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Elle Bent
Elle Bent
Elle joined Community Impact as a reporter in November 2022 after graduating from St. Edward's University with a degree in communication and minors in journalism and Spanish. As a student, she served as Editor-in-Chief at Hilltop Views. Prior to CI, she interned at Austin Woman. Elle covers Austin and Dripping Springs. Tips and feedback are always welcome at [email protected] Follow her on Twitter @ElleBentt.
Latest from Elle Bent
Vista Brewing in Driftwood celebrated its fifth anniversary April 20. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)
Vista Brewing celebrates 5 years of offering Hill Country food, drinks
Favor, a Texas-based delivery service owned by H-E-B, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a campaign June 5-30 to donate meals to Feeding Texas. (Courtesy Favor)
Favor celebrating 10 years of delivery with hunger relief campaign
The Dripping Springs Visitors Bureau was created as a nonprofit organization with the mission of promoting tourism and community engagement. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)
City to absorb Dripping Springs Visitors Bureau
boat with a crew treating lake water
Experts begin 3rd year of treating toxic algae blooms in Lady Bird Lake
Without a generator backing up power, seniors in independent- and assisted-living facilities are left in the dark during emergencies such as Winter Storm Mara, which caused more than 373,000 power outages across Austin and Dripping Springs in February. (Katy McAfee/Community Impact)
As hurricane season begins, power outages at senior living facilities remain concern
A woman serves wine at a bar
Hill Country Tasting Room under new ownership, still offering local beer, wine
The South Terminal at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport offers only two airlines, Frontier and Allegiant, both known for their lower fares. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)
$88M settlement approved for Austin Bergstrom-International Airport to acquire South Terminal
Pride of Dripping Springs is an annual community event in Dripping Springs. (Courtesy Dave Wilson)
10 Pride Month events to check out around Austin this June
Fast Friends Beer Company is celebrating their grand opening Memorial weekend from May 26 to May 29. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)
Fast Friends Beer Company now open in South Austin
HTeaO officially opened in Dripping Springs on May 26, serving 26 flavors of iced tea in the Ledgestone Development. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)
HTeaO now serving over 25 flavors of iced tea to Dripping Springs
Woman in front of yellow and pink wall.
Owner of Effie Vintage channels late mother’s love of thrifting in unique South Austin store
Dripping Springs ISD trustees sit at the dais during a meeting
Dripping Springs ISD teachers, staff to earn 3% pay increase for 2023-24 school year
Drip Dental offers emergency dentistry, family and general dentistry, dental implements, oral surgery, teeth whitening, and cosmetic dentistry. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)
Drip Dental now offering dentistry services to Dripping Springs
Parents of students at various schools in Dripping Springs ISD, including Dripping Springs Elementary School, have voiced concerns regarding safety on campuses, advocating for additional SROs on each campus in the district during public comment at board meetings. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)
Dripping Springs ISD to add school resource officers
Rob McClelland and Kim Cousins raise their right hands and take the oath of office
2 sworn into the Dripping Springs ISD board of trustees
interior view of heritage rose hall
Rose Haven Bakery and Venue offering speciality cakes, hub for community
exterior of dripping springs isd administration offices
Over 24,000 meals donated to food-insecure Dripping Springs ISD students in 6 months
The molcajete mar y tierra served with chips, bean dip and salsa made on table. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)
Paloma offers authentic Mexican food, outdoor event space in Dripping Springs
Hot Luck (Courtesy Hot Luck)
6 events to check out this May in Austin
Blue-green algae was found on Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin in May, and officials say to assume the algae is toxic and avoid contact with it. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)
City officials warn to avoid contact with algae found at Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake