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Fair Trade Festival Update
There have been some last minute changes to the Fair Trade Film Festival taking pace this weekend at the Alamo South Lamar, with one film out and one film in.

1:10PM Fri. May 7, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Saving Water in Big Stacy
This week in Big Stacy Park, the city of Austin opened its first public rain garden and it's encouraging residents to build their own.

11:44AM Fri. May 7, 2010, Jillian Richardson Read More | Comment »

The Daily Hustle: 5/7/10
On the road again: Willie lands on Second Street, while the City Council prepares for their next meeting. TDH blazes up below the fold.

10:17AM Fri. May 7, 2010, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

Cap Metro Responds to Sunset
Capital Metro today released a formal reply to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission’s staff review of the transit agency. The response was straightforward – the agency agreed with all of the report’s recommendations, and even said it had anticipated some of the criticisms and was already working on implementing some of the proposed solutions.

6:03PM Thu. May 6, 2010, Lee Nichols Read More | Comment »

The Daily Hustle: 5/6/10
Mmmm … TDH sure could go for a taco right about now. Fittingly enough, since City Council members tackled the issue of mobile food cart regulation yesterday, and the conversation was enough to make anyone work up an appetite.

1:29PM Thu. May 6, 2010, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

The Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast Can't Be Watered Down!
Glug, glug: The Totescast has a soggy installment this week regarding two investigations at the Austin Water Utility – one resulting in the layoff of deputy director Perwez Moheet – that still raised as many questions as it answered.

12:05AM Thu. May 6, 2010, Jordan Smith and Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

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The Daily Hustle: 5/5/10
Busy day on the Board and Commission roster: City Council's Public Health and Human Services committee meets today, with potential new regulations for mobile food vendors on the agenda. Speaking of which, how long until we get a Korean taco truck or doughnut stand at the Betty Dunkerley Campus?

9:59AM Wed. May 5, 2010, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

City of Austin video shows future Rio Grande/Nueces project
 
Video: Flying Over the Bike Boulevard (With David Byrne!)
Someone in one of the public forums on the proposed Downtown Bicycle Boulevard project asked that people "look at the project from 30,000 feet." Well, this doesn't appear to be that high, but this CGI flyover video of what the project might look like shows it at least as high as a moon tower.

5:30PM Tue. May 4, 2010, Lee Nichols Read More | Comment »

Banners Without Errors
What are the biggest differences between the tea party crew and the immigration reform advocates that marched in Austin this weekend? Well, for a start, grammar.

3:22PM Tue. May 4, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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