Steiner Ranch will be home to the fourth Galaxy Cafe like this one in South Austin at 9911 Brodie Lane.

Austin chain to be kid- and dog-friendly

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

Although Four Points residents will have to wait about seven months for its opening, Galaxy Cafe co-founder and co-owner Jay Bunda is banking on the eatery being worth the wait.

The Austin-based institution is set to open mid-February in the Quinlan Crossing Shopping Center at 5145 RM 620, Building C, Austin, the former site of Zack’s American Bistro that closed March 9.

Bunda said he is partnering with Chris Courtney for the fourth location of the casual eatery that has sites on West Lynn and in Northwest Hills and South Austin. The Steiner Ranch location will replace Galaxy Cafe’s site in the Triangle area of Austin that closed April 15.

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Young boys were driving this golf cart on River Place Boulevard on July 19. It is a fairly common sight and some say an issue. The rules governing it vary by community. LYNETTE HAALAND

Restrictions, age of driver, etc.

depend on where the cart is operated

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

On a recent Monday afternoon, long-time River Place resident Gary Chapel said he was driving down Treasure Island Drive when he came around a curve to suddenly find a golf cart being operated by a teen boy with two other children on board. The vehicle was driving on the wrong side of the road, he said.

“He clearly wasn’t paying attention,” Chapel said of the golf cart driver he thought was not yet 16 years old. “So I had to brake and then I started flashing my lights. Then, he swerved over to the proper side of the road.”

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Action photos by Michael Pyrcz

By PAULA SCHUMANN, Contributor

The River Place Rapids swim team completed its 2018 season at the All Star Invitational Meet at Westwood Country Club on June 25. Forty-one swimmers participated in the event, in either an individual event or as part of a relay.

The Rapids team — with 109 swimmers ages 4 to 13 — had its overall highest finish since at least 2014, and multiple records were broken during the season and at the All Star meet.

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