Pflugerville ISD, Hutto ISD work to modernize, expand schools
Improvements to facilities at Pflugerville and Hutto ISDs are underway as the school districts work to accommodate future growth and provide new opportunities for students.
Major projects include PfISD’s Career and Technical Education Center, which is slated to break ground this fall.
In HISD, work is underway to convert the Ninth Grade Center into the district’s second comprehensive high school. The new school will include an auditorium, competition gym and other athletic improvements for baseball, softball and tennis.
Hutto High School and PfISD’s Connally High School are also both undergoing renovations.
What’s happening: New schools, campus renovations and additional facilities for programs such as career and technical education are underway in Pflugerville and Hutto ISDs, as officials work to manage future growth.
More charter schools and the introduction of private school vouchers using public funds are “blurring the lines of public education,” PfISD Superintendent Quintin Shepherd said in an email to Community Impact.
Amy’s Ice Creams is planning to open a new location at Townwest Commons in Hutto.
The overview: The ice cream shop offers handcrafted scoops with flavors like Mexican vanilla, Belgian chocolate, sweet cream, strawberry, Zilker mint chip, coffee and more. The business also sells edible gifts and ice cream cakes.
“Hutto is booming, and we’ve heard from so many families who want Amy’s close to home. A lot of Austinites are moving here to raise their kids, and they’ve told us they want to pass down the same Amy’s core memories they grew up with. We’re thrilled to finally bring that experience to Hutto,” Caitlin Cano, director of marketing at Amy’s Ice Creams, said in a press release.
LCRA to lower Inks Lake starting Oct. 1; Lake Travis to rise by 3 inches
The Lower Colorado River Authority, which manages the Highland Lakes system in Central Texas, announced it would begin lowering Inks Lake for a period of eight weeks starting Oct. 1.
In a nutshell: The LCRA announced Sept. 9 that the lake would be lowered to provide property owners an opportunity to work on docks and boat slips, as well as to remove debris from the lake and shoreline.
What residents should know: The lowering will cause Lake Travis, located downstream from Inks Lake, to rise by about 3.5 inches, according to a news release from the authority.
FOODIE FRIDAY Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the Austin area.
Persian pop-up Roya is set to open its first brick-and-mortar restaurant in North Austin this fall.
Roya is owned and operated by chef Amir Hajimaleki, who also owns Austin restaurants District Kitchen + Cocktails, Oasthouse Kitchen + Bar, Keepers Coastal Kitchen and Daisy Lounge.
Hajimaleki has served Roya's Persian cuisine at exclusive pop-up dinners across the Austin area since 2018, and the new restaurant will take over the former Shortie's Pizza + Grinders space, located above Hajimaleki's District restaurant.
