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January 14, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🍊 Good morning! I’m thinking about Central Market’s annual Citrus Fest! The grocery store is offering up special citrus-y items, like orange sage dijon pork tenderloin and lemon blueberry streusel muffins, through Jan. 21. (I am a big Central Market girl. Sometimes I go with no plan and just walk around. 😌 What about y’all?)
What's CITY Talking About?
🚃 Latest Light Rail Design Doesn’t Include an Airport Line
New design updates to Austin’s Project Connect still do not include a train line to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Officials at Austin Transit Partnership, which is overseeing the effort, say they are looking at adding exactly that. [Austin Business Journal]
⭐ Happy First Day of the Texas Legislature! Here’s What To Know
The 89th Texas Legislature starts today, and if you’re feeling overwhelmed, we’ve got you. Today’s City Cast Austin podcast episode is a crossover with City Cast Houston! We’re talking about what issues we’re watching with KUT politics reporter Blaise Gainey. [🎧 City Cast Austin]
🫶 Local Businesses Collecting Donations for LA Wildfire Relief
If you’ve been looking for ways to help people in California after devastating wildfires this month, this list is a good spot to start. Lots of Austin businesses and restaurants are donating portions of their proceeds and collecting clothing. [Austin Monthly]
🖼️ Where To See Salvador Dalí Works in Austin
This is so dang cool: A collection of works by surrealist artist Salvador Dalí are on view – for free! – at West Chelsea Contemporary, an art gallery downtown, through Feb. 2. [The Austin Chronicle]
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What To Do
Tuesday, Jan. 14
- 🩸 We Are Blood - Blood Drive at Austin Public Library Central Library | 11 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎨 Martin Luther King Jr. Activity Stations at the George Washington Carver Museum | 3 p.m. | Free | East Austin
- 👏 Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling at Austin Creative Reuse | 5:30 p.m. | Free | Windsor Park
- 👱 Taylor Swift Bingo at Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Sporting Club | 7 p.m. | Free | East Austin
- 🧛 Twilight Saga Trivia at Bouldin Acres - Braker Lane | 7 p.m. | Free | North Austin
- 🔍 “Clue” at Bass Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $30 and up | UT Campus
- 👑 The Drag Queen Game Show! at The Highball | 8 p.m. | Free | South Lamar
Wednesday, Jan. 15
- 🐦 Reimers Ranch Park Wild Weekday Bird Walk at Reimers Ranch Park | 7:30 a.m. | Free | Dripping Springs
- 🤔 Fortlandia Designer Info Session at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 9 a.m. | Free | Circle C Ranch
- 🎨 Martin Luther King Jr. Activity Stations at the George Washington Carver Museum | 3 p.m. | Free | East Austin
- 👑 Drag Queen Bingo with Louisianna Purchase at St. Elmo Brewing Co. | 7 p.m. | Free | South Austin
- 🔍 “Clue” at Bass Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $30 and up | UT Campus
- 🎤 Volstead Karaoke at Volstead Lounge | 9 p.m. | Free | East Austin
👋 Farewell! I’m off to do one of my favorite annual pastimes: Read about the custom Texas license plates that were rejected in 2024.
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