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Free Jack in the Box Day!
Yes, that’s right kids. If you saw my “tweet†earlier, or have been to Jack in the Box, you know... (via Steaksinthemail)
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Extra Extra
evso/Flickr The City of Austin has set up a site online to serve as a local carbon reduction resource. Austin Public Library Foundation hires new Executive Director. Dripping Springs Rep. Patrick Rose testified about the Pedernales CoOp before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform…
Austinist Show Preview: Hole in the Wall Tonight!
Image from MySpace The Sour Notes, more at The Hole in the WallThursday, June 26Hole in the Wall (2538 Guadalupe St)9pm, 21+[info] Before viral marketing, writing songs for toothpaste commercials or hassling people via MySpace to check out your songs was commonplace, the best way to get the…
Keep Austin Weird Fest
It’s a race that has Amy’s Ice Cream as a water stop and allows dogs?! Dreams do come true. The... (via This is Life in Austin)
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Sullivan's Happy Hour
This from Austin Tidbits: Blow the roof off your typical Thursday happy hour session and stop by Sullivan?s for Swingin?... (via This is Life in Austin)
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Texas, Thirsty Texas
The U.S. Drought Monitor's map for the past week shows Travis County split between severe and extreme drought. Only about 18 counties in the northeastern part of the state seem unaffected by any form of drought. And the summer's just getting started! [U.S. Drought Monitor]
The Mountain Is Alive!
Photo courtesy of Okay Mountain The Mountain Is Alive: An Okay Mountain FundraiserSaturday, June 28Okay Mountain Gallery (1312 E Cesar Chavez)Free[info]This Saturday, Okay Mountain is opening its doors for an evening of auctions, raffles, games and music. The gallery, which is hoping to raise…
Austinist Reviews: Midnight Special at Coldtowne
The inimitable Fred Bothwell (MySpace) Midnight SpecialEvery third FridayColdtowne Theatre (map)Free, 11:30 p.m.[info]All too often, the trite epithet "The man, the myth, the legend!" is used to describe cocky frat boys with unusual keg-standing skills or sales weenies who manage to bag the…
My Education - Bad Vibrations CD Release Tonight At Emo's!
My Education - Bad Vibrations CD Release At Emo’s LoungeThursday, June 26thEmos (603 Red River St)Doors At 8pm[info]If we read one more article about how My Education sounds a bit like a certain currently famous Austin instrumental four piece but-seriously-they're-really-good-too we're…
I Am So Popular: Of Aphid Asses and David Sedaris
Editor’s note: The views expressed in I Am So Popular are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the outlook or beliefs of anyone else in the IST network. Back in the old days, when I still drank, I’d finish up a bartending shift on 6th Street, by which I mean throw…
Brewster McCracken Elected Mayor Pro Tem
Austin City Council today unanimously elected Council Member Brewster McCracken to the position of Mayor Pro Tem, replacing outgoing Council Member Betty Dunkerley, who retired this month. The position means that McCracken will serve in the mayor's stead when he's unavailable, and includes…
Austinist Interviews Matt Kadane of the New Year
Photo of Matt Kadane courtesy The Rocker on Flickr The Kadane BrothersThursday, June 26Emos (603 Red River St)8 p.m., $8[info] | [tickets] Since 1991 or so, the brothers Kadane (Matt and Bubba) have been performing together, first as Bedhead and then as The New Year. Loosely based in Texas,…
Le Diamant Brut: Frog Eyes & The Sour Notes
Image from MySpace The Sour Notes, Antarctica Starts Here and PataphysicsThursday, June 26Hole in the Wall (2538 Guadalupe St)Show at 10pm[info]THE SOUR NOTES What’s the Deal: Well, there isn’t really much that’s sour about this Austin pop group. They’re pretty much all sugar,…
Wanna Try Out For American Idol? Better Head to Kansas City
Austin360 reports that American Idol producers have opted to skip Texas during this year's upcoming auditions. The tour, which runs from mid July through August, will instead include stops in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Puerto Rico. Those of you still craving your fifteen minutes of fame…
City of Austin and LCRA Approve Plan to Dump Treated Sewage Into Barton Creek
Mr. Wright/FlickrThe City of Austin, the LCRA, the City of Dripping Springs and two groundwater conservation districts have approved a settlement agreement that would allow the Belterra subdivision to dump 350,000 gallons a day of treated sewage into Bear Creek, which feeds the Barton Springs…
Villa Muse Project is Cancelled
Villa Muse, the large entertainment project announced that it will look to build elsewhere instead of in East Austin. They... (via Braxton Beyer, Your Austin Realtor)
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Armando Montelongo, So-called Real Estate Guru Has A Local Radio Ad - Be Wary!
Many of you may have heard a commercial on the radio recently by a guy named Armando Montelongo. He is... (via Braxton Beyer, Your Austin Realtor)
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Austinist Show Preview: Oxford Collapse, Frightened Rabbit, & Peel @ The Mohawk (Free Show!)
Image from Oxford Collapse’s MySpace Oxford Collapse, Frightened Rabbit, & PeelThursday, June 26The Mohawk (912 Red River)9 p.m. | Outside | Free[info]Oxford Collapse conjures up vivacious, noisy pop songs and The Mohawk hosts the New York act’s fuzzy textures and inviting melodies…
Foodoir Photography: Tangerine Mushroom Fried Vegan Delight from Veggie Heaven
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Big News of Villa Muse in Austin, Texas
Villa Muse is a $2.5 billion dollar commercial development project that was designed to be built in the downtown area... (via Austin Real Estate)
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New Plans for Austin Residential Development Projects
Cypress Real Estate Advisors, an Austin-based firm, is partnering up with a developer, based in Dallas. The reason for the... (via Austin Real Estate)
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News Bits
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of the 2nd Amendment. San Francisco in the process of naming it's sewage treatment plant after George W. Bush. Hundreds of people arrested, and over twenty children rescued, in 5-day bust of child prostitution rings in 16 American cities. 'Bad economy' to…
Driver F | New Album, Tour & Mustaches
Driver F’s new album Chase the White Whale is ten tracks of pure alt-pop goodness. What will ultimately win you... (via Austin Soundcheck)
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HRC Presents: Rebel Without A Cause
Still from Rebel Without a Cause HRC Screening: Rebel Without A CauseThursday, June 26Harry Ransom Center (21st & Guadaloupe)Free. 7pm, seating begins at 6:30[info]The name “James Dean” brings an image immediately to mind: the loner with perfect hair, smoking a cigarette coolly,…
Full Service on Fox Morning News
Full Service appeared on Fox Morning News yesterday and performed Hi Ho from their latest album, The Dig. Click here... (via Austin Soundcheck)
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Many Birthdays at Mohawk: 6-23-08
Many Birthdays played Mohawk Monday with Paper Airplanes and Baby Robots. Photos and Review by Sounds Like Austin... (via Sounds Like Austin)
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