Grrr. Are you one the impassioned, musical South Austinites who hate the deck attached to the South Congress Cafe? Is it totally violating your rights, like, right now? It is? Then today, dear misbegotten neighbor, is your lucky day. It's your chance to avenge yourself against those who have wronged you. And you get to exact your revenge through song. Oh, the joy. Tonight, at the climax of First Thursday -- at the height......

We weren't sure if it was just a rumor when our friend told us last week that Hyde Park Bar & Grill was planning on taking over the old Grandy's at Westgate, but then we did a random google search and discovered this little gem. According to folks at the original Duval Street location, the new HPB&G, housed in the same plaza as Central Market Westgate, is set to open sometime in September. Which means,......

South Austin is starting to really shape up as an interesting part of Austin with the new-ish Opal Divine’s at Penn Field, the potentially swanky new shops at 3100 S. Congress, the mysterious new place next to Five Oceans and more. However, some local homeowners seem to want to stem the tide of coolness. After reading this Austin-American Statesman article on the subject, we can’t quite put our finger on what some South Austin......