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Join the Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment’s Old Bakery and Emporium for the Fourth Annual Midsummer Festival on Saturday, June 7th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Old Bakery and Emporium, 1006 Congress Ave. The Midsummer Festival is…

City of Austin administrative offices and other municipal facilities will be closed Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, May 27. Some City services will continue to operate as normal, including…

The City of Austin’s Office of Arts, Culture, Music & Entertainment (ACME) has launched The Creative Reset, a year-long, community-led initiative to shape the future of Austin’s creative ecosystem. Phase 1 of the Reset begins with an enhancement of…

UPDATE: Due to forecasted inclement weather, the ceremonial moonlight tower lighting on Tuesday, May 6 is canceled. Read below for updated anniversary celebration information. Austin’s public power utility, Austin Energy, is proud to celebrate 130…

New barriers will soon be in place along a stretch of Sixth Street as part of an ongoing initiative to reopen the area to vehicular traffic on weekends – part of a larger effort to preserve the legacy of Austin’s Historic Sixth Street District and…

The Austin City Council seeks applications from qualified individuals to serve on the eleven-member Sobering Center Local Government Corporation Board of Directors to fill an unexpired term through December 31, 2026. Applications will remain open…

Austin, TX - The Texas Municipal Courts Education Center (TMCEC) awarded the Austin Municipal Court (AMC) a Texas Municipal Traffic Safety Initiatives (MTSI) Traffic Safety Award in the High-Volume category (municipality serving more than 150,000…

AUSTIN, TEXAS – The Austin City Council approved the purchase of the 107-acre Tokyo Electron (TEL) campus and surrounding property located at 2400 Grove Blvd. in southeast Austin. This large parcel of land includes two existing buildings, which will…

Early today, City of Austin teams began working with individuals camping around downtown’s Buford Tower to help them relocate to Northbridge, the City’s newly converted bridge shelter, as part of the Housing-Focused Encampment Assistance Link (HEAL)…