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Helping Northeast San Antonio residents with their personal wellness journeys has been Shelby Black's mission, since opening Mellow Day Spa in The Forum at Olympia Parkway shopping area.

Black grew up in Seguin and initially conducted the spa out of Cibolo before moving to The Forum in 2022.

What they offer: Mellow Day Spa offers custom, whole body massages along with Specialty Rituals, which are massages that target specific parts of the body. Black said massages can help with general pain and stress.

The spa also offers facials.


“I see [clients for] facials for two reasons. They either have a skincare concern, so wrinkles, acne, stuff like that, or they don’t get that relaxation from body massage. They prefer facials,” Black said.

Mellow Day Spa's sensory lounge—a newer offering—uses aa technique that comes from healing frequencies, Black said. Patients in the lounge lie back on a bed connected to speakers, with special frequencies playing to vibrate the music through the body.

A new Mexican restaurant is opening a third location in the San Antonio area, this time on the city's Northeast side.

What we know: Frank's Pollo Asado Los Norteños is planning to open in Universal City at 121 Pat Booker Road inside the former Rapid Fire Pizza restaurant, according to a Jan. 6 Facebook post from the restaurant. However, there is no opening timeframe available as of press time.

The eatery's roots can be traced back to the city of Nueva Rosita in Coahuila, Mexico. The restaurant began as a fundraiser for a local church in the town in 2006, according to its website.

What else? The restaurant has two other locations at 4822 Walzem Road and 15511 Applewhite Road, Ste. 121 in San Antonio.

Frank's Pollo Asado Los Norteños offers specialty pollo asado dishes and classic Tex-Mex staples. The menu features fajitas, hamburgers and Mexican desserts like tres leches.

• 121 Pat Booker Road, Universal City

Long-term transportation projects continue to push forward in Schertz and Cibolo. Check out the latest on these three projects.

FM 1518
The reconstruction of 5.6 miles of FM 1518 by widening the existing roadway and making two 11-foot lanes in each direction, alongside a 34-foot-wide raised center median, a 10-foot-wide shared-use path on the east side of the roadway and a 6-foot-wide sidewalk along the west side of the roadway.

• Timeline: spring 2024-spring 2028
• Cost: $72.78 million
• Funding source: TxDOT, city of Schertz

• Timeline: November 2022-TBD
• Cost: $40 million-plus
• Funding source: TxDOT, city of Cibolo, city of Schertz

A new storage facility geared toward foreign and luxury car enthusiasts has completed construction near Shavano Park.

What residents should know: Shavano Garage Condominiums are officially open to the public, according to Owner Joe M. Kboudi.

It’s located at 13951 Indian Woods Drive in North San Antonio, just behind The Rim Church off of Lockhill-Selma Road.

According to previous reporting from Community Impact, construction on the storage development began back in 2023, and reservations were available to the public in September of that same year.

What’s special about it? Shavano Garage Condominiums contains 39 total units to store sports vehicles, motorcycles and boats, according to the business’s website.

These units range from roughly 1,000 to 2,000 square feet and are stocked with climate-control systems, plumbing, optional mezzanine areas, and more.

• 13951 Indian Woods, San Antonio

A new upscale restaurant is on its way to the Stone Oak neighborhood of North San Antonio.

Latest update: Called Katerina Restaurant, the eatery is planning to open soon at 18740 Stone Oak Parkway, according to their website.

As of press time, no specific opening date has been announced by the business, but construction is well underway on-site.

The restaurant’s location was the former home of Frida Mexican Restaurant & Bar, which closed back in September 2024, according to previous reporting from Community Impact.

On the menu: On the menu will be a variety of American steakhouse fare, although few details have been released to the public, according to Katerina’s website and social media platforms.

DJ’s Bar & Grill is the sister restaurant to Katerina, co-owned by Katerina Akimova and Dick Jones. That business is also located on San Antonio’s North side, at 1806 N. Loop 1604 W.

• 18740 Stone Oak Parkway, San Antonio