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| What Austin's Talking About |
| Is Austin's $60 Cup of Coffee Worth It? | Austin has been ranked one of the top cities in the U.S. for coffee and it makes sense. Austin has hundreds of coffee shops to try, including one that’s serving a cup for $60. Apparently, the price is all about the beans the shop uses. [City Cast Austin 🎧] | | Katz’s Deli Comeback Finally in Motion, Records Show | Construction on a new Katz’s deli on West Sixth Street will start in September, records filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation show. The rebuild is expected to be complete by March 2027. [Austin Business Journal] | | Hotels Lost Millions With Shorter SXSW | Hotels sold roughly 20% fewer rooms during this year’s shorter, seven-day South by Southwest festival, losing $10.5 million in revenue, Visit Austin data shows. But, when comparing this year’s festival to the first seven days of 2025, demand for hotels was up 12%. [Axios Austin] | | Fredericksburg Has 13 Miles of Wildflowers | Yes, I’m sharing another wildflower guide because this one is too good to not mention! The Willow City Loop in Fredericksburg is 13 miles long, filled with wildflowers, and you can do it by car if walking or cycling isn’t your jam. [Texas Monthly] |
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| The Best Burger Deals in Austin |
|  | The cheeseburger at Bill’s Oyster. (Kelsey Bradshaw/City Cast Austin) |
| Hamburgers are the perfect food. They work in every season, are a divine mix of veggies, sauces, cheese, and bread, and are just plain fun to eat. | | But burgers, like most things, have gotten expensive. To keep your burger habit going, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite deals in town: | | | Do you ever dream about a burger? No? That just means you haven’t yet tried the smashburgesa at Bar Toti, off of Manor Road. The burger comes with two wagyu beef patties, American cheese, griddled ham, chipotle mayo, and escabeche relish. It’s so comforting to eat and just $8 during happy hour, which runs all day on Monday and 5-6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. | | | Man oh man, is the happy meal at Holiday good. On Wednesdays starting at 5 p.m., you can get a burger, fries, and a mini Spaghett or cosmopolitan for $15. The pickles on the burger have a great crunch to them, and you’ll have a blast with the tiny drink glass they bring out for you! | | | If you listened to our burger episode, you already know I’m a fan of the cheeseburger and shoestring fries at Clark’s Oyster Bar in Clarksville. The burger, which is normally $25, is perfectly juicy and half off during happy hour, Monday through Friday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. | | | Sour Duck Market in East Austin has some of the best burgers around — they come with pimento cheese and are on challah buns. During the restaurant’s daily 3-6 p.m. happy hour, you can get a single-patty burger for $6 or a double patty for $9. Finish off your meal with a $3 soft serve sundae. | | | Much can be said about downtown Austin’s dining options. Too few exist, many are too expensive, and who can find a parking spot? But if you happen to find yourself downtown, pop into Bill’s Oyster for its daily happy hour 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The burger, which is usually $21, is $10 during happy hour and bottles of wine are 50% off. |
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🫶 The family of Savitha Shanmugasundaram, a 21-year-old killed last month at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden, is starting a scholarship in her honor at the University of Texas at Austin. |
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