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Bee Cave Bob Predicts Early Spring for Texas Enter your number to get our free mobile app Tuesday, February 2 is Groundhog Day. While the rest of the nation typically turns to Punxsutawney Phil to see if spring will come early or well have more winter to wait through, Texans (of course) have to do our own thing. We turn to Bee Cave Bob, an armadillo. Sadly, the annual Armadillo Day festivities had to be cancelled this year due to health and safety reasons thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic...

by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas Posted in: We all know the story. On February 2nd, people come from all over to gather and watch a diminutive critter crawl out into the sun. If he sees his shadow? Six more weeks of winter. If he doesnt, spring begins. But were not talking about a groundhog from a small town in Pennsylvania who can predict the changing of the seasons. Were talking about Bee Cave Bob, an armadillo from Katy, Texas who can predict the changing of the seasons. This is Armadillo...

All Texas names come with a story. We look at a dozen of them. A new book, “Texas Place News,” helps us discover naming origins. If you are cruising west from Austin along Texas 71 on your way to Spicewood or Marble Falls, do you pass through Bee Cave or Bee Caves? Despite the counterevidence of stubbornly inconsistent street signs, you will go through the rapidly expanding Hill Country suburb of Bee Cave.  Yet it was not always so. This Travis County spot is named for the Mexican honeybee...

Austin 360 UPDATE, Feb. 1: This story was updated after organizers announced that the Texas Winter Nights series has been moved from Barton Creek Square to Carson Creek Ranch, 701 Dalton Lane in southeast Austin. More details at texaswinternights.com. Following drive-in music events that arose last year during the pandemic in locations such as Bee Caves Hill Country Galleria and Cedar Parks Haute Spot, a new series dubbed Texas Winter Nights is set for the first two weeks of February at Cars...

New York is dead. Dont come back: Cheeky billboards in LA and Miami mock the 3.5 million people who fled the Big Apple during the pandemic as the true, gritty New Yorkers rebuild New billboards have appeared in Los Angeles, California, and Miami, Florida, saying: New York is dead. Dont come back The tongue-in-cheek adverts were taken out by Williamsburg art collective The Locker Room Their message is directed at the 3.57million people estimated to have fled New York City in 2020 when it became ...

Got Valentine’s Day plans during a pandemic? If not, Hilary and Franco Coniglione are hoping their unique Lake Travis business can help. The Sweetwater/Bee Cave residents run a luxury, pop-up picnic establishment, Bluebonnet Picnic Co., and have partnered with Spicewood Vineyards to bottle up romantic packages for couples next month. The premise is for guests to choose a venue and picnic offering, with Bluebonnet setting up the event ahead of arrival time, and including food, games, place se...

Chris Cubas and Maris Clegg, is dedicated to providing free meals (of red beans and rice, andouille sausage, cornbread, fruit, dessert, and a drink) to Austinites in need. "On Tuesdays, we will provide a link to sign up for a free home-made meal delivered to you with safety in mind," goes their announcement on Facebook. "There is no judgment and the form is anonymous. If you have been affected by the impact of Covid-19 or are having a hard time, we would like to make a small portion of your d...

California Man Moved to Austin, Says it Sucks

18 Carrot Bakery, a bakery at 710 S. Austin Ave. in Georgetown selling cakes, pies, cheesecakes and cookies. (512-688-4199, 18carrotbakery.com) 85°C, a bakery and cafe specializing in Asian baked goods with two Austin-area locations at 6929 Airport Blvd. and 11301 Lakeline Blvd. (512-436-8198, 85cbakerycafe.com) Abby Jane Bakeshop, a bakery that just opened next to Barton Springs Mill, 16604 Fitzhugh Road in Dripping Springs. (512-383-5923, abbyjanebakes.com) Adelyn Bakery Boutique, a bakery a...

of Cultural Center The city of Austin Parks and Recreation Department is beginning Phase 2 implementation of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center facility expansion plan.  Community members can provide input on the SpeakUp Austin ESB-MACC page in English or Spanish at speakupaustin.org/mas-macc. Feedback for the building program stage of implementation will be open through Feb. 7. The building design stage will begin shortly thereafter.  Current funding will allow for part...