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😮💨 Smokeable hemp allowed for now
May 4, 2026 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🦉 Morning! Athena’s owlet has gained a bunch of weight and opened his eyes!

What's CITY Talking About
Willie Nelson Makes Best Songwriter List
Willie Nelson is included on the New York Times’ list of the 30 best living songwriters. The paper said Nelson has written some of country music’s “most beloved” songs. [The New York Times]
Camp Mystic Will Not Reopen This Summer
The summer camp near Kerrville where 25 girls and two counselors were killed in July flooding will not reopen this summer. Camp Mystic officials and victim families gave testimony in April about what happened last summer. [The Associated Press]
Smokeable Hemp Allowed for Now
A Travis County judge granted a temporary injunction on Friday that stopped part of the state’s new hemp rules from going into effect. For now, hemp businesses can keep selling cannabis flower and concentrates. [KUT]
3 Austin Breweries Win Medals at World Beer Cup
Pinthouse Brewing, Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co., and Zilker Brewing Co. medaled at this year’s World Beer Cup, an international beer competition. The three breweries brought home a total of four medals. [Austin American-Statesman]

Where Is This?

Congratulations to Vanessa M. for guessing the last “Where Is This?” correctly! This photo was taken at Umlauf Sculpture Garden + Museum. I got lots of good guesses — Zilker Park, Laguna Gloria, Elisabet Ney Museum — for this one.
Can you guess where this week’s photo was taken?

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What To Do
Monday, May 4
- 🤠 BRONCO: Queer Linedance Night at Sagebrush
- 🎶 Florence + The Machine at the Moody Center
- ❓ General Knowledge Trivia at Captain Quackenbush's Coffeehouse
- 🎤 Raye at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
- 📺 HBO QUIZZO: Mad Men at Mohawk
- 💃 May the Fourth Be Two Steppin' at Cherrywood Center
Tuesday, May 5
- 🎸John Butler at Paramount Theatre
- 📖 One Page Salon at Radio Coffee & Beer South
- 🌮40th Anniversary Party at Güero's Taco Bar
- 🎶Cinco de Mayo Extravaganza at Hotel Vegas
- 🌝 Tuesday Twilights Feat. Meghan Marie (Dog-Friendly Night!) at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- 📕 Tom Junod in Conversation with Pamela Colloff at First Light Books
- 🦇 Sharing the Night: Myths, Facts, and Living in Harmony with Bats at Austin Public Library Twin Oaks Branch
Wednesday, May 6
- 🐶 Barking Book Buddies: Read to Gustavo at Austin Public Library Yarborough Branch
- 🖼️ Friends Fair Launch Party at The Moody Rooftop at the Jones Center
- 🏓 Fitness in the Park: Beginner Pickleball at Gus Garcia District Park
- 🏅 The Heller Awards for Young Artists at Bass Concert Hall
- 🎥 “Uptown Girls” at Hyperreal Film Club
👋 Bye! I’m off to see “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and I can’t wait!
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