Category Archives: Grandview Hills

Q&A with World Kitchen Austin Owner John Jee of Steiner Ranch

John and Krista Jee with their sons Jordan, Vandegrift junior, and Justin, Canyon Ridge Middle School 7th grader.

  1. Share how you and your wife, Krista, decided on the World Kitchen food truck in Four Points?

It has always been a dream of mine  to start my own restaurant. However, the financial risk was too much when you’re trying to also raise a family.  Then I started to research food trucks in Austin and ran some numbers. The risk is still there but much more affordable and it’s a great stage to test out your food ideas. Fortunately, I have a wonderful wife who supports most of my crazy ideas, and so here we are.

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River Place Student Theatre performs “Peter Pan Jr.”

The River Place Student Theatre cast presents its 12th musical production “Peter Pan Jr.” on March 1 – 2. TARA POTTICHEN

The River Place Student Theatre presents its 12th musical production “Peter  Pan Jr.” at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 1 and 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 at The Church at Canyon Creek.  

“Every year RPST tries to find a show that speaks to the community,” said Ivonne

Mercado, president of River Place Student Theatre.

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Comanche Trail fire drill March 2

The Comanche Trail Community Association will have a “wildfire drill” at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 2.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

The Comanche Trail Community Association will be conducting a “wildfire drill” and residents will be going through a mock evacuation rain or shine at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 2.

“On the day of the drill, a message will go out that there is a wildfire drill and that (Comanche Trail residents) should prepare to evacuate,” said Will Boettner, fire education outreach coordinator with the Travis County Fire Marshal’s Office.

The Comanche Trail Community will be notified of the 1-hour drill through its internal communication system for CTCA residents. The system, similar to neighborhood social media site Nextdoor, shares community notifications of events such as house break-ins, accidents, and emergencies.

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Local “hot chocolate boy” raises $10,000+ for Trump’s wall

Benton Stevens, 7, created a hot chocolate in Steiner Ranch last weekend to help raise money to build a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. In less than a week, he has raised some $10,000.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Benton Stevens of Steiner Ranch got a tweet by Donald Trump Jr. on Thursday “Love American entrepreneurship. Well done buddy! Benton Stevens of Austin sells hot chocolate for border wall money.”

As of Friday morning, the 7-year-old had raised some $10,000 in less than a week to help build the proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. His fundraising began at a local hot chocolate stand and exploded from there.    

This week Sean Hannity, national conservative talk show host, affectionately referred to Benton as the “hot chocolate boy” during one of his shows. He’s been on Fox & Friends, a daily morning conservative news/talk program. Local TV stations and the Austin American-Statesman covered the story. The Todd and Don Show NewsRadio KLBJ featured Benton on Feb. 20 when he thanked his supporters.

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