Gevity members can take a yoga class, hit the sauna, grab a matcha, and take a meeting without ever having to leave the club. | Photo by Chad Wadsworth
20 days. That’s how much time is left in 2025, and if fitting more movement into your life is one of your goals for the New Year, these three new + upcoming gyms are a great place to start.
Gevity | Opened Monday, Dec. 1
You don’t have to choose between work, exercise, recovery, and relaxation with this new membership club for folks who want to have it all. Gevity’s 18,000-sqft space offers a full gym with daily classes, saunas + cold plunges, coworking zones, treadmill desks, and a cafe to fuel up.
Integral Pilates | Soft opening Tuesday, Dec. 16
Pilates comes in all shapes and sizes at this new gym, where you can take equipment, mat, and heated classes all under the same roof, which is designed to look cozy like a vintage locker room.
Pronto Pilates | Opening Wednesday, Jan. 28
Coming soon to The Arboretum, this reformer Pilates studio offers 23 classes per day, starting at $5 each, depending on your membership.
The food at Kitsu Nori is meant to be as beautiful as it is delicious. | Photo courtesy Kitsu Nori
Opening
James Beard Award-winning chef Paul Qui — the restaurateur behind East Side King + Thai Kun — will open his newest concept this weekend. Kitsu Nori will serve sushi inspired by ikebana (Japanese floral arrangement) starting Saturday, Dec. 13.
Outdoors
If you noticed Lady Bird Lake’s water levels looking a bit lower than normal over the last two days, your eyes didn’t deceive you. Austin Water lowered the lake by about one foot to remove zebra mussels from Longhorn Dam. (KXAN)
Travel
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport announced the completion of its new Outbound Baggage Handling System, which can process 4,000 bags per hour, ahead of schedule. The system has been under construction since winter 2022 and is built to withstand baggage from 37 million annual passengers.
Wellness
A third ATX-area location of Oak Haven Massage is slated to open in south Austin on Monday, Dec. 15. The new space will have a morning grand opening from 9 to 11 a.m. and an evening celebration from 5 to 7 p.m. the same day.
Concert
Summer’s coming back to Austin, as singer-songwriter Khalid is bringing his “It’s Always Summer Somewhere Tour” to the Moody Amphitheater. Tickets for the June show go on sale at 10 a.m. this Friday, Dec. 12.
Ranked
Speaking of the airport, AUS is one of the least stressful airports in the country thanks to its “holiday efficiency,” according to a report from Travel by Luxe. It also ranked the least stressful airport in Texas. (CultureMap)
Sports
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Holiday
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Editor’s Pick
🍴 Some like it savory
I found Ezov’s decor to be very inspiring, and it made the food that much better. | Photos by ATXtoday
Figi here — I’ve never had a brunch like Ezov’s before.
Served only from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sundays, the Mediterranean-focused restaurant’s mostly savory brunch menu blew me away with its falafel Scotch eggs, loaded latke, and orange blossom buns.
By the way, don’t skip the cocktails. The “Verde Maria” was a fresh, green take on a Bloody Mary, and the “Dubai or Don’t I?” is like an espresso martini and Dubai chocolate fused together.
I come from a big tea-drinking family, so today’s 12 Days of Figmas idea is the gift of flavor. I’m excited to try some loose-leaf teas from White Cloud Tea Company, which you can buy at Blue Genie Art Bazaar, but I also like the sachets from Walters Bay.
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