Austin Living

10/27/2026

Tucked away in Austin at 2200 Hancock Drive, there's a library branch most people don't realize started out as a movie theater. The building opened as the Americana Theater before the city converted it into the Yarborough Branch of the Austin Public Library around 1965.

The branch marked its 60th birthday with a retro party on April 25, 2025, celebrating six decades of serving the neighborhood. It's also picked up a bit of Hollywood history along the way, appearing in the film "Dazed and Confused," which was shot around Austin.

Most people drive right past this building without ever knowing it used to sell movie tickets instead of library cards. 📚 Did you ever go to a movie at the Americana Theater before it became a library?

10/20/2026

Tourism professionals expect that local hotels will be 95% booked during Formula 1 racing weekend, ahem, which is this weekend. F1 brings in about $1 billion in economic impact, so it's no surprise that we're in for a busy few months.

10/18/2026

It dropped below 70° in Texas, and folks are acting like winter just rolled into town.

The hoodies are coming out, somebody’s digging through the closet for a jacket, and there’s always that one person wearing shorts who insists it ain’t cold.

Meanwhile, somebody’s mama has already turned on the heater, and Dad’s walking around saying, “Y’all better not touch that thermostat!”

We wait all summer for cooler weather, then act like we’re fixin’ to freeze to death the minute it gets here.

Fall in Texas.

10/10/2026

Hookem! 🤘

10/01/2026

Where does your rent fall here in Austin?

09/12/2026

08/28/2026

Our first Sendera Community Blood Drive is almost completely booked, so I wanted to open up the final appointments to my friends outside the neighborhood.

We Are Blood desperately needs donations, and I’d really love to see us send them home Tuesday with every possible donation we can give them. ❤️

📅 Tuesday, Sept. 1 | 10 AM–2 PM
📍 Sendera Pool – 8806 Sendera Mesa

You do not have to live in Sendera to donate.If you’re able to give, grab one of the last 3 spots!
https://www.wrbdonor.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/70494

Let’s fill the last three!

07/31/2026

Sold Out! Thank you to everyone who showed up yesterday! We were able to sell our remaining products and therefore will be closed today. Thank you Austin for all your support over the years!

07/25/2026

What are your thoughts?

A rental listing in California is turning heads online, not because of the home itself, but because of one unexpected line.

A newly built, furnished one-bedroom accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, is listed for $3,250 a month with utilities and Wi-Fi included. But the listing also states, "If working from home additional $200 monthly."