City Cast Austin
🖼️ Your guide to Hyde Park
August 8, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
📺 Finally, some new TV! I watched this recently dropped trailer for an FX comedy about a high school teacher based in Austin and it looks so fun!
Thank you to Tecovas, our exclusive launch sponsor and Western wear favs for their support!
What's CITY Talking About?
🚗 Planned East Austin Dock Irks Lowriders
A new boating dock planned for Festival Beach has upset a community of lowrider drivers, who meet weekly to show off their cars and barbecue and are worried they’ll be pushed out of the area. They say the dock will bring traffic to the area and hog the parking spots they use. [Austin American-Statesman]
🎙️ Today on the Pod: Travis County Judge Brown
Travis County Judge Andy Brown is on City Cast Austin today talking about some of his top priorities: Addressing drug overdoses, mental health, and passing a tax increase to fund child care. [City Cast Austin]
🎶 Texas Music Museum Needs $850K
The city’s Music Commission is asking for $850,000 and storage space for the Texas Music Museum. The money would help the museum pay rent while officials look for a permanent home. [Austin Monitor]
🏈 NFL Star Brings New Company to Austin
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown is starting a luxury real estate investment company with an Austin private equity firm. The company will help professional athletes and wealthy people find real estate in tropical destinations. [Austin Business Journal]
What To Do
Thursday, Aug. 8
- 🎨 Art from the Streets Exhibit - Artist Reception at Austin Public Library Central Library | 5:30 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🌈 Pride Kickoff Party at Cheer Up Charlie’s | 7 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎶 The Drop-in at the Long Center | 8 p.m. | Free | Bouldin Creek
- 🏳️🌈 Vixens of Volstead After Dark - ATX Pride Kick-Off Party at Hotel Vegas & Volstead Lounge | 8 p.m. | Free | East Sixth
Friday, Aug. 9
- 🏊 PRIDE Drag Night Swim at W Hotel | 5 p.m. | $10 | Downtown Austin
- 🎥 “The Goonies” at Paramount Theatre | 7 p.m. | $12 | Downtown Austin
- 😂 Sebastian Maniscalco at the Moody Center | 7:30 p.m. | $39 and up | UT Campus
- 🌈 Girls, Gays & Theys Austin Pride at Cheer Up Charlie’s | 9 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
🍸 Before I go, I need to re-up our best summer drink deals list! Temperatures are climbing into the 100s again this week, and I highly recommend heading to a bar that gives discounts when such heat happens!
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