Editor's note: A lot happened this week, so here's your chance to get caught up. Read on for the week's most popular headlines. Looking for the best things to do this weekend? Find that list here.
1. Life Time to open luxe 'athletic country club' on South Lamar in 2025. Life Time's new "athletic country club" — basically an urban gym and spa with a lot of bells and whistles — will be opening in mid- to late-2025 at The Bouldin.
2. Famed artist brings spectacular dinners to Austin and more Texas cities.An extravagant dinner series by a land artist will have renowned local chefs plating up family-style meals in the fields at Austin's Boggy Creek Farm and more.
3. Missing Austin-area woman Brenna Swindell found safe.The daughter of a former University of Texas baseball player has been found safe after she was reported missing August 22.
4. Harry Potter Forbidden Forest event reveals Austin dates this fall. An event called Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience will transform McKinney Roughs Nature Park into a mysterious wizarding wonderland starting November 9.
5. Famous Kardashian shapewear brand makes Austin pop-up permanent. Kim Kardashian's Skims line made a surprise debut in Austin in November 2023. According to an August 28 news release, a permanent store has opened next to Apple.
