#OptOutside & Win!

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#OptOutside this Holiday Season and Win! You may remember REI has done things a little different on Black Friday —they have closed their doors, and invited the nation to opt outside with them. And more than a million people have done just that – including us! It really caught the attention of our community, and we saw hundreds of you posting …

500 Attendees for Raiders at Republic Square

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Thanks to the 500 plus people who enjoy a pleasant night for Raiders and the return of movies to Republic Square.  Thanks to the Downtown Austin Alliance for sponsoring the first movie, to Mellow Johnny’s for Bike Valet Services, The Alamo Drafthouse for their great work and to the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Dept for their continued support …

2nd Austin Oyster Adventure Race: Great Fun

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The Austin Parks Foundation was the beneficiary for a second year of the Austin Oyster Adventure Race.  Team Sage/Team Player Productions of Denver, CO is running a series of six Oyster races in Denver, San Francisco, Nashville, Seattle, Austin and Portland, OR this year and the foundation helped lay out the course, recruit the 50 plus volunteers needed to run …