The Cedar Park Public Library officially opened to residents in Nov. 2024, marking one year of operations last month. The building is a 47,000-square-foot structure which serves as the anchor of the Bell District, a mixed-use development, according to previous Community Impact reporting. 

What they offer: The library offers specialized events, indoor and outdoor kids play areas, a makerspace, computers, internet access, meeting rooms, and multiple seating areas for visitors. 

Learn more: In the past year, the library displayed 17,773 new books and materials on shelves, according to a Facebook post from the City of Cedar Park. Since opening, the library has welcomed 655, 785 visitors, which is a 143% increase from last year and the equivalent of 82 sold-out events at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park.

• 425 S. Parkwest Drive, Cedar Park

K-Pop Austin announced in an Instagram post in early December that the store is relocating to the H-E-B Plus in far Northwest Austin.

The details: The store was previously located inside Hana World Market at 1700 W. Parmer Lane, Ste. 100, Austin. The market recently closed its doors in late December, but reopened in its new location Dec. 17.

K-Pop Austin sells a variety of merchandise including albums, keyrings, magazines, concert boxes, posters and photo books.

• 11521 N. RM 620 Bldg. A, Austin

From major construction milestones and airline expansion deals to staffing challenges and behind-the-scenes upgrades, these nine Austin-Bergstrom International Airport updates shaped how travelers moved through the ABIA in 2025.

1. Airport ground breaking on 'Texas-sized’ garage
Airport and city officials gathered just north of the economy parking lot to break ground on a new parking garage at ABIA on Feb. 28.

Marking another milestone in the parade of projects coming online for the airport's sweeping multimillion-dollar expansion, the new 2.5-million-square-foot parking garage will add an estimated 7,000 spaces.

2. Airport patio reopens to public
For travelers passing through the Austin airport, the little-known outdoor patio is once again open to the public.

The outdoor patio, located near Gate 2, offers front-row views of planes taking off and landing on the airport’s two runways.

3. Airport breaks ground on latest 12,000-square-foot expansion
City and airport officials celebrated the start of construction May 12 on the Atrium Infill Project that will result in an additional 12,000 square feet for the Arrivals and Departures Hall.

City Council members plan to set new guidelines for their offices' spending policies in early 2026.

The details: A proposal to enact a new set of financial accountability and transparency measures for council member spending was supported by all city officials this fall. Since then, Mayor Kirk Watson has led the effort to consolidate and clarify Austin's rules for officeholder expenses.

A draft framework released in December outlines allowable and prohibited expenses, and clarifies when spending like travel is permitted in the public interest. It also calls for internal oversight and regular public releases of council expense reports.

Council's financial committee will discuss the expanded policies in mid-January before adopting the new rules as soon as Jan. 22.