This weekend, way south · Sep 2

Openings & closings

Now open Phoebe's Diner took over The Local's room on Brodie Lane

Brodie & Slaughter · Aug 31
The Local closed early in 2026 and Phoebe's Diner opened in the same Shady Hollow Village suite on April 7 — 9901 Brodie Lane, #120. It's the fourth Phoebe's in town. Breakfast is the point, with a smokehouse streak running through it. If you used to drive out here for The Local, this is what's in the room now.

News South Austin Beer Garden is now Clara's Day Dive

Menchaca Corridor · Aug 30
Same corner at 10700 Menchaca, new name and a new idea of what to order. The beer-garden run ended and the room reopened as Clara's Day Dive, built around cocktails instead of the sixty taps. Wednesday trivia survived the change. The old southaustinbeergarden.com now sends you straight to the new name.

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Leave the house

Virgo Zodiac Party w/ Whisper, Paper Sister, Blendlab and More at The Far Out Lounge

Fri, Sep 4 · 7pm · The Far Out Lounge & Stage

Old Mr. Young

Fri Sep 4, 9:00pm → Sat Sep 5 · Moontower Saloon

Espresso Feature

Sat, Sep 5 · 8am–10pm · Switchback Coffee and Beer

Nursery Tour

Sat, Sep 5 · 9am–9:30am · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center · Circle C Ranch

Arboretum Tour

Sat, Sep 5 · 9:30am–10:30am · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center · Circle C Ranch

Bob Schneider (17 and under with guardian)

Sat, Sep 5 · 6pm · Buck's Backyard · Manchaca & the Buda Line

Cumbiadelica Presents: Los Mirlos w/ Superfonicos, Los Desechos, Los Alcos

Sat, Sep 5 · 7pm · The Far Out Lounge & Stage

Wyatt Weaver

Sat, Sep 5 · 8pm–11pm · Armadillo Den

Robert Hinton And The Muddy River Band

Sat, Sep 5 · 8pm–11pm · Moontower Saloon

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Around the web

Life Ki-do teaches kids martial arts, emotional regulation in South Austin | Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs - communityimpact.com (communityimpact.com)

Taste of Ethiopia closing South Austin location, but owners hope to return - Austin American-Statesman (Austin American-Statesman)

A new cocktail bar is open in South Austin. There's a catch: Keep your voice down - Austin American-Statesman (Austin American-Statesman)

Stouthaus Coffee set to open second brick-and-mortar shop in South Austin | Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs - Community Impact (Community Impact)
The Menchaca coffee crew gets a second home.

All-you-can-eat sushi restaurant could open in South Austin | Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs - Community Impact (Community Impact)

Ross could open new South Austin department store | Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs - Community Impact (Community Impact)