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From seafood to a new wine bar and more, here are the latest business updates in the Bastrop-Cedar Creek area.
Now open
Dockside BTX
Owners Josh Nguyen and John Gross offer a curated menu at the former Cedar’s Mediterranean Grill spot, featuring seafood boils and fried foods, and plan to expand it in the coming weeks.
The printing services company also helps authors from early-stage vision to final delivery.
The salon offers sunbed tanning, spray tanning, skin care services and wellness products.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Menu items include a variety of smoothies, bowls, flatbreads, wraps, sandwiches and salads.
The Birdsong Bar and Patio
Owners Brittany and Kyle Stinson are opening a come-as-you-are hub that will feature pool tables, arcade games, a book and game nook, and patio games.
The bottle shop, restaurant and wine club will fill the former CC Wine and Co.
Tractor Supply Co.
The 21,702-square-foot Smithville location—scheduled to begin construction at the site on July 6, and be completed by Jan. 18, 2027—will cost approximately $2.4 million
Bastrop Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce awarded the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce a five-star accreditation, placing the Bastrop chamber in the top 2% of chambers of commerce nationwide.
Construction of a new 9,200-square-foot facility is nearing substantial completion and will open for public service in the first quarter of 2026. The existing location at 806 Fayette St. will later be remodeled into a Community Education Center.
Bastrop ISD's 10th elementary school campus, a 106,477-square-foot facility, will be located near Waterford Boulevard in Cedar Creek. Construction is scheduled to begin in April and conclude in July 2027.
The locally owned business, which has a chapel that seats 250 with an additional family seating area and two staterooms, is celebrating 15 years of serving the Bastrop-area community.
LCRA allocated $1.2 million for renovations of the day use and waterfront restrooms at Lake Bastrop South Shore Park.
The 75-acre mixed-use development team installed an arrowhead monument sculpted from steel on Nov. 20.
Garcia’s Mexican Food Restaurant
The eatery offered breakfast, lunch and dinner plates alongside a full bar featuring margaritas, cocktails and beers.
Twin Isle
A new Caribbean restaurant from local chef Janelle Romeo, behind Shirley's Trini Cuisine, opened off Rosewood Avenue in September. Menu items are inspired by the flavors of Romeo’s native island, Trinidad and Tobago, and the surrounding Caribbean islands.
