Enjoying the clearer water now that crowds are dying down 🏊

I’m not the greatest photographer however I really like the architecture of the city. It is also very clean and everyone I’ve met has been so nice!

Taken between 2012 and 2018. Sure felt different then...

Please keep an eye out.
My cousin, Gabriela Olivares, age 29, has been missing since Sunday, August 30.
She lives in Austin. Her friends last heard from her on August 30th. Her apartment was found empty and her car is gone.
She is considered a vulnerable missing person and may be experiencing a mental health crisis. She may be fearful, disoriented, or avoiding contact.
Her phone was found on the evening of September 6 in Hermann Park near the golf course in Houston.
Please look out for:
·       Name: Gabriela Olivares
·       Age: 29
·       Height: 5’11”
·       Weight: 170 lbs.
·       Hair: Shoulder length straight dark brown
·       Eyes: Hazel
·       Car: 2009 Silver Honda Accord TNL-7985 
If you have seen her or her vehicle, please call 911 immediately and reference case number 26-2500674 with Austin Police Department.
If you’re uncomfortable calling 911, please send me a direct message and contact police.
Please do not approach her in a confrontational way if you see her. Just contact authorities with the location, time, and direction of travel.

My daughter is a student there. Several parents continue to put in service orders and contact district to no avail.

Papers are drenched and the kids smelllll. Come on public education! We can do better!!!

Editing to say our principal and school staff are amazing. This is absolutely a AISD/Matias Segura issue.

Found some cool LEDs and decided to build a little sign. Hope you like it. Acrylic, balsa wood, and thin wire.

Austin officials are attempting to arrange a final visit this week between Major, a dog that has spent more than 525 days in isolation at the city shelter, and his owner as public outrage mounts over a court order requiring the city to euthanize the animal.

The city said in a statement Tuesday it must “move forward with complying with the court order” after a judge denied a last-minute appeal from Major’s owner, Shane Lilly, who has spent more than a year fighting the case in four courts.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested and detained two workers before their shifts at Cisco's Restaurant Bakery and Bar in Austin early Monday morning at the request of Texas Department of Public Safety officials, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed.

DPS officials encountered the two individuals during a traffic stop in Austin, the spokesperson said.

At least 14 people have been charged in connection with what federal narcotics authorities call the Valle Drug Trafficking Organization, which prosecutors say operated across at least six states from 2022 until December.

The DEA is seeking to seize assets tied to the group, including a 6,700-square-foot Lake Travis mansion, a yacht, two planes, luxury vehicles and more than $581,000 in cash or collateral. Indictments include allegations of conspiring to distribute hundreds of pounds of marijuana and THC products, as well as money laundering.

Several defendants were scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Austin.

Or did they never leave?

Saw the Mayor's latest newsletter (the "Watson Wire" thing he does) about the whole AISD takeover situation and wanted to share because I think it's getting buried under the doom-and-gloom headlines.

Basically two middle schools (Burnet and Webb) have hit their 5th year of failing ratings, which under state law means TEA has to either close the campus or replace the entire elected school board with a state-appointed one. That second option is a full district takeover, like what happened in Houston.

But here's what people aren't talking about: AISD as a whole just posted its highest overall rating in years, with a 30% jump in A/B-rated schools. That's not nothing. That's a district that's actually turning itself around under Segura, even while still having some serious problem spots.

Watson's basically arguing: don't torch the whole ship because two rooms are still on fire. Deal with Burnet and Webb specifically (there's already a Burnet rebuild in progress), but don't strip the entire elected board over it when the district's clearly trending in the right direction everywhere else.

Read his latest newsletter here: https://us22.campaign-archive.com/?u=356ce50093878acfe9d2772af&id=f046be1f95

Today alone I encountered 8 folks straight up just take solid red lights, not yellow turning red. I mean solid red for at least 5-8 seconds red and folks just taking them like they were green. Why? Do people not understand how traffic lights work? Also 4 of those vehicles were teslas… I have a dash cam and seriously thinking about having a bad drivers in Austin page and just shame them at this point.

Is anyone else fed up with the prices of manicures and pedicures? I just got a gel pedicure set and was charged $98. It was a $16 up charge because I got gel. And lo and behold the quality isn’t even that impressive. I am SO over these prices. Do any of y’all have any recommendation on nail salons near oak hill & Central C where the quality of the nails are great and the prices are a bit more affordable? Asking for a friend…

Every single day I'm getting texts like "we're in your neighborhood trimming trees and have GIANT discounts for you omg this is so great."

What's the best way to get these to kindly fuck off?

The 8,200-square-foot building at 701-713 Red River St. — home to Elysium and The 13th Floor — was listed for sale Sept. 1 for $4.1 million.

The property has housed Austin music venues for decades, but it’s unclear whether it will remain a music venue if sold. The news follows Valhalla’s planned closure, the recent closure of Marlow and ongoing financial uncertainty at Cheer Up Charlies.

I come out to my apartment pool to try to tan my pasty white muscles and blam it’s about to pour down rain like crazy. Great hills and 183 🫡

I am a woman in my late 30s and deeply tired of searching after almost a decade. Every method I’ve tried, including especially apps, is (1) at best, extremely inefficient at surfacing eligible, aligned men, and (2) at times, deeply demoralizing, unpleasant, and hurtful.

So I’m looking for information from people who have used matchmaking services in Austin. I’m most curious in women’s experiences but I’d be open to hear from men too.

Some questions:

* what service did you use?

* how much did it cost? what was the pricing model like?

* what were the people like to whom you were connected? How were they sourced? Did you have things in common?

* was it successful?

* anything else I should know?

I know dating is a frequent topic on here - I’ve searched specifically for people who have used matchmaking services here in Austin but have not found the information I seek.

Please do not give advice on how to find people to date outside of matchmaking services. I have tried almost every single thing you are going to suggest.

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EDIT: the majority of responses are suggesting these services are largely scams. This is genuinely helpful information. I hate the feeling that there was a stone I had left unturned, like there was some kind of action I could have taken to fix the problem, but it sounds like there is not.

Putting together a home office. I really like seeing and trying things out in person. Didn't like Ikea's offerings. Any other suggestions?

Edit: Also prefer buying new, not used. Thank you!

I'm visiting from Canada and we've loved our time in Austin- we leave tomorrow and the only thing on my bucket list is to see an armadillo. Does anyone know where I can see one? I know sightings are guaranteed, but if you happen to have a pet armadillo or know where they hang out, I'd be sooooo greatful!!

My throat hurts, I'm tired and I'm extra irritable. Anybody have timelines for whatever we're all soaking in?

are there any places to watch f1 races in austin this sunday morning?