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🎉 It’s time to celebrate Juneteenth, Austin
June 14, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🎆 TGIF! We’re ending the week with some fun news! After our Juneteenth podcast episode aired yesterday, we learned fireworks have officially been approved for Saturday’s Central Texas Juneteenth celebration! Fireworks will start at 9:15 p.m. behind the Doris Miller Auditorium. Thank you to Tecovas, our exclusive launch sponsor and Western wear favs for their support!
What's CITY Talking About?
🎙️ Today on the Pod: A News Roundup
City Cast Austin loves to finish out the week with a little news roundup. Tune in to hear host Nikki DaVaughn, executive producer Eva Ruth Moravec, and yours truly discuss Buc-ee’s, shenanigans at the University of Texas, and more. [City Cast Austin]
🎒 UT To End Remote Work
Remote UT staffers will have to be back on campus in August, President Jay Hartzell announced this week, much to the dismay of the Texas State Employees Union. Anne Lewis, a UT faculty member on the union’s executive board for Central Texas, fears some staffers will quit over the decision. [Austin American-Statesman]
🎞️ Sony Acquires Alamo Drafthouse
Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired Alamo Drafthouse and its festival, Fantastic Fest. The Austin-born cinema chain, founded in 1997, experienced financial woes in recent years, filing for bankruptcy in 2021. [Austin Chronicle]
🌿 Judge Dismisses AG’s Lawsuit Against Austin
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to force Austin to prosecute low-level marijuana offenses failed this week in a Travis County District Court. Earlier this year, Paxton sued the city over the voter-approved Austin Freedom Act, which deprioritized citations and arrests for misdemeanor marijuana offenses. [KVUE]
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What To Do
Friday, June 14
- 🐦 Bands in Bloom: Grackles at Zilker Botanical Garden | 6 p.m. | Free | Zilker
- ❄ “Frozen” at Bass Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $35 and up | UT Campus
- 🎤 Noah Kahan at the Moody Center | 8 p.m. | $229.50 and up | UT Campus
- 🎬 “Grease 2” at Paramount Theatre | 9 p.m. | $12 | Downtown Austin
🥰 Have a great weekend! Please consider filling out my summer bucket list survey before you head out to all the Juneteenth fun this weekend!
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