Beloved Austin restaurant closing after nearly 30 years on South Congress

Vespaio, the Italian restaurant that has operated on South Congress Avenue since 1998, long before the street became Austin's ...

South Congress landscape continues to change as longtime restaurant sets to close its doors in February

In 2024, Mi Casa, The Good Company and Sunroom all shut down or moved locations after seeing triple-digit rent increases on ...

Fintech firm Togetherwork to create 250 jobs with new Austin HQ on South Congress

It's not the first time a company led by Warrington has relocated to the Capital City. As the CEO and chairman of fintech ...

Med tech company Boston Scientific readies for new Austin offices

Boston Scientific acquired Austin-based Apollo Endosurgery Inc. in April 2023 for $615 million, or $10 per share. Since then, ...
WhatNow on MSN

Iconic South Austin Italian restaurant to shut down after 27 years

Vespaio Ristorante, owned by Daniel Brooks and Ryan Samson, has announced its closure through social media. Located on South ...

Downtown Austin demolition plan puts Shiner’s Saloon in the crosshairs

The proposed teardown directly affects Shiner's Saloon, a bar that has occupied the ground floor since 2008 and whose current ...
KXAN

Austin to drop report on Congress Ave. revamp, pedestrian plaza next year

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin will release a new report next year outlining the next steps for a proposed revamp of Congress Avenue, including the potential of a pedestrian-centric plaza in the future. The ...
CNN

Austin grilled by lawmakers over lack of transparency surrounding hospitalization

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced tough questions from members of Congress on Thursday in a hearing focused on his days-long delay notifying both lawmakers and President Joe Biden about his ...