Local COVID numbers from the weekend show encouraging signs of an Omicron decline as local and statewide hospitals see what they hope is the beginning of the end of the wave. Six killings over the weekend have more than doubled Austin's homicide count for 2022. Longtime UT area restaurant and bakery Texas French Bread is heavily damaged by a fire. Today is Election Day in the special election to replace District 4 Council Member Greg Casar - early voting has shown lackluster turnout - while the deadline for registration for all Austin voters for the March primary election is coming up on January 31. Two men on an ATV have been harrassing golfers at Onion Creek Golf Course, hitting and badly injuring one earlier this month. Terravista residents in Williamson County have been terrorized recently by aggressive coyotes. Sotheby's auction house and the current owner of that Armadillo World Headquarters sign are pushing back on claims that it was stolen from the venue. Bob Dylan has booked a March concert at UT's Bass Concert Hall. Two new outdoor dining spaces set to open: south near the Brodie Lane Lowe's store featuring Dee Dee and Veracruz All Natural, and The Pitch north near Austin FC's training facility. And a cool week with temps in the 50's should give way to a sunny weekend in the 60's.
