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Vimeo Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Texas A&M; Aggies.
But The Security Cameras Are Upon You: During the summer, someone broke into the Texas A&M; football complex, stole equipment and left behind the ...
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Toyota recalls nearly 4 million cars because of gas pedals that can get stuck in the floor mats
More than 2 million Stork Craft cribs - some with the Fisher-Price logo - have been recalled
The number of jobless claims sinks to its lowest level in more than a year
Google apologizes ...
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Neko Case official website Neko Case with Oh No Oh My, benefiting Austin Food Bank
Tuesday, November 24
Antones ( 213 W 5th St )
sold out, doors at 8pm
[ info ] On her widely lauded most recent album, Middle Cyclone , Neko Case toys with the phrase "force of nature," a favorite of critics ...
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Phil Aaronson/flickr Maggie's Austin went through the trouble for you (and us) and compiled a handy list of restaurants that are open this Thanksgiving. Just to be safe, we recommend calling ahead. [ Austin Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving Day 2009 ]
If you're considering options on the ...
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The Pecan Street Project has been awarded $10.4 million in federal grant money to build a "smart-grid" community at the Mueller development in Northeast Austin. The grant money was part of $184.5 million in federal clean-energy stimulus programs announced today by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven ...
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Image provided by Legs Against Arms Legs Against Arms, The Baker Family, & The Bubbles Saturday, November 28 Club DeVille ( 900 Red River St ) 9 p.m. | $5 [ info ] Cultivating your personal project within Austin’s fertile music scene can often be a trying task. This MySpace age ...
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Hot on the heels of that pellet gun punk who was recently accused of injuring a cyclist on Southwest Parkway last May, another Austin High student has been charged in a shooting incident that occurred near the school last night.
Jay David Carbullido, a 17-year-old senior at Austin High, ...
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Highlights include Yellow Fever, Harlem, We Are Scientists, Solid Gold, Soulico, San Saba County, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Riverboat Gamblers, Plants and Animals, Princeton, Pink Nasty, Pivot, Monarchs, The Middle East, Japandroids, Headdress, Colin Gilmore, Frightened Rabbit, Fanfarlo, ...
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Community Impact reports that the local IRS office, as well as its affiliated Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC), was affected in a fire in the adjacent office last Friday. The office, at 825 East Rundberg, will be closed at least until early December. [ ImpactNews ]
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If you thought you saw a Viking Boat on the street on Saturday, it wasn’t your imagination. It was on the way to be part of the East Austin Studio Tour!
The Blue October show at Stubb's on Friday was kind of a big deal. People even flew in from ...
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The Texas Tribune and Dallas Morning News both report that Democrat Tom Schieffer is pulling out of the gubernatorial race , and plans to formally announce his withdrawal this afternoon.
Citing difficulties raising both funds and awareness, Schieffer's campaign "just couldn't get ...
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Gothamist was saddened after seeing why
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Panda is so so sad .
DCist caught up with the dapper gents and ladies who took to the
streets in high style for the ...
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Oprah Winfrey
Stationary by Vertallee Letterpress East Austin Studio Tour Saturday, November 21 - Sunday, November 22 Various Venues ( Austin ) Free, Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm [ info ] Among Austin printmakers, screenprinting reigns supreme - the sometimes messy process requires relatively little ...
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PRINT+addiction The ever fantastic East Austin Studio Tour continues this weekend with open studios and more art programs and happenings. Here's a rundown of some of our suggestions for weekend art enjoyment.
Don't miss your final opportunity to check out East Austin studios this ...
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Disasters and diseases suck. They kill people, they inspire (with the aid of fearmongers) exorbitant amounts of anxiety, and they provoke playwrights to scribe trite, mawkish, pontificating tripe. Generally. In certain cases, when their implications regarding human relations are looked at ...
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The Insider
Image provided by Black Cock Black Cock, Tia Carrera, Woodgrain, & Eagle Claw Friday, November 20 Red 7 ( 611 E. 7th St. ) 9 p.m. [ info ] We’ve been enjoying the live videos from Fun Fun Fun Fest nightly but as enticing as it sounds, repeated viewings of this priceless performance ...
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Photo from MySpace Electric Tickle Machine w/ Wine & Revolution, A Giant Dog, Dikes of Holland Friday, November 20 Beerland ( 711-1/2 Red River ) [ info ]
You might be thinking that Electric Tickle Machine - kind of a misnomer at first - is another in a seemingly long line of garage pop ...
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The Revolution
Made In Brazil by Angela Hayes, woodcut, 9"x12", 11 layers, carved and hand printed East Austin Studio Tour Saturday, November 21 - Sunday, November 22 Various Venues ( Austin ) Free, Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm [ info ] For fifteen years, the members of the Women Printmakers of Austin ...
