🏖️ It’s here: Your Austin summer bucket list

🍖 Austin Pitmaster Competing in Netflix Show

Kareem El-Ghayesh of KG BBQ is competing on the third season of Netflix’s “Barbecue Showdown.” All eight episodes of the show are now out on the streaming service, so go get some BBQ take-out and binge away! [Texas Monthly]

👀 Texas Highways Magazine Has a New Look

In honor of its 50th anniversary, Texas Highways Magazine has a new look. Pick up an actual physical copy for your next road trip and you might notice that the latest issue has heavier paper and the magazine logo has been changed to look like its 1970 iteration. Here’s to the next 50 years, y’all! [Texas Highways Magazine]

🎙️A Really Big Podcast Episode

City Cast Austin Podcast Host Nikki DaVaughn joins hosts from the 12 other City Cast podcasts in cities across the U.S. to discuss the stories everyone is watching in their hometowns. [City Cast Austin]

💸 Paid Parking on South Congress Is Bringing in Thousands

Austin collected more than $1 million in parking fees in nine months after adding pay meters to parking spots along South Congress Avenue last fall. [Axios Austin]