The assisted living and memory care community, Longleaf Bee Cave, officially became Avanti Senior Living at Bee Cave in July.

The overview: Avanti Senior Living, a Texas-based senior living company, took over management of Longleaf earlier this month.

The community will continue to have the same team provide care for residents, families and associates, according to a press release.

“Bee Cave is a special community, and we are honored to be part of its next chapter,” Lori Alford, CEO of Avanti Senior Living, said in the release.

The living community features a restaurant offering three meals a day, a fitness studio, art studio, full-service salon and more.

The community’s memory care services are for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia, providing residents with personalized support, medication management, chef-prepared meals and fitness. The facility also offers short-term stays that includes full access to Avanti’s care, dining and programming.

• 3936 S. FM 620, Bee Cave

SPS PoolCare, a pool service company headquartered in Austin, celebrated its five-year anniversary in July.

The overview: SPS PoolCare operates across Texas, Florida, Arizona, Nevada and Georgia, serving more than 50,000 weekly recurring residential and commercial customers and performing over 2.5 million pool services annually, according to a press release from the company.

The company offers pool cleaning, maintenance services, system repairs and pool restoration, among other services.

• 1120 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Bldg. 3, Ste. 105, Austin

Juliet Italian Kitchen is serving up comfort cuisine with options for everyone. The company has helped shape the Austin dining scene for over a decade, expanding its reach from Barton Springs Road to The Arboretum in Northwest Austin.

The background: Husband-and-wife duo Donna and Dan Wilkins are long-time entrepreneurs. The couple are both engineers and previously owned separate tech-based businesses. When the time came for a new business venture, Dan Wilkins discovered a vacant building on Barton Springs Road that would later become the first Juliet Italian Kitchen, launching in July 2015. 

Learn more: Donna and Dan Wilkins expanded the brand in 2020 to open another restaurant at The Arboretum, bringing familiar favorites closer to customers. 

On the menu: The menu starts with a list of antipasti, including meatballs, caprese bruschetta and black truffle arancini. Juliet Italian Kitchen also has a selection of soups and salads, including a classic Caesar or caprese. Alongside starters are a range of hand-tossed pizzas, house-made pastas and entrees. 

• 1500 Barton Springs Road, Austin; 10000 Research Blvd., Austin