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🍸 Is Rainey Street cool?
June 17, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
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What's CITY Talking About?
🤖 H-E-B Has a Robot Delivery Service in Austin
Interesting news for all you Mueller H-E-B shoppers: Robots on wheels are now available to deliver up to 10 items within a 1-mile radius of the store. [Chron]
🍸 Is Rainey Street Cool Anymore?
Rainey Street has lived many lives – it was a working-class Chicano neighborhood before it was turned into a strip of bars and restaurants. Now, it’s home to lots of skyscrapers and tourists. We investigated to see if a night on Rainey is even fun anymore. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
🏊 Jacob’s Well To Stay Closed to Swimmers
Roughly 4 inches of rain fell at Jacob’s Well in Wimberley in recent days, but it won’t be enough to reopen the iconic swimming spot to visitors, officials say. The well’s flow rate is expected to drop again soon. [KUT]
⚽ Tickets Available for U.S. Men’s Game Against Saudi Arabia
Tickets, starting at $92, are on sale for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team game against Saudi Arabia at Austin’s Q2 Stadium Thursday night. [KXAN]
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What To Do
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
Wednesday, June 18
- 🐝 BEE the CHANGE! at Austin Public Library Central Library | Downtown Austin
- 🧘 Toddler Yoga at Pease Park | Old Enfield
- 🫶 Community Volunteering: Fabric Rolling at Austin Creative Reuse | Windsor Park
- 🎥 “Pariah” + “Rafiki” Double Feature at Paramount Theatre | Downtown Austin
- 🎨 DAC Nights Pride: Camp Camp at Dougherty Arts Center | Bouldin Creek
- 🕺 Soul 2 Sole 2025 at Come and Take It Live | Riverside
- 🖌️ Arts & Craft Night: Sip & Paint a Pot at Meanwhile Brewing Co. | McKinney
🦕 Bye! I’m off to watch “Jurassic Park!”
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