Morning Kyle! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
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Also on today's calendar: Food Drive Networking and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Hays County Pets Alive! opens new thrift store in San Marcos (communityimpact.com) — Kyle’s PAWS animal shelter has a new source of support after reopening Nov. 5 following a financially driven closure. Hays County Pets Alive! opened a thrift store Nov. 7 at 302 University Drive in San Marcos to help fund PAWS operations in Kyle and Dripping Springs.
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2. Dave's Hot Chicken, Discount Tire: Check out 5 major Austin-area permits filed this week (communityimpact.com) — Dave’s Hot Chicken is planned for 301 Kyle Park Ave., with construction estimated to run Jan. 2 through March 10, 2027. The $525,000 project appears among newly filed Austin-area construction plans, but the filing’s construction schedule does not establish when the restaurant will open.
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3. Kyle Police Department mourning death of officer killed in crash (fox7austin.com) — Kyle police are mourning Sgt. Anthony Tigre Guzman, a 10-year department veteran who died Nov. 8 in a Comal County crash involving three off-duty Kyle officers. The department recognized his lifesaving and meritorious service awards and said its focus remains on supporting officers’ families and department personnel.
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4. Rocking Horse Academy in Kyle becomes Plum Creek KinderCare (communityimpact.com) — Kyle's Rocking Horse Academy is now Plum Creek KinderCare, with the preschool staying open through the ownership transition. KinderCare took over operations from the founding owners, while real estate firm Fortec acquired the property. Planned renovations include refreshed classrooms, playground improvements and safety and security upgrades.
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5. 46 Austin restaurants readers miss most (statesman.com) — For Kyle resident Emily H., Frank and Angie’s was a birthday tradition every year from 1998 until it closed. Her memories of pizza, Italian salads and a place that felt like home join other readers’ recollections of shuttered Austin-area restaurants, many tied to childhood and family traditions.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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