1972 Women’s Sports Pub co-founders Debra Hallum and Marlene du Plessis announced the pub’s future relocation due to construction for Austin’s light rail project. The announcement came in mid-May in a social post from the business. 

Hallum and du Plessis are now asking community members to show their support for the pub by showing up, donating and identifying possible partnerships. 

“Help us show that spaces like this matter in Austin,” the owners shared in an Instagram post. 

The background: The sports pub opened in spring 2025 on Guadalupe Street next to The University of Texas at Austin campus. 1972 Women’s Sports Pub predominantly streams women’s sports, offering a communal spot for fans to gather, eat and drink.

What’s next? The owners shared that the pub’s building is one of the properties being acquired through eminent domain for the transit project. The team is now waiting on a notice to vacate, and they don’t know when the pub will officially have to move, Hallum said. 

• 2530 Guadalupe St., Austin

A resource center adjacent to Austin's downtown homeless shelters reopened this spring to offer health, job, housing and other assistance to those in need.

The details: A space in between two city-owned facilities—the Eighth Street Shelter and Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, or ARCH—was previously converted from a parking lot into an outdoor cooling and amenity area for homeless people called the Oasis. After Austin cut ties with former shelter operator Urban Alchemy, the space closed due to a lack of funding.

The former Oasis officially relaunched June 15 and is now called the SOW Community Resource Hub. The initiative was supported by the Sow Family Foundation in partnership with Endeavors, as well as contributions from Lowe's. No city funds are being used.

“We really are trying to make it more and more into a one-stop hub that is easy for folks to access, there's really no barriers to entry, and folks can come on-site and get connected with the service that they need," said David Gray, director of Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations.

CardVault by Tom Brady’s newest location is now officially open in downtown Austin offering collectable items and cards. The card store hosted its grand opening on May 27, according to an employee.

What they offer: CardVault stocks a variety of cards, including sports, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Formula 1 and Marvel. The store also sells memorabilia, such as signed photos, framed jerseys and posters for baseball, wrestling, basketball and tennis. 

One more thing: The brand was founded in 2020 and focuses on buying, selling, trading and grading cards and collectable items. 

• 259 W. 3rd St., Austin

The city of Austin has advised that a downtown infrastructure project will impact traffic around the south end of Brazos Street, and also result in a temporary planned power outage early June 22.

What's happening: The Waller Beach Duct Bank Upgrade will install 1,000 feet of underground power lines linking the new Rainey Street substation to the downtown power network. Project preparations began earlier this spring ahead of an estimated one-year construction timeline, and construction activity is ramping up in June.

What else: As part of the downtown electric reliability upgrades, Austin Energy also scheduled a temporary power outage June 22 that could affect customers throughout the area. The outage is planned to last two hours beginning at 3 a.m. and may affect "parts of downtown and areas south of Lady Bird Lake," according to Austin Capital Delivery Services.