Sports 11/1, 7:30 am Komen Austin Race for the Cure The Domain at Burnet Rd. and Braker Lane, Austin www.runtex.com 11/7, 8:00 am 7th Annual Wurst Ride Austin Texas to New Braunfels 3505 Montopolis Road www.wurstride.com 11/8, 7 am Keller Williams Run for the Water 10 Miler, 5K and Kids K Downtown, Austin www.runtex.com 11/14, 9 am - 12 pm Shake a Leg at the Lake Family fun 1 mile, chip timed 5K & 10K Rough Hollow's, Lakeway www.passportsmarketing.com/Main/Events.htm
11/15, 1 pm Walk to Defeat ALS Dell Diamond, Round Rock www.runtex.com 11/16, 11 am - 5 pm Youth Benefit Golf Tournament Twin Creeks Country Club, Cedar Park www.cedarparktx.us/cp/pr_events_golf.aspx UT Basketball Men's/Women's www.TexasSports.com
11/26, 9 am 19th Annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Benefiting Caritas of Austin Waterloo Park, Austin www.runtex.com
UT Football www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com 11/07 Ctrl. Florida 11/14 at Baylor 11/21 Kansas 11/26 at Texas A&M Theatre/Culture 11/7,11,13,15 Austin Lyric Opera La Bohème By Giacomo Puccini Long Center www.thelongcenter.org 11/24-29 101 Dalmatians Long Center www.thelongcenter.org 11/6, doors 7 pm | Show @ 8pm Diane Keaton The Paramount Theatre www.austintheatre.org Music 11/6, doors @ 7 pm Galactic w/ Special Guest Corey Henry w/ Mike Dillon's Gogo Jungle Stubb's / Outside Show www.stubbsaustin.com 11/6, 7:30 pm AC/DC Frank Erwin Center www.uterwincenter.com 11/10, 8 pm Jay-Z with special guests N.E.R.D. and J. Cole Frank Erwin Center www.uterwincenter.com 11/12, 7 pm Jewel One World Theatre www.oneworldtheatre.org 11/12, 8 pm Dane Cook Frank Erwin Center www.uterwincenter.com 11/14, 11 am & 1 pm Doktor Kaboom One World Theatre www.oneworldtheatre.org 11/20, doors @ 7pm Blue October w/ B.O.B. Stubb's / Outside Show Tix Onsale 9/18 Thru Stubbs.Frontgatetickets.com 11/20, 7 - 9:30 pm Paula Cole One World Theatre www.oneworldtheatre.org 11/21, doors @ 8 pm | show @ 9 pm Train w/ Uncle Kracker La Zona Rosa www.lazonarosa.com 11/27, doors @ 7 pm | Show @ 8 pm Tuna Does Vegas The Paramount Theatre www.austintheatre.org Other 11/2, 7 pm - 11 pm Kelly Clarkson Cedar Park Center, intersection of New Hope and 183A, Cedar Park www.cedarparkfun.com/joomla 11/7 Austin Pow-wow and American Indian Heritage Festival 3200 Jones Road, Sunset Valley www.austinpowwow.org 11/7-8 Austin Celtic Festival Fiesta Gardens www.austincelts.org/festival 11/7-8 Fun Fun Fun Fest A variety of bands perform Waterloo Park, 403 E. 15th St. www.funfunfunfest.com 11/11, doors @ 8 pm | show @ 9 pm Pretty Lights w/ Alex B| Gramatik LaZona Rosa www.lazonarosa.com 11/13-15 Wimberley Valley Art League 2009 Annual Art Show And Sale Johnson Hall of the Wimberley Community Center, http://visitwimberley.com/articles/wvalHoliday Current.shtml Admission is free. Call (512) 826-4286 for further information. 11/14, 11 am - 5 pm Fable Fest Drama, performing arts, music, visual artistry, poetry, puppetry, storytelling, genealogy, and science. Heritage Oak Park, Cedar Park www.fablefest.com 11/15, doors 8 pm | show @ 9 pm Peter, Bjorn & John w/ Peter Bjorn & John | El Perro Del Mar LaZona Rosa www.lazonarosa.com
11/18-22 A Christmas Affair Palmer Events Center www.jlaustin.org / 467.8982 11/18-22 Walking With Dinosaurs Based on the award-winning BBC Television Series. Walking With Dinosaurs Cedar Park Center, 2100 Avenue of the Stars www.cedarparkfun.com/joomla 11/21, 10 am - 4 pm 8th Annual Christmas Bazaar Dozens of local crafters & vendors exhibiting ornaments, gifts, wreaths, jewelry, candles, handbags, specialty food items, western decor and more Cedar Park High School Cafeteria www.cedarparkchamber.org Thanksgiving - Nov. 26th 11/27 Lighting of the Square Come sing along with the Austin Carolers to your favorite holiday tunes and warm your tummy with cookies and hot chocolate! Historic Downtown Square, Georgetown http://visit.georgetown.org/lighting-of-the-square/ 11/28, 11 am Chuy's Children Giving to Children Christmas Parade Downtown, Austin www.chuysparade.com 11/28 - 12/31 Emily Ann Theatre's Trail of Lights Opening Ceremony 10/28, 4 pm - 6 pm Enjoy the 360 degree view of the Wimberley Valley www.emilyann.org/trailoflights.htm 10/30 through 11/8 Wurstfest New Braunfels www.wurstfest.com
POSITIVE PREDICTIONS FOR TEXAS ECONOMY:
AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) - The Texas economy is predicted to begin a slow, steady recovery in 2010, according to BBVA Compass' U.S. Regional Watch third-quarter report. The report predicts a 1.7 percent increase in the state's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010, following a small contraction in 2009. This will be aided in part by a surge in home sales, according to the bank's economists. Home sales across Texas are predicted to increase by 4.5 percent in 2010 after declining by 12 percent by the end of 2009. Though Texas projected a 9.5 percent deficit at the beginning of the year, it is the only state among the seven Sun Belt states covered by BBVA Compass to forecast a balanced budget in 2010. The report also said that Texas will benefit the most from funding through the federal government stimulus program, considering the amount of money to be received by the state equates to its entire 2009 budget shortfall.
MANY MIGRATE TO TEXAS:
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Texas had the highest net migration in the country in 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. As other states suffered through a falling economy last year, the Lone Star State experienced an influx of residents, thanks to relatively stable housing and employment markets. The population grew by 140,000 in 2008, after subtracting those leaving the state from those moving into it. The Census Bureau also reported that fewer residents were moving within their home states. The percentage of people who lived in different homes within the same state dropped to 12.6 percent during 2008. It was 12.8 percent in 2007 and 13 percent in 2005, when housing markets were hopping.
Report: Austin among best performing U.S. metros Austin Business Journal
Austin and San Antonio will be the first two U.S. cities to recover from the recession, according to a new national forecast from IHS Global Insight. The forecast from the Lexington, Mass. economic research firm suggests the two Texas cities will bounce back to their pre-recession job levels sometime next year.
Eight other metropolitan areas are predicted to recover by 2011, a group that includes Texas' two largest markets, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, along with Washington, D.C.
IHS Global Insight said most metros will start adding employment next year, but the increases are likely to be tepid. "Solid gains will not return for the majority of the country until 2011," the report said. Austin is also named one of the 20 best performing metropolitan areas in the second quarter of 2009, according to a study by the Brookings Institution. The second quarter MetroMonitor report tracked nine metrics in 100 U.S. metro areas, and found Austin was a leader in many of those, from percent change in gross metropolitan product to percent change in housing prices.
Employment in Austin fell 0.5 percent from its pre-recession peak, that was the second-narrowest gap in the nation. The Texas Capital was also one of only three metro areas that surpassed their pre-recession peak output by the second quarter of 2009. Along with the other two cities, McAllen and Washington D.C., Austin was one of those least affected by the downturn. The report's authors said the figures reveal some stark differences in economic performance among metro areas.
"Signs at the national level that job and income losses are slowing continue to mask the highly variable performance of individual metropolitan economies," said Alan Berube, co-author of the report. "While several metro areas may have reached a turning point, there are many others that still have not touched bottom, as well as a few that have almost fully recovered."
Texas had the strongest showing, with six cities among the 20 strongest metro areas: Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, McAllen and San Antonio. Florida dominated the list of the 20 weakest metro areas with eight, including Bradenton, Cape Coral, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Palm Bay and Tampa.
Approximate Location Boundaries: Austin, Texas
Location Characteristics: As a Georgetown, Texas Resident for 35 years, I have seen a lot of changes and Real Estate growth in the Georgetown, Round Rock, and Austin areas. I am very active in the Community and understand the Real Estate Market. As Top Producer and Number 1 Expert in Georgetown, Texas for the past 10 consecutive years, I know the importance of hard work and dedicated service to my clients. I enjoy meeting people and telling them about everything Georgetown, Texas has to offer and would love the opportunity to help you with your Real Estate needs.
About Lena Lansdale:
As a Georgetown, Texas Resident for 35 years, I have seen a lot of changes and Real Estate growth in the Georgetown, Round Rock, and Austin areas. I am very active in the Community and understand the Real Estate Market. As Top Producer with Keller Williams Realty-Georgetown and Number 1 Expert in Georgetown, Texas for the past 10 consecutive years, I know the importance of hard work and dedicated service to my clients. I enjoy meeting people and telling them about everything Georgetown, Texas has to offer and would love the opportunity to help you with your Real Estate needs.
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