Check out the latest Northwest Austin business updates, including new restaurants and coffee shops, business relocations, and an Egyptian virtual reality experience. 

Now open
Horizon of Khufu
The 45-minute long virtual reality experience takes users through the Giza Plateau and Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. Tickets for the experience range from $26-$32 and are open to anyone 8 years old or older and at least 4’6”.

• Opened Dec. 5
• 11000 Middle Fiskville Road, Ste. A1, Austin

• Opening in fall 2026
• 11515 Burnet Road, Ste. 780, Austin

• Relocating in January
• 10000 Research Blvd., Ste. 136, Austin

Check out the top stories from coverage of Pflugerville ISD in 2025. 

Each school year, Austin-area school districts are tasked with meeting federal and state nutrition guidelines while serving meals that are appetizing to students.

These regulations, ranging from limits on sodium, sugar and fat, are intended to help prevent disease in the United States but can present challenges for districts who must attract students to generate funding, said Susan D'Amico, President of the Texas Association for School Nutrition.

“We don't get money for a meal unless a child takes it ... so we have to make the food appealing to students also," D'Amico said.

Something to note: Nationwide, Austin ISD has set a gold-standard for school nutrition through its scratch cooking and sourcing products from local farmers, said Stacie Sanchez Hare, director of No Kid Hungry Texas—a national nonprofit that advocates to end childhood hunger.

Dig deeper: Although federal and state funding covers the cost of meals for some students, No Kid Hungry and local nonprofits like Hungry Souls are partnering with school districts to address food insecurity experienced by families in Central Texas.