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Latin acts in the spotlight at SXSW

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 9:31 p.m.

Up-and-coming Latin acts will get their due during an official showcase on the first night of the South by Southwest Music Festival ... Record label BMI and Remezcla.com are teaming up for the 8 p.m. show on Wednesday, March 17 at Mi Casa Cantina, 503 E. Sixth St ... The lineup includes: ... La Santa Cecilia, 8 to 8:40 p.m ... Maneja Beto, 9 to 9:40 p.m ... Palenke Soultribe, 10 to 10:40 p.m ... Vicente Gayo, 11 to 11:40 p.m ... Volovan, Midnight to 12:40 a.m ... Maluca, 1 to 1:40 a.m ...

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Berklee's back at SXSW

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 9:09 p.m.

Boston’s Berklee College of Music is doubling the tunes at this year’s South by Southwest Music Festival, throwing an official SXSW party for the fifth straight year and adding a second shindig that’ll be open to anyone ... First things first: Did someone say free? Why, yes … we did. Stop by Lucky Lounge, 209-A W. Fifth St., on Thursday, March 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. to hear performances by Berklee students and alums, including Melissa Ferrick, A House A Home, Ann Driscoll, Merry Go Round,

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Midlake Scavenger Hunt

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 7:19 p.m.
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We're glad Midlake are back. The Denton group is touring in support of their latest record, The Courage of Others and planning a few performances at this year's SXSW festival. Before that, they're inviting their Austin fans to take part in a scavenger hunt. Here's the details: ... "Follow FILTER on Twitter. Throughout the next few days, promotion details will come rolling through. Each day, a new landmark will be revealed. Get yourself to it, @reply to FILTER with a photo of you at the

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Tom Russell rates the Cactus as 'one of the top five music rooms'

Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.

Read the rest of singer-songwriter Tom Russell’s blog ...

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Austin-Bergstrom Just Became the Number One Airport in America

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 4:23 p.m.
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-oAk-/flickr ... The latest Airport Service Quality passenger survey ranks Austin-Bergstrom International Airport the best airport in North America ... The rankings, performed quarterly, polled over a quarter million passengers at 118 airports worldwide on nearly three dozen service metrics—things like ambiance, cleanliness, waiting area comfort, and shopping/dining facilities all were factored in ... Worldwide, ABIA came in second place among airports with between 5-15 million annual

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Golfsmith International Holdings opening two new stores

Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 3:45 p.m.
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Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: GOLF) added Milwaukee, Wis. and Brea, Calif. to its bill of new stores this year, the company said today ...

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Movers: Cedra Corp. names VP; Superior HealthPlan CEO joins Assoc. of Business board

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 3:34 p.m.
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Austin clinical research company Cedra Corp. today named Steve E. Unger Ph.D. its vice president and lab director ...

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Reminder: Early Voting Begins Today

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 3:15 p.m.
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CENTRAL ... Travis County Airport Blvd Offices ... 5501 Airport Blvd ... Mon-Sat 7 am-7 pm, Sun Noon-6 pm ... Fiesta Mart Central ... 3909 North IH-35 @ Delwood Shopping Center ... Mon-Sat 7 am-7 pm, Sun Noon-6 pm ... University of Texas ... 2400 Inner Campus Drive ... Flawn Academic Center Lobby, West Mall, UT Campus ... Mon-Sat 7 am-7 pm, Sun Noon-6 pm ... Goodwill Industries ... 701 Newman Dr ... Mon-Sat 10 am-7 pm, Sun Noon-6 pm ... NORTH ... Ben Hur Shriners Hall ... 7811 Rockwood Lane ...

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Austin Community College enrollment up 83% in Round Rock

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 3:08 p.m.
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Austin Community College's Round Rock enrollment has increased 83.4 percent since the city was annexed into the district two years ago, officials reported today ...

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Austin area foreclosures continue increase

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 2:24 p.m.
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Austin-area residential foreclosures increased year-over-year last month, but were fell from the fourth quarter 2009 the the first three months of this year, according to a report today ...

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