Now Open
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions VIP Emerald Lounge
The lounge also provides access to a dedicated concierge for these guests, specifically to assist in booking spa experiences, cabanas, dining reservations and other support needs of guests who stay there. The VIP experience will be available to guests booking VIP All The Way or More Time for More Fun packages for their stay. Guests who book a three-bedroom presidential suite will also be automatically upgraded for check-in at the VIP lounge.
- Opened May 17
- 3001 Kalahari Blvd., Round Rock
- www.kalahariresorts.com/texas
The footwear retailer opened a new store in the Round Rock Premium Outlets in June. Based in San Jose, Calif., the shoe store chain offers sneakers and apparel from a variety of in-demand brands.
- Opened mid-June
- 4401 N. I-35 #135, Round Rock
- www.shoepalace.com
City Vet
Project information filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation show plans for a new City Vet location in Round Rock. City Vet offers veterinary services, urgent care, bathing, grooming, food, supplies as well as boarding and daycare for dogs.
- Opening TBD
- 7401 O'Connor Dr., Round Rock
- www.cityvet.com
The clinic will provide gynecological care, women's wellness exams and family planning services, per a representative of Lone Star Circle of Care. The opening of the Womens Wellness clinic expands services provided by Lone Star Circle of Care at the Texas A&M Health Science Center, and will join existing family medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, senior care and pharmacy services offered there.
- Opening Aug. 5
- 3950 N. A.W. Grimes Blvd., Ste. N103, Round Rock
- www.lonestarcares.org
The sushi spot will have a full bar and serve Japanese dishes, such as sushi, tempura and udon noodles. The building is the former location of Beluga Japanese Restaurant, which closed in July 2023.
- Opening this June
- 661 Louis Henna Blvd., Ste. 300, Round Rock
- Facebook: Kyoka Sushi And Bar
My Eyelab
The store, which offered in-house eye exams, eye glasses, sunglasses and contacts, first opened in late 2021.
- Closed in March
- 2150 E Palm Valley Blvd Ste. 300, Round Rock
- www.myeyelab.com
With this closure, the chain's nearest location to the area is at 9901 N. Capital of Texas Hwy. Ste. 150A, Austin. The pet store chain offers food, toys, treats, supplements and accessories for pets, as well as recorded classes centering around pet ownership.
- Closed mid-February
- 7401 O'Connor Drive, Round Rock
- www.hollywoodfeed.com
With this closure, there is now only one location of the pizza shop left in Round Rock, at 1700 E. Palm Valley Blvd. The pizza chain, known for its take-and-bake pizzas prepared in-house to be cooked in the homes of customers, also offers calzones, salads, breads and crustless pizzas.
- Closed in May
- 7399 O'Connor Dr., Round Rock
- www.papamurphys.com
The Italian dining chain offers small plates, pizza and wine. Per the company's website, it now only has two Texas locations in McAllen and Selma.
- Closed March 4
- 2501 N. I-35, Round Rock
- www.macaronigrill.com
Initially listed as a temporary closure, the restaurant's location listing has been marked "permanently closed," and no longer exists in the location finder on the restaurant chain's website. While the Sonic corporate office could not confirm whether the location has closed, calls to the franchise owner have gone unanswered.
- Closed in mid-May
- 1320 Round Rock Ave., Round Rock
- www.sonicdrivein.com
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
The dine-in theater chain has been acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which plans to continue expanding the national dine-in theater chain's operations.
- Locations throughout Austin
- www.drafthouse.com
Austin’s MLS team will host the 2025 Major League Soccer All-Star Game at Q2 Stadium next summer, officials announced in May. The date of the game and opponents will be announced at a later date, according to the release. The game will be broadcast via Apple TV to over 100 countries and regions. This is the first time since 2010 that the MLS All-Star Game has been held in Texas and the first time the All-Star game is being held in Austin, according to the news release.
- Q2 Stadium, 10414 McKalla Pl., Austin
- www.austinfc.com
The local women’s social organization celebrated 45 years of community building May 9. Founded in 1978 by a group of young mothers who met while visiting in a park with their children, the group has since grown to nearly 200 members.
- Based in Round Rock
- www.newneighborsrr.org