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Fire breaks out at 29th street store

Lawrence Peart • April 15, 2011

A fire broke out in the back lot of Breed’s Hardware Company on 29th Street Friday evening. Austin firefighters responded to a call at 7:26 p.m. and found heavy flames had engulfed a storage shed...

Drive recycles used electronics

Lawrence Peart • April 11, 2011

Chemical engineering senior Johnny Sompholphardy seemed surprised that the mint-condition Blackberry phone turned on without fail. “Why would anyone throw this away?” he said. The...

Austinites walk dogs to support service group

Lawrence Peart • April 4, 2011

Thousands of dogs roamed the streets of Austin on Saturday in support of a local charity. The Mighty Texas Dog Walk and Festival took place for the 13th straight year as dog lovers brought their four-legged...