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An Austin-based CBD brand has stepped their game up from farmers markets to a luxe speakeasy, selling both cannabis and alcohol. Sweet Sensi, which makes everything from chocolate to soap, will host a ...

A new luxury real estate report reveals Texas broke a record for the highest number of million-dollar homes sold from November 2024 to October 2025, and the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro boasted ...

To help ensure his career is “alright, alright, alright” in the AI era, Oscar-winning movie star Matthew McConaughey has trademarked two of his greatest assets: his face and voice.

A new edition of The Chapter & Co. will soon be on the way. The charming New Braunfels bookshop and café is closing its historic storefront at the end of January, with plans to reopen elsewhere in the ...

If anyone will travel for music, it's BTS fans. The K-pop band seems to be skipping Austin on their 2026 world tour — a long-anticipated return to the stage — but there will be back-to-back concerts ...

It’s not often that a return to a franchise after years of no activity results in an actual good movie, but 2025’s 28 Years Later proved successful by reuniting director Danny Boyle and writer Alex ...

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 ...

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 ...

After lawmakers blunted expansion for years, Texas’ medical marijuana industry is slated to see more marijuana operators coming online, current ones opening more facilities, and more Texans enrolling ...

Now that Free Week is a wrap and Austinites all geared up to take in as many local shows as possible, here’s a handful of can't-miss gigs with Austin artists that are happening in the back portion of ...

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 ...