Bee Cave Farmers Market debuts at Hill Country Galleria
Jennifer Kloss, owner of Cedar Park Market Days, launched her newest market June 4 called the Bee Cave Farmers Market at the Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave.
💬 “We try to keep it about 75% food vendors, and that includes gourmet food vendors... like handcrafted salamis, chorizos, a mushroom vendor,” Kloss said. “I also have vendors that sell hot food.”
A closer look: The other 25% of the market vendors are artisans that sell their crafts, such as handmade candles, jewelry and more.
Also of note: In total, there are around 40 vendors at the market, which include teenagers and children part of the Young Entrepreneurs Program, a new program that began with the Bee Cave Farmers Market.
Austin Regional Clinic opens first location in the West Lake Hills area
🎉 Austin Regional Clinic held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting celebration June 8 for its 35th location in Central Texas. This is the first ARC location in the West Lake Hills area, according to a news release.
The big picture: The new ARC location has been seeing patients since mid-April but celebrated opening in June.
Zooming in: The clinic is around 3,100 square feet with nine exam rooms and an on-site lab, and offers primary care and family medicine.
🗣️ "We are very excited to be opening in this vibrant and growing area to offer family primary care right in the neighborhood," Clinic Manager Elizabeth Bellard said in the release.
📱 Patients can schedule appointments through their ARC MyChart or by calling 512-338-3850.
📍 5656 Bee Caves Road, Ste. G-200, West Lake Hills
🎉 For those looking to commemorate Juneteenth in the Greater Austin metro, many cities are hosting events, from historical speeches to community cookouts. The following list is not comprehensive.
George Washington Carver Museum-Stay Black and Live events
The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center will host a variety of Juneteenth events from June 12-19. The programming is part of the museum's fourth annual Stay Black and Live festival.
🎵 June 12: Learn about music
Grammy Award winning high school teacher Pamela Dawson will lead a Free Your Mind Conversation Series. Dawson will deliver an interactive lecture and singalong that will educate attendees on African-American contributions to the sonic art form.
6-8 p.m.
Free
Boyd Vance Theater, 1165 Angelina St., Austin
🍞 June 15: Learn about food
Culinary food historian and Book Award recipient James Beard, along with Michael W. Twitty, the author of The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African-American History in the Old South, will present a lecture on African-American foodways and contemporary abolitionist movements.
🗣️ “Ken Paxton will never—never—be convicted by the Senate,” Buzbee said during a news conference at the Texas GOP headquarters in Austin. “Not on this evidence. Not with this record.”
🔎 Zooming in: Paxton is accused of bribery, conspiracy, misuse of public funds, retaliation against former employees and more. The House General Investigating Committee began looking into Paxton’s alleged abuse of office after he asked the Texas Legislature to use taxpayer money to pay for a $3.3 million settlement between Paxton and four of his former staffers.
What's next?
A date has not been set for the trial, but state senators agreed to begin proceedings by Aug. 28. 📅
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