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Get ready to mingle with your online friends in meatspace, because BASHH is back! This week Austin is home to tech happy hours hosted by Microsoft, LinkedIn, and eLance, and also to three events just for women in tech: the Women Who Code Hack Night, the PyLadies Python study session, and an intro to Javascript with Girl Develop It.

This week, we got to pick a neurosurgeon’s brain when Dr. Daniel L. Peterson joined us at the Austin Technology Institute to talk about his biotech startup, Alafair Biosciences.

We don't know any more about this than the caption on IMGUR which reads "I found this unlabeled cloth sculpture in the Barton Greenbelt. At least I didn't find it after dark."

If you know who made it let us know!

Steven Dilley recently left his career in finance to open Bufalina, a new pizzeria on the Eastside. The menu is focused, offering only five starters and six Neapolitan pizzas.

The Texas Observer is using Kickstarter to raise funds to digitize their entire 60 year archive in a completely searchable, public form.

A double rainbow appeared over Austin the late afternoon of Friday, Aug. 23. But what does it mean!?

This week, WorldCon is taking place down the road in San Antonio. Here in Austin, you can see George Takei live at Dragon’s Lair, read along with the Austin Fantasy and Science Fiction book club, join the Doctor Who meetup at the Alamo to see the 8th Doctor on the big screen, and, as always, play plenty of boardgames.

Ah, the swimming hole. There’s not a Central Texan around who can’t appreciate the appeal of a good swimming hole; a shady spot where the river or creek widens and deepens as bald cypress trees bend at the hips, looking at their reflection in the water.

We’ve trolled Facebook, LinkedIn, and odd corners of the internet looking for the tech jobs you won’t find on Craigslist. Most of these come from people at the company in question hoping a friend of a friend can help them find a good person to hire. Luckily for you, The Austin Post is your friend.

The second phase of development of the Medical District plan would kick off south of 15th Street sometime after 2017 (if all goes to plan).

Corrin Foster had a pretty unusual gig this summer. The writer of the blog Oh Hey, What’s Up and member of the Austin Food Bloggers Association was named Austin City Editor for Charmin's Sit or Squat app and charged with dishing the good, the bad and the ugly of Austin’s restrooms.

It’s September in Austin, and summer is still going! One of the great things about Central Texas weather is that our swimming season lasts from April until early October.

The holiday week may be short, but there’s plenty going on for Austin’s tech geeks. Head to Round Rock to hear Whurly of Chaotic Moon talk about the future of innovation, head to Capital Factory for September’s OpenHack Meetup, or learn Agile best practices.

This week, we talked to Austin Technology Institute alumni company Famigo, which began as part of ATI’s 3-Day StartUp challenge.

Fall Foodie Happenings: Top Picks for Fall Fun

From FrankenBike to a pop-up breakfast to a bike lane open house, and of course lots of social rides, there are plenty of ways to get involved in Austin’s biking community this month.

In news that shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s ever driven here, Austin was recently ranked as one of the U.S. cities with the worst drivers. In fact, research shows that Austin drivers are 27.5 times more likely to get into an accident as the average American driver.

On this Made in Austin, we talk to geeky maker April Dawne of Deadly Creative who makes sculptures from found and recycled metals.

Nerd Nite is back! In addition to digging into technoarchaeology at the North Door, this week you can also help the Wild West Fest film their TV commercial, meet fellow Whovians for a kid-friendly house party, or admire David Bowie’s acting endowments as Master Pancake takes on Labyrinth.

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