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Austin news feed: Via 313 comes to Bufalina, NYT criticizes ACL Fest and more

Editor's note: Over the course of a week, we come across dozens of newsy tidbits and interesting links that we want to share with you. For this weekly roundup, we gather all the news we found fascinating, horrifying, important and hilarious.

1. Via 313 to host pop up at Bufalina.Why they didn't just call this event "Heaven on Earth" is beyond us. According to Eater Austin, pizza powerhouses Via 313 and Bufalina will be joining forces for one night of epic deliciousness.

2. Frank Bruni criticizes Austin City Limits Music Festival.The New York Times columnist Frank Bruni penned a pretty critical op-ed about capitalism and music festivals. While interesting, we can't help but be reminded of the many pieces that have come before it, including the abundance of editorials published last spring after SXSW's Gaga Doritos disaster.

3. Photographer takes beautiful portraits of shelter dogs before euthanasia. And now for your daily cry. On Friday, Mashable ran a photo essay from a Taiwanese photographer who shoots moving photos of dogs about to be put down. In a no-kill city like ours, these photos have a particular resonance.

4.TheNew Yorker pens a love letter to Friday Night Lights.Before you ask, yup, this is a brand spankin' new piece. This hilarious essay is a love letter for modern times.

5.5 reasons Texas isn't turning blue anytime soon.Texas Monthly has a very interesting infographic illustrating why the Lone Star State is going to stay a Republican stronghold for the foreseeable future. Apparently, it all comes down to the suburbs.

Via 313 takes over Bufalina.

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Via 313 takes over Bufalina.

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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. New Braunfels sausage and beer extravaganza Wurstfest returns for 2024. German culture is on display in many subtle ways throughout Texas' historic towns; Wurstfest is not one of those ways. This oompah-driven, battered-and-fried, lederhosen-clad beer and sausage festival is coming back to New Braunfels for its annual festivities November 1-10.

2. Sixth Street icehouse branches out with posh, old-school sports club. There’s no shortage of spots to grab a drink in East Austin. But despite the area’s wide range of bar offerings — from cocktail lounges to dives — it comes up surprisingly short on sports bars. Enter Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (WTF) Sporting Club, which is taking over the giant East 7th space vacated earlier this year by Easy Tiger.

3. Austin's famous Katz's makes a comeback in the same location. There is good news this week for all Austinites pining for a simpler — and if you ask them, better — Austin of the past. The beloved West 6th Street eatery Katz's is making a comeback more than 10 years after it famously closed. Someone in the Katz family has re-purchased the original location and is hoping to bring back the good old days.

4. Popular Austin hospitality group stirs up sunny new daytime cafe. Since debuting in 2009, Jack Allen’s Kitchen’s weekend brunch has been a staple of Austin’s many best-of lists. Now, owners Jack Gilmore and Tom Kamm are upping the ante. The restaurateurs have founded a new concept, Day Maker Half Day Café, to bring that AM magic seven days a week.

5. Spectacular Austin Trail of Lights gets even more festive with weddings. Locals who feel sentimental about the 60-year-old Austin Trail of Lights now have a shimmering new way to make it part of their personal stories. Surely many have proposed to partners at the Christmas installation, but now they can get married there, too.