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🥵 Austin heat myths
June 25, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
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What's CITY Talking About?
🤔 State Wants Universities To ID Undocumented Students
After a court ruled that undocumented college students must start paying out-of-state tuition prices, the state is asking public colleges and universities to identify such students before the fall semester starts. [The Texas Tribune]
🪲 What To Know About Bugs This Summer
Austin’s bug life isn’t all cockroaches! Summertime sees all kinds of insects and bugs and you need to know the good, the bad, and the ugly of them all. [City Cast Austin]
🥵 How To Test Austin Heat Myths
Looking for a summer activity? Try baking cookies in your car or melting crayons onto a canvas outside. You can actually do both if it’s hot enough, meteorologists say. [CultureMap Austin]
🏗️ Developers Eyeing Riverside Cidercade
A real estate development group has applied to take over the lot where Cidercade currently sits on East Riverside Drive. Developers want to construct a 510-foot-tall building with 200 residential units in the space. [Austin Business Journal]
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What To Do
Wednesday, June 25
- 🧑🎨 Pottery With a Purpose: Sip & Sculpt Pottery Class at Meanwhile Brewing Co. | McKinney
- 🌈 Rainbow Art at Austin Public Library Central Library | Downtown Austin
- 🎵 Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks at Paramount Theatre | Downtown Austin
- 🐛 Bug Out! Storytime at BookPeople | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Emo Karaoke at Volstead Lounge | East Austin
- 🎬 Austin Asian American Film Festival at Austin Film Society | St. Johns
Thursday, June 26
- 🎥 “The Big Lebowski” at Paramount Theatre | Downtown Austin
- 🎉 Summer of Friendship Festival at Laguna Gloria | Tarrytown
- 🦇 Little Texans at Bullock Texas State History Museum | Downtown Austin
- 🎶 The Drop-In at the Long Center | Bouldin Creek
- 🎬 Austin Asian American Film Festival at Austin Film Society | St. Johns
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