At Banana Phone, comedians put themselves through controlled cruelty to toughen themselves up for hostile audiences. The show's creator calls it "Lord of the Flies-esque."

Wait times were consistently above two hours at Austin Pets Alive as volunteers lined up to foster dogs and cats before ahead of a winter storm.

City workers clocked in for a combined 1,782,228 hours in 2025, with first-responders accounting for the bulk of overtime spending.

The Huston-Tillotson Jazz Orchestra finished in third place earlier this month at the National Collegiate Jazz Competition in New York. They were the smallest school selected to perform and the only all-undergraduate band.

"Doodle nights,” soundtracked by local DJs, are a weekly staple at the cafe and wine bar. Owner James Harcrow said he wanted to create an environment made for connection.

While rules about city-related expenses for food and travel were upheld, rules on how City Council members are allowed to use unspent office dollars didn't get any stricter.

City staff are recommending a bond package totaling no more than $750 million to minimize the impact on taxpayers while still being able to pay for city projects, including park improvements and public safety needs.

Other Austin restaurants on the list include La Barbecue, Este and Lao'd Bar.

Thousands of Austinites honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with a rally and march through downtown Austin on Monday. It was the first march on MLK Day since 2024, as winter weather canceled the last two.

Wyatt co-founded The Villager newspaper in 1973 with the goal of uplifting the African American community's positive news and achievements.