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🥶 How long freezing temps will last
February 19, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
⛹️♂️ Brr! Is anyone braving the cold to see the San Antonio Spurs play this week? No, I’m not only asking so I can brag about being at AT&T Center in San Antonio the night of Manu Ginobili’s famous James Harden block. 😉
What's CITY Talking About?
🥶 Freezing Temps Expected Through Friday Night
Temperatures in the low 20s are expected tonight, causing National Weather Service forecasters to issue an extreme cold watch through Thursday morning. Nighttime temperatures on Thursday and Friday will also be freezing. [National Weather Service]
- Cold weather shelters are activated through Thursday. The Cold Weather Shelter Hotline is: 512-972-5055. [KXAN]
- Gov. Greg Abbott said on Monday that the state is prepped for the cold and the power grid is the strongest it's ever been. [Austin American-Statesman]
🛑 AISD on a Hiring Freeze
In an attempt to shrink a $110 million budget deficit, Austin Independent School District officials announced a spending and hiring freeze throughout the district that will start on March 1. [CBS Austin]
💎 What Are Austin’s Hidden Gems?
Austin has hundreds of places to eat, things to do, and bars to drink in. We’re discussing some of our favorite off-the-radar, or at least under-appreciated, spots in town. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
🏀 Austin WNBA Team Looking Less Likely
Austin is reportedly not on the WNBA’s short list for its next expansion team. Sources say Cleveland will host the league’s 16th team. [Sports Business Journal]
What To Do
Wednesday, Feb. 19
- 🦺 Emergency Preparedness Pop-Up at Pleasant Hill Branch Library | Free | 3 p.m. | Sweetbriar
- 🎶 OUTsider Fest at The Vortex | 6:30 p.m. | $69 and up | East Austin
- 🧛 Twilight Saga Trivia at Pinthouse Brewing | 7 p.m. | Free | McKinney
- 🎙️ The Bill Simmons Podcast Live! at Paramount Theatre | 8 p.m. | $39 | Downtown Austin
- 💰 Voces Unidas: RAICES Fundraiser at Empire Control Room & Garage | 8 p.m. | $20 and up | Downtown Austin
- 😆 Ladies Night Comedy at the Velveeta Room | 9 p.m. | $10 | Downtown Austin
Thursday, Feb. 20
- 🎶 OUTsider Fest at The Vortex | 11 a.m. | $69 and up | East Austin
- 📖 In Conversation with David Wright Faladé & Alejandro Puyana at Austin Public Library Central Library | 6 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 👑 Drag Queen Lotería at the Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen | 6 p.m. | $5 suggested donation | Skyview
- 💿 DJ Mel: Nasty's Edition at ACL Live at 3TEN | 7 p.m. | $15 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🎭 “Mahabharata Tales” at the Long Center for the Performing Arts | 7:30 p.m. | $19 and up | Bouldin Creek
- 👑 Gipsy Kings at Paramount Theatre | 8 p.m. | $62.50 | Downtown Austin
- 🏀 San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns at the Moody Center | 8:30 p.m. | $91 and up | UT Campus
🐶 Bye! I’m off to sew my dog a jacket!
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