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We're Not Cleaning Our Plates Anymore
FoodPhoto Caption: Waste not want not at this Saturday afternoon lunchCredit: Joan Brook According to the EPA, 33 million tons of food waste reach landfills each year in the United States. This food...
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This Week in Geek: Jan. 24 - 31
Austin GeekIt's another good week to be an Austin geek. This week, you can enjoy food trucks and Star Wars, a Steampunk ball, Zombie Monologues, a big screen showing of the very first Doctor Who...
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Aging Population Grows as More Retirees Move to Austin
Boom TownAbout five years ago, John Swift and his wife looked around their 6,000-square-foot Dallas-area house and decided it was just too much. Both their sons had graduated from the University of...
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Day Trip: Zilker Botanical Garden
OutdoorsThe Zilker Botanical Garden is one of the first day trips I went on in Austin, before I even moved here. The Bearded One and I were visiting from Boston in February, trying to decide if we...
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Day Trip: Lessons Learned Backpacking at Pedernales Falls
OutdoorsI love the idea of backpacking – it’s a self-sufficient form of travel that forces you to examine what you actually need to survive. In 2006 and 2007, I went on a kick of trying to pare down...
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Tech Events Roundup Jan. 28 - Feb. 3
Austin GeekThe big news this week is HTML5.tx, a nifty and useful looking conference. There’s also a city government sponsored Hackathon, a three hour mini-hackathon at Capital Factory, and plenty of...
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Austin Kickstarter of the Week - Glow Hawk
Austin GeekPrepare for a dystopian future where gritty bikers with bright blue LED-infused mohawks pedal down the mean streets of Austin. Alternately, you could just look forward to a Saturday night...
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Austin Coffee Grows Up
FoodMy first wake-up call that coffee in Austin had "leveled up" was a visit to Once Over in South Austin. I ordered a latte and was bewitched by the complexity of aromas and flavors that tickled my...
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Get Over It Austin: Less Public Parking is Better
Getting AroundThere are a handful of ways in which you can tell Austin is still just a small town on the cusp of being a big city. Restaurants that close at 9 p.m. and don’t open on Sundays is one....
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Austin Tech Job Roundup for Jan. 30
Austin GeekWe’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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This Week in Geek: Jan. 31 - Feb. 6
Austin GeekRumor has it there’s some kind of ball game being played this weekend. That hasn’t stopped Austin’s assorted nerd clubs from flying their geek flags. This week, the Fan Force is strong with...
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Best of Craigslist Austin: Musicians Wanted
Austin Humor & ComedyOccasionally we highlight some of the inadvertently funny and off-kilter posts on Austin Craigslist. This time around we hit the "Musicians Wanted" section.Today, you'll meet...
View ArticleCat Power Mesmerizes Crowd at Moody Theater in Austin
Austin Music & BandsCat Power is on a national tour, and judging by her amazing performance Jan. 26 at the Moody Theater, this tour will get her right back where she needs to be. Cat Power works...
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Shoal Creek Restoration to Include Safer Bike Lane and Native Plant Regrowth
Austin NewsWith construction set to start this summer, the City of Austin is in the final planning stages of a project to improve Shoal Creek and make its greenbelt safer for cyclists and pedestrians....
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Kickstarter of the Week - LoGROcal
Austin StartupsLoGROcal taps into three things Austinites love - beer, pizza and environmentalism.They use the spent grain from Jester King Brewery as a base to grow oyster mushrooms. When the...
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Face Fear, Adrenaline and Firearms with the Austin Sure Shots
Austin N00bAfter one year in Texas, it was time to pop my gun cherry.I’d seen the Austin Sure Shots on a couple of my friends' Facebook feeds. An all-female pistol league seemed like the right place to...
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SXSW Interactive's Hugh Forrest on Growth, Change and his Secret Fantasy...
Austin GeekAustin Post: SXSW has exploded this year with the addition of .edu, .eco and now SXSW V2V in Las Vegas. What fueled the desire to add so many new sub-festivals?Hugh Forrest: A lot of these...
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Tech Events Roundup Feb. 4 - 10
Austin GeekGet ready to network! This week BASHH is back, along with the newly minted buisness card intensive BizBASHH. If you’re looking for a STEM based career, you can also try out Door64’s monthly...
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New Community Market Opens in East Austin Food Desert
Austin NewsRosewood Market is open seven days a week.Credit: Stephanie MyersThe U.S. Department of Agriculture designates an area as a “food desert” when locals have no place to buy healthy foods and...
View ArticleAustin Tech Job Roundup for Feb. 7
Austin TechWe’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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