Read the latest business and community news from the Central Texas area.

Leander-Cedar Park

Leander's first Whataburger opens

Leander's first Whataburger opened July 5 at 140 W. Metro Road. The burger restaurant has dine-in, drive-thru and mobile ordering options.

New boba tea store opens in Cedar Park

No. 1 Boba Tea opened July 1 at 1890 Ranch in Cedar Park. The store sells classic milk tea, flavored tea, power juice and more.

New Braunfels

Gruene restaurant offers nutritious, flavorful menu

Naturally Cafe, nestled in the back of Gruene Lake Village, produces healthful meals for a lunch meeting or an hourslong reunion.

Round Rock

The Ruby Hotel is a Unique hideaway tucked along Brushy Creek in Round Rock

Before it became a unique tourist destination tucked away in a central Round Rock neighborhood along the southern border of Brushy Creek, The Ruby Hotel was a residential home built in 1961.

Northwest Austin

Nike store opens in North Austin

This Nike store will be a “lab-like space” to test new services and products with convenience-led services for customers shopping in store and online.

Lake Travis-Westlake

Lake Travis algae samples detect no toxicity; low levels found at Redbud Isle

Algae samples collected June 22 from Lake Travis did not detect toxic cyanobacteria, also referred to as blue-green algae, according to a July 2 news release from the Lower Colorado River Authority.

Taylor Girtman, Warren Brown, Brian Rash, Iain Oldman and Amy Rae Dadamo contributed to this report.