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Austin to close Deep Eddy Pool from June 22-28 for repairs

Deep Eddy Pool will be closed June 22-28 due to repairs.

What's happening: A fill inlet valve at the pool, located at 401 Deep Eddy Ave., broke earlier this year, according to the city. The issue is interfering with pool filling operations during morning openings.

The city expects Deep Eddy Pool to reopen June 29 following the one-week repair process, barring any weather-related delays.

The closure comes as the nearby Barton Springs Pool remains closed until further notice as a result of heavy rains and flooding earlier this week.

In the meantime, the city encouraged residents to visit any of Austin's more than 30 other public pools that remain open. Updates on pool and park closures are also available online.

 
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Mad Hippie opens its first flagship store on South Lamar

Mad Hippie’s first storefront opened in Austin on May 28, bringing a range of skincare products from its digital platform straight to customers. 

Owners Dana and Sam Stewart launched the store as “a space where people can slow down, take a deep breath, and connect with both the products and the community around them,” Sam Stewart, Mad Hippie’s co-founder said in a news release.

What they offer: The skincare brand sells a range of products including the Antioxidant Facial Oil, Vitamin C Serum, Luminizing Facial SPF and a range of creams and cleansers. 

In addition to Mad Hippie products, the store stocks a selection of products from local and small businesses, including ceramics, silk loungewear, Moroccan slippers and textiles. 

  • 700 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin

 
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Card club reopens, development denial, Sweet Lemon Kitchen: Check out 6 trending Austin stories

Check out some of the most-read stories from the Austin area June 15-18. 

1. The Lodge Card Club reopens in Round Rock

2. Hays County denies agreement with 340-acre development over Edwards Aquifer recharge zone

3. Sweet Lemon Kitchen owner brings cafe to Georgetown's new entertainment district

4. 5 things to know: Bastrop data centers, SpaceX incentives and more

5. Austin Public Library postpones reopening, closure of 2 branches

6. Corral Prime Meat Market now open in New Braunfels

 
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Report: Camp Mystic failed to prevent deaths, shirked responsibilities in July 4 flood

About two weeks shy of the anniversary of deadly flooding that devastated parts of Central Texas last summer, state lawmakers approved a 115-page report chronicling what they deemed “failures” at Camp Mystic, a Christian youth camp where 27 young girls died.

The details: The family running Camp Mystic was not prepared to respond to a disaster in flood-prone Kerr County and did not act quickly enough to save campers’ lives, investigators said during a June 18 hearing at the Capitol.

Investigators Casey Garrett and Michael Massengale told lawmakers about recent interviews with teenage counselors who witnessed the July 4 tragedy, reiterating a key point from hearings earlier this year: all deaths at Camp Mystic could have been prevented if camp leaders had planned ahead and acted more quickly.

"Nobody had any idea what they needed to be doing, and it crippled them," Garrett said.

Looking ahead: Lawmakers adopted the investigative team’s report, which will be shared with legislative leaders as they draft additional policy changes in response to the flood during the 2027 state legislative session.

 

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