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Fun, creative pool bar tops this week's 5 most-read Austin stories

Swim Club takes the pool bar concept to a whole new level.

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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. Nickel City visionary dives into hotel dining at Austin pool bar & club. Showcasing one of the most creative interior design themes around Austin's dining scene, the multi-level dining space is built into an empty pool.

2. A burger pop-up goes permanent and new menus abound in Austin food news. With all the new menus floating around this city, you'd almost have to try not to try something new in the coming weeks.

3. Austin museum brings back favorite summer concert series in new space. After a six-year hiatus, the Bullock Museum’s Music Under the Star concert series is making a comeback in the newly constructed Capitol Mall Amphitheater.

4. Here's what's behind the 51-year success of Austin classic Dan's Hamburgers. While many restaurants are struggling with rising costs and rent, employee Shannon McMillian said good relationships with suppliers is what keeps the prices at Dan's competitive.

5. Sony Pictures acquires iconic Austin theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. SPE says it will "preserve Alamo Drafthouse’s distinctive movie-dining experience." Alamo Drafthouse CEO Michael Kustermann will remain in his position.

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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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