After a year of construction, The Courthouse\u2014a 25,000-square-foot pickleball, padel and restaurant venue\u2014opened its doors to the New Braunfels community Nov. 4.<\/p>\n
Co-owner Diego Sotelo said The Courthouse was “very unique,” and is something the city needed in the New Braunfels Town Center at Creekside shopping center.<\/p>\n
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The Courthouse has six indoor pickleball courts and four outdoor padel courts. The venue offers equipment rentals and certified coaching staff.<\/p>\n
Discover more.<\/a><\/p>\n Locally owned diner now open in Universal City<\/a><\/p>\n A new diner has opened its doors in Northeast San Antonio.<\/p>\n The details<\/p>\n Grill House Burgers opened in Universal City at 3142 Pat Booker Road, Ste. 150, on Sept. 15.<\/p>\n The restaurant is locally owned by Zack Aly. Although this is Aly’s first time owning a restaurant, he said he has worked for other burger joints in the past, which is what inspired him to open his own.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m taking the ideas from those other places and bringing them all together here,\u201d Aly told Community Impact.<\/p>\n Keep reading.<\/a><\/p>\n The Hitching Post restaurant now open within Selma’s Retama Park<\/a><\/p>\n A new dining option\u2014called The Hitching Post\u2014is now open within Selma’s Retama Park.<\/p>\n The gist<\/p>\n The Hitching Post, located at 1 Retama Parkway, Ste. 100, opened Nov. 5 and serves a selection of wings, sandwiches, burgers, salads and desserts. The restaurant also offers a drink menu featuring classic cocktails.<\/p>\n Matt Coxe, Retama Park’s food and beverage manager, said there was demand for a new restaurant from people living around Retama, particularly south of I-35.<\/p>\n Dig deeper.<\/a><\/p>\n The new location of Smoothie King, pegged for the Schertz Station development, has a new opening timeframe.<\/p>\n The update<\/p>\n In an email to Community Impact, Brett LeVecchio, vice president of corporate communications at Smoothie King, said the Schertz Station location will be open in late December. Community Impact previously reported that Smoothie King would be open in mid-November or early December.<\/p>\n Get the full scoop.<\/a><\/p>\n Boerne-based Tre Pizzeria is opening a second location in Terminal A at the San Antonio International Airport in mid-November.<\/p>\n The details<\/p>\n Owned by Crystal, Jake and Jason Dady, the new location will feature travel-friendly foods, such as pizzas, salads and sandwiches.<\/p>\n \u201cWe’re taking over where the pizza place was at Terminal A, so it was a natural fit for us to go with Tre Pizzeria,\u201d Jason Dady said.<\/p>\n![\"Smoothie](\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/uploads\/images\/2025\/11\/13\/395549.jpeg\")
Smoothie King is planning to open a new location in Schertz in late December. (Courtesy Smoothie King)Smoothie King updates opening timeline for Schertz Station location<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Tre](\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/uploads\/images\/2025\/11\/13\/395574.jpg\")
Tre Pizzeria’s new airport location will offer easy to eat fare, such as speciality pizzas, sandwiches and salads. (Courtesy Tre Pizzeria)Boerne-based Tre Pizzeria to open new location in San Antonio Airport<\/a><\/p>\n