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Written by: Claire Jones, Intern  Nanette Pace, Owner of 4 Legs of Love As a retired paramedic, Nanette Pace understands careers that revolve around long and late hours. This is one of the reasons why she opened 4 Legs of Love. She recognized a need for high quality pet care with late night hours for medical, fire, and EMS personnel. In addition, she wanted to provide a comfortable place for pets that was affordable and still offered high quality pet care. 4 Legs of Love has a mission statement that reads “we love to love your pets!” 4 Legs of Love offers full-service grooming 6 days a week, extended daycare 7 days a week, and long-term boarding. The list does not end there! They also host a boutique/retail store with pet accessories, treats, clothes and more. When you take your pet to 4 Legs of Love, you can guarantee that they are getting personal attention during playtime with the staff. 4 Legs of Love is the only facility in Bell County that offers extended daycare hours 7 days of the week. Nanette’s own pets are the inspiration behind 4 Legs of Love. Her love for the animals is evident! In the next 5 years, 4 Legs of Love will be expanding into a larger facility, with indoor and outdoor play areas, larger boarding suites, and more groomers. They are also adding a self-wash area to their grooming station! Go see Nanette and 4 Legs of Love for your extended hour needs. Follow 4 Legs of Love on social media and visit them online: Photos provided by 4 Legs of Love
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Written by: Claire Jones, Intern  Jaja & Devin / Co-owners of Cha Community Did you know that “cha” means “tea” in Chinese? Jaja and Devin, co-owners of Cha Community, told us that the meaning behind the name of their business represents their mission. Cha Community is here to bridge cultures, foster collaborations, and provide premium boba tea. While attending Baylor University, Jaja and Devin saw the lack of Asian American community in Central Texas. They wanted to bring Taiwanese and Chinese culture to the area and doing so in a way that would leave an impact. Not only was there a lack of Asian American community, but there was a lack of quality boba tea in the area. Devin explains to us that in Asian countries, boba tea is the equivalent to Starbucks. This inspired the duo to open Waco Cha at the Waco Downtown Farmers Market. Waco Cha moved from the Farmers Market to a trailer, then eventually in 2020 Waco Cha opened its first storefront. Now, in 2022, Waco Cha has rebranded to Cha Community, and has just recently opened its second store in downtown Temple. Jaja and Devin are beyond excited to be in Temple, and are looking forward to spreading diversity, empowering others, and fostering a place of belonging. There is little that Cha Community enjoys more than collaborating with other small businesses in their area. Not only does Cha Community offer a wide variety of delicious and quality tea, but they also offer coffee, lemonade, and noodles. They are going to introduce their dumplings soon, as well as dumpling workshops where you will learn to make homemade dumplings. Go visit Jaja and Devin, and order one of their most popular drinks- the Milky Way Thai Tea or a Galaxy Lemonade! Follow Cha Community on social media and visit them online:  Cha Community - Temple Ribbon Cutting
Summer Sizzle was on Friday, August 6, 2021, at the Santa Fe Plaza! Summer Sizzle consisted of a free community block party that featured a job fair followed by an evening of live music, food trucks, an outdoor market, and fun for the entire family. We are proud to say we had 19 companies work with 210 job fair attendees. The community event drew 4 food trucks, 20 vendors, and a crowd of 300. Thank you to our sponsors that helped make this event successful! American Legion Post #133, Cedar Crest Hospital & Residential Treatment Center, Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors, Security Bank Temple, Workforce Solutions of Central Texas, KCEN Channel 6, iHeart Media Waco/Temple/Killeen, Reynolds Consumer Products, Amos Electric, Datamars, Inc., PacTiv Evergreen, Lamar Advertising, and Ludwick, Montgomery & Stapp, PC. A special thank you goes to Niagara for donating water! Arthur Murray Temple offered a group dance lesson and Dapper & Dashin’ Salon offered haircuts from their booth. We had a variety of food trucks: Check Point Germany, KG&D Mobile Foods, and Rossler’s Blue Cord Barbecue. We also had an assortment of vendors offering treats like Boozzy Cakes, FoxDog, Kona Ice, and Texas Style BBQ. Market vendors that had their products for sale included Golden Poppy Boutique, Old Stumps & Scrapwood, Simply Smith’s Homemade, Simply Gracie Girl, Vixen Muscle, and West 40 Woodworks. Various Chamber Members set-up to visit with Sizzle-goers: the American Legion Post #133, KCEN Channel 6, Pearl’s Place, Reliant, an NRG Company, Reynold’s Consumer Products, State Farm - Veronica Logan, T3 The Gym, Total Men’s Primary Care, and Workforce Solutions of Central Texas. Temple Fire Department handed out fire hats to kids. |
