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Plant-based tasting room Fabrik relocates to Tarrytown

All vegan restaurant, Fabrik, relocated from East Austin in mid-July, bringing the tasting room to Tarrytown.

Fabrik owners, Je and Silas Wallerstein, announced the relocation in March after opening on East Martin Luther King boulevard three years ago. The new spot, Je and Silas Wallerstein detailed, will allow the pair more room to grow.

On the menu: Fabrik seeks to combine a chef’s table, fine dining experience and a mom and pop restaurant, according to its website. The menu is curated seasonally, using locally-sourced ingredients to create sustainable and low-impact dishes.
The summer eight-course tasting menu runs $105 per person, starting with sticky leeks and white bean dip and signature bread.

Other dishes included mushroom cappelletti, corn cream, maitake and cornbread madeleines for the “black and yellow course.”

The tasting menu concludes with a banana miso mousse, roasted banana compote and black sesame sable, as well as some petit treats like a yuzu macaron.

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Study shows Austin-San Antonio rail could hit 125 mph

A Travis County-funded feasibility study has found no engineering dealbreakers for a 125 mph passenger rail line connecting Austin and San Antonio, Travis County Judge Andy Brown announced Aug. 20.

The roughly $13.5 billion project would run largely on public right-of-way along SH 130 and I-10, cutting travel time between the two cities to 55-65 minutes, according to county documents.

"Central Texas has studied passenger rail before, and we cannot wait another 30 years to study it again," Brown said in the release.

What you need to know: The line would connect Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to a terminus near downtown San Antonio's Alamodome, with connectivity to the existing San Antonio Amtrak Station, and run independently of freight trains, per the study.

How we got here: Commissioners voted unanimously in October 2025 to hire HNTB for about $125,000 to study SH 130 and I-10 as an alternative to the congested I-35 corridor.

This is a feasibility analysis only, not a funding commitment. Environmental, ridership and financial studies are still needed.

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Peoples Pharmacy changes ownership after nearly 50 years

Peoples Pharmacy—also known as Peoples Wellness—recently sold to Kimberli Wiley, owner of CPRx Pharmacy in Austin. The new ownership will bring expanded health and wellness offerings to all locations.

The backstory: Bill Swail opened the first Peoples Pharmacy locations in 1980 in central and South Austin. The brand later expanded to open two additional locations in Northwest Austin and Westlake.

What they offer: Peoples offers a range of wellness products, including pharmaceutical-grade supplements, beauty and personal care products, vitamins, at-home wellness testing kits and gluten-free foods.

What’s changed: With the new ownership, Wiley is launching a collaboration with Victory Medical center, which offers family and integrated medicine, urgent care, weight management and more.

Peoples Pharmacy will now expand to offer GLP-1s, peptides and nurse practitioners available to see clients in store. The new services will be offered at all four existing locations.