The Ruby Hotel & Bar Is Building a 4,000-Square-Foot Event Center in Downtown Round Rock

The Ruby Hotel & Bar is building a 4,000-square-foot event center at 408 Fannin Avenue in downtown Round Rock. The City is lending $2.65 million over four years and buying part of the property for $750,000 to land a future pedestrian bridge over Brushy Creek. Here is what is in the deal — and what it means for downtown.

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Rush Bowls Coming Soon to Round Rock

Rush Bowls is coming to Round Rock at 115 Sundance Pkwy, bringing all-natural acai bowls, smoothies, and cold brew to the University Boulevard corridor. The Boulder-founded brand blends whole fruits and vegetables into made-to-order bowls that are gluten-free, dairy-free, and plant-based. Here’s what we know so far.

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Round Rock History: How the Tonkawa Saw (and See) Round Rock

Round Rock Preservation and the City’s Historic Preservation Office host a free Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, August 11 at the Allen R. Baca Center. Writer and filmmaker Bob O’Dell — producer of the documentary Tonkawa: They All Stay Together — talks about how the Tonkawa first saw this land, and how the tribe sees Round Rock today. Bring your lunch; cookies provided.

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Connecting Round Rock: Homestead Estate Lawyers

Homestead Estate Lawyers helps Round Rock families protect what they’ve built and navigate life’s hardest transitions — and attorney Elissa I. Henry is the 2025 Best of Round Rock first-place winner for Best Attorney. In this Connecting Round Rock, she shares why the best time to plan is long before a crisis.

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Grey Orchard Opens in Round Rock — Modern American Dining Lands on I-35

A new modern American restaurant with subtle Asian influence has soft-opened along I-35 in Round Rock, in the former Denny’s space at 2700 N I-35. Grey Orchard comes from the team behind Austin’s Fig Italian Kitchen & Bar. Here’s what’s on the menu, the hours, and how to get a table.

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