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🍽️ McConaughey’s tuna salad recipe
January 29, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🖼️ Alert! The Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris will be moved to her own room as part of renovations at the museum. Have I ever seen the Mona Lisa? No. Is Paris close enough to Austin to be included in this newsletter? Not really! But I love art news and this feels exciting. Thoughts?
What's CITY Talking About?
🚨 Abbott Deploys DPS To Arrest Undocumented Immigrants in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to deploy teams to help find and arrest undocumented immigrants with active warrants in Texas. The effort is part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan. [Office of the Governor]
🤢 Norovirus Is Spreading in Austin, APH Says
According to Austin Public Health, norovirus, the highly contagious stomach sickness that causes vomiting and diarrhea, has been spreading in Austin lately. Tips to avoid catching norovirus include washing your hands, cleaning infected households with bleach, and avoiding touching your face. [KUT]
⛰️ Choosing Austin’s Mount Rushmore
If the city of Austin decided to spend a bunch of money on carving faces of Austinites into a mountain, which is honestly a noble venture, who would you want up there? Our design for Austin’s version of Mount Rushmore is perfect, if you ask us. [City Cast Austin]
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What To Do
Wednesday, Jan. 29
- 🤔 Fortlandia Designer Info Session at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 9 a.m. | Free | Circle C Ranch
- 🎻 Meet the Opera at Austin Public Library Central Library | 2 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🌚 MoonLAUF: Extended Hours at UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum | 4 p.m. | $1 and up | Zilker
- 💬 An Evening with Fran Lebowitz at Paramount Theatre | 7 p.m. | $40 | Downtown Austin
- ❓ “Gilmore Girls” Trivia at the Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen | 7 p.m. | Free | Skyview
Thursday, Jan. 30
- 😆 Kumail Nanjiani at Paramount Theatre | 7 p.m. | $44 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🏀 Texas Women's Basketball vs. Missouri at the Moody Center | 8 p.m. | $9 | UT Campus
- 🎙️ The Temptations and The Four Tops: 40th Anniversary Tour at ACL Live at The Moody Theater | 8 p.m. | $49.50 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🎶 Hot In Here – Throwback Thursday Turn Up With Ulovei at Volstead Lounge| 10 p.m. | Free | East Austin
🧑🍳 Before we part, tell me what Texas celebrity recipe I should make next! I’m hoping Willie Nelson or Sandra Bullock have something I can make.
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