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Do512 Trivia Night - How Much Do You Know About Austin?

Events for toppicks — November 25, 2009

How much do you think you know about Austin? Join Do512 at Third Base Downtown November 24th and test your knowledge. We'll be giving away some really great prizes to the top 5 winners so brush up on your trivia skills now. To give you an extra ed... »

Downtown Austin Condos Dwindling: Video

Downtown Austin — November 20, 2009

We don’t watch much TV, so we missed this KXAN piece highlighting the potential shortage of new downtown Austin condos.  The report claims 408.  Downtown Austin Blog’s count is 475.  I deal in downtown condos everyday, and this report is a little misle... »

Slackery News Tidbits, Nov. 19

Slackerwood - Hopelessly devoted to the Austin film scene. — November 19, 2009

Here are a few news items related to Austin films and filmmaking from this week. Well, I say "a few," but once I started digging them up, it's actually been a pretty busy week! The news includes updates on local filmmakers' projects... »

Bicycle Boulevard Proposed for Nueces Street Downtown

Austin Post Latest News — November 19, 2009

The City of Austin plans to turn downtown's Nueces Street between Third Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard into a bicycle boulevard, potentially by May 2010.  This one-mile stretch would create a safe haven for bicyclists and create obsta... »

Suzanne Davis Gandy: Artist Reception Tonight

Downtown Austin — November 19, 2009

Tonight, friend of Downtown Austin Blog, Suzanne Davis Gandy, will have a reception at Art Exchange Gallery on 5th Street, below 5th Street Commons. The event is free and open to the public. Art Exchange Gallery: Artist Reception for Suzanne Davis Gand... »

LOBV Bikeway work party this Sunday

Austin Texas Bike... Stuff - Local bike rides for regular AND irregular people — November 19, 2009

Start: 11/22/2009 - 9:00am End: 11/22/2009 - 12:00pm Rob D'Amico of the League of Bicycling Voters just sent out notice for a work day out at the "LOBV Bikeway". Join LOBV members from 9 a.m. to noon for a Sunday morning work party and d... »

Bicycle Boulevard Proposed for Nueces Street Downtown

Austin Post Latest News — November 19, 2009

The City of Austin plans to turn downtown's Nueces Street between Third Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard into a bicycle boulevard, potentially by May 2010.  This one-mile stretch would create a safe haven for bicyclists and create obsta... »

DVD Review: Gretchen

Slackerwood - Hopelessly devoted to the Austin film scene. — November 18, 2009

After wishing for more than three years that Gretchen would become publicly available so I could persuade people to see it, I'm happy to report that the locally made feature is now available on DVD. Watchmaker Films, with its usual attention to de... »

Your A-List: Best Breakfast

Out & About — November 18, 2009

Almost by definition, if you’re open 24 hours, and you’re a restaurant, then you serve breakfast. And if you’ve been open for 25 years or more, those breakfasts are bound to be satisfying. That’s the case with the top winners in the Best Breakfast read... »

T-Bird and the Breaks kick off monthly 7-inch single series

Austin Music Source — November 18, 2009

To the dyed-in-the-wool vinyl fans who haunt Cheapo Discs at late hours of the night and comb through the bins at Antone’s Records, take note: T-Bird and the Breaks have got your back. The groovy, bass line-loving local soul players recently re-release... »