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DAB EXCLUSIVE: Sales Data From The Austonian, W Hotel Residences, Four Seasons, Spring Condos
01/11/2012

[Personal update why we've not published data for a while. A couple of months ago, I began work on obtaining sales data from the newly constructed buildings. Not a quick and easy task.  However, after several conversations and a leap of faith by everyone involved in assembling the data (thanks!), we've got some REALLY interesting [...]

DAB EXCLUSIVE: Sales Data From The Austonian, W Hotel Residences, Four Seasons, Spring Condos is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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New Rainey Street Apartment Tower Proposed: The Austin Skyhouse
01/11/2012

According to an administrative site plan filed with the city today, the Austin Skyhouse is a proposed downtown Austin mixed-use apartment tower at 47 Rainey Street.  If built, the tower could deliver more than 300 apartments to downtown Austin’s hot rental market. The ~1.4 acre site, shown below, is directly north of the Legacy apartments (187 units), and across the [...]

New Rainey Street Apartment Tower Proposed: The Austin Skyhouse is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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7 Rio Reanimated
01/11/2012

Remember the plans for the 7 Rio condo high rise?   It’s back in play, with a new scaled down plan focused on renters rather than buyers. The original proposal by CLB Partners was an attractive 32-story point tower.  According to an updated site plan application filed in late October, developer/applicant CWS is seeking entitlements for [...]

7 Rio Reanimated is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Survey Says: Sabine Street Promenade Is A Go!
01/11/2012

Another win for Austin and a much needed boost for the neighborhood surrounding E. 6th Street. Back in September, DAB stopped just shy of begging readers to weigh in on CAMPO’s survey of the public about which projects should be awarded grants; specifically, advocating support for granting funds to Austin bike share and streetscape improvements to Sabine [...]

Survey Says: Sabine Street Promenade Is A Go! is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Austin Bike Share Gets A $1.5 Million Boost
01/11/2012

In an announcement by the Austin Transportation Department, we learn that CAMPO has approved $22 million for Austin transportation projects, including $1.5 million for Austin bike share! The $1.5MM grant required matching funds of at least 20%. Mellow Johnny’s, GSD&M, and a growing roster of local businesses are stepping up to raise an additional $500,000. [...]

Austin Bike Share Gets A $1.5 Million Boost is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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DANA Urban Core Happy Hour
01/11/2012

Quick post about the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association’s monthly Urban Core Happy Hour, (12/8/2011) from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. This month’s HH will be at downtown Austin Whole Foods, on the Plaza Level, right next to the newly opened ice skating rink!  Whole Foods will be providing nibbles and booze for DANA members (only $5 if [...]

DANA Urban Core Happy Hour is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Budare’s Serves Breakfast To Rainey Street Residents Hungry For More
01/11/2012

The newest addition to Rainey Street’s eclectic mix of repurposed bungalows is a backyard trailer named Budare’s serving … drum roll… BREAKFAST! The sign has been up for a couple of weeks, but it was the sight this morning of my vacant refrigerator that got me motivated to walk 100 yards to a warm meal. [...]

Budare’s Serves Breakfast To Rainey Street Residents Hungry For More is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Take a Downtown Holiday Stroll and See Some Art – Saturday 12/3/2011
01/11/2012

It’s free. It’s family-friendly. And heck, yeah, it’s even fun. This Saturday, December 3, 2011, marks the 9th annual Holiday Sing-Along and Downtown Stroll – culminating in a Tree Lighting Ceremony at The Capitol Steps in Downtown Austin. The event is a partnership effort of the Downtown Austin Alliance and KUT, and it’s a pretty [...]

Take a Downtown Holiday Stroll and See Some Art – Saturday 12/3/2011 is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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THE NOOK: New Bar To Fill A Hole On E. 6th Street
01/11/2012

Based on the TABC application mounted to the facade, 309 E 6th Street could become productive again.  The applicant, “The Nook“, is seeking a “Mixed Beverage-Late Hours” permit. Prior to some dedicated stewardship from 6ixth Street Austin’s board of directors (notably Tim League’s cadre of creative support, Wild About Music’s Fred Schmidt, and 6ixth Street Austin Executive [...]

THE NOOK: New Bar To Fill A Hole On E. 6th Street is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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What Type Of Retail Will Replace The AMOA?
01/11/2012

With downtown Austin’s AMOA no longer exhibiting at 823 Congress Ave, what will fill the void?  Most stakeholders I know are hoping for retail. The corner space includes 12,000 square feet, lots of glass (fenestration for the urbanistas), and has a nice outside plaza. It’s clear what is missing from the downtown retail mix: a [...]

What Type Of Retail Will Replace The AMOA? is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Student-cast After School Improv Audition Announcement
01/11/2012

In March 2012, The Hideout will be bringing back After School Improv, a mainstage show from 2009, as a student-cast show, directed by Jason Vines. Here is the audition and schedule information.

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Ask Local Genius Society: Q&A with Kayla Lane Freeman
01/11/2012

Local Genius Society is back again this week at the Hideout Theatre’s Thursday Threefer.  Meet the men and women behind the Society. This week:  Kayla Lane Freeman Not too long ago Kayla Lane Freeman hadn’t even seen improv.  Fast-forward a year and a half, and Freeman is building dreamscapes in the Hideout Theatre’s “Spirited,” time-traveling through the Institution [...]

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Explosion of Classes in 2011
01/11/2012

2011 was a record year for our adult education program at the Hideout Theatre, with more classes and students than ever before. After every Level One class we send a student feedback form and, amongst other things, ask them what they would say when recommending classes at the Hideout. These are the compiled quotes. And [...]

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Layer Upon Layer of Paint: The Hideout Theatre Set Designs
01/11/2012

Kaci here, Your Director of Design at The Hideout Theatre! One of my on-going jobs here at The Hideout is to paint the stage backdrop at the theater every 2 months. Perhaps it would be better to phrase that “re-paint”, because that’s what I do. I paint over the current backdrop over and over again. [...]

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Ask Local Genius Society: Q&A with Andrew Pish
01/11/2012

Beginning this week Local Genius Society takes over the Thursday Threefer. Meet the men and women behind the Society. This week: Andrew Pish

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Hideout Holiday Gift Guide
01/11/2012

Holiday shopping is too stressful.  Lines, crowds, screaming children…Why not forgo the mall madness or 3am lines outside Target and give your friends and family the gift of improv, purchasable through the convenience of your home computer! There are several options available for sharing our award-winning shows and classes.  We’ve got gift certificates for shows [...]

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Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature Podcast
01/11/2012

Some of the Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature cast sit down to discuss the show in this podcast. The show runs every Saturday in January and February

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In Praise of Marc Majcher and the Last Nightmare Video Project
01/11/2012

Tonight is the last Nightmare Video Project, so let's sing the praises of Marc Majcher, who records the DVDs and plays the role of the Gatekeeper.

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Ask Local Genius Society: Q&A with Karen Jane DeWitt
01/11/2012

Local Genius Society returns to the Thursday Threefer at the Hideout Theatre.  Meet the men and women behind the Society. This week:  Karen Jane DeWitt By day, Karen Jane DeWitt is a professional chef, but by night, she could be anything – a young mother with a storied past in the Hideout Theatre’s “Austin Secrets,” a time-traveling assistant [...]

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Charter Revision Committee seeks public input
01/11/2012

Participate and stay informed about this process.

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Hey Blake, What can you tell me about the Lemonnier mansion in the French Quarter?
01/04/2012

Hey Blake, I hear people talk about the Lemonnier mansion in the French Quarter, but I can't figure out where it is or why it is notable.…

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Ted's Frostop Gets Mugged
01/04/2012

People who might have spotted the giant mug sign from Ted's Frostop (3100 Calhoun St., 861-3615) being loaded onto a flatbed truck and driven away last fall can be excused for thinking they'd witnessed the end of an era. In fact, it was part of a new chapter for a long-running legacy.…

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Shearer & the Hackers
01/04/2012

A group identifying itself as Antisec, which is associated with the Anonymous collective/movement, hacked computers at security think tank Stratfor Global Intelligence over Christmas weekend, then posted thousands of Stratfor clients' credit card numbers and other personal information on file-sharing websites. Among the victims, Gambit found, was local actor-filmmaker Harry Shearer.…

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Latin Fare at Farmers Markets
01/04/2012

Going to farmers markets is a great way to keep up with which local foods are in season. These days, though, such visits also are helpful for keeping up with what's new in the local food truck scene.…

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BP and the DOJ
01/04/2012

Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it was investigating whether BP properly reported pressure measurements during its deepwater drilling. Last week, The Wall Street Journal and NPR reported prosecutors may be close to pursuing criminal charges against several Houston-based engineers and at least one BP supervisor for giving false information about drilling risks (including pressure readings) which led to the explosion at the Deepwater Horizon rig that killed 11 men and flooded the Gulf of Mexico and its coasts with a months-long gusher.…

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