This holiday, check out several new local businesses that opened this fall.

Another Round Disc Golf

Locally owned by Nick Barr, the store offers local disc golfers a place to shop and hang out. Another Round Austin has a free outdoor practice area at the shop. Barr said they will also host events for casual and competitive players.DORF

The nonprofit art gallery opened its new space inside the Zilker Point development. Founded by Sara Vanderbeek and Eric Manche, the gallery space had been operating out of their family home garage they converted in 2018. DORF secured an up to 10-year lease for just $1 per year, with a city ordinance protecting the space for future arts nonprofits.Stargazer

Local couple Moya and Colin McIntyre, owners of the east Austin wedding venue Springdale Station, have taken over the shuttered Austin Eastciders Collaboratory with their new concept, Stargazer. The social hangout offers coffee, beer, cocktails, mocktails and a spread of food vendor options, including Lick Honest Ice Creams, Lucky Lime, and Santo Patio tacos and Dipping Springs Tender Co. food trucks.
With a fresh mural and newly installed vintage rocketship playscape, the refurbished Stargazer will offer coffee, beer, cocktail and mocktail options, as well as a spread of food vendor options. (Courtesy Stargazer)
Couch Potatoes


Austin's Couch Potatoes, a locally-owned furniture factory and retailer, expanded its space in North Austin with a remodeled showroom and new manufacturing facility at the end of August. The new space is called Couch Potatoes Furniture and Mattress Factory, according to owner Brian Morgan.Hyperreal Film Club

Co-founded by David McMichael, Jenni Kaye and Tanner Hadfield, the local movie enthusiast group launched a new theater location. The space offers screenings throughout the week—including local shorts and international films—and hosts community meetups and theater rentals.Birdhouse Books and Gifts

The store offers a diverse selection of middle grade and young adult fiction, graphic novels and general fiction, as well as a notable collection of LGBTQ+ titles. Book stands highlight works by local authors and one shelf includes a “banned books” section.Torres Hair Design

Local business owner Maribel Robles opened her new hair salon in Southwest Austin in September. The salon offers haircuts, color services, scalp treatments and other hair services.