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Live music calendar: Catch these local bands in New Braunfels this March, April

From local country artists to throwback tribute bands, check out this selection of live music for the New Braunfels area this spring.

Riley’s Tavern
8894 FM 1102, New Braunfels

  • March 14: The Waymores, 9 p.m.
  • March 15: Kayla Jane’s Pickers Circle
  • March 19: Mike Ethan Messick and Friends, 7 p.m.

The Villa
1190 Gruene Road, New Braunfels
  • March 15: Hoodoo Daddies, 6 p.m.
  • March 20: Tyler Derryberry, 5:30 p.m.
  • March 21: File 13, 8:30 p.m.
  • March 22: Jessey Adams, 3 p.m.; Damon Curtis, 6 p.m.

Krause’s Cafe
148 S. Castell Ave., New Braunfels
  • March 13: Tiffiny Dawn, 6 p.m.
  • March 14: Tony Taylot, 11:30 a.m.; Yesenia & The Groove Doctors, 6 p.m.
  • March 15: Harfmann Duo, 11 a.m.; Kade Isakson, 3 p.m.

The Phoenix Saloon
193 W. San Antonio St., New Braunfels
  • March 14: Lick, 9 p.m.
  • March 22: Jacob Augustine, 2 p.m.
  • March 27: 3 Man Front, 9 p.m.

 
In Your Community
Senior relocation and moving service launches New Braunfels branch

A new senior relocation and moving service has begun serving residents across Comal and Guadalupe counties.

What you need to know: Caring Transitions of New Braunfels & Seguin opened in February. The business is locally owned and operated by husband-and-wife duo Roisean and Rodney Surber, according to a new release.

This is the third branch of Caring Transitions to open in the greater San Antonio area over the past year, according to previous reporting from Community Impact. Two other Caring Transitions branches opened in San Antonio over the summer on the city's north and northwest side. 

What they offer: Caring Transitions of New Braunfels & Seguin offers packing services, decluttering services, space planning, senior resettling services and more. 

 

FOODIE FRIDAY
Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the San Antonio area.

Alsies ice cream truck now open, serving Northeast San Antonio

A new tech-focused, mobile ice cream truck opened March 2 and is now serving a selection of gourmet ice cream to residents throughout Northeast San Antonio, including Schertz, Cibolo, Live Oak and Universal City, owner Steven Johns said.

Patrons can locate an Alsies truck by using the Alsies app, which will display the truck's location in real time. 

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☕️ Scooter’s Coffee closes, reopens as Pit Stop Cafe near Boerne
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🥗 CAVA now open within the Schertz Station development
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🌮 New Taco Bell to open soon in North San Antonio
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🍩 Family-owned sweets truck opens in New Braunfels
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Hopdoddy Burger Bar now open near Huebner Oaks in San Antonio

On March 3, gourmet burger chain Hopdoddy Burger Bar opened its third overall location in the Greater San Antonio area. Hopdoddy specializes in gourmet, specialty burgers. Popular menu items include The Cadillac Burger and The Wagyu Smash. The menu also includes some fried chicken and salad options.

The new restaurant is located inside The Strand shopping center at 11267 Huebner Road.

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CI Texas
4.5M Texans voted in March 3 primary, shattering past turnout records

Over 2.3 million Democrats and nearly 2.2 million Republicans voted in the March 3 election, according to unofficial election results from the secretary of state. Totaling nearly 4.5 million voters, this is “the highest voter turnout for a primary in Texas history,” the secretary of state’s office said.

By the numbers: Nearly one-fourth of Texas’ 18.7 million registered voters participated in the primaries, shattering turnout rates from recent years. Less than one-fifth of registered voters cast ballots in the 2024 presidential and 2022 midterm primaries, state election records show.

Texas’ previous primary turnout record was set in 2008, when 4.2 million voters cast ballots in high-profile presidential primaries.

Zooming in: Election data shows the most people cast votes in the high-profile U.S. Senate races that topped the ticket, with the total numbers of votes steadily decreasing down the ballot in both primaries.

There is “some certainty” that voter enthusiasm will extend to the November midterm election, Republican data analyst Ross Hunt told Community Impact during early voting.

 

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