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They used to have real cannons for the 1812 Overture, which was awesome

With the growth of users trying to figure out this new experience comes many questions. I saw this useful post and wanted to share so everyone can find new web and mobile clients and learn to expand their knowledge of how the fedeverse works.

Feel free to ask any questions, maybe we can help each other learn.

"The most general reaction is that a lot of people don’t like the idea that lots of people purchased Airbnbs in the last two to three years, increased the Airbnb inventory and took inventory off the for sale housing market,” Gerli said.

Well yeah, some people want a place to live....

Dear Austin,

The Circuit of the Americas has now been open for 10 years. I distinctly recall a number of politicians yakking on and on about how they were going to upgrade the infrastructure around the track when they were begging for money to get the facility built. Well, it's been 10 years and the people living there are still dealing with the same shitty ass roads that were there before, and the same shitty ass traffic. Only I am guessing now, that when an event is in town, they have to hunker down like it's a winter storm. What happened? Is it too much for the place to do what they said they would do, and get some better roads going in and out. And before it gets said, I mean roads that us plebs have to take, not the toll road. It's complete bullshit that it has been a decade and I am still having to deal with the same horrific traffic situation to get to the track. I truly feel sorry for people who have to live near there. Damnit Austin, we can really do better. But I guess the people who can get shit done are just helicoptered in so they don't have a clue, and they are just too busy counting money.

Fig

(I selected Language English when posting this, but there's "Warning: If you deselect Undetermined, you will not see most content." above that. Did I do a bad thing?)

My last jury duty was many years ago, and I don't even remember what jurisdiction it was.

I got a jury duty notice from Travis County. Is this a "one day or one trial" system? Anything to note, like take the bus early rather than try to use a parking garage?

Nixta Taqueria Veracruz All Natural Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ Cuantos Tacos Discada Asador Palo Seco Granny’s Tacos Ensenada El Primo Texsueño Santa Barbacha Tacodeli Pueblo Viejo Tamale House East Torchy’s

For me it's the local gas station. Those ladies make great tacos.

What are everyone's plans? Not listed in the above article is the Creedmoor fireworks. https://www.cityofcreedmoortx.gov/events/4th-of-july-creedmoor-firework-show/

Creedmoor is a small town just South of Austin soon to explode with Hundreds of new houses. It's a pretty good show considering the size of the town, and it's way less traffic than downtown.

Or a mix of both? Seems like they’ve got something in every category.

Also, sorry I went this morning and didn’t ask if anyone needed something.

Our goal is this will be the year we recommend a deficit budget and in future years it is going to be important to look at balancing the budget in the futur

CTRMA said there were pavement issues but could not provide any information on the cause of the damage.

It’s only June! Also, have we gotten warnings like this before? I’ve lived here all my life and I honestly don’t remember getting texts for heat, only storms and cold.

I'm disappointed in how weak the r/austinfc mods and members were with respect to ending the blackout and going back to business as usual. Is there a community for fans in the Fediverse? Did everyone just go back to the snooplace or some go to Discord?

The search for interim City Manager Jesús Garza's permanent successor is set to kick off this summer and could get Austin's next city manager in place before late 2024.

Also

The city did not confirm how much the search might cost or how that work would be funded as of press time.

I wonder which rich business person will be chosen. Any ideas?

spotted today on FB marketplace

Also this article is my first time reading the word "Texodus". No hate though. Y'all means all.

My apartment renewal's coming up, and I've been looking into #vanlife minus the nomadic portions since a having a car was a casualty of the pandemic.

I can park at work unless I need hookups, and a friend's happy to let me use their address. But I feel like this would be entirely too easy, so I'm sure there must be things hiding in the shadows that others could fill me in on.

Like ... this heat.

Like many cities throughout the world, parts of the City of Austin are built upon karst, a type of land terrain characterized by the dissolution of rock by water. This creates an unique underground wilderness that is still being explored and studied today. Over the last 3 years, by employing a team of Cave Specialists to restore, study, explore and map Austin's karst resources, the City of Austin Watershed Protection department has been a forerunner amongst municipal governments in the area of karst resource management. Come hear about this exciting work taking place in the tight spaces that are found below Austin.

https://discord.gg/w3hw5F5t

And they were out of cinnamon rolls