Jul 11, 2026 | 12:00 pm
Editor’s note: The top Austin news of the week includes two major restaurant closures and one elevated restaurant opening. Plus, a look at Austin’s best places to work. Read on for our hottest headlines, then plan your weekend via this guide.
1. New modern American restaurant elevates dining along I-35 in Round Rock. An upscale “modern American” restaurant has taken root in Round Rock. Grey Orchard began its soft opening phase on July 9 at 2700 N. Interstate Hwy. 35.
2. 16 Austin companies declared best places to work by U.S. News. A U.S. News & World Report ranking has named 95 Texas companies among the best companies to work in the South, and 16 of them are based right here in Austin…