⚽ Meet Austin’s women’s sports bar

📞 Austin’s Mental Health Call Center Plans To Operate 24/7

After an uptick in mental health related emergency calls, the city’s Integral Care center plans to operate 24 hours a day using city funding. The center plans to hire 23 mental health specialists using $1.46 million in funds and then move to operating around the clock. [KUT]

⚽ Why Austin Has a New Gender-Based Sports Bar

Austin’s first women’s sports bar, 1972, will open this month just in time for March Madness. The bar’s cofounder, Debra Hallum, is explaining why Austin needs gender-based sports bars. [City Cast Austin 🎧]

🛖 Austin Gazebo Gets Landmark Status

The Fannie Davis Gazebo at Vic Mathias Shores, the first public structure built to beautify the lake in the 1960s, has been designated a historic landmark by the city. [City of Austin]

🚨 InfoWars Writer Killed During Possible Burglary, Police Say

Austin police said that Jamie White, a writer for Alex Jones’ InfoWars, was killed during a possible burglary at his apartment complex Sunday night. Jones has partly blamed Travis County District Attorney José Garza for the incident. [Austin American-Statesman]

It's March, the sun is shining, and I bet you're in search of a new spot to try. Here's our rolling list of restaurant openings in Austin:

March 2025:

🥇 Golden Boy, 111 Congress Ave.

Golden Boy had its soft opening at Fareground in downtown Austin on March 3. The restaurant will have its full launch sometime this month. The menu includes chicken bowls and wagyu steak salads.

February 2025:

🥟 Tian Tian Golden Palace Seafood & Dim Sum Austin, 10901 N. Lamar Blvd.

This Chinese restaurant had its soft opening on Feb. 18 in North Austin.

🥪 Handsome Dan's, 979 Springdale Road

Handsome Dan’s, a sandwich shop in East Austin labeled as “50% bar and 50% bodega,” opened Feb. 21. Menu items include grilled cheese sandwiches, Cubanos, and Italian sandwiches.

🫒 The Greek Bar, 534 E. Oltorf St.

The Greek Bar opened Feb. 26 in Travis Heights. The menu includes Greek dishes like spanakopita, dolmades, and tzatziki with pita bread and pickled veggies.

☕ Radio Rosewood, 1115 E. 11th St.

Radio Coffee & Beer’s third location opened in East Austin on Feb. 12. Radio Rosewood moved into Try Hard Coffee Roaster’s old location.