First Night Austin Schedule 2-5pm Family Festival 5:30-6:30pm Grand Procession 7pm Family Finale at City Hall 7-11:30pm Evening programming Midnight Grand Finale First Night Austin takes over downtown this Sunday, kicking off the second annual festival with three hours of family-friendly activities, performances, and art installations. From hip hop freestyling to Appalachian-style clog dancing, there promises to be enough culturally-rich distractions to entertain even that obnoxious nephew of yours who'd rather stay home to... more ›

Official Poster of First Night Austin 2007 by Peat Duggins After the tremendous success of last year's inaugural festival, First Night Austin returns to downtown this New Year's Eve with an all-day program full of music, art, theatre, dance, and more. Begun in Boston back in 1976 as a massive public gathering to ring in the new year through "art, ritual, and festivity," First Night events are now held all over the world, from... more ›

Starting next fall, Stubb's is to undergo a massive renovation project that will nearly double the venue's overall capacity. Michael Corcoran writes in today's Statesman that the club's five co-owners, including local music mogul Charles Attal, plan to personally finance the estimated $5 million cost of upgrades. more ›

Want to live in the hippest glass and concrete box east of I-35 with 117 of your hippest friends? Umm ... totally! You're in luck. Interurban Development LLC is following up the Bel-Air Lofts on South Congress with the Skyline Lofts on East Ninth Street, overlooking God's deadliest greatest highway. With floor-to-ceiling windows and concrete ceilings, concrete columns and concrete floors, the Skyline Lofts are a six story slice of concrete-and-glass residential heaven. Plus,... more ›