🌱 Acadian Ambulance Ends + Little Italy And Delucca Pizzerias Open Up

Hey, neighbors! Gabriela Couvillion here with a fresh issue of the North Austin-Pflugerville Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunny, windy and cooler. High: 77 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories in North Austin-Pflugerville today:

1. At last month's City Council meeting held on March 8, council members voted to terminate the contract with Acadian Ambulance Services. This move came only two months after the company "began providing private emergency medical services to the city of Pflugerville." During the meeting, "several Pflugerville residents shared stories of negative experiences with Acadian," but "neither Acadian nor city officials provided a reason for the dissolution during the council meeting." However, on Tuesday, March 22, "Pflugerville City Council Member David Rogers said Acadian’s performance was not a factor in the decision. A few missteps aside, he said it had good response times for January and February." For more details visit: (Community Impact Newspaper)
2. On Friday, March 18, Little Italy Brick Oven Pizza opened at 2700 West Pecan St. in Pflugerville. The building where the pizzeria is located "is well known for its ties to a popular TV show — 'Friday Night Lights' — and its unique, ice cream shape." Owner and Chef Robert Griffin said, “It’s quite ironic, I know. The big thing was how do I make an ice cream cone work with an Italian-type theme? We’re going Italian flag!” As a result, he "had the cone part of the building painted red and green to pair with the white ice cream top. Besides this pizzeria, he "hopes to one day open another pizzeria dedicated to the same mission statement as his current restaurant — 'making available to you the best-tasting pizza and Italian cuisine while maintaining traditional flavors and tastes' — and "said this new restaurant will be shaped like pizza." For more information visit: (KXAN.com)
3. Dallas-based Delucca, "an all-you-can-eat Brazilian pizza restaurant," is opening up in May at 4200 West Braker Lane, "in the former home of Provision at the Quarry in North Austin." The venue is owned by husband-and-wife team, Evandro Caregnato and Vanderleia Mallmann, "who are natives of Brazil that claim Italian heritage." The idea for their restaurant came while they were "working at churrascaria chain Texas de Brazil." Their eatery "offers five courses — "lobster bisque, salad, meatballs, savory pizza, and dessert pizza" — with menu choices ranging from "traditional margherita and pepperoni to chicken tikka masala and Turkish lamb." In addition, they have "vegetarian, halal, and kosher options, as well as a la carte vegan pizzas and sweet pizzas made with "dulce de leche and coconut or the Romeo & Juliet which has mascarpone and guava." Besides pizza, they also serve "wine, beer, coffee and cocktails." For more details on the new restaurant visit: (Eater Austin)

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Today in North Austin-Pflugerville:

• Outdoor Baby Time at Wilbarger Creek Park. Registration is required. For more information email amandac@pflugervilletx.gov. (9 a.m.)
• Pflugerville Seniors: Falls on the Colorado Museum trip. Cost is $14 with active Recreation Center membership. Register at CommunityPass. (9 a.m.)
• Outdoor Storytime at Wilbarger Creek Park. Registration is required. For more information email amandac@pflugervilletx.gov. (10 a.m.)
• Pfab Lab Appointments at Pflugerville Public Library. Register here for the event. For questions and information email Meg Miller at margaretm@pflugervilletx.gov. (4 p.m.)
• Tween Graphic Novel Book Club In-Person Event at Pflugerville Public Library. (4:30 p.m.)
• The Sewing Room - How to Spin a Bobbin Event at Legacy Rental Homes Club House located at 1108 Legacy Drive. (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "A neighbor in Highland Park needs 38 Easter baskets and grass by Thursday, April 7, for case workers to make Easter baskets for children in foster care. Please drop off your donations at 18116 Mammoth Cave. To contact them, please sign up on Nextdoor for free and message them there." (Subscription: Nextdoor)
• A neighbor in Pflugerville is selling a 750-count triple row box full of mixed sports cards for $1-$5 per card, or Rookies, stars, Prisms and more; all for $375! If you are interested, please sign up for free on Nextdoor and contact them through the site." (Nextdoor)

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— Gabriela Couvillion

About me: I'm an active mom of two grown sons and lifelong San Antonio resident. I received a BA in Spanish from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and in my free time I immerse myself in creative writing. Thanks for reading Patch, and feel free to reach out if you have any news and happenings you think may appeal to our readers!