Zoes Kitchen closed its Sunset Valley location July 14. The fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant still has several other Austin-area locations, including in North Austin, West Lake Hills and Round Rock. The restaurant was located at 5601 Brodie Lane, Ste. 525, Sunset Valley.
Southwest Austin ice cream shop, restaurant close stores but will continue business
Austin Scoops has closed its Southwest Austin location but will continue selling products through other stores. (Courtesy Austin Scoops)
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Austin Scoops’ ice cream store at 9600 Escarpment Blvd., Ste. 900, Austin, closed June 27. Following the June launch of its new factory, the brand will now move into product sales through other businesses and events in the Austin area.
Zoes Kitchen closed its Sunset Valley location July 14. The fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant still has several other Austin-area locations, including in North Austin, West Lake Hills and Round Rock. The restaurant was located at 5601 Brodie Lane, Ste. 525, Sunset Valley.
Zoes Kitchen closed its Sunset Valley location July 14. The fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant still has several other Austin-area locations, including in North Austin, West Lake Hills and Round Rock. The restaurant was located at 5601 Brodie Lane, Ste. 525, Sunset Valley.
By Maggie Quinlan
Reporter, Southwest Austin/Dripping Springs
Maggie joined Community Impact Newspaper as a reporter in July 2021 after a year spent covering crime, courts and politics at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, near the border with Idaho. In Southwest Austin and Dripping Springs, Maggie covers education, business, healthcare, transportation, real estate development and nonprofits. Prior to CI, she graduated from Washington State University, where she was managing editor of the student newspaper and a section editor at her hometown newspaper based in Moscow, Idaho. Maggie dreamed of living in the Austin area for years and feels honored to serve the communities of Southwest Austin and Dripping Springs.
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Reporter, Central Austin
Olivia joined Community Impact Newspaper as a reporter in March 2019. She covers public health, business, development and Travis County government. A graduate of Presbyterian College in South Carolina, Olivia worked as a reporter and producer for South Carolina Public Radio before moving to Texas. Her work has appeared on NPR and in the New York Times.
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