/tags/old-austin Old Austin en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 02 May 2025 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2025-05-02/pecan-street-festival-downtown-austin-tx-move-hill-country-galleria-bee-cave The nearly 50-year-old festival, which kicks off Saturday, is moving from downtown Austin to the Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave. Vendors said that in recent years, setting up their booths at 5 a.m. felt stressful and scary. Fri, 02 May 2025 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2025-05-02/pecan-street-festival-downtown-austin-tx-move-hill-country-galleria-bee-cave Corinne Piorkowski /austin/2025-04-28/eeyores-60th-birthday-party-pease-park-austin-tx The annual event named for the melancholy donkey from Winnie-the-Pooh took place at Pease Park on Saturday. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:45:14 GMT /austin/2025-04-28/eeyores-60th-birthday-party-pease-park-austin-tx KUT Staff /business/2025-04-18/wheatsville-co-op-north-austin-texas-expansion Wheatsville has launched a community investment campaign to fund several smaller format stores in North Austin neighborhoods. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:03:00 GMT /business/2025-04-18/wheatsville-co-op-north-austin-texas-expansion Katy McAfee /business/2025-04-11/austin-tx-green-mesquite-bbq-open-employee-owned Last Saturday, it looked like Green Mesquite BBQ’s oldest and last standing location on Barton Springs Road would close. But longtime staff pooled in thousands of dollars in personal savings to keep it open. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:59:06 GMT /business/2025-04-11/austin-tx-green-mesquite-bbq-open-employee-owned Katy McAfee /austin/2025-01-06/peter-pan-cheer-ups-waterloo-records-egos-highland-lanes-not-closing-austin-tx Peter Pan Mini Golf, Blues on the Green and Highland Lanes were all on shaky ground last year. Here's how they survived. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:18:06 GMT /austin/2025-01-06/peter-pan-cheer-ups-waterloo-records-egos-highland-lanes-not-closing-austin-tx Katy McAfee /austin/2025-01-02/waterloo-records-moving-austin-tx-texas-music-institution-changing-ownership Waterloo Records has operated on the corner of Sixth Street and North Lamar Boulevard since 1989. The store will remain independent and locally owned and operated, but will move five blocks north. Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:09:14 GMT /austin/2025-01-02/waterloo-records-moving-austin-tx-texas-music-institution-changing-ownership Katy McAfee /austin/2024-12-18/austin-texas-closed-businesses-2024 So long Oat Willie's, Giddy Ups and Irene's. We won't forget you. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:03:00 GMT /austin/2024-12-18/austin-texas-closed-businesses-2024 Katy McAfee /austin/2024-12-04/heb-south-congress-oltorf-open-south-austin-tx-soco The new store is two stories high, spans more than 145,000 square feet and is run by more than 600 employees. It's grand opening comes nearly three years after the previous store in the same location was demolished. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:59:28 GMT /austin/2024-12-04/heb-south-congress-oltorf-open-south-austin-tx-soco Katy McAfee /austin-field-guide/2024-11-20/austin-tx-vegan-food-vegetarian-restaurants-field-guide If you’re new here, you’ll quickly find there’s just as many restaurants with plant-based options as there are delicious barbecue spots. Here are a few favorites to get you started. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:59:53 GMT /austin-field-guide/2024-11-20/austin-tx-vegan-food-vegetarian-restaurants-field-guide Katy McAfee /business/2024-08-01/ciscos-austin-history-50-000-dollars-federal-grant The East Austin Tex-Mex establishment received the money from a program benefitting historic businesses. The owner plans to use the money for building upkeep. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:20:26 GMT /business/2024-08-01/ciscos-austin-history-50-000-dollars-federal-grant Corinne Piorkowski