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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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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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Center at Four Points to feature IHOP, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle

The new Center at Four Points has multiple tenants slated on its 27 acres including IHOP, Chick-fil-A, Discount Tire, Chipotle, Panda Express, Roosters Men’s Grooming Center, Watershed Car Wash, Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool, Verizon, and Staybridge Suites lodging. Some plan to open in spring 2020. Rendering courtesy of SRS Real Estate Partners

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

Popular chains including International House of Pancakes, Chick-fil-A and Discount Tire all confirmed they will be tenants in the new Center at Four Points, which is  under construction on 27 acres off RM 620 at Vista Parke Drive near Home Depot and across from Rudy’s Country Store and BarB-Q in Four Points.

The Center at Four Points — known as Parke 27 just a couple of weeks ago before it changed its name — is also to feature Chipotle and Panda Express, the signage reflects. Additionally Watershed Car Wash, Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool, Verizon, and Staybridge Suites lodging are slated to join the new shopping center, according to Logan Malone, marketing coordinator at SRS Real Estate Partners.

The 2500,000-square-foot mixed-use development will feature approximately 125,000 square feet of office space, a hotel and multiple multi-tenant retail buildings and pad sites, SRS states.

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