Warneta Overton, elderly widow of a local civil rights leader, has been missing for two days. Missing camper's body found at Pace Bend Park. Carole Keeton Strayhorn for Austin mayor . . . again? Con artist targeted Austin homeowners, claiming to be a lawyer and real-estate agent. The Statesman's Addie Broyles gets a makeover from TLC's What Not to Wear and tells all about it....

Photo from Keep Austin Beautiful Smith Creek CleanupMonday, January 21 1406 thru 1600B Smith Rd (map)9am-3pm[info]Those of you lucky enough to have the day off tomorrow (and who, like us, missed out on this weekend's various MLK-day volunteer efforts around town) might consider helping out with a cleanup project at Smith Creek. The seasonal waterway, which feeds into Boggy Creek, is in sore need of some TLC. There's also free breakfast tacos to be had......

This Memorial Day holiday, we dusted off the Austinist company van for our annual trip down to the Kerrville Folk Festival for a beer-drenched, music-filled, puddle-hopping four-day weekend just two hours outside of Austin. Situated within the meadows and hills of the Quiet Valley Ranch, the folk festival—which started in 1972 as a gathering of a few friends/musicians who decided to camp out and play music for a few days—is now well into its......

Thanksgiving: a time for celebrating family, eating food, and of course, watching TV. Well, we're here to recommend some options: The given: "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade", 9am, NBC/KXAN. The random: Twelve hours of Doris Day films on TCM, starting at 5am. Pigs at Thanksgiving?: Babe on NBC/KXAN, 2pm. Katie pre-TomKat: One of our favorite Thanksgiving films, Pieces of April, is on IFC at 4:15pm. What Not to Wear on Thanksgiving: What Not to Wear......

Our Thanksgiving usually consists of a huge Thanksgiving lunch (with the Detroit game in the background) and then vegging out in front of the TV that evening. There are a bevy of holiday (and non-holiday) goodies on tomorrow. Here are a few things to watch out for: -"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" - 9am, KXAN (NBC). -Miracle on 34th Street - The 1947 original with "the real Santa Claus" (or so Dad tells us every......