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Austin Farmers Markets Roundup

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Although the growing season in Austin is really year-round, springtime makes the farmers markets more fun. The weather is nice, the variety of vegetables expands and during the season of rebirth, we get to connect with the people growing our food.


Opinion: Counter Service Takes the Fun Out of Dining Out

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There’s a trend among Austin restaurants right now that I really wish would end. It confuses customers, it makes for a hurried experience, and it takes away the “luxurious” aspect of dining out. It’s the counter service model.

This Week in Geek: March 28 - April 3

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Get ready for a Pop-Culture-Palooza this weekend! We have a premier party for the return of Doctor Who, a premier party for the return of Game of Thrones, and a chance to pitch in and help build the only 1:1 replica Star Wars Starfighter in America. Along the way, there’s also LARPing, gaming, and plenty of other geeky get togethers.

Tragedy in Guy Town

Kickstarter of the Week - The Veronica Mars Movie Project, $4 Million and Counting

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I normally use this space to show off a little-known Austin project that deserves some extra love. This week, I have something a little bigger in mind. By “a little bigger” I mean “already has over $4 million in pledges.” That’s right - The Veronica Mars Movie Project is actually based out of our fair city.

Jude Galligan Gets the Dirt on Downtown

Coding for Ladies, Raspberry Pi demos and lots more - Tech Events Roundup April 1 - 7

Urban Roots Helps Students Grow Food - and Life Experience

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A few days a week for almost six months out of the year, you’ll find a group of 30 Austin teens and adult volunteers working together to learn on a farm in East Austin. They're not just growing vegetables; they're developing leadership and job skills, and giving back to the community .


Austin Tech Job Roundup for April 2

London Recruiters Seek Austin Startups

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It’s easy to think Austin is still a small town with big ideas. Then you run into a group of recruiters sent here by the mayor of London to find innovative local tech companies interested in expanding overseas.

Nerd Nites & Burlesque: This Week in Geek April 4 - 11

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Nerd Nite is back, bringing you another month of TED Talk style goodness. This week you can also enjoy Burlesque for a good cause, meet fellow Star Wars fans at the Fan Force meeting, meet fellow Ren Faire lovers at the premier of Faire: An American Renaissance, plus play plenty of board games.

Downtown's "Home of the Blues" Space Reopens Tonight as Community DIY Music & Art Center

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Ben Riseman, proprietor and spearhead of Infest Austin, is talking on his cell phone, nervously pacing the sidewalk and smoking a cigarette in front of the Fifth St.

O Conqueror: King Me – Album Review

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"King Me" is a beautiful album from start to finish by locals O Conqueror. The band produces a soft, somber, and almost floaty sound which remains alluring from track to track.

Tech Events Roundup April 8 - 14

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It’s one heck of a week for networking. The always awesome BASHH is back on Thursday, plus the Black Social Media Summit, Bootstrap 2013 Conference, and Door64 Happy Hour. It’s also a good week for space enthusiasts with Yuri’s Night, the International Space Apps Challenge, and a meeting of the Austin Machine Learning Group.

Local King of Cosplay Shares Some FX Secrets with Vacuform

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It’s no surprise Erik Zapata, Jenna Green and Matt Valentine of SyFy’s Face Off all came from Austin. For a small city, we have a surprisingly large indie special effects and costumer subculture.

What to Watch For as Google Fiber Comes to Austin (Updated)

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The City of Austin and Google announced today that Austin will become the second test city to roll out Google Fiber, a (very) fat-pipe Internet connection that will launch in Austin neighborhoods in the next few years.

Austin Isn't Weird, West Texas is Weird

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Austin prides itself on being the “weird” part of Texas. We have goats, chickens and bees in our backyards. We shop local. We have events like the oldest kite festival in the world. We have food trailers and breakfast tacos.

Does Decades-Old Mueller Plan Still Measure Up in Changing City?

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The City of Austin began thinking about what would replace the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport decades before it closed, holding hundreds of meetings with 16 neighborhood associations in the 1980s and 1990s to decide wh

Elizabeth Bear and Amanda Downum Test the Waters of Indie Publishing

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While multiple Hugo Award and John W. Campbell Award winning science fiction and fantasy author Elizabeth Bear isn’t exactly an indie author, she did spend the last five years collaborating on an indie web serial called Shadow Unit. The serial has just been collected into a print book.

Giant Tesla Coil Anyone? This Week in Geek - April 11 - 17

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This week, you can play a special effects filled LARP with the folks from SCARE for a Cure, honor the first human in space at Yuri’s Night, enjoy some Tesla-Tastic music with Arc Attack’s not-so-secret show, and, of course, enjoy plenty of boardgames and laid back geek clubs.
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