East Austin
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Who Gets To Keep Austin Weird?
Murals at the intersection of Twelfth and Chicon on Austin’s East side were painted over recently, while famous images in the city’s tourist neighborhoods have become institutions.
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Nipped in the Bud
When Austin’s vegetable-forward restaurant Gardner failed, the proprietors transformed it into Chicon, a place aimed at the (adobo-rubbed) meat and (fingerling) potatoes crowd.
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A White Hipster Apologized For Vandalizing A Restaurant With “F— You White Hipsters”
White hipsters: The least self-aware people on the planet?
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Jordan French, the Landlord Who Demolished the East Austin Piñata Shop, Has Been Forced to Resign From the Company He Started
The PR fallout behind the Jumpolin fiasco continues to grow.
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New Austin Pizzeria Hires Exclusively Via Snapchat
Apply to sling pizzas via the same medium politicians use to send their mistresses photos of their junk!
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Hey Murphy
A novice Austin jewelry maker catches Anthropologie’s eye.
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Demolished East Austin Piñata Shop Is the New Center of Austin’s Gentrification Debate
When the owners of Jumpolin in East Austin went to bed on Wednesday night, they were the proprietors of a piñata shop. When they woke up on Thursday, they had a pile of rubble. But exactly what happened is still a matter of debate.
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Sneak Peek: In March, The Wanderer Goes To . . .
Sometimes the best vacations are staycations. Though I didn’t have to travel very far to get to my March destination—East Austin—it was a welcome change of scenery. There are far too many shops, restaurants, bars, and other discoveries in the neighborhood to hit them all in a three-day trip, but I’ve highlighted many of my …
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East Side Story
Among the hipsters, galleries, food trucks, and old-timers in Austin’s trendy enclave.
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Are These Three Neighborhoods Really the Fastest-Gentrifying in Texas?
The Fordham Institute singles out zip codes in Austin, Houston, and Dallas, but his criteria is limited and imprecise.