A new sports bar, Halftime Sports Bar & Grill, is heading to Lakeline Mall in May with pizza, an LED wall and 50 draft beers.

What they offer: The concept will bring customers high-quality eats at affordable prices, owners Jeremy Tracy and Ramon Kreher said. Appetizers include Wisconsin cheese curds, chips and dip and mozzarella sticks. The bar and grill will also serve up specialty pizzas, salads, chicken tenders, burgers and more. The menu also boasts the Gridiron Pizza, a 34-by-48-inch rectangular pizza for $119.

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere: The menu also boasts the Gridiron Pizza, a 34-by-48-inch rectangular pizza for $119.Among the 50 draft beers is a selection of U.S. domestic beers, Texas craft drafts and Austin local brews, including beverages from Austin Beerworks. Halftime Sports Bar & Grill will also serve seltzers as well as classic, signature and premium cocktails.

• 11200 Lakeline Mall Drive, Ste. F-18, Cedar Park

Dell Children’s Medical Center in Central Austin has become the first pediatric hospital to provide bone marrow transplants, also known as stem cell transplants, in Central Texas.

The impact: The procedure increases the cure rate for pediatric cancer patients, Dell Children’s doctors told Community Impact. The new stem cell transplant program means Austin-area families no longer have to leave Central Texas to receive lifesaving cancer care, said Dr. Amir Mian, the program’s medical director and division chief for pediatric oncology and hematology.

“Previously, everybody had to travel out of town, and what it meant was leaving home for more than a month, sometimes even longer,” Mian said. “Now they don’t have to ... nobody has to leave town just to get lifesaving treatment.”

How it works: The transplant involves removing a patient's bone marrow and replacing older stem cells by administering new stem cells to pediatric cancer patients through an IV, Mian said. The stem cells travel to the patient’s bone marrow and begin producing healthy blood cells that may restore their immune system.

Officials are preparing to allow a wider range of mixed-use development and encourage more varied housing types across Austin.

The breakdown: Single- and multifamily housing in Austin has traditionally been separated from retail, office and other commercial uses. And for years, either single-family homes or large apartment complexes have made up the majority of new residential construction in the city.

The why: City planners and some officials point to missing middle housing types, defined in the three-to-16-unit range, as options that add choices for residents beyond buying a costlier home or living in a large rental complex.

City Council is now moving to create new zoning categories that'd support different kinds of missing-middle construction in neighborhoods and various larger mixed-use projects with commercial space.

The outlook: That initiative is moving ahead as city officials also consider various ways to bring smaller-scale businesses into neighborhoods.