Travel and Outdoors

A plane flying over Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at dusk.

AUS offers direct flights to almost 100 cities worldwide. | Photo via Tim Griffith

It’s been a busy year for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, between achieving record-high passenger traffic, announcing expansion plans + upcoming amenities, and plenty of new nonstop routes on deck.

The hectic travel season is on its way out (for now), but there’s still enough time for a celebratory end-of-summer getaway on one of these layover-free flights.

Explore another city:

Amsterdam | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Go from one capital city to another when you fly to the Netherlands, which is home to an elaborate canal system, the Van Gogh Museum, and Golden Age architecture. Flights run three times per week. 🇳🇱
London | British Airways and Virgin Atlantic | Hopping across the pond has never been easier with both airlines offering nonstop flights multiple times per week.
Los Angeles | Multiple airlines
Mexico City | Aeromexico
Nashville | American Airlines and Southwest Airlines | You can find some of the best parts of Austin — think: Barbecue and live music — in a new light in Nashville. 🍖
New Orleans | American Airlines and Southwest Airlines
New York City | Multiple airlines
San Diego | Multiple airlines | Much like Austin, San Diego tends to be relatively warm year-round, making it a great destination to escape the colder months.

Hit the beach:

Cancun | Multiple airlines
Honolulu | Hawaiian Airlines
Miami | American Airlines and Southwest Airlines
Montego Bay | American Airlines | A Jamaican vacation to Montego Bay will allow you to sit back and relax on the famous Doctor’s Cave Beach. 🇯🇲
Nassau | American Airlines | The Bahamas are the ultimate destination for beach relaxation — there’s a reason Nassau is known as “Paradise Island.”

Plan ahead:

Monterrey | Spirit Airlines | Service starts Thurs., Oct. 6 | This colorful, not-too-crowded city is home to the famous downtown Macroplaza and the Faro del Comercio monument.
Taos | Taos Air | Taos’ ski slopes tend to have the best snow coverage from January-March.
Vail | American Airlines | Service starts Thurs., Dec. 15 | The best time to ski in Vail falls from December to March.

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EVENTS

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Today

HAAM Day |Tues., Sept. 13 | 6 a.m.-10 p.m. | Multiple venues | Free | Catch some of Austin’s local musicians for free while supporting their health as part of HAAM Day 2022. 🎸
Grounded Fitness at Fareground | Tues., Sept. 13 | 7-9 p.m. | Fareground Austin | Free | Sweat it out at this guided class presented by Swift Fit Events. The class is free, but don’t forget to register.

Wednesday

Austin Connections | Wed., Sept. 14 | 5-7 p.m. | Native Bar + Cafe | Free | Join this happy hour for local investors, founders + like-minded business people and make some connections.

Thursday

CAM | Thurs., Sept. 15 | 6 p.m. | Historic Scoot Inn | $25+ | CAM will be joined by Amythyst Kiah on this stop of “The Otherside Tour.”

Friday

Mighty Swell Keep It Weird Day Carnival | Fri., Sept. 16 | 6-9 p.m. | Butler Pitch & Putt | Free | Celebrate all things Austin at this 21+ carnival with live music, a vendor fair, and classic carnival games. 🎡

Plan ahead

Sazon Latin Food Festival | Sat., Sept. 17 | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Ani’s Day and Night | Free | Chow down on over a dozen different Caribbean, Central and South American eats at this fest. 🥘

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Culture

Pet Honesty says its supplements don’t contain chemicals or synthetic lab made ingredients. | Photo via @ranger_gumbo_goldenboys on Instagram

Your pet deserves to shop local too, at least according to Pet Honesty.

The Austin-based pet supplement company launched in 2018, originally selling solely on Amazon and Chewy. But just two weeks ago, Pet Honesty began selling its products in in all 1,500 locations of Petco nationwide, and will begin rolling out to specialty pet stores in the next 12-18 months.

Here are a few of the things you can find from Pet Honesty in your neighborhood Petco:

Allergy support vitamins
Flea + tick defense
Dental chews + water
Ear cleaner
Shampoo

Pet Honesty is working with Animal Supply Company to distribute to even more new locations, so you might find its supplements at your favorite brick-and-mortar soon.

NEWS NOTES

Weather

96º | Mostly sunny | 4% chance of rain 🌤

Opening

The minds behind ATX Cocina have brought a new Mexican restaurant to the Arboretum: Bulevar. The space once housed Z’Tejas, which the same restaurateurs launched in 1989. (Austin American-Statesman)
Mini-chain Ramen Tatsu-ya is planning to open another location, this time at Lakeline on 14028 North-183, in late 2022. Another new location on far South Congress just opened on Sun., Sept. 11. 🍜 (Eater Austin)

Community

Pat yourself on the back for your conservation efforts during the ongoing drought, as Austin Water has only had to issue six citations for water usage violations this year. Austin now uses less water than it did in 2011. 💧 (KXAN)

ICYMI

You can take the girl out of Texas but you can’t take Texas out of the girl — proved by musician Kasey Musgraves dropping by the Broken Spoke on Saturday evening and posing for a quick snapshot with fellow country singer Dale Watson.

Ranked

Austin’s own University of Texas has been ranked 38th-best college in the nation and second-best in the state — topped only by Rice University. Hook ‘em. 🤘 (U.S. News)
Austin is the most average state capital to live in, ranking 25th out of 50 states, according to a new study. The best? Pierre, South Dakota. (KXAN)

Shop

H-E-B has launched a new debit card that allows shoppers to get 5% cashback on qualifying products, as if you needed another reason to shop at H-E-B. (CBS Austin)

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CEO Ryan Johnston with City Editors and Branded Content Studio Editors during the 2022 6AM City company retreat in Nashville, TN. | Photo by Ash Photography

Good morning, ATX — new voice here. My name is Ryan Johnston and I am the CEO of 6AM City, the parent company and publisher of ATXtoday. First, thank you for waking up with us every morning and looking to our City Editors, London and Laura, to help you start your day and get excited about everything ATX has to offer.

We launched ATXtoday on Oct. 18, 2021 (fun fact: our first story was Why we love Austin, TX) and we couldn’t be more thrilled at how this city has taken to us. We now wake up with 48,071 readers and reach 9,602 people via social media — a big step up from day one.

We built this product based on both reader and advertiser demand. Readers like you were looking for a quick and convenient way to find everything in one place — focused on all things positive and written in a way that is digestible — and (in an effort to keep our product 100% free to readers) we work with advertisers who want to connect with readers like you.

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THE WRAP

Today’s issue was written by Figi.

Editor’s pick: If you’re anything like me, you’re a sucker for baby animals, like these baby porcupines that will debut at the Austin Nature & Science Center Exhibits on Sun., Sept. 18.

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