\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn April, Community Impact published 104 articles about the Georgetown area, including updates on new and coming soon businesses, recent developments, and local elections.<\/p>\n
Here’s a roundup of five of the most-read stories.<\/p>\n
1. New European steak house opens in Georgetown<\/p>\n
Sovian Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge is now serving diners in Georgetown.<\/p>\n
The European-style steakhouse takes inspiration from culinary traditions in Italy and France, according to a news release.<\/p>\n
This is chef and owner Vira Chudasma’s second Georgetown restaurant. She also owns La Riv Wood Fired Italian.<\/p>\n
Read now.<\/a><\/p>\n 2. Bojangles updates opening date for Georgetown location<\/p>\n Bojangles is now planning to open its Georgetown location in late 2026, a representative for the company confirmed in an email.<\/p>\n The chain was originally expected to bring its menu of chicken, sandwiches, biscuits and sides to Georgetown in early 2026, according to previous Community Impact reporting.<\/p>\n Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n 3. Georgetown officials conditionally approve 43-acre multifamily residential development<\/p>\n Georgetown City Council members gave initial approval to a multifamily development near Shell Road and Shell Spur at an April 14 meeting, after an almost three-year process.<\/p>\n Council members passed a development agreement with NOVA368 for the Shell Spur Public Utility District, which encompasses about 43 acres of land, and includes plans to build multifamily housing and some commercial elements.<\/p>\n The first reading of the agreement includes several modifications aimed at reducing housing density, stricter architectural standards and mandating developer funding for infrastructure improvements.<\/p>\n Council members also voted to annex the site from the city\u2019s extraterritorial jurisdiction into city limits, which will prevent the developer from going forward with a plan to provide wastewater services through a package plant, District 5 council member Kevin Pitts said.<\/p>\n Continue reading.<\/a><\/p>\n 4. Lake Georgetown under drought watch<\/p>\n The Brazos River Authority implemented Stage 1 drought watch for nine reservoirs in its supply system, including Lake Georgetown, according to a March 30 news release.<\/p>\n The Stage 1 designation is intended to bring awareness to a developing drought and achieve a voluntary 5% reduction in water use, the release states.<\/p>\n