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Austin Inside Out - Pinballz Arcade Rules
Pinballz is an old-school arcade in Austin with more than 100 pinball machines (including some sought-after classics), arcade games and lots more. Shane Shelton reveals why Pinballz is such a good...
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Tech Events Roundup July 31 - August 6
Tech Once a week the Austin Post rounds up all the networking, social and just plain nifty technology related events taking place in the greater Austin metro area.Austin is kicking off the month with...
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Kickstarter of the Week: Stabil-i-Case
TechGames, software and intangible objects are great, but sometimes it’s neat to be able to pull a real, physical, practical object from your pocket and brag it was made in your home town. Get ready...
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Greening Your Home On a Shoestring Budget
Green LivingAiring My Laundry When I first moved into my house in 2004, I was a single gal in my late 20s and I was new to the world of home ownership and maintenance. I knew how to sew buttons and...
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Short-Term Rentals are Bad for Neighborhoods -- Oppose the STR Ordinance
Community Voicehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/heatheronhertravels/7058409625/ The Austin City Council will vote on a proposed ordinance next Thursday, Aug. 2, that would allow homeowners to permanently...
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Day Trip: Tubing the San Marcos River
OutdoorsCourtesy of The Getaway Gal Ah, tubing. Before I moved to Texas, I thought the only kind of tubing was the kind where you hang on to an inner-tube and get pulled behind a speedboat. Thank you,...
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Tips for Tubing
OutdoorsCourtesy of routineinvestigations.blogspot.com So you’ve decided to go tubing. Well, it’s about time. One of the secrets to having an enjoyable tubing experience is to be prepared … mostly by...
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"I'd Go For Sure": The Strange Story of Jim Maxwell's Barbecue for his Ex-Slaves
Austin History Would you go? That’s the question I wanted to pose to descendants of the guests who attended a 1909 barbecue thrown by the man who had brought them to Texas in slavery fifty-one years...
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Three Make-Ahead Breakfasts for Hot Weather
Foodovernight oats This is what I want for breakfast in the summer (and especially the hot Texas summer): something simple, quick, healthy and filling, which absolutely does not require cooking. These...
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The Puzzle of Austin's Patio Culture
Austin N00b I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Austin is hot. I don’t mean “it’s a dry heat” hot, but more of an “oh, god, is that an alien tentacle sliding down my back? Wait, no, just a river of sweat...
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The 411 on Thursday's Vacation Rentals Debate
Boom Town At Thursday’s City Council meeting, councilmembers are prepared to discuss and approve an ordinance and regulations for short term/vacation rentals (ie, when it's OK to rent out the house you...
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Quick Tips on Avoiding Mosquitoes
Outdoorshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito The rain this summer has been a welcome relief but comes with an unfortunate side effect: a resurgent mosquito problem. The number of people in Austin (and...
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This Week in Geek August 2 - 8
Austin Events Life isn’t all about networking events and making business connections. Sometimes you need to find like minded geeks for some relaxing fun. Once a week, we round up the best geek social...
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Austin Tech Job Roundup July 30 - August 3
Austin Tech 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...
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Surviving the Outdoors in Central Texas Summer
Outdoors Austin and Central Texas present a wealth of outdoor activities for people of all interests. The area also presents temperatures in the summer months that range from around 90 to, let’s say, 1...
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How to Run a Kickstarter: Lessons From a $22,000 Success
Art Beat Austin is well known as the creative heart of Texas. We feature a Kickstarter every week in order to help support innovation here in Austin. Those of you who’ve been inspired by everything...
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Tech Events Roundup August 7-13
Austin Tech Once a week the Austin Post rounds up all the networking, social and just plain nifty technology related events taking place in the greater Austin metro area.This week is full of user...
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Open Doors: Who Let the AC Out?
Community VoiceForever 21 at The Domain At the end of June, Austin Energy customers set a new peak electricity demand record for the month (2,702 megawatts), beating the record set in June 2009 and...
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Solar-Powered Generator Fuels Outdoor Events
Green Living Dozens of people gathered in late July, sitting in lawn chairs, tapping their feet and clapping their hands, as Bottom Dollar String Band picked out some bluegrass tunes in Big Stacy Park...
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Austin's Wonderful Bakery Trailers: A Guide
Trailer Eats Prepare to be shocked: some of the best breads, croissants and baked goodies in town travel on four wheels. Beignets, doughnuts, croissants and bread are no longer the sole property of...
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