinator Gabriella Hornack said in an email to Community Impact. 

The new 100,000-square-foot store—located at 4100 IKEA-RBFCU Parkway, right next to IKEA—will be San Antonio’s fourth overall location, with one in New Braunfels and two others on the city’s northwest side.

What’s special about it? The Live Oak location will have interactive recreational activities such as a rock climbing wall, golf simulators and batting cages, according to a news release. There are only 14 locations that offer interactive recreational activities, as previously reported by Community Impact. 

What else? DICK's sells baseball gloves, bikes, athletic clothing and more. 

  • 4100 IKEA-RBFCU Parkway, Live Oak
 

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Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the San Antonio area.

Darkside Brick Oven Pizza Co. is filled to the brim with 80s memorabilia—life-size statues of Star Wars characters like, Luke Skywalker, hang from the ceiling while movie posters from era flicks line the walls.


As for the food, Hawes travelled all over the country to find what style of pizza would work best for the eatery's menu.


“We travelled from Connecticut to New York and Arizona to California,” Hawes said.


He settled on an eclectic mix of New York-style pies, ranging from simple build-your-own pizzas to specialty styles like BBQ brisket ($22) and white margherita ($20).


Additionally, there are salads, appetizers, deli sandwiches and a variety of desserts like the Darkside Iron Skillet Cookie ($8).


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A Chicago Bite—located at 820 Main St. in Schertz—celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 24. The restaurant is owned by Krystal Cross, who previously operated A Chicago Bite out of a food truck in Cibolo.


The restaurant is dedicated to the city and serves classic Chicagoan meals like The Original Chicago Dog. Cross said she is from Chicago and all the food served at the restaurant is authentic. A Chicago Bite also serves fried catfish, wings, burgers and pizza puffs.


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