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Monday, July 27 

Your Daily Guide

😵‍💫 Morning! This story is freaking me out! Natalie Holloway, the co-founder of Bala, spends $20,000 a month living in Austin.

What Austin's Talking About

City Council Gives Major Approval in Dog’s Head Development

Austin City Council members have approved the creation of a tax increment reinvestment zone for Dog’s Head, an area in Southeast Austin that Amazon is looking to create a robotics factory in. The creation of the zone will help fund the infrastructure the site will need. [Austin Business Journal]

Where To Get Free Furniture Today

MoveOutATX is offering a free furniture market today on a first-come, first-served basis at UT’s Whitaker Courts Parking Lot from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The market is part of the organization’s annual student donation drive. [City of Austin]

F1 Adds Extra Day

The Formula One U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas is growing this year with the addition of a preview event on Thursday. The event will allow spectators to explore COTA before race weekend. [CultureMap Austin]

Driving to a UT Game Is About To Get Easier

Just in time for football season, two lanes are reopening at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Interstate 35 early next month. The area will be freed up from detours, allowing better flow to the University of Texas at Austin. [KXAN]

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Where Is This?

A mural of parrots painted the colors of the rainbow.

The cutest birdies. (Kelsey Bradshaw/City Cast Austin)

Congratulations to Kelli C. for guessing last week’s “Where Is This?” correctly! This photo was taken on North Loop Boulevard near Room Service Vintage. These colorful parrots are on the side of a gas station.

This week’s photo is farther south:

Large, metal ant sculptures.

Hint: This is near an events center. 👀 (Kelsey Bradshaw/City Cast Austin)

Do you know where this photo was taken? Click the button below to submit your guess and be featured in next Monday’s newsletter!

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🤠 Big Tex is getting a new outfit! His new look is being made by Cavender’s Boot City. (I apologize if only I care about this because I grew up in Dallas!)

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