Ana Gutierrez

4 days ago | statesman.com | Ana Gutierrez

Austin's annual Blues on the Green concert series is returning on August 5-6 at Zilker Park, continuing its tradition as a summer fixture. The free event, hosted by Waterloo Media, will feature Austin-based musical acts across various genres. A lineup for this year's performances has not yet been released. What is Blues on the Green? Where is it? Blues on the Green is a free community event at Zilker Park’s Great Lawn featuring evenings of live music.

4 days ago | statesman.com | Matthew Odam |Mars Salazar |Michael Barnes |Ana Gutierrez

The pace of life in Austin slows over the summer months as snowbirds flee north and triple-digit temperatures spook would-be tourists. For those of us who remain in the city, it's a fantastic time to explore, to take advantage of the lighter crowds and slightly less infuriating traffic and hunt down new experiences. Want to make this your best Austin summer ever? Our team has suggestions for events, bites and sites to experience.

1 week ago | statesman.com | Ana Gutierrez

Good news for Austin's night owls and moon howlers. Proposed changes to Barton Springs Pool's evening hours, which would have closed the iconic swimming hole at 9 p.m., are no longer happening. This means beloved one-hour nightly free swims, and full moon swims with their accompanying primal howls, can continue as usual.

1 week ago | statesman.com | Ana Gutierrez

Austin's Terry Black's BBQ expands to Nashville with first out-of-state location Ana GutierrezAustin American-StatesmanAustin's tourist gem Terry Black's BBQ, which just received an honorable mention nod on Texas Monthly's Top 50 BBQ in Texas list, is packing up its smokers and heading to Nashville. For years, Austinites have hungrily lined up around the block on Barton Springs Rd., often well before the doors even creak open, for a taste of Terry Black's brisket, ribs, and all the fixin's.

1 week ago | statesman.com | Ana Gutierrez

The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings for 250 Best Places to Live in the U.S. are out, and let's just say the Live Music Capital isn't exactly headlining the charts. While several of our Central Texas neighbors are basking in the top 30, Austin seems to have taken a leisurely stroll down to the 164th spot. Perhaps we're just playing hard to get? The rankings, which crunch everything from housing affordability to desirability, are based on a mix of public data and user opinions.