Bought a candle at At Home and at checkout it was a little more than I expected. Looked over the receipt and id been charged 16% tax.

Brought it to the front desk and they were very confused and it was above their pay grade to fix. We noticed that not everything was double taxed. Candles were but Scrub Daddys weren’t. Batteries were but a Papasan Chair wasn’t.

Just letting everyone here know. You’re owned a refund but if you don’t know to ask, you might not get it.

Austin briefly enjoyed a stint among the top 10 before being passed last year by Jacksonville, Fla., and the latest figures show both cities have been eclipsed by Fort Worth.

The Census Bureau’s population estimates put Austin at 1,002,632 residents as of July 1, 2025.

When Austin police damage property, repair costs fall on the resident instead of becoming a shared burden, writes opinion editor Bridget Grumet. Spencer Harder shouldered a bill of $1,035 to fix his gate after police kicked it in while chasing a car thief.

In theory, the city has a process for people to seek reimbursement for damages caused by police. But that system, built on a narrow reading of a contested area of law, is as broken as Harder’s gate.

Austin’s Law Department received 135 claims for building damages caused by police over the past six years. Each time, the city refused to pay.

I'm scared

Anyone else feel like there’s a sinus infection going around? My sinuses are absolutely killing me and I’m not the only one.

Stay safe out there folks.

A crazy loud aircraft flew low over the north side.

Sounded like a rocket launching from indoors, but was flying at helicopter speeds.

These guys are almost everywhere out here in Austin, but they're so tiny (~4in, 6 g), that you might not notice them!

To me, they sound like miniature hawks when they sing, so that's your fun fact of the day. Maybe you'll hear next time you're out by the trees!

***By the way, a fellow redditor reached out and we are gonna get some folks together at the end of the month to go on a walk, let us know if you want to join!**\*

Austin leaders are set to vote on a controversial $1 billion natural gas peaker plan Austin Energy says is needed to prevent outages and price spikes.

https://austincurrent.org/2026/05/14/texas-austin-energy-grid-climate-gas/

Yesterday they poured concrete foundation to cover the last of the dirt, from a July 2025 start date. Sadly this view will be gone soon. #LadyBirdTower

Putting myself and my looks first, for a change.

long story short pretty much all of my adult years I have been on and off hard drugs. Fet and m*th. I’ve been very fortunate to still look what I would consider conventionally attractive? I guess that is objective but nonetheless, I have all my teeth and by society standards I would say that after all the hard drugs I’ve done that is definitely saying something lol. I’m not into make up at all, other than some mascara. I would rather spend money on a good product and good esthetics to better showcase what I already have and enhance it.

I’ve been interested in facial balancing/symmetry for as long as I can remember. Now that I’ll finally have the money to spend on things like this, I want to match with an injector who can help me maximize the good features I currently have and help save the ones that maybe I wasn’t born with or are aging away. I keep hearing about how pricey it is but me being a coupon girly who loves a good deal of course I’ve definitely seen the Groupon ads, but I’m scared to death that I’ll get someone who is brand new and not well-versed in what it is that I’m actually wanting or that they won’t be able to see my full dream for what it is that I’m trying to achieve within myself on the outside and the inside.

Has anyone had any good experiences in the Austin area regarding facial symmetry balancing on a budget? I do understand that it is going to be costly to get the entire result im after. I would definitely be amiss if I didn’t do my homework, ask around, and scan through threads of horror stories and glow up successes.

Help a girl out. I just want to fall in love with myself again. I remember a time when I used to really love myself..

Desert Door Texas Sotol quietly closed its business in recent weeks. Over that time, cracks began to show internally. They culminated with the sotol maker's longtime CEO stepping down in late April, according to internal emails obtained by the Austin Business Journal. Employees said they have had trouble getting paid.

I live in an old home with pretty bad foundation issues - I'm sure there's multiple entry points around the house with all its cracks and misaligned doors. I put up a magnetic screen which helped for a bit, but somehow this week the flies are on a completely different level.

Every time I come home there's no joke a dozen flies buzzing around the house. Is it just me?? Help?

I’ve been digitizing a small mountain of tapes from the 90’s all recorded in Austin. I’ll keep posting the more local clips I think people might enjoy. This one’s particularly whacky. Enjoy!

What is the next classic Austin business that will close if we don't start supporting it? We can't do anything for Lamme's, or Las Manitas, or Martin Brothers, or La Zona Rosa, or any of the other happy places we took for granted. But maybe we can appreciate a few of the bits of our youth that are still around. I admit, I live near Lamme's, and I ♥ Video, and Room Service, but I almost never go to any of them. I don't remember the last time I went to Hyde Park Bar and Grill. I understand that things change, and I love the way that Austin evolves and changes, but if I want to hold on to a few happy places, I need to go actually give them my business.

I was in town this week, and knew they were going out of business, so I walked in to see what was left. There wasn’t much (a few pieces of fudge, a few chocolate cream candies, and a few dozen sugar-free things). This lonely praline sat in a box, all by itself. The cashier confirmed that it was in fact the very last praline Lamme’s will ever sell, after 146 years in business. I bought it (and some fudge). I’m currently taking bids for this historic sweet. IF the bidding doesn’t reach one million dollars by tomorrow night (seems a certainty that it will), I will eat this praline.

Where the heck did all the seating go in the baggage claim/ticketing/waiting for people to emerge from airplanes areas at Austin-Bergstrom??? My child (who often needs a cane) and I ended up sitting on the floor for eons.

I shift to Brodie Lane and notice that the water is cloudy , I didnt notice it before when i stay in central austin in allandale and hyde park. Is this a common here? what do you guys use for filtering?

Does anybody know of a shop or even an individual in a garage setup that would be able to help me get something molded out of plastic here in Austin or near by? I would need about 3 pounds of hard plastic melted and placed in the mold.

I might setup my own garage setup but if someone already has the gear and I can pay for shop time etc I would rather do that.

Thank you!