Zoes Kitchen anticipates serving diners in January

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

With most of its tenants slated to open in the first half of 2018, the newest retail center in Four Points — 2222 Station — is set to add a myriad of neighborhood services to the River Place community and beyond.

La Vie Nail Spa opened last week, marking the site’s first tenant to commence business, said Simon Lee, chief financial officer for the Valdosta, Georgia-based C. Lee Family Corporation and the project’s developer.

Gideon Math & Reading Center is anticipated to open at the end of December and Zoes Kitchen is looking to serve its first meals either Jan. 15 or Jan. 18, he said.

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Jonathan Tommey shows off a live edge piece on his outdoor studio deck.

Woodworker creates artistic home decor

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

Growing up in the rural countryside of England, River Place resident Jonathan Tommey said he loved playing among the trees, an activity that spurred his interest to begin woodworking at age 12.

Now, the father of three intends to make a profession out of his artistic passion, launching Live Edge Furniture Design in March of this year.

“(The business) started with a tree stump and has evolved from there,” Tommey said of the first piece he dug out of his Four Points property to form a table base he constructed. “I thought this (stump) would make a very interesting base for a side or coffee table. It was just sitting there, decaying. I thought, ‘Let’s give this a new life’ because it had beautiful structure and a lot of intricate details with the grain pattern (and) the root system.”

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Cleveland Browns offensive guard Spencer Drango (66) blocks both Houston Texans outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney (90) and inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney (55) on a field goal attempt during the first quarter of an NFL game between the Houston Texans and the Cleveland Browns at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Spencer Drango learns football at CRMS, now in NFL

By ZACH SMITH , Hill Country News

Spencer Drango’s journey to the NFL began in Steiner Ranch more than a decade ago. And it almost never happened at all.

“I have a lot of memories in Cedar Park,” said Drango, Cleveland Brown offensive lineman #66.

said. “From getting there as a freshman for the first two-a-days and not really knowing what’s going on all the way to my senior year playing against Lake Travis at DKR. It was a fun ride. I had a lot of fun times and good memories and made lifelong friends. It’s a part of me.”

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