The Padel Collective recently opened its first five padel courts in a 21,000 square-foot climate-controlled facility in North Austin.

The details

Founder Yaro Kazakov said five panoramic glass courts are now open, along with its Revolucion café serving local coffee, matcha, breakfast tacos and bowls.

Other amenities include a Mediterranean lounge, a coworking room, a stretching and Pilates room, an outdoor Norwegian cabin sauna and cold plunge, and bathrooms with showers.

Players can purchase memberships or pay as they play. The facility also has on-site parking with electric vehicle chargers.

Stay tuned

Four outdoor courts and a shaded pergola are planned to open by the end of the year, Kazakov said. A grand opening event will also be held in November.

• Opened in October

• 1610 Dungan Lane, Austin

The Austin City Auditor’s Office plans to launch at least 10 new audits in 2027 and complete six projects started in 2026. The City Council Audit and Finance Committee considered the 2027 audit plan on Oct. 21.

The 2027 plan features:

• Reviews of topics including police oversight, employee pay and the management of city-owned facilities

• Completion of six ongoing audits like a homeless strategy efficiency assessment and police training audit

• Space for possible flex projects related to initial findings of the Comprehensive Efficiency Assessment Program, the multi-year citywide audit project launched by City Council this year

The auditor's office will also oversee the efficiency assessment now being conducted by the third-party firm Public Works LLC.

Austin leaders directed more than $21 million in loan agreements to help finance five affordable housing developments. The funding includes $20.8 million from the city's 2022 housing bond and just over $1 million from a federal housing investment.

The details: The five projects will create 261 new housing units, with 248 reserved as affordable based on income. Developments receiving gap financing include:

• Jordan II, a 66-unit project in Mueller

• The Maven, an 83-unit project in Highland

• Rowen Vale, a 64-unit project in Travis Heights

• The Lenora, a 39-unit project in South Austin

• Austin Art Village, a nine-unit project in East Austin

A majority of the new units will be available to residents earning below 30%-50% of the median family income, or MFI, representing the deepest levels of affordability in city-sponsored housing developments.

Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is depression tied to changes in daylight, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Roxanne Dudley, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and licensed professional counselor with Integral Care’s Mobile Crisis Outreach Team, said fall’s added stress can worsen both anxiety and seasonal depression.

What residents should know: Everyone has bad days, she said.

If symptoms last more than two or three weeks and take up multiple hours of the day, get help, Dudley said. “That’s not just business as usual."

Managing the impact: First is exercise. The usual 20-30 minutes a day can feel impossible with low energy or packed schedules, Dudley said. “I’m a big fan of exercise snacks,” she said. Five or 10 minutes twice a day adds up.

Whatever people try, Dudley recommended self-compassion. “It’s progress, right? Not perfection,” she said.

Reach out: Integral Care is Travis County’s mental health safety net, so cost and insurance should not be barriers to care.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is also available 24/7 by call or text.