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July 11, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🚗 Have y’all been listening to Texas Monthly’s “The Problem with Erik” podcast? It’s about a murder-for-hire-plot involving Austin’s Erik Maund of the car dealership formerly known as Charles Maund Toyota and it is juicy.
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What's CITY Talking About?
🧑🔬 More Blue-Green Algae Mitigation Coming
The city will drop clay-like material in parts of Lady Bird Lake on Monday in an attempt to combat the growth of harmful blue-green algae, marking the second such application this year. The material traps phosphorus, which blue-green algae needs to grow. [Austin Watershed Protection Department]
🎙️ So Long, Frank Erwin Center
City Cast Austin Podcast Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by JB Hager on today’s episode discussing the legacy of the recently demolished Frank Erwin Center. [City Cast Austin]
🤔 Facebook Post Leads to City Drama
A city department director filed a human resources complaint against an employee who posted on Facebook in August: “Office of City Manager refusing to present at Planning Commission regarding a proposed controversial telework policy – What you scurrred of brah, public discussion?” The complaint has been deemed unusual by city union members. [Austin Monitor]
🐶 🐱 Dogs, Cats Among Beryl Refugees
If you’ve been looking for an excuse to bring home a dog or cat, now’s your time: Austin Humane Society took in 94 animals from a Corpus Christi shelter in Hurricane Beryl’s path. The animals were picked up on Saturday and many are already available for adoption. [KUT]
What To Do
Thursday, July 11
- 📖 Pajama Storytime at Austin Public Library Central Library | 6:30 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🏊 Trans, Enby, Intersex and Queer Swim at Barton Springs Pool | 8 p.m. | $5 | Zilker
Friday, July 12
- 🎥 “Spirited Away” at Austin Film Society | 7 p.m. | $13.50 | Highland
- 🎤 Ben Platt at Bass Concert Hall | 8 p.m. | $39.50 and up | UT Campus
- 🩷 “Legally Blonde: The Musical” at Zilker Hillside Theater | 8:15 p.m. | Free | Zilker
🇫🇷 Au revoir! I am looking into ordering brioche tarts from Easy Tiger in honor of the Paris Olympics and also for Bastille Day, if that’s your jam. The tarts are available July 14 through Aug. 11 and they look so good.
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