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President Donald Trump is Going To be Visiting My City

bostonphil @bostonphil (4459) • United States 19 Nov 19

President Trump is visiting Austin, Texas this Wednesday to tour the Apple Plant in North Austin. Tim Cook will also be here as well as other dignitaries. Austin tends to be very left wing and I can not imagine the protests that...

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Now that's the kind of news I love to hear!

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 15 Feb 19

Was watching the local news and they shared a report on an artist who paints portraits of homeless people and when he sells the painting he shares the profits with them. The downside is that we have a major problem with homeless...

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Celebrities in My Dreams

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 13 Oct 18

Forgive me for always talking about my dreams. But my real life is dull and boring. My dreams are more exciting. When I was a kid I used to have recurring dreams about two celebrity couples: Richard Burton and Elizabeth...

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Austin, Texas

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98033) • Daytona Beach, Florida 30 Dec 17

The first inhabitants of the area were the Tonkawa tribe and the Comanches and Lipan Apaches would travel through the area. Settlers came in the mid 18th century when the San Xavier missions set down along the San Gabriel River....

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President Obama moving to Austin, Texas??

bostonphil @bostonphil (4459) • United States 31 Mar 16

I live in Austin and today our weekly paper reported that President Obama is going to announce tomorrow that he and family will be moving to Austin after his Presidency. The article reported that he may be accepting a job as...

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Austin City Limits Music Festival 2014

bostonphil @bostonphil (4459) • United States 11 Apr 14

The Austin City Limits Music Festival will be held the first two weekends in October. The music is always great. The weather is always unpredictable. In 2011, I wrote an article about ACL. Although somewhat outdated, the...

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About The Music Scene in Austin, Texas

bostonphil @bostonphil (4459) • United States 7 Mar 14

You may have heard or know that Austin, Texas is a hotbed of wonderful music. However, the music scene is not always nice or pretty. I have been inside and around the music scene for many years and I have written about my...

Austin Texas Music Scene and SXSW

bostonphil @bostonphil (4459) • United States 2 Mar 14

Many persons all over the world are very aware of and have heard of SXSW which is held in March every year in Austin, Texas. It is a mega huge festival of music, film, technology and much more. But what those persons do not know...

The Texas Book Festival is Wonderful!

bostonphil @bostonphil (4459) • United States 28 Oct 12

Austin, Texas has a wonderful book festival every year around this time. Many well known authors are brought in to pitch their latest book. This is done in and around our State Capitol. The criteria for being invited to attend...

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Woman receives toll road bill for more than $11,500

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 26 Feb 09

People used to ask why I didn't vote for those stinking toll roads around town - well, the title says it all! I won't drive on them, I voted against them, I've no doubt that they are trying to pay for the stinking things by...

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Zombies Ahead!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 29 Jan 09

Only in Austin... Well, it did happen in Austin after all. Someone hacked a flashing street sign and changed it to the above warning. check this out and tell me what you...

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"Zombies Ahead"!

AngryKittyMSV @AngryKittyMSV (4317) • United States 29 Jan 09

No, this is not a Haitian warning sign, it is the message that appeared on an electronic road sign in Austin, Texas after hackers got into it on January 19. The road sign that usually warns of closings or delays was altered to...

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Cellphone Hazards

Litagation is alive and well!

MsTickle @MsTickle (25180) • Australia 9 Jul 08

Received this 'info' in an email today and wanted to share it with you all. It's time again for the annual 'Stella Awards'! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled...

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Plastic, Plastic Everywhere--What Could Be Better Alternatives?

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 24 Apr 08

I just came from a discussion about the idea of using reusable bags for shopping purposes instead of getting all those plastic bags that are given to us at supermarkets and other stores. She came up with the idea of using Chico...

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SXSW in Austin!

vetsmom_rgv @vetsmom_rgv (1083) • United States 11 Mar 08

Has anyone been to this festival... SXSW In Austin, Texas? I've heard so much about it. I have friends who will be playing in a band there, and not sure if I should go see them. How is the traffic and the crowds? I have a 4...

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Night life in Austin

vetsmom_rgv @vetsmom_rgv (1083) • United States 3 Mar 08

What is the best blue bar in your opinion in Austin, Texas! I want to go somewhere where the people don't get super drunk and love to dance, maybe even kareoke! Yeehaa!

Are we,as a society, getting more stupid?

bellaofchaos @bellaofchaos (11538) • United States 9 Feb 08

This was sent to me by my Dad through an email and it really got me to thinking ... So I thought since I can cut, copy and paste now would be the perfect time to see what you guys think .. Yeah I didn't have to retype everything...

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Stella Awards

nana1944 @nana1944 (1364) • United States 23 Sep 07

I had to share this. And some of the people who know that I was planning on going to school to be a lawyer wondered why I changed my mind 40 plus years ago. WOW! Stella Awards It's time again for the annual 'Stella...

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Things to do in Austin Texas

DJ9020 @DJ9020 (1594) • United States 24 Jul 07

I'll be in Austin off and on for the next two weeks. What's going on there that's fun that I could take my teenage daughter to?

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