Austin TX

The smell of old paper, the thrill of finding a signed first edition, and the quiet hum of a store where time stands still. That is what you will find at these Texas bookstores. They are the kind of places locals love to browse, the ones where you walk in...

Neko Yubu, a Dallas-based Korean restaurant, has launched its soft opening phase and is on the way to showing Austin the wonders of yubu, or yubuchobap, like sushi that's stuffed into pockets of fried tofu skin. Neko Yubu is now open at 1910 Guadalupe St., near the University of Texas campus.

In Farsi, Aminpour means someone who will take good care of you, and that is exactly what the Aminpour family does with their restaurant Baba Kebab. What originally started out as a bakery has expanded to a full-service restaurant that serves naan, chicken, lamb and beef kebabs and tea. “There’s...

An Austin police officer was driving with his emergency lights and siren activated when he began texting his girlfriend, according to body-camera footage from a January 2025 crash that injured three people. The video shows Officer Daniel Kessler looking at and typing on his phone as he approached a red light at U.S. 29

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle early Sunday in North Austin. According to the Austin Police Department, officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, to a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the 8100 block of the North Interstat

Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue announced it will close Aug. 30 after nearly nine years in Pflugerville. The restaurant cited the economy and rising beef costs, while USDA forecasts show cattle prices remaining high and beef production declining.

Folks have till the end of August to try Brotherton's Black Iron BBQ.

Texas built more apartments over the past four years than almost anywhere in the country has in modern memory. That success is exactly why permits there are falling now. Nationally, multifamily permitting activity through the first months of 2026 shows a clear geographic split. California, the top multifamily-permittin

Austin’s most famous smokehouse has strengthened its claim as one of the defining names in American barbecue. Southern Living readers selected Franklin Barbecue as the best barbecue restaurant in Texas for a fifth consecutive year, extending a winning streak that began before many of the state’s newest craft barbecue b

The shoe drive has now provided over 600+ pairs of shoes for kids in need, as the mission for Marcus Reese, and the Best Foot Forward Initiative, prepares for the upcoming school year.