Weather

• 101º | Mostly sunny | 7% chance of rain

Closing

• The popular “Austin” installation at the Blanton Museum of Art will close starting Wed., Sept. 7 in order to clean mold growing on the outside of the building. The piece by Ellsworth Kelly is set to reopen by Tues., Nov. 1. (Austin American-Statesman)

Civic

• Austin Energy is about a year away from completing its new Rainey Street Substation, which will provide more power infrastructure to Downtown. The substation will also allow for the 40-year-old Brackenridge substation to go offline for rebuilding + upgrades. ⚡️ (KVUE)

Health

• Austin Public Health may receive more monkeypox vaccine doses next month. However, officials cannot say how many doses are headed to ATX, and encourage practicing other safety measures. The department currently has 1,500 doses of the vaccine. (Austin Monitor)

Traffic

• Parts of North Lamar Boulevard are closed near West Third Street, due to ongoing repairs on a railroad bridge where debris has recently fallen on passing cars. Northbound and southbound lanes will be closed at different times — check the schedule + detours here. 🚧 (KXAN)

Cause

• Austin Community Fund donated $4 million in loans to Austin Habitat for Humanity to help the organization build 100+ single-family homes in Southeast Austin. The funding will also support the construction of 30 other homes in partnership with AISD. (Austin American-Statesman)

Edu

• AISD is in need of 55 crossing guards across 36 locations to start the school year. The positions currently pay $15 per hour, but wages could be increased to $18 per hour this October. Apply here. (KXAN)

Drink

• Robot bartenders. Automatic cocktails. Facial recognition technology. It’s not a sci-fi novel — it's reality at Circuit of the Americas, where you can now use TendedBar, an automated bar service, to whip up one of 100 possible cocktails in seconds. 🤖 (CultureMap Austin)

Open

• South Korean bakery Paris Baguette opened this month at 110 Jacob Fontaine Ln. in Highland. It’s the first Austin location for the chain, which offers both Korean and French treats including croissants, mochi donuts, and tarts. 🥐 (Eater Austin)
• Hi Hat Public House, a bar and restaurant at 2121 E. Sixth St., recently reopened after an almost 18-month closure caused by Winter Storm Uri. The updated space offers an expanded food + drinks menu. (Eater Austin)

Eat

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Real Estate

• Trying to expand your career and your family at the same time is a job in and of itself. See what the Weir family did to ensure they thought smarter, not harder when it came time to sell their home.*