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First Look: Victory Grill Rebrands as Victory East
The historic Victory Grill on 1104 E. 11th St., which has hosted legends such as James Brown, B.B. King, and Billie Holiday, recently reopened as “Victory East.” The new restaurant is owned by Austin restaurateur Glenn Williams and operations partner Steven Anthony Gomes. Gomes, who also opened the...
Family of Caleb Harris to host Celebration of Life in New Braunfels on Tuesday
Caleb Harris will be remembered by his family today. Harris was in March in Corpus Christi. The 21-year-old, originally from New Braunfels, was attending Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Despite months of searching for Harris, he wasn’t found until June 24, when his remains were found in a wastewater lift station...
Expanded T-2-4 Toolkit aids high school families in future planning
As families prepare for the new school year, there's exciting news for high school students and parents: the expansion of the T-2-4 Toolkit within the CANVAS learning management system. Previously exclusive to seniors and juniors, this online resource is now accessible to all high school students, offering crucial support and...
BetterUp Achieves StateRAMP Certification, Ensuring Enhanced Security and Compliance for Government Customers
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 23, 2024-- BetterUp, the human transformation company and inventor of digital coaching, today achieved StateRAMP certification. This milestone marks a significant step in BetterUp’s commitment to providing secure and compliant services to government clients across the United States. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240723793285/en/ (Graphic: Business Wire)
Frost Factory at Austin Landing defines cold with its boozy slushies and other drinks
The Frost Factory, a boutique bar with boozy slushies, cocktails and shots, is now open at Austin Landing. Jamie Gregory, who owns the bar with her husband Kei, opened their flagship location in 2020 at the Liberty Center in Liberty Twp. She recalled being in Texas for one of her son’s basketball tournaments and going to a hole-in-the-wall daiquiri bar. That’s where the idea to open a bar with boozy slushies came about.
O'Gara: Any question about Texas getting SEC respect came and went in Dallas
Steve Sarkisian sounded like he was blown away. Upon Texas’ arrival to SEC Media Days, Sarkisian and the Longhorns’ crew got in a Sprinter van and received a police escort to the Omni hotel in downtown Dallas. “It just means more? It just means more right there,” Sarkisian...
Three ‘no’ votes end try for historic zoning in East Austin
Despite efforts from Preservation Austin and approval from two city commissions, the small historic house at 1100 East Second St. failed to get support from the nine City Council members needed for it to be designated historic and avoid demolition. Both the Historic Landmark Commission and the Planning Commission recommended historic designation for the Sinnigson house, which is in District 3.
City honors AFD’s work training firefighters for wildland-urban fires
Throughout her time on the dais, District 10 City Council Member Alison Alter has stressed the need for the city to understand and prepare to fight wildfires in the wildland-urban interface, or WUI, which is the area between unoccupied land and human-made structures. On Thursday, she sponsored a proclamation praising the Fire Department for making sure that every Austin firefighter has been trained in WUI firefighting, which is significantly different from fighting structure fires.
City updates displacement risk, Project Connect spending map for first time since 2020
The City of Austin Housing Department updated its Displacement Risk Area Map and Dashboard for the first time since 2020, identifying city areas where displacement increased, according to a July 11 press release. Marla Torrado, the housing department’s division manager, said the department developed the map and dashboard several years...
Texas has 'healthy lead' for 5-Star WR Jaime Ffrench
One of the top priority wide receiver recruits for Texas football in the class of 2025, Jacksonville (FL) Mandarin five-star Jaime Ffrench, is just over one month away from his late August announcement date. Texas has been all-in on this recruitment this summer, especially after missing on Duncanville (TX) five-star Dakorien Moore earlier this month.
Texas Based Restaurant Chain Now Selling Out In Massive Deal
Austin, Texas recently was announced as the new headquarters of Elon Musk's ventures X and Tesla as their corporate offices will join their already large presence in Central Texas, but there is also a major Austin based company that will now most likely be changing their address to Florida after agreeing to be purchased for around $605 million.
Man allegedly recorded himself threatening to kill neighbor in East Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — A man was arrested in East Austin after allegedly recording himself while threatening to kill a neighbor. Austin police were called out to a neighborhood on Craigwood Drive on July 17 after two people said they were being threatened with a gun. Officers arrived and found...
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