City Cast Austin
🤑 Cash offered to catch copper capers
November 4, 2024 · Eva Ruth Moravec
☕ Good morning y’all! It’s Eva Ruth here, but don’t fret, Kelsey will be back tomorrow. Isn’t this slight chill in the air so nice? I swear coffee just hits differently in the fall. Hope you’ve got yours ready.
What's CITY Talking About?
🦇 Austin Bats Seek New Home
Like other Austinites, the Mexican free-tailed bats that roost under Interstate 35 bridges downtown are being forced to relocate as the highway’s expansion gets underway. [KUT]
🎙️ What Swing State Voters Are Talking About
As the nation gears up for Election Day, City Cast CEO David Plotz chats with the City Cast hosts in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Wisconsin to find out what's on voters' minds. [City Cast Austin]
💰 Wanted: Info on Copper Capers
AT&T is offering up to $10,000 for information on copper thefts in Austin, which officials say have been damaging critical infrastructure in the area. Tipsters are asked to contact the Austin Police Department, and the rewards apply to leads received before Nov. 1, 2025. [City of Austin]
🏫 Austin Is the Best College Town in America
We’ve once again won WalletHub’s title of “Best College Town” in the U.S., based on 31 key indicators, including, apparently, the average price of pizza. [WalletHub]
- Huston-Tillotson University, Austin’s only historically Black university, is gearing up to celebrate its 150th birthday next year and is growing in major ways. [Austin American-Statesman]
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Where Is This?
Congratulations to Camden G. for guessing last week’s “Where Is This?” correctly! This photo was taken at Esther’s Follies on Sixth Street. We went to a Thursday night show at the vaudeville theater for a team outing and it was so much dang fun.
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What To Do
Monday, Nov. 4
- 📚 All Ages Storytime at Austin Public Library Central Library | 10 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🏀 NBA Trivia at Punch Bowl Social | 7 p.m. | Free | The Domain
- 🎤 90s Karaoke Industry Party at Vacancy Brewing | 7 p.m. | Free | South Austin
- 👄 Manlesque Movember! Burlesque Show at Kick Butt Coffee | 7:45 p.m. | $11.20 and up | Highland
- 😆 Shit’s Golden at The Ballroom at Spiderhouse | 8 p.m. | $10 | UT Campus
Tuesday, Nov. 5
- 💦 Election Day Moving Through It Workout with Erica Nix at Moody Amphitheater | 10 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- ⭐ Election Night Watch Party at Star Bar | 4 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🌷 Tuesday Twilights at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 5 p.m. | $15 | Circle C Ranch
- 🗳️ Hotel Vegas & Volstead’s Election Night Watch Party | 5 p.m. | Free | East Sixth
- ☑️ Democrasexy’s Election Spectacle Hope Watch/Doom Watch and Carnival of Care at Cheer Up Charlie’s | 6 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🇺🇸 Election Night Watch Party at Black Star Co-op | 6 p.m. | Free | Crestview
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