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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 26

Tiger Woods' mini-golf takeover leads Austin's top stories this week bit.ly/40ySwJx

CultureMapATX's tweet card. Editor's note: The top Austin news of the week includes a mini-golf takeover of a local sports-entertainment venue and the closure of a longtime Latin club. Plus, a specific type of Chili's fan has a...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 25

Cedar Park beer garden owner opening chain coffee drive-thru bit.ly/4lXKemU

CultureMapATX's tweet card. The Human Bean, a friendliness-focused coffee stand, is opening a Cedar Park location sometime during fall 2025. The new location will be at 104 W. Whitestone Blvd., and it shares ownership with...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 25

Cats-only expo welcomes pets and adoptable friends in Austin bit.ly/46tJi58

CultureMapATX's tweet card. Domesticated cats are taking over Austin's Parmer Center this August — yes, maybe even locals' pets. Pop Cats, a touring annual expo for cat-lovers, is sharpening its claws for its sixth year in...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 25

The Fantastic Four: First Steps makes Marvel fun for everyone bit.ly/4o6kNkP

CultureMapATX's tweet card. The whole design of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is to be interconnected, so it was only in the early films like Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk where you didn’t feel like you had to study previous...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 25

Austin's retail construction rate is 3rd highest in the U.S. for 2025 bit.ly/3IN3LrS

CultureMapATX's tweet card. Get ready for a gigantic cartload of new shopping spaces in Austin. A new report indicates the equivalent of nearly 19 Walmart supercenters is under construction in the region.

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 25

Avant-garde Austin band J'cuuzi releases dark glam debut EP bit.ly/40AxYQO

CultureMapATX's tweet card. Austin artists J'cuuzi have been skyrocketing in popularity over the past year thanks to their eccentric approach to live music and performance art. The stage is perfectly set for the group to...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 25

OpenTable names 3 Austin hotel restaurants among best in the country bit.ly/4kUkyGA

CultureMapATX's tweet card. A new joint study by OpenTable and Kayak has named three Austin standouts — Dean's Italian Steakhouse at JW Marriott, and La Piscina and the Peacock Mediterranean Grill at Austin Proper — among the...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 24

90s video store bar and 7 refreshed menus renew Austin food news bit.ly/4oapKsY

CultureMapATX's tweet card. With summer in full swing, Austin's food scene is going for novelty — whether that's the return of video store browsing or debuting a new menu. We need something to break things up.

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 24

Nostalgia is overrated in lazy remake I Know What You Did Last Summer bit.ly/471AzXZ

CultureMapATX's tweet card. When the original I Know What You Did Last Summer came out in 1997, it was riding the coattails of Scream, which came out in 1996. Like that film, it featured hot young actors of the time, albeit...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 24

Fredericksburg Food & Wine Fest starts early-bird ticket sales bit.ly/452xULb

CultureMapATX's tweet card. Right in the middle of Preview Week, a summer mini-festival in preparation for the official Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival this fall, tickets have gone on sale for the whole shebang. The main...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 24

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 24

Texas worries as No. 1 state with the most people in financial distress bit.ly/45isoFk

CultureMapATX's tweet card. Experiencing financial strife is a nightmare of many Americans, but it appears to be a looming reality for Texans, according to a just-released WalletHub study ranking Texas the No. 1 most "financi...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 24

California winery opens new pairing-focused Fredericksburg tasting room bit.ly/3H1jym8

CultureMapATX's tweet card. A soon-to-open Fredericksburg watering hole and restaurant wants to take the snobbery out of sipping wine. Calivence Wine Tasting Bar & Bistro will open in August with handcrafted sake cocktails, an...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 23

Austin's Driskill hotel to undergo 'full renovation' ending in 2026 bit.ly/3TVPStx

CultureMapATX's tweet card. The Driskill, one of downtown Austin's most magnificent landmarks since 1886, has been undergoing renovations for years. In 2021 it unveiled refreshed guest suites; in 2023 it brought back its old...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 23

Tiger Woods' mini-golf chain takes over North Austin sports venue bit.ly/3TVlTSE

CultureMapATX's tweet card. A North Austin sports and entertainment complex is handing over the reins to golf legend Tiger Woods' mini-golf enterprise. PopStroke is currently renovating The Pitch, which Austinites may know...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 23

Austin author's debut collection captures the complexity of Southern Black life bit.ly/46Z6A2N

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 23

Texas museum to host all-new exhibition of Game of Thrones costumes bit.ly/40AMHLI

CultureMapATX's tweet card. Winter is coming to Texas in October: "Game of Thrones: The Exhibition," an all-new display of original costumes, props, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the groundbreaking HBO series, will debut at...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 23

East Austin plant store duo displaced by new supportive housing bit.ly/4f88uQT

CultureMapATX's tweet card. East Austin Succulents, a plant store with long, dazzling rows of cacti and succulents, announced July 22 on social media that it'll be moving to accommodate new housing. Tillery Street Plant...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 23

How much it takes to earn a top 1 percent salary in Texas in 2025 bit.ly/4m1fcLj

CultureMapATX's tweet card. To be one of the highest earners in Texas, residents have to make about $18,000 less than they did last year, a new financial analysis from SmartAsset has found. Despite that amount being lower, it...

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CultureMap Austin@CultureMapATX · Jul 22

Traveling theater troupe presents Peking Opera in special Austin series bit.ly/3UrW5xw

CultureMapATX's tweet card. As if Chinese opera weren't enough of a departure from the norm in Austin, a traveling opera company will show off Peking Opera — a dominant form of the traditional art that adds regional flavor — at...

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