Editor's note: The top Austin news of the week includes big changes in store for a longtime local shop. Plus, a spooky light trail makes its Austin debut and a celebrity stops by a top barbecue joint. Get the details on our most popular stories of the week below, then head here for some weekend fun.

1. Austin's popular Room Service Vintage announces new owner, big changes. After 26 years, the current owner of Room Service will be handing the vintage reins over to a new, but familiar, owner.

2. Immersive Nightmare Before Christmas light trail makes Austin debut. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is famous for its holiday lights, and they're getting a spooky twist this fall.

Jack and Sally are visiting Austin for 10 weeks this fall. The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail/Facebook

3. Austin loses $105M in federal funds for I-35 cap-and-stitch project. Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for a major project in Austin is off the table.

4. 2000s icon Hilary Duff snaps photo with pitmaster at Austin BBQ hotspot. The former Lizzie McGuire star recently stopped by East Austin barbecue fave La Barbecue.

5. 7 top home renovation ideas for retiring Austinites to 'age in place.' Austin homeowners who are concerned about getting older in their current homes – but don't want to get caught up in the city's fluctuating real estate market – are finding solutions through home renovations that specifically accommodate for the future.