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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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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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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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Austin Energy installs solar panels on 6 more schools


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 1:17 p.m.
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Austin Energy has installed solar panels on six more Central Texas schools in its quest to retrofit 50 by the end of the year ...

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SXSW schedule: Initial impressions


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 12:57 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Popular music blog Brooklyn Vegan's showcase at Club DeVille on Wednesday is bound to be overrun with bearded dudes on hand to see Sam Beam-ish Australians The Middle East and Dead Oceans indie folksters Bowerbirds and Califone ... To counter that showcase (and probably drown it out) will be a bunch of metal bands, including Zoroaster , next door on the Mohawk patio ... The Continental Club will likewise be packed for the Sirius/XM/Sin City Social Club showcase that

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Pecha Kucha Night Volume 7 This Thursday, Special Haiti Benefit Edition


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 12:22 p.m.
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Pecha Kucha Austin Volume 7: ... Jett Butler, Designer ... Sam Douglas, Filmmaker; Jack Sanders, Designer ... Sarah Gamble, Architect ... Jace Graf, Book Designer ... Jean Goehring, Designer ... Austin Kleon, Writer and Poet ... Chris Krager, Architect ... Magda Sayeg, Textile Art ... Steven Tomlinson, Playwright and Economics Professor ... Erin Trieb, Photographer ...

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Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf adds 4th Austin store


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 12:21 p.m.
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Less than two months after announcing its third Austin location, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf will open another local franchised store, this time in the new Domain II north of the city ...

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