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January 3, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
Hello! It’s the first Friday of 2025. How are we feeling? Over on the City Cast Austin podcast, we’re discussing our dream interviews and what stories we’re following in the new year. Listen in. ⬇️
What's CITY Talking About?
💿 Waterloo Records Moving
Waterloo Records will relocate nearly a half-mile north from its current spot in the spring, according to new owners Caren Kelleher, Gold Rush Vinyl President, and Trey Watson, Armadillo Records CEO. The store will open on a TBD date at 1105 North Lamar Blvd. after 35 years at 600 North Lamar Blvd. [KXAN]
📉 Austin Energy Bills To Decrease by $2
Austin Energy customers will save $2 a month this year, after the utility company announced it was lowering its power supply adjustment fee. [KUT]
🚗 What To Know About Car Registration in 2025
As of Jan. 1, most Texas drivers no longer need to get their vehicles inspected before registering them. This story will tell you everything you need to know about the new rules. [The Texas Tribune]
🔮 2025 Horoscopes
Anyone else into horoscopes? I like reading them and then if they come true later, I’m like, “Wow horoscopes are so accurate!” But if they aren’t correct, I claim to have never been into them at all. Anyway, check your 2025 predictions here. [Texas Monthly]
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What To Do
Friday, Jan. 3
- 💎 The International Gem & Jewelry Show at Palmer Events Center | Noon | $6 | Bouldin Creek
- 😂 Jerrod Carmichael at Cap City Comedy Club | 7:30 p.m. | $30 and up | North Austin
- 🎸Free Week at Red River Cultural District | Various Times | Free | Downtown Austin
Saturday, Jan. 4
- 🏃 New Year’s 5K Relay & Kids’ Mile at Pease Park | 9 a.m. | $10 and up | Old Enfield
- 💎 The International Gem & Jewelry Show at Palmer Events Center | 10 a.m. | $6 | Bouldin Creek
- 🌎 Come From Away at the Bass Concert Hall | 8 p.m. | $30 and up | UT Campus
- 🎸Free Week at Red River Cultural District | Various Times | Free | Downtown Austin
Sunday, Jan. 5
- 🗝️ H-E-B Free First Sunday at the Bullock Texas State History Museum | 10 a.m. | Free | UT Campus
- 💎 The International Gem & Jewelry Show at Palmer Events Center | 11 a.m. | $6 | Bouldin Creek
- 🌎 Come From Away at the Bass Concert Hall | 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. | $30 and up | UT Campus
- 👄 Creativity Unlocked: Immersion for Femme Musicians at Hagen House | 4 p.m. | $35 | East Austin
- ⏱️ Speed Dating at Higbie’s | 5:30 p.m. | $32.95 and up | Downtown Austin
- 😆 Sarah Silverman at ACL Live at The Moody Theater | 7 p.m. | $57.50 and up | Downtown Austin
🐐 I can’t stop thinking about this story. A Cedar Park teenager arrested in December is accused of poisoning a classmate’s goat. Read at your own risk!
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