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🚽 The Poop Company Lance Armstrong Has Invested In

Throne is a new, Austin-based start up working on a device that will attach to a toilet and use cameras and AI software to analyze your waste. Lance Armstrong is one of the company’s angel investors. [Tech Crunch]

🍦 The Best Cold Treats for Summer

It’s officially frozen treat season – temperatures are inching toward the 100s again and Austin is about to dry up for the summer. Enter: Ice cream, iced coffee, frozen drinks, and more. [City Cast Austin 🎧]

🎖️ Texas Vets Say They’re Against THC Ban

The Texas Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to veto Senate Bill 3, which would ban products with THC in them. The group represents 64,000 veterans in Texas. [KXAN]

• The 89th Texas Legislative Session ended on Monday and lawmakers passed bills on abortion, gender definitions, property tax cuts, DEI bans, and more. [The Texas Tribune]

☕ Central Library Has a New Coffee Shop

Café Crème is now open at Austin Public Library’s Central Library downtown. [CultureMap Austin]

A visit to Prélude is like stopping by a very fancy living room belonging to your close friend: There’s art from West Chelsea Contemporary on the walls and playful, refined dishes on the menu; yet it’s completely un-stuffy and comfortable.

The new cocktail bar and lounge, located at 707 West 10th St., is swanky and mysterious, with dark floral wallpaper, jewel toned-velvet furniture and almost orange-tinted lights. Chef Mathew Peters’ carefully selected menu features simple yet incredible drinks like “Melon & Prosciutto,” “Cucumber & Rose,” and “Pines & Miso;” and canapés, or appetizers.

I’m apparently in my Vitamin C era and tried the “Orange & Vanilla” drink ($20), made with mezcal and orange foam; citrus cured hamachi, which came in cornet-shaped bites ($21); and the chicken nuggets ($24), served with crème fraîche and a pickled green tomato. The textures, flavors, and sizes of everything were pretty darn perfect.

It’s definitely on the pricey side of nights out in town, but unique enough to justify it for a nice date, especially on Thursdays, for live jazz on the back lawn. Prélude Country Club, a four-month long series, will give members ($200) access to all-night happy hours, themed parties, and a Mahjong lounge. Eventually, the historic mansion at West Avenue and West 10th Street will house a full restaurant, Maven.