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Largest cavern in Texas excavates new tour for explorers near Austin, plus more top stories

There is even more to explore at Natural Bridge Caverns these days.

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Editor’s note: It’s that time again — time to check in with our top stories. From large caves to legendary Longhorns and more, here are five articles that captured our collective attention over the past seven days.

1. Largest cavern in Texas excavates new tour for explorers near Austin. Natural Bridge Caverns’ newest tour, Hidden Wonders, allows access to an area previously accessible only by cavers.

2. Legendary Texas Longhorn and former NBA player Lance Blanks passes away. A memorial for Blanks will be held on Saturday, May 13, at the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin.

3. Dallas-based luxury retailer opens expansive new storefront in West Austin. A family-owned lifestyle retailer is bringing its designer apparel and modern sporting goods to the West Woods Shopping Center in Westlake.

4. Austin is one of the worst U.S. cities for women to work in if they want to make as much as a man. The analysis found that Texas has the 29th largest pay gap out of all 50 states, with women making nearly $11,000 less than men. Yikes.

5. New poll reveals shocking results on how outsiders view Texas. The recent findings are a noteworthy increase from a previous year's poll.

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Austin icon Gary Clark to play free show launching wife's maternity pop-up

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Bumpsuit is now open at the Domain Northside.

Austin icon Gary Clark Jr. is playing a free hometown show on Friday, December 13, to celebrate the opening of his wife, Nicole Trunfio's trendy maternity store, Bumpsuit. It's open now, and will be in Austin for six months.

Clark will be playing with his band: King Zapata and Elijah Ford on guitar, JJ Johnson on drums, and Dayne Reliford on backup vocals and keyboard.

They're fresh off the announcement that Clark will receive a Texas Medal of Arts, one of the highest honors a Texas artist can receive. He's known for modernizing the blues — not overwriting past traditions, but bringing the established sound into popular music people love whether they're conscious of the genre or not.

The new store's neighbor Grimaldi's Pizzeria is bringing a pop-up bar to the event, and there will also be yard games, photo opportunities, and more, according to a release.

Bumpsuit is filling an auspicious space for minimalist fashion at Domain Northside. It'll spend its tenure at 11700 Domain Blvd. Suite 120, the former site of Austin's first Skims Workshop, which has since moved on to a permanent location in the same shopping center.

The two stores are very similar in aesthetic, with Trunfio's focusing on maternity and postpartum wear. Styles are generally made in neutrals or jewel tones, and cut in extremely simple shapes.

“After spending our summer on tour as a family with Gary and his band, we are excited to end the year at Domain Northside to coincide with the opening of our Bumpsuit store,” said Trunfio in the release.

"Doors" for the (presumably outdoor) concert next to Bumpsuit neighbor Vuori (11701 Domain Blvd. Suite 154) are at 7 pm; the show starts at 8:30 pm.

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