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HAAM Day
How to watch, support Austin musicians on HAAM Day 2021
Le Vacher's most popular appetizer are fried dessert-like balls with Emmenthaler cheese, roasted garlic aioli and pickled shallot. (Community Impact Newspaper/Maggie Quinlan)
Le Vacher survives opening mid-pandemic with community connections
This year ACL will require proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 3 days before attending the festival, according to an ACL news release. (Courtesy Sydney Gawlik/ACL Fest)
ACL will require COVID-19 vaccine or negative test documentation; masks still undecided
Several funding opportunities for members of Austin's arts and music scene were discussed during a July 12 Austin Music Commission meeting. (Courtesy Renee Dominguez)
Grant application for Austin cultural nonprofits opens July 14 with more relief for creatives on the way
Photo of fireworks in downtown Austin
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Photo of an outdoor fort art exhibit
'Fortlandia' art installation coming to Butler Hike and Bike Trail
Photo of Congress Street
The Moontower Comedy Festival will return in September
The Tender Things warmed up Mohawk Austin's stage May 27 as the venue welcomed its first musicians and patrons in over a year. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Another Austin music venue reopens its doors as a battered industry shows signs of comeback
Jack Allen's Kitchen will be at 1345 E. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park. (Rendering courtesy Jack Allen's Kitchen)
7 restaurants coming to Cedar Park, Leander; new murals to go up in Georgetown and more top area news
Previous headliners included Cody Johnson, Turnpike Troubadours, Aaron Watson and Mark Chestnutt, among others. (Courtesy KOKEFest)
KOKEFest releases dates in Hutto; Marisol's Mexican Grill taking orders in Georgetown and more area news
The Pfestival of Lights will feature decorations, holiday lights, a Christmas tree viewing, singing carolers and goody bags for attendees. (Courtesy Pflugerville Parks and Recreation)
Pflugerville announces second Pfestival of Lights event and more Central Texas news
Traffic moves along the upper decks of I-35 near downtown Austin on Dec. 1. The Texas Department of Transportation is seeking public feedback on a $4.9 billion project to improve the 8-mile stretch of I-35 through downtown. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Residents question TxDOT spending on I-35 and more Central Texas news
Festival attendees will have access to augmented reality artworks throughout the galleria. (Courtesy Bee Cave Arts Foundation)
Inaugural interactive light festival coming soon to Bee Cave and more Central Texas updates
Local violinist Shawn LeSure
HAAM gets funding boost from Central Health to enroll musicians of color in health coverage
At the crossroads of Hutto and Pflugerville lies Jakes Hill Bridge, a two-lane bridge over Brushy Creek at the base of a hill on CR 137 that doubles as a site of alleged supernatural activity. (Kelsey Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Hutto bridge the alleged site of paranormal activity and more Central Texas news
Austin City Limits Music Festival will present a free virtual broadcast from Oct. 9-11. (Jack Flagler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin City Limits Music Festival to present virtual broadcast Oct. 9-11
A drive-thru Trail of Lights could serve 1,300 vehicles per night this December. (Nicholas Cicale/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin Trail of Lights could live on as drive-thru event this winter
District 2243, a proposed planned unit development, was first presented to City Council at its July 2 meeting. (Rendering courtesy Gensler)
Leander denies zoning request plus entertainment in Round Rock, Pflugerville: Popular news from this week
Many local music venues remain closed under government orders designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Design by Rachal Russel/Community Impact Newspaper)
South Austin and Dripping Springs music venues shapeshift to push through coronavirus