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If the thought of Black Friday or Cyber Monday raises your stress level, why not focus your attention on something a bit more happiness-inducing instead? Skip the lines at the mall and mark your calendar for Tuesday, December 3: #GivingTuesday.  ...

Austin Empty Bowl Project is back for its 23rd year. Taking place on Sunday, November 24 from 11am – 3pm, the Austin Empty Bowl Project is an effort to support two great organizations in their fight against hunger. Potters from ...

Get ready to enjoy what is rapidly become an Austin fall tradition: the Waterloo Greenway's Creek Show. Returning this year for 11 nights (November 7-17), this free event turns the banks of Waller Creek between 9th and 12th Streets into ...

In late September, the City of Austin expanded its compost services, providing an additional 53,000 Austin homes with new green compost bins. Now, nearly three-quarters of curbside customers can dispose of organic waste in the compost bins instead of putting ...

Whether you’re walking around the Texas Capitol, wandering the city’s older neighborhoods, or visiting one of our historic cemeteries, Austin abounds with stories of our rich past and the colorful characters who have come before us. And when Halloween and ...

In April 2018, when the city government voted to rename the street that connects Barton Springs Road to Barton Hills Drive, many Austinites were not immediately familiar with its new namesake. But even though she might not be a household ...