After the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on same-sex marriage, over 300 gay and straight couples obtained marriage licenses at the Travis Country Courthouse on Friday. Several churches offered their services for wedding ceremonies. Fourth Street was closed on Friday evening for a rally and celebration. And rainbow flags were prominently displayed all around downtown…
Armenian Genocide Commemorations are being held around the world this week to remember the nearly 1.5 million Armenians who died during World War I. Here in Austin, a Peace Walk and Rally was held last Saturday afternoon. Armenians traveled here from Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and other parts of Texas to join the local Armenian community for this event.
Hundreds of Austinites enjoyed a pleasant Saturday evening walk in the second-annual Illuminate Austin. The purpose of this event was to raise awareness of domestic violence issues. Proceeds benefited non-profit SafePlace, which provides shelter and services to sexual and domestic violence victims in our area.
Polls for the mid-term elections just closed here at 7 PM CST this evening. It will be quite interesting to see who wins the local races for Austin mayor and City Council seats. Outside of Austin, Texas is a “red” (Republican) state, so those state-wide contests are most likely to be won by Republicans.
You probably know that today, September 19th, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. But did you realize that this is also PARK(ing) Day? According to the organization’s website, “PARK(ing) Day is an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks.” In keeping with our city’s hipster reputation, a few “parklets” popped up on Congress Avenue today.
Austinites joined the Austin Fire Department in remembering firefighters and all who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 at the annual 9-11 Ceremony this morning.
No doubt about it… Midsummer in Motion is a very unique interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream.
This morning the Austin Fire Department held their annual 9/11 Ceremony at the Buford Tower near our building. About 100 people attended. Members of the Austin Fire Department Pipe and Drum Corps played during the ceremony. Congressman Lloyd Doggett spoke, along with Austin City Council member, Mike Martinez. Both praised the ongoing work of the local fire departments in battling the recent wildfires here.
