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Home with pickleball court leads Austin's 5 most-read stories this week
2501 Comburg Castle Way is on the market for $689,000.
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. Austin home with a pickleball court bounces onto the market for $689,000.The home sits on a 0.285-acre fenced lot, which encloses the full-sized pickleball/mixed-use sport court (that also features a basketball hoop) taking up nearly the entire backyard.
2. Chef with Michelin credentials opens new Italian restaurant in South Austin. On August 16, a new Italian restaurant by Chef Cole Fitzgerald is opening on South Lamar. His restaurant The White Bull earned a "recommended" spot in the 2023 Atlanta Michelin Guide.
3. Famous Austin karaoke bar may stop the music after 45 years. Ego's posted that its tentative last day was August 11. But days later, the team posted an update that some of the issues were being handled, and it would be open at least through August 31.
4. Pints for $4, plus 7 more tips on where to drink in Austin this August. We've rounded up the eight most refreshing happy hours, new cocktail menus, and other announcements to help Austinites find their next favorite hidden gem.
5. 3 Austin neighbors shine on new list of America's safest suburbs. Cedar Park, Georgetown, and Round Rock were just named among the safest suburbs to live in the U.S.
Comedian John Mulaney will tour in fall 2025.
Photo courtesy of John Mulaney
