In 1965, Austin Parks and Rec invited the community at large to gather around the glow of a festive fire …
History
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The Great Seal of the United States of America, fashioned from brass and measuring 2 1/16 inches in diameter, made …
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More than four decades ago, a meeting of the minds behind SaferWay and Clarksville Natural Grocery landed Whole Foods Market …
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Upon its founding in the late 19th century, the University of Texas rendered Austin – a locale largely tied to …
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It’s hard to imagine Austin without its bats. However, they didn’t arrive until 1982 with the expansion of the Congress …
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The city of Austin assumed its position at the epicenter of America’s tech landscape in the midst of the 1960s
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While the Emancipation Proclamation ostensibly took effect at the stroke of midnight on January 1, 1863, freedom for more than …
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In 2019, Jackie Venson made music history when she became the first Black woman to win Best Guitarist at the …
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Dean Young (1955-2022) was the poet laureate of Texas in 2014 and taught at the University of Texas at Austin …
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Willie Nelson’s 1972 arrival in “The Live Music Capital of the World” proved epic in Austin’s music history.
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Karen Nyberg earned her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998, studying human thermoregulation …
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On March 11, 1878 eight young Black men enrolled at the Alta Vista Agricultural College – the first public college …
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The site once called Waterloo, located at the confluence of the Colorado River and the current Shoal Creek, was purchased …
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A dozen decades after its dedication, Texans for the Right to Read is encouraging residents of the Lone Star State …
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The Carver Museum ATX is celebrating February in style with a copious calendar of programming in honor of Black History …
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Since opening its doors 136 years ago, several spooky spectres have been rumored to haunt downtown’s Driskell Hotel.
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Long before it was de rigueur, Lady Bird Johnson believed in the power of beautiful, healthy landscapes to transform lives.