Austin 360
If you’ve wondered if it’s possible to socially distance at a sold-out Stubb’s show: The answer is no, not really.
Wednesday was a steamy night, with temperatures lingering in the 80s well after the sun went down. And for the first large, full-capacity concert in downtown Austin since March 2020, just a few folks lingered near the very back of the amphitheater, where it was almost possible to maintain a bit of space between strangers. The vast majority of the roughly 2,000 Black Pumas fans who snagged tickets for the first night of a historic run of five sold-out shows at the largest venue in the Red River Cultural District packed in shoulder to shoulder, jockeying for a good position to see the red-hot Austin soul band whose stratospheric rise has continued despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Austin gets a spring cleaning as tourism picks back up
Volunteers will clean up Austin s front of house including picking up litter, covering graffiti, sprucing up trails and fixing planters. Author: Tori Larned (KVUE) Updated: 8:43 AM CDT May 25, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas After a challenging 13 months, Austin is undergoing a spring cleaning as visitors and residents begin to return to the heart of the city.
The Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA) and Visit Austin teamed up with the city s hospitality community to spruce up Austin s front of house and get it ready for new visitors. We know that people love coming here and we want that return to work and downtown to be seamless and smooth, said Matt Macioge, director of operations at DAA.