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April 23, 2007

MONDAY [23] books • David Sedaris at The Paramount Theatre books • Bill Bradley presents The New American Story at BookPeople (7:30pm) art • Artistic License: WorkSpace Artist Jedediah Caesar at the Blanton Museum of Art at The Blanton Museum of Art, MLK at Congress (Included with Museum Admission, 6-7pm) comedy • "Funniest Person in Austin" Contest, Hosted By Mario DiGiorgio (Winner 1999)" at Cap City Comedy Club dance • The Whirling Dervishes at......

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June 7, 2006

At his last meeting as a member of City Council, Raul Alvarez is taking one more shot at getting approval for his proposal to "save" East Austin from gentrification. With his plan, essentially, families of four earning under $21,350 a year and who have lived in the same East Austin for home the last 15 years would get $5,000 to fix it up and a 10-year freeze on city property taxes. Although "gentrification" is......

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