Click below for a hilarious take on the pros and cons of downtown living:

Mike Buys a Condo
http://www.youtube.com/user/downtownfacts#p/a/u/0/WokPQt56g_g

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Hey DANA!

We just recently created our Facebook Fan Page. We need you to show your support by being a fan here: DANA Facebook Fan Page . Once a fan, you will be able to stay on top of DANA news feeds and updates. As we improve our site, we will be integrating social widgets, like the Facebook "like" buttons on to our main website to give you the best experience and an opportunity to give us input onto DANA and the content it provides. Stay tuned and be a Fan!

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Courtesy of Jamie Lagarde

DANA is a big supporter of the annual SXSW conference. It is a great event bringing the world to Downtown Austin!

As fantastic as it is, do companies have to paint their logos on downtown sidewalks? It has been 5 months since the event and we still see sidewalks like the picture here. The city should ask Whrrl to clean this up and fine anyone who does it next year.

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Courtesy of Jamie Lagarde

One recent sunny afternoon l happened to spot a family enjoying the nice day by flying a kite. It wasn’t in a park or a field as you might expect, but on top of the parking garage of the Monarch on 5th St. It was quite resourceful of them, but it made we wonder.  What if that space would have been a green park instead of a concrete parking level? It would be a much nicer place to fly a kite. Maybe even nice enough to have a picnic as well.
 

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by Michael McGrail

Join the Austin Museum of Art for a Bastille Day celebration this Wednesday June 14th from 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. 823 Congress Avenue.

Immerse your self in an Austin style celebration, commemorating the French Revolution with Austin’s first Poodle parade, French music, culinary delights, wine, a Sidewalk café, and other surprises.

The Poodle parade route begins at 6:00 p.m. at St. David’s Episcopal Church (301 E 8th Street) and proceeds north on Trinity, west on 9th, south on Congress one block, and up to the Poodle Promenade at AMoA. Of course my poodle “Bently the Downtown Poodle” will be a participant.

Tickets to the AMoA Bastille Austin party in the AMOA Gallery are $10 for AMOA Members and $15 general admission. Join AMOA today and receive a free ticket benefits. Click here for more information!

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