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💰 What Austin does with festival money
October 2, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🍎 Good morning! Y’all, I finally started watching FX’s “English Teacher” and it is wonderful. The show follows a high school teacher based in Austin and I have been laughing out loud, very loudly, in my apartment while watching. I highly recommend!
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What's CITY Talking About?
🏗️ Campus Bridge Construction To Start This Week
Reconstruction of Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge over Interstate 35 will start this week before the bridge is demolished and rebuilt by early 2026. The plan is to widen the bridge and add sidewalks, shade structures, and a safety barrier. [The Daily Texan]
🎙️Do Festivals Really Help Austin’s Economy?
What actually happens with the money Austin generates during festivals? Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Director of the City of Austin’s Economic Development Department, is on the City Cast Austin podcast today explaining how the city uses those funds. [City Cast Austin]
🥤 PepsiCo Buys Austin Company
Siete Foods, the Austin-based food company that makes gluten-free tortillas and other items, will be acquired by PepsiCo Inc. for $1.2 billion. [Austin Business Journal]
⚽ Austin FC Stadium Is Considered ‘Zero Waste’
Q2 Stadium workers diverted 90% of the trash generated during games last year, organizing roughly six tons of waste per game into the correct bins for trash, recycling, and composting. [KUT]
What To Do
Wednesday, Oct. 2
- 🧸 Community Volunteering: Make Dog Toys with APA! at Austin Creative Reuse | 1:15 p.m. | Free | Windsor Park
- 🧶 Advanced Knitting: How to Knit Socks at Make at Rosie | 6 p.m. | $95 | North Austin
Thursday, Oct. 3
- 🗣️ League of Women Voters Mayoral Candidate Forum at Austin City Hall | 6:30 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 H20 at Mohawk Austin | 8:30 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎶 Chief Cleopatra at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q | 10:30 p.m. | $10 | Downtown Austin
🍯 Bye! I’m off to get ready for Rosh Hashanah dinner. I’m in charge of the matzo ball soup. 😬 Wish me luck!
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