Editor’s note: The top Austin news of the week is full of openings, from a long-awaited botanical cafe to Tex-Mex and sushi. Plus, a Hill Country ranch — with rumored buried treasure — hits the market. Catch up on our top stories below, then visit this guide to plan your weekend.
1. Anticipated Austin restaurant collab and botanical garden prep for debut. Austinites who regularly drive through Sunset Valley have been watching a highly anticipated project unfold since it broke ground nearly a year and a half ago. Leona Botanical Cafe & Bar will open November 11.
2. Austin Tex-Mex restaurant opens 2nd location with new cocktail lounge. An Austin-based hospitality group is opening a second location for Mama Betty’s Tex-Mex, plus a new cocktail lounge next door, on November 13…