Austin, TX
Here’s How South Austin’s Twin Oaks Shopping Center Could Redevelop
An aerial view of the Twin Oaks shopping center. Image: Landers Brannon / Vimeo
We were pretty tickled to dig up the news last year that Dallas-based developers Trammell Crow Company and its subsidiary High Street Residential were planning a mixed-use redevelopment of South Austin’s largely vacant Twin Oaks Shopping Center at 2315 South Congress Avenue on behalf of the 10-acre center’s owners at H-E-B. Although the finer details of the plan remained a little fuzzy around the edges, it was yet another promising sign of an ongoing transformation among Austin’s laundry list of overparked strip mall shopping centers, a long-awaited cleansing process we like to call Brodie Oaksification after perhaps the best sprawl-busting plan of them all.
Here’s the Plan for Transforming South Austin’s Twin Oaks Shopping Center
A year later, the real estate market around here has cooled off a bit, and combined with ongoing land use changes and the potential decade-spanning construction timeline of Project Connect in our future, we think a lot of the people in charge of these large-scale redevelopments might hold off a few years just to see what happens. But that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy some slick visuals of the Twin Oaks redevelopment’s potential, with the first renderings of a possible future for the site now available in the portfolio of Minneapolis-based architecture studio ESG:
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Image: ESG / TCC
Located at a high-profile intersection in Austin, Texas, the parcel has served as a strip commercial center since the 1950s. The redevelopment will transform the site into a series of courtyard buildings with a new network of streets and sidewalks that break up the scale of the site. The site perimeter will include significant public setbacks with gathering spaces and landscaping to complement the retail, residential and workplace uses proposed. A number of existing live oak trees will be relocated to new feature locations within the site.
— ESG
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Image: ESG / TCC
The project concept shown off here, which doesn’t seem hugely different from the plans we saw last year but seems to have a slightly different arrangement of buildings, would contain a total of 300,000 square feet of residential space, 550,000 square feet of office space, and 25,000 square feet of retail. To us, that seems light on retail and way too heavy on office space considering what’s going on around here lately, but would you look at those green roofs and solar panels? (Waving keys at you)
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Image: ESG / TCC
The entry in ESG’s portfolio containing these renderings describes the project’s status as “in development,” and it doesn’t include any date for when this concept was put together, so keep in mind that we could be looking at a years-old plan here.
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Image: ESG / TCC
In fact, something about the project depicted in these images feels rooted in a more optimistic development environment from a year or more ago, particularly in its depiction of vast, beautifully curved office spaces. You hear quite a bit lately about the cultural markers of “Zero Interest Rate Policy,” and although the Twin Oaks concept isn’t quite as over the top with high-end finishes and tasteful, expensive curves as something like (RIP) The Perennial, the notion of building a half-million square feet of new office space in 2024 suddenly sounds like an impossible fantasy. Perhaps we could cut the office space in half and double the housing? Either way, we’d be happy to see it built in place of the ocean of empty parking that’s there now — it’s just unclear how long we’ll have to wait to see anything break ground here.
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ABC Kite Fest, a beloved annual tradition in Austin, Texas, has announced the final details for its upcoming event on April 11th in Zilker Park. As the largest and longest-running kite festival of its kind, the one-day celebration will feature kite flying demonstrations, live music, food trucks, and a variety of family-friendly activities.
Why it matters
The ABC Kite Fest has been a cherished part of the Austin community for decades, drawing thousands of locals and visitors each year to enjoy the colorful displays of kites in the sky above Zilker Park. The festival celebrates the city’s vibrant outdoor culture and provides a fun, affordable day of entertainment for all ages.
The details
This year’s ABC Kite Fest will feature professional kite flying demonstrations, with expert kite pilots showcasing their skills and techniques throughout the day. In addition to the kite flying, the event will also include live music performances, a variety of food trucks offering local cuisine, and activity booths with games and crafts for children.
- ABC Kite Fest will take place on April 11, 2026 in Zilker Park, Austin, Texas.
The players
ABC Kite Fest
An annual kite festival in Austin, Texas that is the largest and longest-running of its kind.
Zilker Park
A popular urban park in Austin, Texas that hosts the ABC Kite Fest each year.
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What’s next
Tickets for the ABC Kite Fest are available for purchase online, and the event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own kites or purchase them on-site to participate in the festivities.
The takeaway
The ABC Kite Fest is a beloved annual tradition that celebrates Austin’s vibrant outdoor culture and provides a fun, affordable day of entertainment for the whole family. The festival’s return to Zilker Park is sure to be a highlight of the spring season in the city.
U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 rankings for colleges, universities and higher education programs across the United States. The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy ranked No. 8 in the nation and remains the top pharmacy school in Texas.
UT Austin earned a 4.2 on a 1-5 scale. Respondents represented schools and programs offering Doctor of Pharmacy degrees accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
“As the link between patients and medicine,” says U.S. News & World Report, “pharmacists must be experts on prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications, understanding use, side effects and interactions.” Texas Pharmacy continues to rank among the nation’s best, remaining rigorously competitive among peer institutions.
“Our students, alumni, faculty and staff are proud to be among the leading colleges of pharmacy in the country,” says Samuel M. Poloyac, Pharm.D., Ph.D., dean of The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy and James T. Doluisio Regents Chair. “We strive for excellence and impact as we shape the future of our profession through innovative care for our communities and groundbreaking health discoveries.”
View the Best Pharmacy Schools rankings to see how UT Austin stacks up against its peer institutions.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — According to a report by On3Sports, Texas freshman guard Aaliyah Crump will enter the transfer portal.
On3’s Talia Goodman reported Monday that Crump is headed out of Austin, leaving head coach Vic Schaefer without one of the most coveted recruits of the 2025 class.
Crump averaged 17.4 minutes per game over 24 games played this season, missing almost the entire nonconference schedule with a foot injury. She scored 7.9 points per game, with a high of 18 against Texas Southern on Nov. 16, and about one steal per game.
She was one of Texas’ top perimeter shooting threats, making 23 of 73 3-point attempts for 32%.
Crump, a 6-foot-1 guard from Minnetonka, Minnesota, will have three seasons of eligibility left. She was ranked as the No. 5 recruit in her class by ESPN, and she was on the Team USA U16 squad that won gold at the FIBA Americas Championships in 2023.
Aaliyah Moore, who missed the entire season after having surgery on both knees, also intends to transfer from the Longhorns.
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