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  • City gives Las Manitas $750,000 forgivable loan(Austin, TX)

    06/08/2007 6:16:14 AM PDT · by P-40 · 38 replies · 981+ views
    News 8 Austin ^ | 6/7/2007 | News 8 Austin Staff
    Las Manitas restaurant will get the money needed to relocate, remodel and stay in downtown Austin. Austin City Council members voted Thursday to grant the owners, Cynthia and Lydia Perez, a $750,000 forgivable loan that does not have to be repaid if certain requirements are met for a set time period.Las Manitas has been at its current location on 211 Congress Avenue since 1981. Last September, Marriot announced a $185 million hotel complex will be built there. The project will add 1,000 hotel rooms, 600 jobs and is being called the largest hotel development in Austin history. The community rallied...