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Entries from Austinist tagged with 'postoffice'

March 3, 2008

In case you're still curious about where to vote on Tuesday, we've reprinted the official list from the Travis County Clerk web site as of Monday evening. For up-to-date information, you might want to double-check the Office of the Registrar's database To find out which precint you're in, use their handy Voter Verification form. From the Elections Divison: Registered voters can vote with a voter registration card, driver’s license or any official photo ID,......

Continue Reading "Polling Places for March 4th"

February 15, 2008

Spiderhouse (probably one of Austin's most representative coffee shop-bar-patios) is hosting a full evening of music and fashion this Saturday, dubbed Fashion Freakout. ...

Continue Reading "Giveaway: Fashion Freakout at United States Art Authority"

February 5, 2008

It's time to play the name game! The Friends of the Austin Public Library and the Monster Book Store, located at 5th and Mary in South Austin, are moving and looking for a new, snappier name. They want to tap the collective creativity of Austin. Suggestions will be accepted through February 14th. ...

Continue Reading "Name That Bookstore!"

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......

Continue Reading "Best of the Austin Blogs: Week of July 31"

August 4, 2006

Because caffeine can cause anxiety, depression, bad-moods and increased levels of stress, (Imagine what we're like without our coffee!!) several coffee shops are going to start labeling their grinds accordingly. When you're watching football this season, be sure to check out the referees' new threads. We know that's what you watched football for anyway. We heard that the downtown Austin Post Office could transform in to a another residential high-rise. Our intelligent minds would......

Continue Reading "News Bits!"

May 5, 2006

You are a self-professed Daniel Johnston obsessive. Can you remember when you first heard about Daniel Johnston? I was a college radio DJ [in New Jersey], and word was trickling up from Austin, Texas, through this underground network of people--before there was an internet—through fanzine culture. I was reading a lot of fanzines, which was an underground publishing network. Word was trickling up through this network of a few hundred people around the country from......

Continue Reading "Austinist Interview: The Devil and Daniel Johnston Director, Jeff Feuerzeig"

April 17, 2006

Procrastinate much? We sure do. But it's getting down to the wire now -- you've approximately thirteen hours left to file your taxes! Unless you happen to be reading this from Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont or the District of Columbia; slackers in these states are off enjoying Patriots Day today and thus have until tomorrow to get their act together. But back in Texas where we've all-but forgotten about the shot......

Continue Reading "Or The Tax Man Cometh For You"

December 19, 2005

A man is arrested and charged for murdering his mother-in-law in 2001. Today is the busiest day the post office will have, as it is the last chance to mail those gifts if you want them to arrive before Christmas. If you want to give something back besides that pink bunny suit your aunt made for you, check out this list of organizations looking for volunteers that was compiled by The Statesman. After working......

Continue Reading "News Bits"

October 19, 2005

Austin is trying to grow up. To become more cosmopolitan. To be a city with a 24-hour downtown area where people can walk to work and the grocery store and restaurants. But at what cost? And who, exactly, will live there? We’ve lived in urban areas from San Francisco to Chicago to New York, and we love the ability to use public transportation or our own two feet to get from pharmacy to bar......

Continue Reading "“Well, we’re movin’ on up…”"

July 28, 2005

From Craigstlist Missed Connections: I've seen this really cute, quirky checker at the HEB on S. Congress & Oltorf a couple of times- once around 11pm, once around 6:30 am. I also saw him at the post office! Anyway he has stretched earlobes and dark brown hair. If this is you, please email me, if you'd like :) Update: Another post about our mysterious pierced checker. And another! We must find this sexy HEB employee!......

Continue Reading "Oh, South Austin!"

June 21, 2005

Austinist despises drunk drivers. But we rest easier knowing that Austin's police force is out on the streets, actively patrolling for scumbag DUI'ers. That is, when they're not hammered themselves. Last week, Cedar Park cops were surprised to catch one of their own - off-duty Austin police officer Daniel Armstrong - visibly drunk in his Ford F-150. In a post office parking lot. As Armstrong wasn't on the road when he was caught, he......

Continue Reading "APD Caught Drunk Driving ... Again!"

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