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🚗 APD pausing its Sixth Street plan
January 9, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
⛄ Brr! I hope everyone is staying safe and warm today. Some tips: Cold weather shelters are open through Friday morning and all Austin parks and libraries can be used as warming centers during regular hours, and you can follow city emergency alerts online. We just have to make it to Saturday – then, temperatures will be in the 50s and skies will be sunny!
What's CITY Talking About?
🚓 APD Walks Back Plan To Reopen Sixth Street to Traffic
A plan to reopen Sixth Street to vehicular traffic on weekends has been paused following the deadly New Orleans attack, just days after Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said the department would move forward with reopening the road. [Austin American-Statesman]
🚨 Convicted Former APD Officer Wants a New Trial
Lawyers for former Austin police officer Christopher Taylor, who was found guilty of deadly conduct last year in the fatal 2019 shooting of Mauris DeSilva, have requested a new trial, saying they have new evidence and claim there was possible juror misconduct during Taylor’s October trial. [KVUE]
🍔 Austin Foodie Predictions for 2025
What is Aaron Franklin going to do next? What will 2025 look like in Austin’s dining scene? Nadia Chaudhury has been covering that scene for 10 years and is on the City Cast Austin podcast today talking about what the foodie future holds. [City Cast Austin]
🔌 Federal Grant = More EV Charging Ports
The number of electric vehicle charging ports in Austin is set to double after Austin Energy received a $15 million federal grant. The agency will install more than 200 new ports throughout the city. [KXAN]
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What To Do
Thursday, Jan. 9
- 🐦 Birds in the Landscape at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 8 a.m. | $8 and up | Circle C Ranch
- 🎨 Arts & Craft Brews Night: Freestyle Weaving at Austin Beerworks - Sprinkle Valley | 6 p.m. | $15 | Springdale Heights
- 🏀 Texas Women's Basketball vs. Alabama at the Moody Center | 7 p.m. | $9 | UT Campus
- 🎶 Jimmy Eat Brisket at Come and Take It Live | 7 p.m. | $10 | East Riverside
- 🎷 The Music of Duke Ellington at Parker Jazz Club | 7:30 p.m. | $20 | Downtown Austin
- 🌈 Queer Film Theory 101 at The Highball | 7:30 p.m. | Free | Zilker
- 🎤 “Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience” at Paramount Theatre | 8 p.m. | $20 and up | Downtown Austin
Friday, Jan. 10
- 🌳 Ready, Set, Plant! at Boggy Creek Greenbelt | 9 a.m. | Free | East Austin
- 🎹 Toddler Music Circle at Austin Public Library Central Library | 10 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎨 Art in Cahoots Caregiver & Child Activity at Dougherty Arts Center | 10 a.m. | Free | Bouldin Creek
- 🫙 Workshop: Quilt in a Jar at Bullock Texas State History Museum | 10:30 a.m. | $5 and up | Downtown Austin
- 😆 Ground Floor A Stand Up Comedy Showcase at Hotel Vegas | 7 p.m. | $5 | East Austin
- 🎭 The Improvised Shakespeare Company at McCullough Theatre | 8 p.m. | $39.50 and up | UT Campus
- 🪩 Church: Hole in the Wall’s First Rave at Hole in the Wall | 9 p.m. | $15 | UT Campus
💍 I can’t get enough of this story! Uchi Chef Tyson Cole and Austin Realty founder Yvette Flores got married at the Commodore Perry Estate and it looked sooo beautiful! Can you imagine having Uchi sushi served at your wedding? 😋
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