Here are some events and exhibits to help you stick to your New Year's resolutions — whether they're to get more crafty, get out of the house or get off social media.

The Dick Chalmers Music Venue Program was named for a longtime Red River fixture whose career spanned venue operations, production work and mentorship. Chalmers died in November at 41.

Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT — American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today — a group which advocates for policy change to support people with disabilities. He died at his Austin home on Friday.

Parking, animal protection and garbage calls led the city's requests to 311 for service in 2025.

Hundreds of Austinites got a peek inside the building during last weekend's Hyde Park Holiday Market. It was hosted by one of the tenants, The Press Room, which boosts a vast collection of printing blocks for old movie ads.

The Sing Me a Song Foundation gives children in need a chance to write stories that are turned into music. In "Simon Sings," an Austin boy's friends help him try to figure out who’s slowly stealing his skills.

The city and the Austin Firefighters Association agreed to a tentative deal back in October, before firefighters backed out of the agreement. Now, they've passed a contract with a new schedule that aims to boost recruitment.

Samuel Grey Horse lost his home to a fire at the start of the year. Then, in November, one of his horses died. Despite his personal challenges, Grey Horse is still dressing up like Santa and spreading joy this Christmas season.

From Trudy's last remaining location to Jim-Jim's Water-Ice, here are 10 places that called it quits this year. Some cited rising costs and tariffs as reasons for their closure, while others noted competition from national retailers and businesses with more capital flooding the market made it hard to continue operating.

The founder and chief surgeon of the Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation says she started off just wanting to do weird things with stuffed animals. Then it became a mission.