After much deliberation, City Council approved sites that will receive free Google Fiber gigabit broadband service for ten years (Google is giving the service away free, but gave the city the task of deciding which non-profit and civic sites would get wired).
City Council Approves Sites for Google Fiber (Interactive Map)
Prototype Vintage Design
700 W William Cannon Dr
6108 Boxcar Run
A Walkable Austin? Not So Much
15 Cool Vintage Clothing Stores in Austin
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Vintage Heart Coffee
1103 E 6th St
New Loan Program Benefits East Sixth Street Yoga Studio
Austin entrepreneur Rosa Santis credits a new loan program for helping bring spirituality to East Sixth Street.
Travis Heights Historic Property Faces Demolition
3000 Del Curto Rd
Hillside Farmacy
Quickie Pickie
Cenote
Black Swan Yoga
1601 E 5th St
Which Fictional Coach Should Replace Mack Brown at UT?
With University of Texas Football Coach Mack Brown announcing his resignation this month after 16 seasons, the search is on for his replacement.
The 100 Rejections of Jia Jiang
Last year Jia Jiang was just another Austin techie down on his luck. He had quit a job that paid well but gave him that wasting-my-life feeling.
Timelapse of the Drought Tree Coming Down
Admittedly, I missed getting the best part (the branches being removed) and my camera placement is questionable, but nonetheless: removal of the drought tree, in timelapse.
West Austin Neighborhood Park Plan Stalled By Storm Damaged Wall
Seemingly little progress has been made in repairing the stone wall in the West Austin Neighborhood Park that was damaged by October’s record rainfall.