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TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY FROM OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS TO NEWS TIDBITS.

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MR. JUICY, 3315 San Pedro Ave., has opened under chef Andrew Weissman in the spot occupied for decades by a Jack in the Box. The original Mr. Juicy still operates in Olmos Park. The new eatery serves hamburgers, cheeseburgers or double cheeseburgers with six addons available, including egg. A variety of shakes are on the menu, too — chocolate, caramel, vanilla, peanut butter, strawberry or Nutella. There are two desserts: Key lime pie and “House Famous Cookies.” Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. For more, visit www.facebook. com/pages/Mr-Juicy/899699013715398. (See the story on page 18)

JARDÍN, 555 Funston Place, is a new eatery launched by chef Jason Dady at the San Antonio Botanical Garden’s Sullivan Carriage House featuring Mediterranean

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cuisine and a full bar. The garden also opened the Betty Kelso Center, named after the philanthropist. The events venue boasts 3,500 square feet of banquet seating space, a lobby, two green rooms, outdoor speakers and a full catering kitchen. Restaurant and center hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. For more, visit https://www.sabot.org/visit/jardin/.

GRUB GAB: Papa’s Burgers opened a second location at 6900 San Pedro Ave. For more, call 210-781-9171 or visit www.papasburgerssatx.com. The Hayden delicatessen debuts later this year at 4025 Broadway, offering lunch and dinner on weekdays, and breakfast on weekends. Visit www.facebook.com/ thehaydensa. Extra Fine opened its doors at 138 E. Mistletoe Ave., serving breakfast and lunch sandwiches, pastries, coffees and juices. Hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, accepting only credit/debit card payments, and as of press time providing only to-go service. Visit http://extrafinesa.com for more. Vegan Avenue launched at 2512 N. Main Ave., cooking up vegan breakfast and lunch items. It’s open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Visit www.eatveganavenue.com or www.facebook.com/VeganAvenueSA. La Panadería, 8305 Broadway, now sports an expanded outdoor patio to accommodate dining with COVID-19

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safety measures. Visit www.lapanaderia. com for details. Augie’s Alamo City BBQ Steakhouse, 909 Broadway, has a new beer- and whiskey-centric bar outdoors, Brazed, offering traditional pub fare 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The Fairmount Hotel, 401 S. Alamo St., now features a rooftop oyster bar accessible to all. Hours are 4-9 p.m. daily. Call 210-224-8800 or visit www.siloelevatedcuisine.com for more. Volare closed its longtime Alamo Heights location, but the Italian restaurant and pizzeria’s Olmos Park site at 3902 McCullough Ave., where Olmos Pharmacy once stood, remains open. Chilaquil, focused on traditional Mexican fare and chilaquiles, plans to debut at Pearl’s Bottling Department, 312 Pearl Parkway, Building 6, in October. Hours will be 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday in the food hall. Visit www.eatchilaquil.com for more. Also at Pearl, Best Quality Daughter will launch in November where Granary ’Cue & Brew once stood. The menu will offer “new Asian American” cuisine, with a full bar. For more, visit bestqualitydaughter.com.

IN OTHER NEWS: TERRELL HILLS IS RESTRICTING RESIDENTIAL property use for shortterm rentals. Banned are residential property rentals for fewer than 30 days, nor can consecutive six-month leases in a specified short time frame be renegotiated, officials said.

OLMOS PARK HAS CREATED A FOURTH SINGLE-FAMILY residential category in a new zoning district for properties surrounding Alameda Circle. According to city leaders, the goal is “to preserve the unique residential lots.”

RECENT ALAMO HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE James Schnoebelen was one of four San Antonio-area high school learners chosen as Bank of America Student Leaders. He spent the summer developing leadership, civic engagement and workforce skills working with local civic, business and nonprofit leaders in a virtual format, sponsors said. Topics discussed included social justice, civil rights, and building of a more diverse and inclusive society, according to a news release.

OLMOS PARK RESIDENT AND THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL student Sarah Moorman created Day2Vote.org, an online initiative to help urge 500 San Antonio companies and organizations to declare meaningful time off for employees to vote in the Nov. 3 elections. Moorman said each November Election Day should be a holiday or on a weekend. “How could we get there? Perhaps starting with employers giving their employees a day off to vote,” she added. Moorman said many respondents, including business owners, have embraced the idea, but others are hesitant because of the potential financial impact or that extra early voting days this election year are sufficient.

A $12 MILLION MAKEOVER OF LA VILLITA’S MAVERICK PLAZA begins this fall. The San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission in August approved planned public improvements, including reducing interior public space, adding square footage along South Alamo Street, and removing stone walls. Chef Johnny Hernandez’s Grupo La Gloria will lead a project to add three restaurants, kiosks, a demonstration kitchen and plaza parking.

THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF CENTRO San Antonio’s Art Everywhere initiative includes giant, yellow painted words on

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