Tried to go to cidercade and was met with the new waiver. It has been a little bit since I’ve been so I’m not sure when this went into effect. We were told we had to sign it or we couldn’t go in. My partner and I read through it and it’s crazy!!

The things that you agree to in the document are insane for an arcade. You cannot sue for any injury or illness. It literally any or all viruses and bacteria’s - not their problem. Allows cidercade to take photo and video of you at any time and use for whatever they want. Also if you sue them for any reason - they can pick whichever court favors them best and you have to reimburse any party they involve for whatever legal costs.

Cidercade has gone down hill for years. Broken machines. Sticky floors. Kids everywhere. I kept going thinking “this time it will be better!” definitely never going back again.

TLDR: cidercade already sucked and has started to require a weird waiver to go now.

The political texts this mid-term season are driving me crazy. And as my grandfather used to say..."That's walking distance". Not to mention the number of texts from roofers and landscapers looking for new business.

Let’s keep up the momentum Austin!

The court is right against the chain link fence 5 feet from my house and I can hear people picklin' from my living room and bedroom. I'm worried people will rent it out for parties/tournaments etc or people will be there all the time. Is there anything I can do? I would understand if someone built a pickleball court for their own use, but to build one specifically for an airbnb without talking to any of the neighbors doesn't seem that awesome. There are 5 yards that connect with theirs, fyi, but my house is physically the closest.

"The mediator between the head and the hands must be the heart". I'm a local photographer, and I've been using the superstructures in downtown Austin as a canvas to experiment with black & white photography. These photos are an attempt to make this two square mile area evoke the feeling and cinematography of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, a city divided by its businessmen and its citizens.

Young intact male chihuahua mix found on WT Gallaway St in the Presidential Glenn neighborhood on 10/26.

He has a blue collar with no tag. Microchip unknown.

Disposition:

Very friendly with people. Appears to be dog friendly (though mine is not so exact temperament is untested).

Body codition:

Appears healthy. BCS 4, Bright/alert/responsive, clean healthy coat, no ectoparasites observed, groomed nails, no apparent wounds, hydrated.

I have posted him in the neighborhood group. It seems most likely that he lives in the area somewhere. I can keep him for today, but my doberman is not friendly with other dogs and will harm him given the chance. This worries me greatly.

It's almost 8am. Are people just stuck at the parking lot?

Hey y’all,

I started working with the owner of Flamingo Cantina (a downtown music venue) helping her with some stuff. The venue originally opened on Halloween in 1991 (seems like ages ago) when Austin was a very different place. We want to feature people in the community and their experiences with the Cantina over the years and I figured Reddit would be a great place to hear from folks! I have a few questions for yall:

1) What are some of your memories of Flamingo Cantina, whether with shows, staff or ownership?

2) For the longtime Austinites, do you have any memories of Austin in 1991 or just the early 90s you want to share? These can either be of downtown or just the region as a whole.

3) what do you want to see more of at Flamingo? We’re trying to make the club more accessible to new Austinites while still keeping the same culture that has made it relevant for 35 years!

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Posting for a friend:

Do you know anyone in the media, local government, City Council, or the legal community who might help me protect a magnificent, 300-year-old heritage live oak on my property from potentially devastating over-pruning by Austin Energy?

A representative of Austin Energy has made what he calls “concessions” to obtain my written permission to come onto my property, but they are vague and I have no reason to trust them. Neighbors tell me they say one thing and do another. He has also threatened “full clearance" on several occasions if I refuse to sign. That’s why I need to better understand what they can or cannot do.

Even a single connection could make all the difference. About 20 years ago, an Austin City Councilmember intervened and the tree was treated carefully and some wires were rerouted. Later taller poles were put in bringing the live wires above the tree. I’m hoping that, with the right contacts or advice, we might find a way to ensure only what is necessary.

I believe this may be the largest, oldest tree in North Austin. Austin Energy's proposed cuts would essentially remove an entire section of its canopy, leaving it with an L-shaped outline and permanently destroying much of its natural beauty and character. A tree that has survived an estimated 300 years deserves better than to have its form so drastically altered if a more limited approach can provide the necessary clearance.

Although my property is just outside Austin city limits, making it ineligible for the City’s heritage tree protections, it extends over the boundary into an Austin Energy easement.

Sorry if this has already been asked, but does anyone know of any good watch parties on election night?

Saw these guys doing God knows what on a very chaotic Sunday in Austin

After the weekend, we're beating Dallas County by 2.9% of registered voter turn out! But that's not enough, let's show them how a real city votes!

Remember, early voting runs through Oct. 30. There are 45 early voting locations available this election, up from 38 in the last midterm. You can go to any one. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day of early voting, including weekends.

Early voting locations: https://votetravis.gov/current-election-information/current-election/

Sample Ballot: https://votetravis.gov/wp-content/uploads/G26-Bedsheet-Ballot-Corrected-Final2.pdf

Source: https://www.kxan.com/news/your-local-election-hq/nov-2026-turnout-tracker

I once had Texas DPS officer change a tire for me on the shoulder of IH35 between Round Rock and Georgetown.

Given all the things this weekend figured a good Saturday to record a time lapse. Unsure exact start/end times but capture frequency is once every 2 seconds so this should be about 5 hours of elapsed time - 1 hour for every minute. Captured on GoPro 13.

Just some classy north ATX neighbors flushing their car fluids into our sewage, putting all of the local wildlife and pets at risk. As long as you clean it out of your own driveway, right? Just 5 dudes sitting there like they didn’t even do anything wrong. Absolute Trash. Has been reported to 311

I was walking across the Shoal Creek bridge on West Sixth the other day and went down a little history rabbit hole afterward.

Apparently that bridge dates back to 1887. During the massive flood in 1915, houses were swept downstream and piled up around the bridge. The water got so high that streetcars couldn't cross.

I've walked over that creek more times than I can count. Most days it's just a little patch of water and trees between buildings. You barely register it.

That's the part I can't stop thinking about. You can be standing on an ordinary downtown street, waiting for the light to change, in a spot where the entire landscape once looked completely different.

I kind of wish we had more visible high-water markers around the city. Not just a little historical plaque with dates, but something that actually shows you where the water reached. It's hard to wrap your head around Austin's flood history when the creek looks so harmless most of the year.

Anyway, if you walk down West Sixth this week, take ten seconds to look at the bridge instead of the traffic. It's a pretty incredible piece of the city hiding in plain sight.

Curious what other completely ordinary-looking places around Austin have a history like that.

Caught him in my shed and released in my garden (didn't want him trapped in the shed). Really cool teeth, I've never gotten a very good picture of them until now. The teeth are shaped like little castles if you look closely enough. Please ignore my gardener nails.

Forewarning I did not steal this. It was placed on my door awhile ago with no knock and I left it until it was decently cold in hopes the original person who ordered it would pick it up. I knocked on my neighbors doors and they didnt know anything or didnt answer. Sorry Ryuya, I hope you got a refund!

If you are angry about the 0.01% buying local law enforcement and our roads for F1, aside from voting over the next week or so for people willing to stand for the community, please feel free to post a comment here for APD:

[Edit - not only did this link come down, they removed the “Contact” link from the dropdown menu on the upper right of www.austinpolice.com. Snowflakes.]

https://www.austinpolice.com/contact

Sample text:
“Police” escorts for F1 attendees should be limited to follow posted speed limits and running without sirens. A millionaire sitting at a stoplight or driving the speed deemed to be the maximum safe speed on highway 71 is not a public emergency and dilutes the authority of unmarked emergency vehicles running sirens during a true emergency. If APD is not allowing officers to provide these escorts, it is at minimum turning a blind eye to blatant reckless driving and public endangerment on the part of other off-duty officers. This type of behavior only serves to further reduce support, respect, and trust of APD.”

There are no songs with lyrics f—k the fire department.

ETA: this has nothing to do with taxpayer money or funding for APD. This is about off duty peace officers (not just APD) taking up side hustles that allow the ultra wealthy to endanger the rest of us with reckless driving while APD turns a blind eye - as they have to most traffic enforcement since COVID. I get that some of you are in favor of APD getting alternative revenue streams. Are you also in favor of renting out the US Air Force or maybe TxDoT? APD (and the Air Force and TxDoT) are publicly funded agencies that exist to provide a service to ALL of us. They are not meant to generate revenue. The laws passed to establish them or that govern them exist to facilitate provision of that service. We call soldiers that play bodyguard to billionaires on weekends “mercenaries”. We don’t authorize them to invade other countries in their free time to make extra money. If peace officers want to moonlight to provide escorts to the wealthy, have at it - in their private vehicles, and follow all of the same laws that the rest of us are bound to follow. Don’t threaten the public with fines or arrest if they fuck up your side hustle. No complaints then. But fuck anyone that says a millionaire gets precedence over the rest of us or gets to endanger the rest of us. What’s next - “Doordash +++ ULTRA” where you can pay more to have an off-duty peace officer escort your dinner to you in record time by blowing through stoplights and doing 120 on the freeway? So dumb!