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📺 ‘King of the Hill’ reunion happening
April 21, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
📺 Hello and a happy dang it, Bobby, to you all! A “King of the Hill” reunion is coming to ATX TV Festival, organizers have announced. The reunion includes a sneak peek of the show’s reboot, too!
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🪻 🌷 🌼 How Fungus Is Helping Wildflowers
Why is this story making me emotional? Researchers at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center are studying how some fungi and bacteria can help plants and wildflowers extract moisture from soil as the state continues to face rough drought conditions. [Texas Monthly]
🚨 Why a Forgotten Double-Murder at UT Is Being Unearthed
A couple, Keitha Morris and John White, was killed at The University of Texas at Austin in 1969. Now, Texas Monthly contributor Stephen Harrigan is writing about the murders at the behest of White’s sister. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
😔 Toxic Algae Is Probably Back
The city’s Watershed Protection Department is warning Austinites to avoid the water at Red Bud Isle on the west end of Lady Bird Lake after algae blooms were spotted. Officials say the algae may be toxic. [Austin Watershed Protection Department]
🍴 El Arroyo To Open in Gruene
A Gruene location of El Arroyo, Austin’s Tex-Mex joint famous for its marquee, is expected to open late this summer or in early fall. [Austin Business Journal]
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Where Is This?
Congratulations to Dana S. for guessing last week’s “Where Is This?” correctly! This photo was taken at Dell Diamond in Round Rock during a Round Rock Express game. I highly, highly recommend getting out to a game this year!
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What To Do
Monday, April 21
- 🖼️ Central Library Art Tour at Austin Public Library Central Library | Noon and 6 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎨 Get Crafty: Sharpie Tie-Dye Bandanas at Austin Public Library St. John Branch | 3 p.m. | Free | St. John
- 🌍 Cricut Creations: Earth Day Edition at Austin Public Library Yarborough Branch | 6 p.m. | Free | Rosedale
- ❓ “Bob’s Burgers” Trivia at Punch Bowl Social | 7 p.m. | Free | The Domain
Tuesday, April 22
- 🐦 Early Birds in the Garden at Zilker Botanical Garden | 7:30 a.m. | $8 and up | Zilker
- 🎶 Sound in Sculpture at Bass Concert Hall | 6 p.m. | Free | UT Campus
- 🎨 Arts & Craft Night: Sip & Paint a Pot for Earth Day at Meanwhile Brewing Co. | 6 p.m. | Free | McKinney
- 🎵 Khruangbin at the Moody Amphitheater | 7 p.m. | $52 and up | Downtown Austin
- 💬 Roy Choi in Conversation with Aaron Franklin at State Theatre | 7 p.m. | $21 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Charli XCX at the Moody Center | 8 p.m. | $79 and up | UT Campus
🐾 OMG, did y’all see this? Pepper, a library cat in Fredericksburg, is being evicted from her post after a judge said she had to leave!
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