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 * Austin** is the capital of Texas. By population -- 865,504 (2014 estimate) -- Austin is the 11th-largest city in the USA and the fourth-largest city in the state of Texas.

Spotlight on barbecue

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Top Things to do in Austin
Eat at El Naranjo, [|Omlettery] Play disc golf Outdoor swimming ([|Deep Eddy]) Live music Visit the [|Benson Latin American Collection] Brunch

Tours
http://www.texperttours.com https://twitter.com/howzow https://www.facebook.com/Texpert-Tours-128360368583

Parks
November 4 It's My Parks Day https://www.austinparks.org/volunteer/impd

https://www.austinparks.org https://twitter.com/austinparksfdn https://www.facebook.com/austinparksfoundation

[|Austin Parks and Recreation] - https://twitter.com/AustinCityParks [|@Zilker_Park]

Events Calendar
[|Mapjam] [|Austin Bacon and Beer Festival] [|Celebrating Urban Birds]
 * February**


 * March** SXSW

[|Old Settler's Music Festival] [|Austin Food & Wine Festival] [|Austin Reggae Festival] [|Cine Las Americas Festival]
 * April**

[|Austin Psych Fest] [|Pachanga Fest] [|O.Henry Pun-Off]
 * May**

http://divinecanines.info/barks-for-beers - [|@divinecanines] https://www.facebook.com/pages/Divine-Canines/121909181195609
 * Barks for Beers**


 * June 1-2** [|Food Map Marathon]

[|aGLIFF Festival]
 * September**

[|Texas Book Festival] [|Austin City Limits Music Festival]
 * October**

[|FunFunFun Fest] [|EAST: East Austin Studio Tour]
 * November**

recommended listening
[|KUT] http://www.radiomujer.com.mx/ [|KUTX]

Tourism Portals
http://www.austintexas.org http://www.austintexas.org/visit/true-austin/ http://www.traveltex.com [|@VisitAustinTX]

Headlines
[|Brunch Austin] - [|@hungrygirlatx] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/travel/austins-moon-towers-beyond-dazed-and-confused.htm http://www.downtownaustin.com/events/2967/downtown-austin-ripe-public-market [|Mex without the Tex: El Naranjo's brick and mortar signals the beginning of the end for Tex-Mex] []

Blogs
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[|University of Texas Micro Farm] [|Green Corn Project] [|Sustainable Food Center] [|Urban Roots] [|Food is Free Project]
 * Urban Farming and Community Gardens**

Markets http://texasfarmersmarket.org

Mexico Connections
http://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/austin - [|@carlos_glezgtez]

Movies
[|Austin Film Society] [|Cine Las Americas] [|Alamo Drafthouse] [|Violet Crown Cinema]

Wiki
Texas

Facebook
[|edible austin] https://www.facebook.com/UTLLILAS https://www.facebook.com/groups/LLILASalumni [|Benson Latin American Collection] [|El Naranjo] https://www.facebook.com/UTHumanitiesInstitute [|Monk Parakeets of Austin]

Flickr
[|East Side Studio Tour 2011]

Twitter
[|@elnaranjoaustin] [|@utbenson] [|@VisitAustinTX] [|@KUTX] [|@Mexic_Arte] [|@howzow] https://twitter.com/utlanic [|@Zilker_Park] https://twitter.com/austinparksfdn https://twitter.com/SaveATXCemetery https://twitter.com/carlos_glezgtez [|@austintexasgov] [|@austinmobility] [|@MayorAdler] [|@CM_Renteria] [|@GregCasar] [|@DGarzaforD2] [|@ConsulMexAtn]

Twitter Hashtags
[|#HookEm]

YouTube
[|Slacker] essay: [|I Watch Slacker to Read Austin in the Original]

[|Caffé Medici] [|Cenote] [|Corona Cafe] [|Flightpath Coffee House] [|Green Man Coffee House] (6501 Linda Lane, east of Berkman, south of US 290 E, open almost every Friday from 7:09 p.m. on) - [|Facebook] [|Houndstooth] [|Jo's Coffee] La Tazza Fresca 519 W 37th St [|Mozart's Coffee Roasters] [|Thunderbird Coffee] [|Wright Bros. Brew & Brew]
 * Coffee**

Bars
[|Broken Spoke] [|Aussies' Bar] [|The Tigress Pub] [|The Nomad] [|Drink.Well] [|Hole in the Wall] [|Yellow Jacket Social Club]


 * Beer and other fermented beverages**

[|Austin Brewery Tours Guide] [|Austin Beer Guide] [|Austin Eastciders] [|Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery] [|Circle Brewing] [|Hops & Grain] [|Thirsty Planet Brewing Company] [|Wright Bros. Brew and Brew] [|Tepache in Austin]
 * [|Argus Cidery]**

Museums
Austin Museum Day, August 19 [|Blanton Museum of Art], MLK at Congress, 200 East MLK [|MexicArte] Corner of 5th and Congress, 419 Congress Ave

Food
[|Edible Austin]

Where to eat!
[|Dining in Austin]

El Naranjo http://elnaranjo-restaurant.com https://instagram.com/elnaranjoaustin https://www.mindmeister.com/190054976/austin-food-startups [|@elnaranjoaustin]

Omelettery http://www.austinpost.org/article/omelettry-relocating-46th-and-airport

Other http://www.opaldivines.com https://www.facebook.com/OpalDivines [|@OpalDivines] [|@OpalDMarina]

[|Franklin Barbecue] [|Freedmen's Bar] [|John Mueller Meat Co.] [|la Barbecue] [|Mickelthwait Craft Meats] [|Sam's Bar-B-Cue] [|Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew]
 * Barbecue**

Ownership Changing/Closing in 2018 [|Ruby's BBQ] [] https://www.facebook.com/RubysBBQ

[|The Belmont] - [|@BelmontAustin] http://www.aclfestival.com
 * Where to hear live music!**

**Botanical Gardens**
[|Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center]

Food Coops
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Tours
http://www.texperttours.com

Transportation
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport [|Capital Metro] Bus and Metro Rail

Elsewhere on the Web
[|Austin Chronicle Green Guide] [|Austin American Statesman] [|Austin Chronicle] [|Bicycle Austin] [|City of Austin] [|Austin Airwaves] [|Sustainable Sources] [|Texas CityLab] http://radiancetx.org

Music: Austin Lounge Lizards
[|Austin Lounge Lizards] https://twitter.com/Austinlizards [|Austin Loung Lizards - Wikipedia] [|Austin Music Map] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster_Andrews https://www.facebook.com/austinlizards

Wikipedia
[|Keep Austin weird] [|Austin] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster_Andrews

Quotes
Keep Austin weird

Blogs
http://www.gourmandemom.com - [|@GourmandeMom]

Crafts
[|Wildwood Art Cafe]

Science
[|Texas Natural Science Center]

Be a Citizen Scientist! - Everybody loves dragonflies and damselflies! Take your own fascination with them to the next level by posting your observations online at [|OdonataCentral.com]. You will get credit for your find on the website. [|Find out more...]

News
http://www.statesman.com

Misc


 * March 4-5** [|Amplify Austin]

Filing [|Mueller Park] [|Art in Austin] [|East Side Studio Tour 2011] [|Around Austin] [|Trash Project] [|Barton Creek Greenbelt 2009] [|Bat Night] [|Sunshine Community Gardens] [|Chicken Coop Co-op, Sunshine Community Gardens]

Proceeds from this screening will be donated to the [|American Nepal Medical Foundation] to support their efforts in providing medical care and disaster relief in response to the recent tragedy in Nepal. Director Stephanie Spray will be in attendance for a post-film discussion. She is a visiting fellow with the [|Intermedia Workshop] and the [|South Asia Institute].
 * May 17** [|Manakamana], [|Alamo Drafthouse Cinema]

Somebody please [|#periscope][|#RainforestRecharge] today in [|#Austin][|@RainforestPrtnr][|@LeahBarclay][|#socialweb]http://www.rainforestpartnership.org

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Threadgills
https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2017-10-20/days-numbered-for-threadgills-whq/

Windsor Park
http://www.windsorpark.info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Park,_Austin,_Texas

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Black and White Years
http://theblackandwhiteyears.bandcamp.com http://theblackandwhiteyears.bandcamp.com/track/up http://www.austinsound.net/2010/11/24/the-black-and-white-years-patterns-sr/ http://www.facebook.com/theblackandwhiteyears http://twitter.com/blackwhiteyears

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