North Austin shopping center The Domain has announced two restaurants coming soon and five businesses and eateries that have recently launched in the area.

What’s changed: Community members can check out several businesses fresh to the market including Game Show Battle Rooms, Eterna Jewels, Malbon, Toastique and Wa Salon. 

Toastique is now serving gourmet toast options, all-natural smoothies, cold-pressed juices, smoothie bowls and craft coffee. The brand “prides themselves on using fresh, responsibly sourced ingredients,” as stated in a news release.

Looking forward: Two new restaurants are expected to join The Domain’s dining scene: Mexican Sugar and Moxies.

According to the release, Moxies is set to join the center in 2027. The Canadian-born, casual restaurant chain provides fresh, house-made dishes and cocktails.

• The Domain, 11410 Century Oaks Terrace, Austin

As families at the closing Oak Springs Elementary prepare to relocate to Blackshear Elementary this fall, Austin ISD has told families at both campuses that they may need to move once again.

Instead of permanently closing Oak Springs Elementary, the district is now considering relocating both schools to a modernized campus at the Oak Springs site once it is complete in 2027.

Some Blackshear Elementary parents told Community Impact they are concerned about how the change of plans may affect their students.

The background: On Nov. 20, the AISD board of trustees voted to close Oak Springs Elementary alongside nine additional campuses and relocate students to Blackshear Elementary in the 2026-27 school year. Both Oak Springs and Blackshear had an enrollment of less than 230 students each in the 2023-24 school year.

In mid-December, AISD informed parents that Superintendent Matias Segura would decide by late January whether to keep all students at Blackshear or eventually move the merged schools into a modernized campus for Oak Springs, which would be funded by the 2022 bond.

With the new year beginning and resolutions underway, individuals may look into body contouring procedures to feel more confident in their bodies, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Sanjay K. Sharma said. 

Affiliated with Ascension Medical Group, the University of Texas Dell Medical School and the University of Texas Medical Branch, Sharma said these procedures are common in the Austin area due to the community’s culture of being outdoors and trying to stay healthy. He spoke with Community Impact about how body contouring works, ideal candidates and tips for community members to know when looking for a provider. 

What is body contouring?
Body contouring is a broad-based category in plastic surgery. Any part of the body can be contoured. It can be from areas that are sort of stubborn fat deposits. Patients sometimes want to know how they can get rid of isolated pockets around the abdomen, legs, thighs or arms.

Hundreds of Texas private schools have been approved to participate in the state’s new education savings account program, per a map released by the state comptroller in early January.

The overview: As of press time, 775 private schools and prekindergarten providers had been approved to accept education savings accounts, or ESAs. There are over 1,300 accredited private schools in the state, according to the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission. 

Of the approved schools, there are:

• 233 schools in the Houston area
• 195 schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
• 94 schools in the San Antonio area
• 70 schools in the Austin area