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☀️ Saving the daylight
Photo courtesy of Jordan Vonderhaar
It’s daylight saving time. At 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, clocks will jump forward to 3 a.m., meaning we’ll lose an hour of sleep, but gain brighter evenings for the next several months. If the time change has you feeling off, here are a few ways to make the most of those longer evenings around Austin.
Take advantage of golden hour
The Capital City has a skyline worth bragging about — capture one of these local landmarks for the gram or for your phone’s background.
Reset your routine
If the lost sleep hits hard, consider an early-evening coffee run at any of our buzzing coffee shops.
Catch live music after work
With daylight stretching later, concerts and outdoor shows feel even better. Many of Austin’s venues have long setlists to amp up this spring.
Attend a local event
Every month, we update our Plan Ahead with a variety of events happening in and around Austin every single day, no matter when the sun sets.
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Boni’s Bar Next Door, the newest concept from the owners of Lenoir, will open today on South 1st Street. The space will serve Spanish-inspired cocktails made with seasonally driven spirits and tapas like softshell crawfish chips and gulf whitefish.
Development
There’s a new development in the works at The Domain. Plans for Braker Commons, which has gone through several design iterations since its approval in 2023, include a 126,321-sqft hotel with 237 rooms and a 2,944-sqft secondary building for retail and restaurants. (Austin Business Journal)
Festival
Shinyribs, The Brothers Comatose, Brother Thunder, and Railroad Earth — those are just a few of the performers on the Old Settler’s Music Festival lineup. Tickets for the mid-April festival start at $55 — grab yours here.
Try This
Schlitterbahn New Braunfels plans to debut a multimillion-dollar park revamp in May. New attraction Wasserbahn Racers, a face-first mat racing water slide, is one of the biggest additions, but visitors can also expect improvements on rides, dining facilities, and the hotel. (Austin Business Journal)
Sports
The 2026 World Baseball Classic is underway, with Team USA set to play their first game today against Brazil. Want to catch America’s pastime closer to home? See what ballpark promotions the Round Rock Express has lined up this season.
Shop
The Barbie Truck, a traveling merchandise shopping experience, will stop at The Domain on Saturday, March 14. Merchandise is sports-themed, including T-shirts, bags, jewelry, and drinkware. (CultureMap)
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Athena the Great Horned Owl has returned to nest at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center for the 15th year in a row, plus, she’s already laid her first egg.
The center’s resident owl typically lays two eggs per year and stays in the same spot well after her young hatches. You can watch her on a 24/7 live stream courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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I’ve really been enjoying the blooming mountain laurels on my walks this week. It’s a good reminder to plant some before April or between October and November.
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