Just a few days after Free Week 2026 — two nights of free and donation-based live music in downtown's Red River Cultural District — the district's nonprofit has launched a new zine helping Austinites ...

Doug Cugini, a co-founder of the Hole in the Wall — the long-running dive bar and live music venue near the University of Texas campus that has played a central role in the city’s music scene since ...

The University of Texas at Austin is getting a major financial boost to help build its new medical center. Austin residents Tench and Simone Coxe are donating $100 million to the ...

Texas winemakers are hoping to play cupid ahead of Valentine’s Day. From January 26 to February 27, more than 55 Hill Country wineries are teaming up to offer complimentary tastings and deals via the ...

South by Southwest (SXSW) is coming up again after going Down Under. The festival has canceled its Sydney, Australia expansion for 2026, after three years of festivals.

South by Southwest (SXSW) is ramping up its announcements for 2026, and is in a flurry of news: yesterday, January 13, folks heard about a second round of musical acts (a big group of 300), and ...

A small part of the New York culinary scene's influence on Austin has been undone with the closure of RedFarm, a Chinese dim sum restaurant from Manhattan. A representative for the restaurant confirms ...

Austin's giant annual festival South by Southwest (SXSW) has added 300 new musical artists to the lineup for its Music Festival from March 12-18. We already heard about 100 in November, and there will ...

Some Japanese novelty is coming to Pflugerville as Kura Revolving Sushi Bar moves in on Thursday, January 15 for a soft opening, followed by a grand opening on Friday, January 30. The new restaurant ...

A newly detected pest is coming for Texan’s margaritas. In December, Texas officials confirmed the presence of Mexican fruit flies, or Mexflies, at two Rio Grande Valley citrus groves, prompting ...

A new hotel has landed in a busy part of downtown Austin. Real estate developer Method Co. has opened Roost Rainey at Paseo (80 Rainey St.), a 48-story mixed-use building.

The iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Capital One is gearing up for its return to Austin's Moody Center on Saturday, May 2. This will be the thirteenth annual festival, with performances by Kane ...