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Austin Real Estate Market - 2009 MLS Area Breakdown
The 2009 Austin real estate market saw most MLS Area sales stats decline somewhat. In fact, 2008 was a stronger... (via Austin Real Estate Blog)
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How are those resolutions coming along?
Well; perhaps we should call them "intentions." Instead of reading mostly works from past eras and not for the first time. I've exposed myself to some of the book-club perennials of the past few years and didn't think much of them. The three best books read thus far are Little Bird of Heaven…
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In the pleasure grounds
The cold weather has taken its toll, but we do have flowers on the English peas, there are flower buds on some of the allium plants, Grand Primo and Montopolis narcissus are beginning to bloom, and we have enjoyed two each of these anemone flowers: fringed red with a central white ring and very…
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Gaps no longer bridged
I love bridges and feel bad when they're closed or destroyed. We have some beauties along the Colorado River, some the sort that require one vehicle to wait while the other makes the crossing, since there's only one lane. I see that the Crown Point Bridge, a large and important truss bridge, was…
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The Star / L’Etoile: don’t miss it!
This Chabrier operetta is seldom performed, for reasons difficult to understand. The weather was on the chilly side last night, but not a single seat was vacant after the intermission, quite unusual. I heard a man say, “I didn’t want to come to this, but it’s really, really…
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Pulling up the drawbridge
Farewell to the Cactus Cafe, scene of countless wonderful musical experience for countless Austinites, whether affiliated officially with the campus or not. Farewell to Union Informal Classes, where people from every part of our community could be introduced to or continue learning about subjects…
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UT Cuts the Cactus Cafe
UT's decision to close the Cactus Cafe and Informal Classes is a short-term budget bandage with a long tail. (via Beetsolonely)
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