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| The City Cast Austin Podcast Is Back and We Have a New Host! | Miles Bloxson is the new host of City Cast Austin and will make her podcast debut on Sept. 22. Bloxson is a native Austinite, who grew up on the East Side and attended LBJ High School. She is a Longhorn and seventh generation Central Texan with family ties to Bastrop, Smithville, and Manor. | | Bloxson comes to us from KUT where she served as a midday host and producer. She will continue producing “Black Austin Matters” and co-hosting “Pause/Play” at KUT. She will also keep hosting her podcast “Miles To Mogul.” | | A Friend Who Knows the News | Bloxson has a specific vision for City Cast Austin: It’ll be like getting the inside scoop from your bestie. Listeners can expect a fun, conversational podcast with the news you both need and want to know. | | Whether you’re a news junkie or you try to avoid the daily barrage, City Cast Austin is going to be for you, Bloxson said. | | “I’m here for everybody,” she said. “I want to have fun! I want news to be fun.” | | The podcast will feel comfortable, enjoyable, and like it’s coming from someone who loves her city. As a born-and-raised Austinite, Bloxson is curious about what’s happening to her hometown as it changes and changes and changes. Fun fact: Being curious is like half the work of being a journalist! | | “I’m just so passionate about what’s happening in my city,” Bloxson said. | | |
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| Applications for Local Ugly Dog Contest Are Open | Jo’s Coffee is hosting its 9th annual Ugly Dog Contest next month and if you’ve got a funny looking pup, you have until Oct. 11 to apply! You just have to send a photo of your dog to: Chuck.Wylie@JosCoffeeTX.com. [Jo’s Coffee] | | Where Tesla Wants Its Next Tunnel To Be | Tesla has filed an application with the city to build a tunnel under the Colorado River near its gigafactory in Hornsby Bend. It is not clear what the company wants to use the tunnel for. Tesla already has a tunnel under Texas 130 to transport finished cybertrucks to the gigafactory. [Austin Business Journal] | | East Austin Is Getting a Book-Shaped Building | Construction is underway near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and San Gabriel Street on a building honoring author Ayn Rand. The $30 million facility, which is expected to open in 2028, will house artifacts from Rand’s life, and will be shaped like a book. [KXAN] | | Siti Chef Behind New Indian Smokehouse | I know where I’ll be come November! Chef Laila Bazahm is opening an Indian smokehouse called Shola in Govalle. Bazahm already has two restaurants in town – Siti and El Raval – so you know this is going to be good! [CultureMap Austin] |
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