This short list of some of the many retail outlets in the shopping areas closest to Williamsburg/Charleston Place will help you get a start on your daily errands.

Spicewood Springs and Mesa Drive -- 0.5 miles northwest

Randall’s Supermarket and Pharmacy, 715 S. Exposition Boulevard, 512-477-5713, local.randalls.com

Walgreen’s Pharmacy, 8104 Mesa Drive, 512-346-9598. walgreens.com

Wells Fargo Bank, 8045 Mesa Drive, 512-795-9447, wellsfargo.com

Valero Gas Station and Convenience Store, 8101 Mesa Drive, 512-345-4488, valero.com

Mesa Cleaners, 8126 Mesa Drive # C299, 512-342-7111, mesacleanersaustin.com

Ivory Cleaners II, 8028 Mesa Drive, 512-241-1583

Jack Brown Cleaners, 8105 Mesa Drive # D, 512-345-6096

Far West Boulevard -- 0.9 miles south

H.E.B. Supermarket and Pharmacy, 7025 Village Center Drive, 512-502-8445, heb.com

CVS Pharmacy, 3569 Far West Boulevard, 512-345-2570, cvs.com

Northwest Hardware, 3916 Far West Boulevard, 512-345-6691

The UPS Store, 3616 Far West Boulevard #117, 512-346-6245, theupsstorelocal.com

Frost Bank, 3525 Far West Boulevard, 512-473-4343, frostbank.com

Wells Fargo Bank, 3601 Far West Boulevard, 512-344-7858, wellsfargo.com

C-Mart Gas Station and Convenience Store, 7007 Village Center Drive, 512-795-0899

Reid’s Cleaners and Laundry, 3616 Far West Boulevard # 102, 512-343-9654, reidsdrycleaners.com

Jack Brown Cleaners, 3563 Far West Boulevard # 101, 512-346-5555

West Anderson Lane -- 0.6 miles southeast

Fresh Plus grocery and natural foods, 2917 West Anderson Lane, 512-419-7379, freshplusaustin.com

Walmart Supercenter and Pharmacy, 2525 West Anderson Lane, 512-354-3702 localwalmartstor.es

CVS Pharmacy, 2900 West Anderson Lane, 512-452-7693, cvs.com

Walgreen’s, 2525 West Anderson Lane Building 2, 512-323-6127, walgreens.com

Office Depot, 2620 West Anderson Lane, 512-380-0196, office depot.com

Chevron Gas Station and Convenience Store, 2909 West Anderson Lane, 512-452-3643, chevron.com

Other Useful Retail Locations

Lowe’s Home Improvement Center, 8000 Shoal Creek Boulevard (0.6 miles southeast), 512-634-4330, lowes.com

Target Store and Pharmacy, 8601 Research Boulevard, (2.2 miles east), 512-837-5163, and 10107 Research Boulevard, (2.0 miles north), 512-687-1315, target.com

Gateway Shopping Center (Container Store, Crate and Barrel, Nordstrom Rack, Whole Foods, other stores, restaurants, movies and more), 9607 Research Boulevard, 512-338-4755, simon.com/mall/?id=856

The Arboretum (Barnes & Noble, many other stores, restaurants and more), 10000 Research Boulevard, 512-873-8099, www.simon.com/mall/?id=384

The Shops at Arbor Walk (Home Depot, Jo-Ann’s, Marshall’s, many other stores, restaurants and more), 10515 N MO Pac Expy  Austin, TX 78759, 512-930-8008, www.simon.com/mall/?id=1224

The Domain (Nieman Marcus, Macy’s, Apple, Dick’s Sporting Goods, many other stores, restaurants, movies and more), 11410 Century Oaks Terrace, 2.9 miles northeast, 512-873-8099, thedomaininaustin.com  

Exercise, Entertainment and Education

Exercise

Dell Jewish Community Center, 7300 Hart Lane, 512-735-8000, shalomaustin.org (membership in the center’s fitness facility is open to all)

Marlo’s Fitness, 7718 Wood Hollow Drive, 512-430-4221, adjango.com

Premiere Lady Fitness, 7028 Wood Hollow Drive, 512-418-9399, premiereladyfitness.com

Body Business, 2700 West Anderson Lane, 512-459-9424, bodybusiness.com

Yoga Yoga North, 2167 West Anderson Lane, 512-380-0900, and Yoga Yoga Northwest, 12001 Burnet Road, 512-490-1200, yogayoga.com  

Gym One, 3300 West Anderson Lane #301, 512-459-6165, gym-one.com

Entertainment

Alamo Draft House (dinner and movies in one location), 2700 West Anderson Lane, 512-476-1320, drafthouse.com

Regal Gateway Stadium 16, 9700 Stonelake Boulevard, 1.7 miles northeast, 512-343-5480, regmovies.com

Regal Arbor 8 @ Great Hills, 9828 Great Hills Trail, 2.1 miles north, 512-231-9742, regmovies.com  

The Paramount Theatre (touring shows and performers), 713 Congress Avenue, 512-472-5470, austintheatre.org

Zach Theatre (live plays and performances), 1510 Toomey Road, 512-476-0541, zachtheatre.org

Education/Gardens/Museums

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Texas at Austin provides five programs for mature learners interested in continuing their intellectual growth. Programs are planned and directed by members who meet on campus for lectures, seminars, social events and field trips. Most programs meet once or twice a week for three six-week sessions in the fall, winter and spring. For more information, Google OLLI U Texas or call 512-471-3124.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (learn about plants native to central Texas through gardens to visit, an online database to consult and ongoing events and courses), 4801 La Crosse Avenue, 512-232-0100, wildflower.org

Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, 605 Robert E. Lee Road, 512-445-5582, umlaufsculpture.org

Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Road, 512-477-8672, zilkergarden.org

Blanton Museum (art exhibits on the University of Texas campus), 200 East Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, 512-471-7324, blantonmuseum.org

Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 Congress Avenue, 512-936-4629, thestoryoftexas.com

LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, 2313 Red River Street, 512-721-0200, lbjlibrary.org

Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin (a literary research center that hosts exhibitions open to the public), 21st and Guadalupe Streets, 512-471-8944, hrc.utexas.edu

Thinkery Austin (interactive exhibits for toddlers to young teens), 1830 Simond Ave., 512-469-6200, thinkeryaustin.org