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• Posted Southwest Parkway Prius Drive-By Was 18-Year-Old Punk to Austinist
  Former Austin High School student Hollan Dyer, 18, was riding shotgun in a blue Toyota Prius in Oak Hill when the car came upon the cyclist, Austinite Brad (last name withheld). According to detectives, Dyer allegedly remarked to his fellow passengers something along the lines of, "I hate cyclists on the road!," then, evidently steamed, rolled down his window and fired at the victim.
• Posted "Todd and Don Show" Coming Back to KLBJ, Entire Hot 93.3 On-Air Staff Dismissed to Austinist
  Emmis Austin is bringing back the "Todd and Don Show" to KLBJ in December, changing the format of the morning talk program to focus on "community history, expectations and cultural sensitivity." The show was canceled in July after co-host Don Pryor used a derogatory racial slur on air nearly three dozen times over the course of a single hour's program. The resulting backlash by the community, as well as threats of a boycott of all station advertisers, turned nasty.
• Posted Brass Balls and Hot Chocolate: Q&A with Ellen Kinsey of Holy Cacao to Austinist
  South Austin Trailer Park lost Shuggie's earlier this year, but the outdoor food court has bounced back with two fresh additions: Holy Cacao, a cake ball and hot chocolate dessert stand, and Man Bites Dog, a new hot dog venture a la Frank.
• Posted Before DJ Spooky's Sinfonia Antarctica This Friday, Get Schooled At The Public Library to Austinist
  If you plan on attending a 70-minute symphony about an unpopulated continent, you're probably going to want some kind of explanation first. That and maybe a drink. We can help you out with the first one.
• Posted Join Us For Drag Queen Bingo at Jo's Downtown on Wednesday Night to Austinist
  Join us tomorrow night at Jo's Downtown as we class sass up hump day with Drag Queen Bingo, a new biweekly game night. Tomorrow's festivities are emceed by the very lovely Saffire T. Stone , 2007's Best of Austin Best Drag Queen and the diva credited with putting on the "first drag show in Williamson County history"—which, believe us, speaks volumes.