Category Archives: Steiner Ranch

Local designer opens the Skull & Crown boutique

Local designer David Hawkins with his three children, Wyatt, Ruby and Jesse, opened The Skull & Crown this month. The boutique is located around the corner from Mansfield Dam toward Lakeway and offers a host of sought-after brands.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

David Hawkins — a former designer to Hollywood stars who lives in Steiner Ranch — opened a new clothing and lifestyle store nearby called The Skull & Crown.

Hawkins designed clothes for his G.I. Joe when he was very young, after becoming frustrated that the action figure only had one outfit. Now, he is making a dream come true by opening his own shop.

Hawkins, who moved to Austin from Los Angeles 14 years ago, has designed clothes for a host of entertainment stars including Jamie Foxx, Rod Stewart, Harrison Ford, Helen Hunt, Vanessa Williams, and the cast of “Friends”.

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Preserve at 620 office site to open, Former Walmart is transformed

Former Walmart store is now Preserve at 620. Rendering provided.

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

The former Walmart site near Grandview Hills is now the Preserve at 620 and it’s sporting a pocket park with outdoor seating, a dog run and state-of-the-art fitness center. The site offers tenants much more than just its 225,000-square-feet of office space.

The approximately $46.5 million project that renovates and expands the former superstore at 8201 N. RM 620 is nearing completion. In January, the site developer will welcome its first tenant, the corporate headquarters for automotive supplier Innovative Aftermarket Systems, said Aquila Commercial Senior Vice President Joe Simmons.

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UT golf ball theft exposed, Club asks community for help

This person is believed to be a UT Golf Club golf ball thief.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

The University of Texas Golf Club has had $25,000 worth of golf balls stolen over the past two years, and is now hoping the public can help solve the case through recently obtained photos of the crimes in action.

“There have been seven different occasions (where golf balls have been stolen) in the past two years” said Steve Termeer, general manager and chief operating officer at UT Golf Club.

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Viper grad, UT student to ride from Austin to Alaska

Maria, a Vandegrift graduate and future graduate of University of Texas, is on her fourth
year of mathmatics.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Maria Krychniak — 2015 Vandegrift graduate and future 2019 University of Texas graduate from Steiner Ranch — plans to bike more than 4,000 miles from Austin to Anchorage, Ala. this coming summer as part of Texas 4000 for Cancer.

“This might seem like something crazy to do, but this cause is incredibly important to me,” Krychniak said.

“I have witnessed myself feel helpless and hopeless when it comes to comforting some of my best friends and family members left in cancer’s destructive wake,” she said.

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