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Fun Fun Fun Fest takes over Auditorium Shores this weekend

Hannah Smothers and Sarah-Grace Sweeney November 8, 2013

Fun Fun Fun Festival is here, and it’s still only one weekend long. This weekend, it is the grass at Auditorium Shores that will be ravaged and torn apart as the audicence members of FFF Fest fill...

Fun Fun Fun Nites are free, so you should go

Elizabeth Williams November 8, 2013

Fun Fun Fun Fest wristbands not only allow admittance into the festival, but admit festival-goers into Fun Fun Fun Nites for free. That’s right, for no extra money. Seventeen different stages around...

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Council approves five smoking zones at Fun Fun Fun Fest

Amanda Voeller November 8, 2013

Austin is known to be a city with strict smoking regulations, but this weekend’s Fun Fun Fun Fest will be an exception. The city council authorized five designated smoking areas Thursday...

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Temporary public art program will involve outlying areas of Austin

Alyssa Mahoney November 6, 2013

November marks the beginning of the Temporary Public Art program, a new initiative which will make public art accessible in Austin’s outlying communities. The program is part of the city’s...

Three abortion providers in Travis County remain open but might close next year

Amanda Voeller November 6, 2013

One clinic in Travis County can no longer provide abortions because of Texas’ most recent abortion law, and three clinics currently open will close next year when the remaining provisions of the...

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Pinballz Arcade provides a nostalgic gaming experience

Elizabeth Williams November 4, 2013

At Pinballz Arcade, people can hear the clanging of tokens in hands and the pinging of pinballs whizzing through machines — sounds of a seemingly bygone era that continues here in Austin. Darren...

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Austin Celtic Festival highlights traditions with local flair

Lauren L'Amie November 1, 2013

The shores of Ladybird Lake will be overtaken by Irish river dancers, bagpipes and an unusual number of kilts this weekend as the Austin Celtic Festival returns for its 17th annual event. Supported...

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Rise in cooperative housing applicants

Nicole Cobler November 1, 2013

With the rise of apartment prices in West Campus, co-op housing has become a more popular option for student living. Most co-ops charge significantly less in rent than the West Campus apartments that...

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Vice President Joe Biden visits National Domestic Violence hotline

Julia Brouillette October 31, 2013

Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Austin on Wednesday to join the National Domestic Violence Hotline in commemorating its 3 millionth call. Established in 1994 as a part of the Violence Against Women...

Throwback Thursday: A history of ghost-busting donkeys and one-way blockades

Lan Le October 31, 2013

Ghosts, donkeys and one-way blockades are just snippets of the scenes a night-time reveler might have stumbled across on Halloweens of the recent and distant past.  While Halloween in Austin has...

City council approves $530,000 for clean energy incubator

Amanda Voeller October 29, 2013

Clean energy innovation in Austin will continue with $530,000 in approved funds by Austin City Council for research at the University’s Clean Energy Incubator, an organization which helps new clean...

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Our picks for the Texas Book Festival

Dylan Davidson October 25, 2013

This weekend’s headliners are literary rock stars.  This weekend is the annual Texas Book Festival. Featuring dozens of authors in genres from fiction to cookbooks, the book festival draws...

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