City Cast Austin
🥵 Heat wave incoming
May 13, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🎨 Hello, Tuesday and hello to Austin’s new mural! A mural of local plants and flowers is now on the side of a shipping container at the back of Burger Stadium in Sunset Valley.
What's CITY Talking About?
🥵 City Braces for Heat Wave
A heat wave is sweeping across Central Texas this week, with temperatures expected to peak around 105 degrees on Wednesday. National Weather Service forecasters say Austinites should watch for heat-related illness as temperatures are not normally so high this time of year. [National Weather Service]
- More than 3,500 alerts were sent to Austin’s unhoused community with information on cooling centers. [CBS Austin]
- The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s power grid, is predicting record-breaking levels of electricity demand tomorrow. [Fox 7 Austin]
👙 New, Free Pool Opening in East Austin
The city’s new Colony Park Pool, just east of Decker Lake, will open on May 24. The pool will be open year round and is free to attend. [CultureMap Austin]
🤠 Where to Two-Step This Summer
Sweaty season means it’s two-stepping season. There’s just something about a hot honky-tonk and Austin has no shortage of those! [City Cast Austin 🎧]
🩸 Theranos-Like Company Starting Up in Austin
Billy Evans, husband of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of blood-testing company Theranos, is starting a diagnostic testing company and working out of Austin, where he apparently lives with the couple’s two children. I had no clue! [The New York Times]
What To Do
Tuesday, May 13
- 🎻 KMFA Midday Concert Series: The University of Texas Chamber Winds at KMFA's Draylen Mason Music Studio | Noon | Free | East Cesar Chavez
- 🥟 Sew Fun: Asian Dumpling Critters at Austin Public Library Little Walnut Creek Branch | 4 p.m. | Free | North Austin
- ❓ Buffy Trivia Nite at Hotel Vegas | 7 p.m. | Free | East Austin
- 🌹 “A Court of Thorns and Roses” Trivia at Bouldin Acres - Braker Lane | 7 p.m. | Free | North Austin
- 😆 Ha Ha Storytime! 5 Writers compete in a storytelling gameshow! at Radio Coffee & Beer South | 7:30 p.m. | Free | South Lamar
Wednesday, May 14
- 🎥 27th annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival | All day | $12 and up | Various locations
- 🎨 A Touch of Art: A Tactile Art Experience at Austin Lighthouse | 11 a.m. | Free | Franklin Park
- 📕 Mayor's Book Club: “You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World” at Austin Public Library Central Library | 7 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🖼️ DAC Nights: Popped Art! at Dougherty Arts Center | 7 p.m. | Free | Bouldin Creek
- 🎤 90’s Karaoke at Volstead Lounge | 9 p.m. | Free | East Austin
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