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The city’s creative momentum continues.When Stephanie Ross walked into a historic building in Elgin, TX, she immediately knew she had found the perfect home for her dream business."I walked in, walked to the back, and said, 'This is it,'" Ross recalled. “I could envision exactly where everything would go.”That moment...Continue Reading

Plenty of people consider their morning coffee essential, but it’s hard to imagine a coffee shop making itself an essential piece of the community quite like Monica Nava and her daughter/partner Deja Cooper have with Chemn Cafe. In the nearly seven years since the shop opened, it has become a...Continue Reading

Lo-Fi Coffee House & Studio is a lot of things to a lot of people in Elgin. It’s a coffee shop. A bakery. A community hub. A haven for arts and artists. It’s all of those things for owner Ashley Dahlke, too. But most of all Lo-Fi is the living,...Continue Reading

Music is good for the body and soul. It reduces stress, boosts mood, and enhances performance. It also brings people together, and for the past two years, Elgin Music Festival has been bringing people together to enjoy good music, good times, and good neighbors. That tradition will continue April 9-11, when...Continue Reading

When Erin Riley and Bob Mann moved to Elgin, TX, a few years ago, they found the city’s Historic Downtown charming but felt they could add some uniqueness to the scene. “We wanted something that wasn’t just a dive bar, but had elevated cocktails,” Riley said. “That wasn’t really in Elgin...Continue Reading

Only 19 miles east of the growing metropolitan area of Austin, TX, Elgin benefits from all the amenities of a major city. Matching convenient access to a multitude of services for an increasing population is a priority for community leaders.The Elgin City Council and the Elgin Economic Development Corporation (EDC)...Continue Reading

Bite-Sized Legacy Approaches 50 YearsIn recent years, intimate, small-practice dentists have increasingly become a thing of the past, gobbled up by larger firms. The result has been a disconnect between patient and dentist, leading to atmospheres that aren’t always the most focused on building lasting relationships.Elgin Family Dental, located at...Continue Reading