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✈️ La Barbecue is expanding
June 16, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🥰 Let’s start the week off with something cute! Austin Animal Center rescued a green heron fledgling this month and it’s soooooo adorable and funky looking!
What's CITY Talking About?
🪧 Austin’s ‘No Kings’ Protest Drew Thousands
An estimated 20,000 people protested President Donald Trump during a Saturday march through downtown Austin. One man was arrested, officials say, after making a credible threat against state lawmakers who were attending the event. [Austin American-Statesman]
✈️ Where La Barbecue Is Opening Next
La Barbecue, East Austin’s Michelin-star-winning barbecue joint, is opening a new restaurant in Portland, Oregon, later this year. The new spot will be called Lil Barbecue. [Austin Business Journal]
🤔 How Lawmakers Changed Abortion Access This Year
Abortions are mostly outlawed in Texas and during this legislative session, lawmakers banned cities and counties from funding abortion travel for residents. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
🥎 UT Softball Is Getting a Bobblehead
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is issuing 2,025 each of two new bobbleheads commemorating The University of Texas at Austin women’s softball team’s national championship win. [CultureMap Austin]
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Where Is This?
OK, I’ll admit it! Last week’s “Where Is This?” was too hard! This mural is on the side of Becker Elementary School in Bouldin Creek. It’s just so fun that I couldn’t resist adding it to the newsletter.
Hopefully you find this week’s photo a bit easier:
Do you know where this photo was taken? Reply to this email with your best guess to be featured in next Monday’s newsletter!
What To Do
Monday, June 16
- 🎶 Peach Pit & Briston Maroney at Moody Amphitheater | Downtown Austin
- 🧶 Tiny Yarn Birds at Austin Public Library Central Library | Downtown Austin
- ❓ General Knowledge Trivia at Captain Quackenbush's Coffeehouse | Westgate
- 🎨 Watercolor Fan Painting at Austin Public Library Milwood Branch | McNeil
Tuesday, June 17
- 🎥 “Femme” at Paramount Theatre | Downtown Austin
- 🎶 BIBI at Bass Concert Hall | UT Campus
- 🍿 ”28 Weeks Later” at Hyperreal Film Club | East Austin
- 🌼 Dig It! Gardening in Texas at Austin Public Library Howson Branch | Tarrytown
- 🎨 Needle Felt Coloring at Austin Public Library Southeast Branch | McKinney
👋 Bye! I’m off to see “Materialists.”
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