🥳 How to celebrate National Tequila Day!

🎙️ Talkin’ Tequila

Happy National Tequila Day! Mixologist Sushmita Malakar is on City Cast Austin today talking about how to celebrate this booze-alicious holiday. [City Cast Austin]

🎳 Highland Lanes To Survive a Little Longer

Highland Lanes, which was going to close at the end of the year, has been given an 18-month lease extension. [Austin Business Journal]

🌿 Austin Transportation Agencies Get EPA Grant

The Environmental Protection Agency is giving Austin-area transportation agencies $47.9 million to help the community navigate upcoming infrastructure projects. The grant will allow CapMetro to increase routes, encourage the use of carpooling, and create more bike storage, among other measures. [City of Austin]

💎 Kendra Scott Store Coming to South Congress

Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott, an extension of the brand selling jewelry and home goods in the style of the American Southwest, will open in the fall on South Congress Avenue, taking the place of Mi Casa. [Austin Culture Map]

• Scott debuted a Yellow Rose collection in collaboration with Wrangler earlier this year and got some backlash. The brand was accused of appropriating Native American culture. [San Antonio Express-News]