The top Austin news of the week is all about festivals, with a recap of ACL Fest highlights and a roundup of parties and things to do during F1 weekend. Plus, an iconic Austin bar gets a new owner.

A new pizza window is now open at a Rainey Street sports bar. Side Piece Pies is located inside Victory Lap at 85 Rainey St., a second Austin location for the University of Texas-adjacent sports bar.

After an August declaration that Austin was becoming a buyer's market, the latest Central Texas Housing Report studied September data and found the metro's highest growth in closed home sales all year ...