ways2well, located at 4613-A Bee Cave Rd Ste. #106, is celebrating one year in Westlake. ways2well offers customers a better way to manage their personal health and wellness through in-depth blood lab analysis. They treat root causes of illness to help reverse the onset of chronic diseases and provide select modalities to help you achieve health goals, boost energy, and regenerate the body. Visit www.ways2well.com for more information.
The Gathering Memory Care Program is held weekly at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church at 7127 Bee Cave Rd, Austin, TX 78746, on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The free program for people experiencing memory loss from Alzheimer’s disease or similar dementias provides caregivers a weekly break. Attendees will spend 4 hours participating in activities and socializing with caring, trained volunteers. For more information, visit www.thegatheringatwhpc.org.
The Lighthouse Memory Care Program is held weekly at Riverbend Church at 4214 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78746, on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This free respite program is offered for family caregivers with loved ones living at home with dementia. The weekly agenda provides meaningful programs with social stimulation and joyful activity while offering caregivers a few hours of respite. For more information, visit www.riverbend.com/caresupport.
Carrie Etheredge, DMD, has relocated her dental practice across the street to 3631 North Hills Drive. The practice moved into the newly renovated building in Northwest Hills on Nov. 27. Etheredge graduated from dental school at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and studied advanced dentistry at Fort Sill, Okla. She served as a dentist in the U.S. Army in Savannah, Ga. At austinsdentist.com and 512-345-2425
Citizen Eatery, a vegan restaurant on Burnet Road, closed this month after 7 years of a meat-free menu and all-day breakfast. Something may be coming after the closing at 5011 Burnet Road, as owners Michael and Aimee Walden Moyer tell loyalists on social media to “stay tuned”
Flo’s Wine Bar & Bottle Shop and Allday Pizza at 35th Street and Pecos were named to the 2023 Eater Awards in Austin as Best Combination that Needed to Happen. Flo’s owners Flo Clemons and Adair Belisle and Allday’s owners Townsend Smith and Daniel Sorg brought food and drink to their stylish co-location at 3111 West 35th St. in early 2023. At floswinebar.com and @allday.atx
Louis Shanks Furniture is closing its doors on Anderson Lane after 78 years as an Austin institution. Also closing is the San Antonio location of Louis Shanks Furniture as the chain liquidates merchandise and inventory at the two remaining stores. Louis Shanks partnered with John Stanford in 1945 to open the Congress Avenue store, and four generations of the Shanks family has been part of moves and expansions to Lamar Blvd. in 1954, to 2930 W Anderson Lane in 1974, and to stores in San Antonio and Houston in 1983 and 1995.
Old Thousand at 4805 Burnet Road has closed, leaving only the original Old Thousand at 1000 E. 11th Street. Old Thousand on 11th will extend hours to Monday and add a brunch menu. At oldthousandatx.com and @oldthousandatx