Umarell, a new Italian restaurant with New Jersey roots, opened in Hyde Park in February.

The big picture: The casual Italian restaurant serves a variety of pastas, sandwiches, salads and appetizers. Pastas served include the Ricotta Dumplings,
Everything Bagel Caveteli and Ricotta Ravioli.

The business is owned by Mike Graffeo, a chef from Caldwell, New Jersey.

• 4413 Guadalupe St., Austin

Central Health is aiming to make a lifesaving opioid antagonist more accessible to Travis County residents.

The Travis County hospital district plans to install 13 new naloxone distribution units in Austin, Pflugerville, Bastrop, Del Valle and Manor between April and September.

What you need to know: Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a fast-acting medication used to stop and reverse an opioid overdose and death from occurring, according to Central Health information. The county’s 45 current and future distribution units include outdoor vending machines, wall-mounted dispensers and newspaper-style kiosks.

Over the next six months, Central Health is slated to open distribution units at CommUnityCare Health Centers and Integral Care—the county's mental health authority. The organization will install four units at the Travis County Jail in Del Valle.

The impact: From 2023 to 2024, drug related-accidental deaths decreased by around 22%, while fentanyl-involved deaths fell by about 36%.

Central Health has distributed more than 3,200 free boxes of naloxone to community members, totaling over 6,400 doses, from October to March, according to Central Health data.

Austin leaders advanced a city incentive deal for a $985 million resort project at Circuit of the Americas this spring that's expected to add hundreds of jobs and generate billions of dollars in the local economy.

The details: RIDA Development is planning a 1,000-room hotel with a golf course and 170,000-square-foot conference center on the western portion of the COTA project in Del Valle. A 30-year economic development agreement between Austin and RIDA proposed this spring would see the city reimburse a portion of the hotel occupancy tax, or HOT, generated by the resort once it's operating.

The project's construction is expected to create nearly 4,000 temporary jobs, while the resort will support about 900 permanent jobs and indirectly create hundreds more. The city deal would also see RIDA contribute public parkland and soccer fields, pay into Austin's affordable housing fund and offer resort discounts for local residents. It was widely supported before City Council advanced negotiations over the proposal April 23.

A new medical center and advanced research campus is on track to open in Northwest Austin by 2030.

What happened: University of Texas at Austin officials announced the opening of the UT Dell Medical Center and UT Dell Campus for Advanced Research at an event April 21.

The new Dell Medical School facilities follow $750 million in new investments from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.

The details: The UT Dell Medical Center will encompass 27 acres of a 300-acre advanced research campus that is aimed to position Texas as a leading center for life sciences, according to UT information. Located near The Domain shopping center, the Campus for Advanced Research will absorb UT's current J.J. Pickle Research Campus.

The academic medical center will include a 300-to-500-bed hospital providing care for serious medical conditions, including cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Stay tuned: UT expects to break ground on the center in late 2026 for a targeted opening date of 2030, including a hospital tower, outpatient facilities and a full-service emergency department.

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