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At Mueller Lake Park, a rare-cancer race turns a Saturday morning into a promise
The morning at Mueller Lake Park started the way a lot of Austin mornings do: with shoes tapping pavement, a few dogs pulling at leashes, and lake water holding the gray of an overcast sky. But jus...
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Austin City Council approves ad-supported digital kiosks for public rights-of-way
Austin City Council voted March 26 to amend City Code Chapter 25-10 to allow ad-supported interactive digital kiosks in the public right-of-way.
The ordinance, led by Austin Economic Development, ...
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Café Fleurs de Nuit at the Blanton shifts to fall 2026 opening as Justine’s team reveals new designs
Café Fleurs de Nuit, a French café-restaurant planned for the Blanton Museum of Art on The University of Texas at Austin campus, is now slated to open in fall 2026—an updated timeline for a project...
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Austin council weighs digital advertising kiosks, testing decades-old off-premise sign ban
Austin City Council is set to consider Thursday, March 26, 2026, a proposed ordinance change that would allow digital advertising kiosks in public right-of-way locations, carving out an exception t...
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Texas men’s, women’s Sweet 16 runs lift Austin bar traffic near Moody Center despite spring break lull
Austin bars and restaurants reported a weekend jump in customers as the University of Texas men’s and women’s basketball teams both advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
Businesses closest to ...
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Tesla’s 28-acre riverfront eco-park plan advances in Travis County review, but East Austin residents and watchdogs are still waiting on proof
Tesla has filed plans to build a 28-acre riverfront park along the Colorado River near its Giga Texas plant in East Austin, proposing a narrow set of physical improvements—trail surfaces and a boar...
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Austin’s Colony residents report brown, mineral-heavy tap water and high base fees from private utility
Residents in Austin’s Colony in far East Austin say water that can run brown from their taps is forcing them to buy home treatment systems and replace appliances while paying monthly water and sewe...
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Taquería De Diez signs first lease in Stream’s Old 6th redevelopment, targeting a 2027 opening at 500 E. Sixth
Taquería De Diez, the street-taco shop known to regulars as a tucked-away downtown stop, is planning a far more public next chapter: a remodel and reopening at 500 E. Sixth St., on the block betwee...
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Chefs, farmers, and a mystery box: Texas Farmers’ Market’s Chef Throwdown returns to Mueller April 19
If your ideal Sunday includes a farmers market stroll and a little friendly kitchen rivalry, the third annual Texas Farmers’ Market (TFM) Chef Throwdown is your kind of outing. Two Austin restauran...
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Alert discontinued after San Antonio police locate missing woman Angela Dohrn
San Antonio police have found 52-year-old Angela Dohrn and discontinued the missing-person alert, authorities said Sunday. Dohrn was last seen at about 4 p.m. Saturday in the 6000 block of Eisenhau...
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Barton Springs Nursery opens a 3,500-square-foot design studio and showroom on North Lamar
Barton Springs Nursery has expanded beyond its long-running garden-center footprint with a new Design Studio & Showroom at 910 N. Lamar in Austin, a 3,500-square-foot space that blends an appoi...
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Little Mexico’s last month: South Austin regulars gather for breakfasts, mariachis, and one more bowl of salsa
[Hero image: A sunlit view down South First Street near Oltorf, with the Little Mexico storefront in the midground and neighbors walking past.](hero_little-mexico-south-first.jpg)
On South First S...
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Ticketmaster resets Austin requests after early Ariana Grande ticket release forces cancellations and refunds
Ticketmaster and the Moody Center have reopened the request window for Ariana Grande’s Austin dates after a technical error prompted the premature release of tickets, forcing all early purchases to...
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Rock the Park returns April 10 with free live music at Girard Kinney Park in Mueller
If your ideal Friday night is simple—blanket on the grass, kids (and maybe the dog) burning off energy, and live music that doesn’t require a ticket or a tough decision—Rock the Park is back in Mue...