ATX-SCA: Impact 9/16/2025

Cenote is back—the East Austin coffee shop and hang has found a new home in the former Revival Coffee location on East Seventh Street.

The details: After 13 years in business, the popular Austin cafe closed this spring when its property was sold to another restaurant group, the company shared on social media.

The new space, located just up the road, retains the colorful character and quirky appeal that feels distinctly Austin.

The refreshed menu offers reasonably priced brunch favorites, salads, sandwiches, wraps, burgers and fries, while the drinks span classic coffee shop staples to a wide mix of beer, wine and cocktails—including playful crossover options like the I Love You SOO Matcha, a tequila–matcha blend, and the Carajillo, made with Licor 43 and espresso.

• 1405 E. Seventh St., Austin

In August, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport announced a series of new destinations and nonstop flights beginning this fall to locations both nationally and around the globe.

International

• Amsterdam, Netherlands: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• Calgary, Alberta: WestJet
• Cancún, Mexico: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines
• Frankfurt, Germany: Lufthansa
• London, United Kingdom: British Airways
• and more.

• Fort Lauderdale, Florida: JetBlue Airways, new service starts Nov. 20
• Fort Myers, Florida: Southwest Airlines, new nonstop service starts March 2026
• San Diego, California: Alaska Airlines, increased frequency starts Jan. 7
• San Francisco, California: Southwest Airlines, new service started Aug. 5
• and more

Education in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, may become more accessible for Texas public school students this school year.

What happened: Officials from national education nonprofit Learning Undefeated and the Texas Education Agency celebrated the opening of eight new mobile STEM labs at a Sept. 10 ribbon-cutting ceremony in Austin. The TEA-funded labs are expected to visit 270 school districts across the state in the 2025-26 school year.

Notable quote: “In an ever-changing world, access to STEM education remains critical to help prepare our students for career pathways and lifelong success,” said Alejando Delgado, TEA deputy commissioner of operations.

The overview: Learning Undefeated built eight new mobile STEM labs after receiving a $3.5 million grant from the TEA, according to Learning Defeated information. The organization opened its first mobile STEM lab in Texas in 2020.

The nine regionally-based labs will now visit elementary and middle school campuses across the state’s 20 educational service center regions. Kindergarten through eighth grade students may participate in a variety of STEM activities to learn engineering design.
 

The University of Texas Press will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a day-long literary event at the Austin Public Library's central campus Sept. 21.

The details: Attendees can listen to conversations with several acclaimed authors about their books published through UT Press, including Sarah Bird, Michael Hurd, Leonard Moore, Lisa Keefauver, Toni Tipton-Martin and Steve Harrigan. The free event will run 10 a.m.-7:45 p.m., beginning with opening remarks from Mayor Kirk Watson, who will declare Sept. 21 as "University of Texas Press Day."

The backstory: UT Press has become the largest publisher in Texas, releasing more than 4,000 books since its inception in 1950 and producing 15 scholarly journals annually, according to UT Press information.

The organization works in both scholarly and trade publishing, producing works across disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, art, architecture, food, film, music, and history. UT Press is committed to documenting Texas culture and producing works studying the state's landscapes, cities, art, politics, icons and heroes.