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The perfect recipe to beat the heat
When the temperatures soar into triple digits, Casey's New Orleans Snowballs give heat-relief seekers the perfect way to simmer down their insides.
FULL STORY >> 7/2/2009 1:39 PMWatch Video... Add to Video Cart...
Native Austin actor lives and inspires a dream
Juneteenth brought young and old to the Doris Miller Auditorium. It also brought back one of your neighbors who inspired others and was inspired himself.
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Riverboat Commodore celebrates 60 years on Lake Austin
She's floated along Lake Austin for decades. Now, a timeless Austin treasure is celebrating her 60th birthday. One of your neighbors has helped hundreds of thousands of neighbors create cherished memories -- port and starboard.
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Artist leaves his mark at College Baseball Hall of Fame
College baseball fever is high around these parts with the Longhorns headed to their 33rd College World Series. And, someday, if a current player or coach makes it to the College Baseball Hall of Fame, an Austin artist may be the one to paint their likeness.
FULL STORY >> 6/10/2009 5:27 PMWatch Video... Add to Video Cart...
Local 9-year-old leaves for the circus
Olivia White of Lakeway is heading to a week-long intensive camp at the National Circus School in Montreal, Canada.
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Austinite works locally to save tropical rainforests
It may seem like there's a lot of distance between Austin and rainforest communities in Central and South America. However, one of Your Neighbors is bringing these two regions together for the common good.
FULL STORY >> 5/28/2009 3:08 PMWatch Video... Add to Video Cart...
Leave it to a letter to change a life
Big Brother Ben De Leon's friendship and mentorship with his Little Brother Anthony earned Ben the honor of being named National Big Brother of the Year.
FULL STORY >> 5/21/2009 6:19 PMWatch Video... Add to Video Cart...
English pudding made in Austin a hit in America
How about some tasty pudding? One British citizen who now calls Austin home is serving up some, and people nationwide are eating it up.
FULL STORY >> Updated: 5/15/2009 8:24 AMWatch Video... Add to Video Cart...
Art therapist taps into patient's inner palette
Art therapist Bess Green helps patients use art to break through their mental illnesses to express themselves in a safe way.
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Watch the fireworks LIVE on News 8

If you can’t make it out to Auditorium Shores this Saturday for the annual H-E-B Austin Symphony Orchestra concert and fireworks display or out to Dell Diamond for the Freedom Fest, News 8 will broadcast coverage of both events.

• On News 8 from 9:20-9:30 p.m. Saturday, you can watch the fireworks live from Round Rock followed by the symphony show from 9:30-10 p.m.

If you are planning on heading down to Austin for the festivities, organizers encourage you to keep a few things in mind. You’re encouraged to bring drinking water, bug spray and blankets. Barbecue grills, alcohol as well as glass and Styrofoam containers are not allowed at Auditorium Shores.

In addition, folks are advised to leave pets at home.

If you are driving down, you are urged to park north of Lady Bird Lake to ease congestion south of the lake or take CapMetro.

• Click for advised parking locations and road closures.

• Click for a map of bus routes to the festivities.

Bike racks will be available.

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