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Gourmands, rejoice! The Austin Food & Wine Festival will return for its 12th year, transforming Auditorium Shores into a bright spectacle of food, wine, and assorted spirits in the (hallelujah!) much cooler days coming our way this fall: Sat.-Sun., Nov. 4-5.

The 33rd Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Presented by Capital Metro returns to The Far Out Lounge and Stage on Sunday, September 10, from 3-9 p.m.

I went a few years ago and even in the dead of summer it was still a lot of fun. Anyone going this year?

Which are your favorites?

The facility will have two medical towers, one for the cancer center and the other for the new university hospital. It will be located at the current downtown location of UT-Austin’s Frank Erwin Center, formerly a multipurpose facility.

The cancer center will have 150 inpatient beds for treatment, 230 outpatient exam rooms and will include many of the same features as the MD Anderson hospital in Houston, including bone marrow transplantation and multiteam surgery.

Programming for Saturday, August 12, at Lakeline:

Live music by New Orleans-influenced band the Mighty Pelicans Kids' scavenger hunt and face painting Market chef demos with free samples of fresh produce

Programming for Sunday, August 13, at Mueller:

Live music by "Pan-American Soul" performer Frederico7 Kids' scavenger hunt Chef demo by Philip Speer, four-time James Beard Award nominee and owner of cornerstone Austin Mexican restaurant Comedor

Here are the events giving away free backpacks and school supplies on Saturday:

4:12 Kids’ annual Back to School Giveaway Event, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at 521 North Pecos Street, Lockhart; Georgetown Cultural Citizens Memorial Association’s drive, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 1200 West 17th Street, Georgetown; Round Rock ISD’s Back to School Bash, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 1801 Tiger Trail, Round Rock; Del Valle ISD’s Back to School Bash, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 5201 Ross Road, Del Valle; Barton Creek Square’s supply drive, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 2901 South Capital of Texas Highway, Austin; and, Back to School Market Day, from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. at 5750 Williams Drive, Georgetown.

Also a reminder at the end that the tax free weekend is next week August 11-13. Qualifying Items

Waymo says its driverless taxis will traverse “a large portion of the city night and day,” covering spots like “the heart of downtown, Barton Hills, Riverside, East Austin, Hyde Park and more.” The company makes no mention of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, where the taxi business is typically the most lucrative.

I don't understand how a driverless car can work when we barely paint lines on our streets, sure as heck can't see lanes in the rain most of the time. Also, how will these things react to the people that like to run up to the front of lines and just cut in without any regard to other's safety, will the smart car just slam on the brakes?

Thoughts? I sure would hate if I lived next to one, luckily not many people would want to stay in southeast Austin.

Tunnel or bed?

Could always use more green spaces as more people move here and our existing parks and waterways fill up.

Let's see if they can still afford rent, or if the new landowners will even offer to renew their lease.

Pretty sure there will be Condos there in no time :(

I saw a clip a couple years back, he goes around Texas and shows some cool things to do. It does have some moments that might only make a child, or someone who is still a child inside laugh. I really enjoyed this episode.

Anyone else like Daytripper? Any favorite episodes?