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,......

At least it has a cool roofUPDATE: The Statesman has just released information from Hector Nieto of the Texas Democratic Party that attendance to the Feb. 21 Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton debate will be by invitation only. Well, while we were all was guessing The LBJ Library, Hogg Auditorium or The Frank Erwin Center, UT has announced that the February 21 Democratic Debate will officially be held at The Recreation Sports Center. Yes, this no name......

Photo from City of Austin Tree Planting CeremonySaturday, November 10Zilker Park Rock Gardens (2100 Barton Springs Road)(9am, Volunteers Welcome)[info]In observance of Veterans Day, the City of Austin's Parks and Recreation Department is getting together tomorrow morning to plant 57 trees at the Zilker Park Rock Gardens: A special ceremony will honor the dedication and sacrifice of men and women who have fought to preserve our nation's liberty. Following the ceremony, volunteers organized by Tree Folks......

The City of Austin wants your input in naming the new 21-acre, $7.3-mililon park just south of Lady Bird Lake. The recently opened area, which houses the Palmer Events Center and the Long Center, is currently dubbed "Town Lake Park," but a "facilities naming ordinance" calls for the park to be rechristened in honor of "an individual(s) (living or dead) or something other than an individual such as a place or natural feature." Submit your......

Next week, the City of Austin will officially unveil Town Lake Park, the latest chunk of land to join the already expansive family of city parks. Austin Parks and Recreation are responsible for some 206 parks, 26 greenbelts and 12 nature preserves, totaling a whopping 16,682 acres. Add 20 acres to that total on August 29, when the city officially celebrates the opening of Town Lake Park. Where is this all coming from, you ask?......

Thanks to yesterday's freak thunderstorms and subsequent flooding, Barton Springs Pool is again closed. Barring another Barton Creek flood, the pool should reopen on Thursday, though we wouldn't bet on it: Austin's extended forecast shows scattered thunderstorms for at least 9 out of the next 10 days. In the meantime, Austin Parks and Recreation Department is keeping Deep Eddy Pool open for extended hours, from 6am-9pm daily. Admission is free between 6am-8am. Photo of Barton......

We're big fans of universal accessibility and all, but we were a little confused when we saw this bit in today's edition of PopBitch: A proposed new law in Texas would permit blind people to go hunting with guns. Needless to say, we immediately surfed over to BillHop.com to see what this could possibly be about, but came up empty. BBC News turned out to have the full scoop. Representative Edmund Kuempel (R-Seguin), vice chair......

Continuing our look at the bonds up for vote in this election cycle. . . Proposition Three in ballot language:“The issuance of $84,700,000 in tax supported General Obligation Bonds and Notes for constructing, renovating, improving and equipping public parks, recreation centers, natural areas, and other related facilities, including, without limitation, playgrounds, hike and bike trails, sports courts, and swimming pools; and acquiring land and interests in land and property necessary to do so; and......

The nasty gap in the Town Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail on either side of I-35 on the south side of the lake may finally be closed. The circle squared. The Odyssey completed. Just like we wanted! The Parks and Recreation Department and the Town Lake Trail Foundation have obtained a $250,000 pledge from Constellation Property Group, which is building the "Star Riverside" condos nearby. A suggestion: hit up Cypress Real Estate Advisors for another big......

KUT's Laurie Gallardo dishes about local bands...

We don't know about you, but when we stand naked in front of the mirror sometimes, our tan lines are so distinct that... well, it kinda looks like we're still wearing our skivvies. In resolution to solve our little dilemma, we decided to go ahead and celebrate the tail-end of Nude Recreation Week by going to Hippie Hollow. Hey, we just want to look good naked. If you were awake at all, you know......

MONDAY [10] [music] Rancid, Street Dogs, Complete Control at Emo's (link) [music/party] End of an Ear and XL Recordings presents a special midnight sale and listening party for Thom Yorke’s The Eraser, with loads of giveaways! Plus, hear new albums from Peaches, Sufjan Stevens and others at Emo's Lounge (Free, 10pm-1am) (link) [music] Girls' Tribute to Clifford Antone with Marcia Ball, Angela Strehil, Lou Ann Barton, Toni Price, Carolyn Wonderland, and Eve Monsee at Antone's......

July is a patriotic month in America, and with it unavoidably comes the usual rhetoric about “freedom” and “liberty.” But when confronted with such blathering, many of us are forced to ask ourselves: Are we actually free? Are we truly enjoying the sumptuous fruits of liberty that our forefathers and foremothers sought when they came to the New World in the first place? Can we just take off our pants whenever, and it’s cool?......

Ok, not so much "secret" as "we hadn't heard about it yet." Also, "revealed" isn't really accurate. Anyway, the city and Travis County are talking again about building a tunnel under Waller Creek. This proposal was last seriously considered in 2003 and has been kicking around since a bond proposal for its funding passed in 1998. Flooding is a big problem and now, with the global warming, these hundred-year floods are happening, like, a......

Like most attendees, our biggest frustration with last year's Austin City Limits Festival was the wretched dust cloud blanketing Zilker Park after the first day. With tens of thousands of people milling about and the daytime highs between 98-107 degrees, everything was worsened by the fact that the park was already suffering from drought-like conditions. But not anymore, if Capital Sports and Entertainment (CSE) and its massive coffers have anything to say about it. Perhaps......

So you think you know a lot about Austin? Well, now you can impress your friends and neighbors by showing 'em just how provincial you really are as you kick their asses at “Cityism”, the new Austin trivia board game. Demonstrate your Austin prowess by answering questions about our funky little town in such categories as: Culture and Events, Sports and Recreation, Location, and History and Civics. See just how much you know about......

We've only ever had fake plastic trees for Christmas - which, invariably, stay up till August - but those of you with giant pinetrees rotting away in your living rooms might consider dropping them off at Zilker Park. Come mid-January, they'll be recycling the lot and grinding them into mulch, which you can then get ahold of for free. But exercise some caution when handling the fetid fertilizers, says the City of Austin: Christmas......

Luminarias at the Hancock Golf Course, Dec. 10 Austinist was lucky enough to forget our keys at the basketball court that adjoins the Hancock Golf Course, located at the corner of Red River and 42nd. A reconnaissance trip that night landed us at a lesser known trail of lights, and we were doubly lucky because our camera was in the trunk (although we had to make do as well as we could without a......

M O N D A Y [ 2 4 ] Happy United Nations Day! music · Coheed & Cambria, Dredg, mewithoutYou and Blood Brothers at Stubb's music · Elizabeth McQueen and Jason Roberts - of Asleep at the Wheel - hold court at Threadgill's (8pm) film · The Austin Film Festival at various venues around town (Through Thursday) books · Tram Nguyen discusses We Are All Suspects Now, her investigation into the "human cost of......

This post is by one of our new writers, Elizabeth... Next Saturday, Sunday, October 22, Austin will hold its annual Stand Down to help the homeless. Stand Down was created by the VA as a way to help homeless veterans, but a lot of programs (such as Austin's), have opened it to homeless non-veterans also. During the day, assistance with clothing, haircuts, health care and legal aid is available. Even care for pets is......

With the weather finally cooling down, this weekend affords the perfect opportunity to venture out to Texas Hill Country, which will be playing host to several wonderful Fall-flavored events: There's the start of Texas Wine Month: for a mere $25 you can nab a 2005 Wine Trail Passport, which gets you into ten Hill Country wineries for the entire month and the opportunity to win mixed cases of Texas wine. Then there's Fredricksburg's Oktoberfest,......

As always, Austin is providing a lovely fireworks display with the city skyline in the background for Independence Day, complete with cannon-fire. The H-E-B Austin Symphony July 4th Concert & Fireworks When: Monday, July 4, 2002 - 8:30 pm Where: NorthEast Triangle of Zilker Park What: Fireworks with a symphony soundtrack for free! More Info Or, if you’re looking for something different on the 4th, you could head on over to Tambaleo for an......

That's right, tonight is your chance to do the hump. The Humpty Hump, that is. The Funk-lectic rap collection known as Digital Underground are in town tonight and will be performing at the Rosewood Recreation Center. Digital Underground is led by Shock G, better known as the man who "once got busy in a Burger King bathroom" -- Humpty Hump. "The Humpty Dance" was one of the first rap songs we learned all the......

Tonight marks the start of yet another free outdoor film series, this time over on the east side at Kealing Park. Brought to you by the Parks and Recreation Department, Austin Film Society, and the East Village Alliance, Summer Movies and Music in the Park screens every other Wednesday through August 3rd. They'll be showing "Barbershop", the comedy starring Ice Cube, Eve, Cedric the Entertainer and a whole bunch of other folks. We've never......

With the 90+ degree days here and scores more to follow, we at the Austinist are beginning to gravitate towards the many watering holes in and around Austin . And with Memorial Day this weekend, so starts the “summer season,” as defined by the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. As you are probably abundantly aware, adult access to Barton Springs costs $3 a day. However, for those of you who, like us, take every......