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Kickstarter of the Week - Help 10th Grade Girls Rewire and Refurb Mobile...
Austin DIYThe teachers behind Project Ventura know the best way to get kids excited about engineering is to let them get their hands dirty building things. That's why it's our Kickstarter this week -...
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Fresh Produce for Low-Income Moms at Austin Farmers Markets
Green LivingA program giving pregnant women and new mothers who are poor access to fresh, locally grown produce is growing fast at Austin farmers markets.The Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program is run by...
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Tech Events Roundup Feb. 25 - March. 3
Austin Geek Get ready for some small, intimate groups before the big loud awesomeness of SXSW. This week is full of great user groups. You can learn about cloud architecture, mobile design, education...
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Grits for Breakfast Shines Spotlight on Texas Justice
Austin MediaGrits for Breakfast is an award-winning blog that examines the state of criminal justice in Texas, run and largely written by Austinite and former journalist Scott Henson. While attending...
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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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Forget Your Pride and Make a Quick SXSW Buck
Austin NewsEven more than being about music or networking or tech or panels, South by Southwest seems to be about making a quick buck. National companies take over bars, the streets are littered with...
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Churchwood: Off-Kilter but Still on the Rails
Austin Music & BandsOn a chilly Saturday night in February, Churchwood holds seemingly effortless sway over a packed house at the Hole in the Wall. The five men who comprise this artful,...
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This Week in Geek: February 28 - March 6
Austin GeekThis week, you can earn your PhD in Horribleness with Austin’s Joss Whedon Fan Club, show off your smarts with your fellow Redditors at Geeks Who Drink Trivia, learn shiny new things about...
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Day Trip: Canoeing Lady Bird Lake
OutdoorsThe Tom Miller Dam is a great place to see wildlife.Credit: Stephanie MyersWith most things in life, the further out there you go, the fewer people follow you. While that may not be such a good...
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Riding Public Transit: Move Back, Sit Down and Shut Up
Getting AroundSometimes, I think people should be required to have a license to do things in public. The same way you are required to have a driver’s license to drive a car, maybe we could require...
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Austin Post / Diabolical League of Awesome Free Mini-Film Fest Saturday
Austin Events SXSW is notorious for being expensive, inconvenient and only for tourists. We can’t have that.To heck with the crazy crowds, impossible parking and tickets that cost more than your...
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A Million Bucks in 24 Hours: Austin Charity Drive Starts Today
Austin NewsAt 7 p.m. today, an event will kick off with the aim to raise $1 million total for more than 300 Central Texas nonprofits, including the Austin Public Library Friends Foundation, the Austin...
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Tech Events Roundup March 4-10
Austin GeekThere are literally hundreds of SXSW events happening over the next couple of weeks. If you have a badge, you’ve already pored over the schedule trying to budget every minute of your time....
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Austin Tech Job Roundup for March 5
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...
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SXSW Keynote Speaker Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal on Philanthropy, Villainy...
SXSW landed the incomparable Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal as one of this year’s keynote speakers. To save you from spending hundreds of dollars on admission and hours waiting in line, the Austin Post...
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Who's Coming to SXSW? Tim Berners-Lee! Tim Berners-Lee!
Not long ago in a galaxy not far away - here on Earth, actually - there was no such thing as the Internet. We used to use these giant phones with dials on them, and you'd look things up in big yellow...
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Next Week's Visitors Also Like Walking on the SXSWild Side
SXSW has become like a spring break for the music, interactive and film businesses that attend it, along with the many thousands who flock here to have a good times galore. Even with all the music...
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This Week in Geek: March 7-13
Nerd Nite With NASA.jpg Sure, the city is about to explode for SXSW, but that’s no reason to hole up in your home like you’re undergoing a two-week-long apocalypse training drill. You can enjoy our...
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The Sexy Side of SouthBy
Nerd Nite Speed Dating.jpg South by Southwest has a certain reputation. Not the post-apocalyptic feel of 6th Street during the music festival. No, not the epic collection of hipster mustaches on...
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