Never miss a story
Sign up for our free daily morning email...
...and afternoon text update
×
austonia newsletter
Get connected with our daily update
Most viewed
The Bazaar to shut down Austin location after 50-plus years
07 October 2020
(The Bazaar/Facebook)
The Bazaar will shut down its East Riverside location after 54 years of business in Austin, the women-owned family shop announced on social media.
"With a heavy (but hopeful) heart and after 54 years of unbelievable loyalty of our employees and customers, we have decided to close our Austin location," ownership posted on Facebook.
Fortunately, the eclectic women's clothing boutique and lingerie shop will open temporarily through the end of the year and continue long-term operations in Wimberley, where the business opened a second location in 2011. The store closes down officially Dec. 31.
While the Bazaar has been closed since the start of the pandemic in March, it will reopen this Friday for the first time with limited hours through the weekend before officially shutting its doors. All inventory will be 25% to help clear out the store before everything is moved to the Wimberley location.
The company's website states The Bazaar first opened in February 1966 on "The Drag" near the University of Texas campus, specializing in mostly alterations as well as custom bikinis and leather goods. As "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" gained popularity in the 1970s, the shop's owner Gay B. Sullivan added costumes and lingerie to the mix.
A second location was added in 1985 on East Riverside Drive, and by 1996 that became The Bazaar's only location. Today the business is run by Sullican's daughter, Gail Fisher, who intends to keep the Wimberley location open.
Dozens of social media comments expressed dismay at the announcement.
"This is the end of an era for Austin," read one comment.
"I've been going there since I was a baby drag queen … you will be missed greatly! Such a legacy!" Read another comment.
More on beloved businesses:
Austin's iconic Dart Bowl to close Friday after COVID slowdown hurts business
From Your Site Articles
- Austin restaurants are waiting for federal relief. Will it come in time ... ›
- Austin's Buffalo billiards closes its doors after 21 years - austonia ›
- Large crowds, record business for some bars, parks and ... ›
- Austin bar closures also close some dining establishments - austonia ›
- business-closures - austonia ›
- Jimmy Fallon donates $15,000 to Austin comedy club Hideout Theatre - austonia ›
Popular
(Christa McWhirter/Austonia)
Nancy Flores, Austin Vida editor and publisher, is bringing back the Latino media organization to Austin.
Growing up along the South Texas border, Nancy Flores, the daughter of two Mexican immigrants, made it her mission to uplift the voices of Latinos "a long time ago."
<p>As a journalist for 17 years, most recently writing for The Austin American-Statesman, she says she'd try to always represent Latinos in her coverage. This year, her mission takes a new step with the relaunch of Austin Vida. </p><p>Austin Vida, a former music site that catered to Latinos in Austin, is coming back with a brand new team behind it and Flores at the helm as editor and publisher. The organization had previously been running since 2009 before ending online publishing five years ago. In the organization's resurgence, the digital newsletter relaunched last month, while the <a href="https://www.austinvida.com/" target="_blank">website</a> relaunch will take place later this year on an unannounced date.</p><p>Between movements against racial injustice and Latinos disproportionately affected by COVID-19, Flores said this is exactly the right time to bring the publication back. </p><p>"Publications like Austin Vida need to exist, especially during this time," Flores said. "It was the perfect time to reimagine what (Austin Vida) could be for the future; and what it could be moving forward for another generation of Latinos in Austin, making sure they are seen and they feel heard."</p><p>In a growing city where Hispanics make up <a href="https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/austincitytexas/POP010210" target="_blank">34% of the population</a>, there is no English publication currently operating that directly speaks to the Latino experience. Flores says she hopes to fill the gap for Latinos who aren't seeing themselves in the mainstream media, who may not speak Spanish, who are second and third generation and various other circumstances because each Latino experience is different.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
<span class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="80ab262bf7fe781a6c0f265ff569a8a5" style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="auto" type="lazy-iframe" scrolling="no" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xqnRzJhSIkY?rel=0" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" width="100%"></iframe></span>
</p><p>After almost three years living in Austin, Eli Rodriguez says he sometimes feels alienated in the city. Rodriguez lived in Puerto Rico for 26 years before moving to Detroit and then Austin.<br/></p><p>"It feels like some Latino subcultures here in Austin are underrepresented," Rodriguez said. "Whenever I read or hear the news, a lot of us can't relate to it. I think I'd like to see or read a publication that sounds like us."</p><p>In its heyday, Austin Vida was that publication for Flores. She remembers reading Austin Vida as a young Latina and feeling like she was seen, so it was important for her to do this relaunch. </p><p>Flores said, "I don't ever want Latinos in Austin to feel like they don't belong because not only do they absolutely belong, but our stories are a big part of what makes Austin special."</p><p>Until the relaunch of first the site, the new organization is focusing on feedback from the community. Since November, it has been publishing event guides, promoting cultural awareness in the community as a start.</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b20cffaeb1aac85b802897ffbc715845" id="8b6c7"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px);
width:calc(100% - 2px);">
<div style="padding:8px;">
<div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center;
width:100%;">
<div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);
display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;">
</div></div><p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;">
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIUQXXtFtbe/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif;
font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;
word-wrap:break-word;" target="_top"></a></p>
</div></blockquote></div><p>The organization has already received community support from the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. It started spreading the word about the organization on social media and its newsletter when it learned about the project late last year.<br/></p><p>Stephanie Bazan, communications director for GAHCC, has known Flores since college and is excited for her to elevate Latino voices further. She says she thinks Austin Vida is going to add a missing layer to the Austin digital media landscape by celebrating the everyday contributions and wins of Latinos. </p><p>"I think it's important for us to hear stories from our point of view," Bazan said. "Oftentimes our stories are told from other voices or they're just a small piece of a story, so I think it's critical for this to be <em>the</em> story and not just be an add on."</p>
Keep Reading
Show less
(Austin Regional Clinic)
The Texas Department of State Health Services will allocate 333,650 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to 260 providers this week, with the bulk assigned to hub providers that are focused on widespread community distribution events. Eight of those providers are in Travis County.
<p>Austin Public Health and UT Health Austin, the clinical wing of Dell Medical School, have been designated hub providers by DSHS and will receive additional doses of the vaccine this week. An additional six providers in Travis County will receive smaller allocations of 100 to 200 doses. Those providers that have already received allocations and need to administer second doses will also receive corresponding allotments. </p><p>In total Travis County has received 73,175 doses of the vaccine, with 14,650 being sent to Travis County this week. Here's where the latest allotment is going: </p><ul class="ee-ul"><li>APH (12,000 doses)</li><li>UT Health Austin (1,950 doses)</li><li>Carousel Pediatrics Southbrook (100 doses)</li><li><span></span>CommUnity Care Rundberg (100 doses)</li><li>Lone Star Circle of Care at El Buen Samaritano (100 does)</li><li>Lone Star Circle of Care at Ben White Health Clinic (100 doses)</li><li>LSCC Family Care Center at Northwest (100 doses)</li><li>Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Travis County (200 doses)</li></ul><p> Although these providers may have doses to administer, many are limiting their supply to existing patient networks or reaching out to eligible candidates directly, rather than working through a waitlist system. View of list of providers with a waitlist <a href="https://austonia.com/austin-vaccine-waitlists" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>
From Your Site Articles
- UT professor played role in Pfizer and Moderna's COVID vaccines ... ›
- Austin Public Health prepares for COVID vaccine distribution ... ›
- Austin area businesses required to reduce capacity to 50% - austonia ›
- Austin Public Health to receive 12,000 doses of COVID vaccine ... ›
- Texas changes vaccine rollout strategy as Austin providers run out ... ›
- Austin Public Health debuts COVID vaccine sign-up list - austonia ›
- Everything we know about Austin's COVID vaccine rollout - austonia ›
Keep Reading
Show less
(St. David's Healthcare)
Due to shipping delays, allocations of the Pfizer vaccine scheduled to be distributed in Texas on Monday will now arrive on Tuesday.
<p>The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed the delay in a statement shared with Austonia, explaining that "based on federal shipping schedules, vaccine ordered on Friday and expected to arrive today is now expected to arrive tomorrow, Jan. 19, based on the most current information from Pfizer and our federal partners." The delay impacted 55 of the 263 providers slated to receive vaccine doses this week.<br/></p><p>Eight providers in Travis County were allocated vaccines this week, but only one—UT Health Austin, the clinical arm of Dell Medical School—is impacted by the delayed Pfizer shipments. This is because the remaining seven providers, including Austin Public Health, will receive doses of the Moderna vaccine. </p><p>The city of San Antonio first reported the delays on Sunday, when it tweeted that all appointments planned for Monday would need to be rescheduled for Wednesday due to the delays. Bell County, which is north of Williamson County, encountered <a href="https://www.kwtx.com/2021/01/17/delivery-of-bell-county-covid-19-vaccine-delayed/" target="_blank">similar delays</a>. </p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c63222de857a7fd222b3d4fa89106a58" id="0d111"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1350966510513238018"><div style="margin:1em 0">1/2: The shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to supply scheduled appointments for Mon, Jan 18 has been delayed from the m… https://t.co/bnEWks8zOy</div> — City of San Antonio🧼+👐=💯 (@City of San Antonio🧼+👐=💯)<a href="https://twitter.com/COSAGOV/statuses/1350966510513238018">1610930490.0</a></blockquote></div><p>DSHS will allocate 333,650 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to 260 providers across Texas this week, with the bulk assigned to hub providers focused on widespread community distribution. </p><p>Austin Public Health, which was allocated 12,000 doses, and UT Health Austin, which was allocated 1,950, are the two hub providers in Travis County. An additional six providers were also included in this week's allocation, receiving between 100 and 200 doses apiece. A full list of recipients can be found <a href="https://austonia.com/austin-vaccine-allotments-week-six" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p><br/></p><p><strong>More on the vaccine:</strong></p>
<h2><a href="https://austonia.com/austin-vaccine-waitlists" target="_self">Updated: Want to be added to a vaccine waitlist? Here's where to sign up</a></h2>
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQzNTQ4OS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNTkyOTEwNX0.ZI2_-g13hMZWhy_8avZdf2ojt57H1iLNeV8L_3wwiW8/img.jpg?width=980" id="e98ce" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2c52ed40658b69e66c40f1177e26a96a" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" />Updated: Want to be added to a vaccine waitlist? Here's where to sign up
From Your Site Articles
- A 'handful' of ineligible people got the COVID vaccine in Austin ... ›
- Austin healthcare offering COVID-19 vaccine waitlists - austonia ›
- Everything we know about Austin's COVID vaccine rollout - austonia ›
- Texas widens COVID vaccine access, but Austin doses are limited ... ›
Related Articles Around the Web
Keep Reading
Show less
