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March 16, 2007

Our favorite posts this week: Kristin posts on her SxSW so far. Norbizness gives his SxSW Music recommendations. Sort of related, we hear that one drunk woman offered someone $5 to sneak her in to see Donovan. Steve at Austin Real Estate Blog assures a SxSW visitor that it is faster to walk to 6th street from 15th and Guadalupe than to try to hitch a ride from someone. La Dilettante says, "Whistling is......

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December 8, 2006

Favorite posts by local bloggers this week: Farewell to The Rich Girls Are Weeping! They are moving to Brooklyn. By now they are probably already there. And on the moving theme, clever-lazy will miss her neighbor's cat. Ben at Veg Out! Austin says that Dog Almighty now has a pizza dog. We are intrigued. Chip hates the loud promos that run before films at the Arbor. Hear, hear. Favorite Random Blog of the Week:......

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August 4, 2006

Our favorite local posts for this week: Jette's pal saw Tarantino at the Paramount's Howard Hawks double feature this week. We would have been on the Ameche to our pals if we had seen him at the showing of Ball of Fire. Over at sheep diaries, the term "Shyamalaned" is defined and put to use in a rant on Lady in the Water. As we looked at bigYELLOWbowl, we wondered: does this place make......

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July 28, 2006

We have been entertained and/or educated by these Austin blog posts this week: New Urban Prospect posts on the planned redevelopment for the old airport area. We drive through it often enough to know that the hospital is coming along . . . and that's about it so far. Metroblogging Austin has collected useful links regarding the 40th anniversary of the Tower shootings. There is a note to the most recent Curra's Grill on......

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July 7, 2006

Our favorite local posts for the week: Jeff Beckham posts on the phenomena that are iPod guides to Austin. Los Brushes ponders the space-time continuum. Paul Burka from Texas Monthly now has a blog, after writing last year that they were just a fad. Eileen at ITPT takes him on. McChris riffs on the smartest cities listing. Karmalized is being overrun by figs. Favorite Random Blog of the Week: ultra8201, because he asked so......

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June 16, 2006

Favorite posts for the week: Is this really journalism? comments that telling your weekend events over radio airwaves is not blogging. Why she was listening to KISS FM in the first place is beyond us . . . Miss Adventure dines alone in a booth next to some faux-Federlines. Casual Soapbox attended the Pride Festival. Veggie chorizo breakfast tacos at Elsi's? BigYELLOWbowl says they're addictive. Tim downloads a Boston album after all these years.......

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April 14, 2006

Time to link to our favorite local reads this week: Eileen from In the Pink Texas goes after Congressman Henry Bonilla and his bizarre statements on immigration. lize's Tivo situation is out of control at prematurely grey. The Austin Outsider has an update on the AMD/SOS situation. "WHAT'S THE DEALIO, ROMEO?" The Apartment Food Hobos aren't pleased with Romeo's. Cinematical is a nationwide film blog, but Jette usually does a Friday post on upcoming......

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April 7, 2006

Lots of good blogging to choose from this week. Our favorite posts: Miss Adventure gives up on her marriage contingency plan. We wonder if her florist knew of the plans for him. Showgazer is pissed about the ACL early bird ticket sale fiasco. Tim O. Thompson has an update on the situation. Bookslut, while not technically an Austin blog, does have a blogger from the Austin area. He informs us of an event on......

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March 10, 2006

The posts we noticed this week: Metroblogging Austin reports that Turbonegro may have cancelled their SxSW show . . . partly because they would rather play for the "normal folks" of Austin. Veg Out! Austin has put together a list of favorite downtown veggie-friendly restaurants for SxSW attendees. Do you know who Carter Casteel is? Burnt Orange Report is among the Texas blogs disappointed at this Central Texas Republican's narrow loss on primary night.......

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February 10, 2006

Our favorite posts for the week (in no certain order): Weather man or Heat Miser? Addlepated at Fresh, Hot Wastes of Time can't tell the difference. AroundAustin wants to know what your preset radio stations are. The Sam at She's So Suburban is eager to start a local Cringe Night. Monkey-brained Musings reports that the Sierra Club thinks Austin is sustainable. Translucence attempts to get a free prize without checking out real estate. Favorite Random......

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February 3, 2006

Please let us know if we are missing your favorite blogs. We try to find new blogs each week, but we are going to have to go with our tried-and-true favorites also. Our favorite posts for the week: Lone Star Democracy Association reviews Bob Gammage (if you don’t know already, he's running for Governor). Rachel at A Day in the Life is planning her trip to Canada. The Sound of Crickets Chirping has two major......

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January 27, 2006

Our favorite posts for the week: Accidental Julie (who has a gorgeous blog design) got shoe inserts. Fun, fun! jumpingfish is on vacation in Florida - or so we infer from his blog entries this week. Beth enjoys the hike-and-bike trail. Wish you could have heard all of Kinky’s songs on 60 Minutes the other night? The Armadillo Podcast can help you out. So he lives in Waco . . . we still like Nate’s......

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January 20, 2006

Our favorite posts for the week: James at Coyote Mercury wonders about the arson ban. AustinAction Sanity Island has posted pictures of sediment in a creekbed near the future AMD site. It looks pretty grody, and not very promising. Clay at The Texas Whip ponders Perry’s current ad campaign. Tim has found common words in SxSW band names. We see the New Pornographers in there. Diane at TV Blog reacts to American Idol and Simon’s......

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January 13, 2006

Our favorite posts for the week: Pinkdome makes us wish we knew how to quit the Bush administration. There’s a debate on at Austin Metblog about the infestation of disorderly college students in the Hyde Park neighborhood. In that vein, we missed this post last week about why 37th street will be dark December 2006. Scott at Grits for Breakfast doesn't like the idea of red light cameras, and he'll tell you why. Marty tells......

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January 6, 2006

Our favorite posts for the week: Is the Frontera Fest really that fringe-y? Yellow Tape Construction Co. ponders this thought. Amy at Flooded Lizard Kingdom posts pics from New Year’s Eve at the new Amy’s. The Chippie posts her New Year’s Resolutions. Kathy at Rocket Tots posts on First Night and includes a recipe for black-eyed pea soup. Burnt Orange Report is happy with the Horns’ win (not surprisingly). Favorite Random Blog of the week:......

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