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Austin’s South by Southwest Film & TV Festival certainly has a specific kind of electricity. The city buzzes with the excitement of new art from all over the world. This year, that hum turned into a roaring melody at the North American premiere of Power Ballad. Co-written and directed by John Carney, the film brings...

Dash Crofts, the Cisco, Texas native whose harmonies with Jim Seals defined ‘70s soft rock, has died at 87 in Austin from heart failure, his daughter confirmed. With Seals & Crofts, Crofts helped craft an era’s gentleness—Summer Breeze, Diamond Girl, Get Closer—songs that floated through kitchens and car radios and...

When someone says "Go to your happy place," many people imagine a beach, a mountaintop, or a meadow. But if you see yourself at a table with a plastic covering, a bib around your neck, and a plate full of sticky, smoky barbecue in front of you, this post just might make your mouth water.

Erica Ayala joins Chris Williamson to preview the Elite 8 matchup between 2-seed Michigan and 1-seed Texas on Saturday, March 28th.

On Thursday, City Council voted for Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) to buy a building to turn into a reuse warehouse.

Even Bob Odenkirk couldn’t resist Texas tacos. The ‘Breaking Bad’ star made not one—but two—visits to this Austin taqueria.

Santos Briseno, who said he has been homeless for three years, carries hot drinks from the Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center back to his tent at a nearby car wash during extreme cold on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Overnight temperatures fell into the teens. Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman. The Austin City Council...

Foodie + Tina, the omakase project from Austin chefs Becca Seiler and Spencer Brown, is trading its tucked-away garden setting for the bustle of South Lamar with a new takeaway sushi counter. The compact, 800-square-foot spot is set to offer omakase boxes, rice bowls, and hand rolls, plus a small standing bar and...

Roya, which means “dream” or “vision” in Farsi, is an apt name for a business that was literally years in the making. After beginning to serve Persian food as a series of pop-ups in 2018, Amir Hajimaleki and his brother Ali have officially achieved their mission of highlighting Persian culture and cuisine with their...

The city confirmed multiple technology officials were terminated as part of an ongoing review unrelated to security threats.