Monday

• Play — Barton Springs Saloon, 424 S. Lamar Blvd. | Unknown Trivia quizzes folks at 7 p.m., but there’s also an all-day happy hour every Monday.
• Sip — Hotel San Jose, 1316 S. Congress Ave. | Marg Mondays in the courtyard lounge include $8 margaritas, $40 patio pitchers + new flavors each month with paleta dunks.
• Eat — Péché, 208 W. 4th St. | All-night happy hour on Mondays includes half-priced select menu items + $6 cocktails.

Tuesday

• Play — Blanton Museum of Art, 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Admission to the largest collection of public art in Central Texas is free every Tuesday.
• Sip — TenTen, 501 W. 6th St. | Enjoy 50% off bottles of wine + sake all night on Tuesdays.
• Eat — Bar Peached, 1315 W. 6th St. | Every Tuesday is steak + frites night, so order a bulgogi marinated prime top sirloin with nori fries, bok choy, and kimchi miso butter for $23.

Friday

• Play — Mayfair, 501 W. 6th St., Ste. #300 | WhenWhatWhere hosts Four Record Friday from 6:30-10:30 p.m., where four vinyls are played from start to finish.
• Sip — Upstairs at Caroline, 621 Congress Ave. | Bad Life Choices — a Grey Goose watermelon frosé with an everclear float — are $8 for Friday Fundays.
• Eat — Maie Day, 1603 S. Congress Ave. | Prime Rib Fridays at this local steakhouse gets you the wagyu prime rib with au jus and horseradish cream for $19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• “Floating Through the Metaverse” | Now-Sunday, Sept. 8 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Paggi House, 200 Lee Barton Dr., Austin | Free with appointment | Explore paintings + digital media traversing the relationship between humans and the earth at this brand new gallery.
• Big Bill’s Album Release Party | Now-Saturday, June 15 | 9-11 p.m. | Chess Club, 617 Red River St., Austin | $15-$30 | Austin-based punk band Big Bill will celebrate the release of their new record “Strawberry Seed” at this two-night event.

• An Evening of Qawwali, World Music, and Jazz | Saturday, June 15 | 3-6 p.m. | Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Rd., Austin | Free | Celebrate global diversity at this event featuring workshops, live music from Nizami Qawwali, and performances by Atlas Maior.
• Pioneer Ghost Tour | Saturday, June 15 | 7:30-10:30 p.m. | Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms, 10621 Pioneer Farms Dr., Austin | $45 | Take a scary trip through historic buildings and home sites led by the experts at Austin Ghost Tour.
• Los Verdes Watch Party | Saturday, June 15 | 8:30-11:30 p.m. | Hopsquad, 2307 Kramer Lane, Austin | Free | Watch the Colorado Rapids vs. Austin FC game while munching on snacks from Dough Squad food truck.

• Harp Yoga Sundays | Sunday, June 16 | 8:45 a.m.-9:30 p.m. | UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum, 605 Azie Morton Rd., Austin | $10 | Find your zen with gentle yoga set to live harp melodies.

• UT Austin began tearing down the Dobie Center Garage this week to make way for a new 17-story undergraduate business building breaking ground this fall. Miriam and James J. Mulva Hall will feature classrooms, common areas, plus an auditorium, and it’s expected to open by 2028. (KVUE)

• Austin-based chain Hopdoddy Burger Bar will hop into the Mueller neighborhood in spring 2025. Dirt will start moving at the vacant lot at 2005 Aldrich St. within the next two months. (Community Impact)

• House hunting? Take your pick. According to an Unlock MLS report, housing inventory in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metro area reached its highest point in 13 years last month. Home sales were down 12.8% year-over-year, while active listings jumped 37.7%.

• It’s hard to believe this when ordering a $15 cocktail, but Austin ranked No. 5 on ConsumerAffairs’ list of the top 10 most affordable big cities to live in the US. Austin has the highest median household income of all 10 cities at $89,415.

• The city of Austin began construction on a six-month-long project to create new shared-use paths along a stretch of Airport Boulevard. Construction runs between 45th and 55th streets, including intersection safety upgrades and sidewalk connectivity improvements.

• The Historic Landmark Commission recently voted to allow developers to move the former Hill’s Cafe building to a new site. The 1940s cottage is currently located on the future site of a planned mixed-use development. (Austin Monitor)

• New details about Luminary, a 35-story condo tower planned for the northwest corner of 14th Street and Guadalupe Street, are now illuminated. According to its architect Page, the high-rise will provide one of the largest nature havens in Downtown Austin with 22,000 sqft of outdoor space.

• The Downtown Austin Alliance opened its first storefront location yesterday at 506 Congress Ave. Its new program, aimed at filling vacant buildings, creates multi-use spaces for pop-up retail, mini-markets, art + cultural installations, private events, music features, and more. (KXAN)

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• Median family income: $55,400
• Austin’s population: 587,873
• Average cost to buy a home: $181,900
• Average cost of a gallon of gasoline in Texas: $0.718
• In the news: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport opened to replace Robert Mueller Municipal Airport + UT Austin professors warned of the possible risks of Y2K.
• Who was performing: Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock joined forces at City Coliseum, before it was demolished.