Resources

The best resources for Austin living, ranked by importance. Each entry includes the web address, contact information, a summary of what they offer, and our commentary on why it matters.

#1

Austin Chronicle

https://www.austinchronicle.com
Contact: feedback@austinchronicle.com
Free alt-weekly since 1981. Best Austin dining, music, arts, and events coverage. The counterculture paper that became essential reading.
The most Austin publication in Austin. Their Best of Austin awards define the city's food and culture. Free print copies everywhere. Read the restaurant reviews religiously.
#2

Eater Austin

https://austin.eater.com
Contact: austin@eater.com
Vox Media's restaurant coverage for Austin. New openings, closings, reviews, maps, and guides.
The fastest restaurant news in Austin. If a notable restaurant opens or closes, Eater has it first. Their heat maps and essential lists are reliable.
#3

Do512

https://do512.com
Contact: info@do512.com
Austin events calendar and discovery. Free things to do, concerts, food events, outdoor activities. Daily email newsletter.
The best 'what to do tonight' resource in Austin. Their daily email is how most Austinites plan their evenings. Free events focus makes it universally useful.
#4

CultureMap Austin

https://austin.culturemap.com
Contact: austin@culturemap.com
Austin lifestyle coverage: restaurants, real estate, sports, arts, fashion. Upscale perspective.
The polished lifestyle take on Austin. Good real estate coverage. Their restaurant reporting overlaps with Eater but with a different audience.
#5

Austin American-Statesman

https://www.statesman.com
Contact: letters@statesman.com
Newspaper of record for Austin. Investigative reporting, state politics, city hall, sports. Paywall but essential.
The institutional source. When something important happens in Austin — politically, legally, financially — the Statesman has the deepest reporting.
#6

r/Austin (Reddit)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin
Contact: N/A
270K+ members. Real-time Austin discussion. Neighborhood advice, restaurant recs, city drama, moving questions.
The unfiltered voice of Austin. Raw, opinionated, occasionally toxic, but the most honest source of local sentiment. Search before asking — every question has been answered.

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