According to a 1967 article, the Zilker Christmas Tree was concieved by Mrs. Alden Davis, special chairwoman of Yule Fest, which, along with Trail of Lights, celebrated its 50th in 2014.

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KMFA, which is not over 50 years old, was built on high standards. 

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Stephen L. Clark Gallery, a story that reaches back to 1993.  Clark, former owner of the Waterloo Ice House group, opened the spot that pulls together so many strands of Austin Culture.

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A populist palace from the beginning, the Paramount was the biggest of big-time venues in Austin, at least from 1915 until late in the 20th century. As the theater has since passed 100 years old, it is crucial to recall that the grande dame of Congress Avenue--frequented by all social and economic classes, although in segregated seating for its first 50 years--hosted some of the top showbiz names.

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"Virgil Oliver---first Negro in the South to serve on a jury." Could that possibly be true? Did Austin play such a dramatic role in the struggle for civil rights? Well, yes and no.

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A little over a month after they said goodbye to their mother, 10 of the Zamarripa children gathered in their childhood home on Tillery Street.

Now in their 50s, 60s and 70s, they showed two guests the spots in the house that made family history. One sibling might disagree with another, but with so many eyewitnesses to that history, a shared narrative emerges.

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Along with allies such as Shudde Fath, Roberta Crenshaw, Dorothy Richter, Scotty Sayers, Ben Crenshaw, Bill Bunch and others, Arnold showed that steady, smart and well-informed environmental and neighborhood activism can change the city forever. 

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The legacy of an Austin church.

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Surprisingly, Lakeway has been well documenting and preserving it's short history. A west Austin hotbed for retiree's and now young prosperous families, we give you a brief history of Lakeway, Tx.

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Eddie Wilson was the founder of the legiondary Armadillo World Headquarters that shaped Austin as a music town. After AWH he purchased Threadgill's which continued the music heritage of our city. We run through a listener submitted list of great Austin restaurants that are now gone and gather Eddie's thoughts and memories.

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