Austin cabbies might get a fare boost
Feb 23rd
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Taking a cab in Austin might soon be more expensive.
Austin’s three cab companies and the city’s Transportation Department are proposing to increase taxi rates 12.7 percent over the next three years. That means a six -mile trip, the average, will cost $15.50 by 2012 , $1.75 more than it does today. Those figures don’t include a gas surcharge that is currently 10 cents a mile. More >
Kmart has decided to close another Austin store
Feb 23rd
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The Kmart store in Austin, Minn., will close this spring, parent Sears Holdings Corp. said, one of 21 U.S. Sears and Kmart stores the company added to its closing list Monday.
That brings to 56 the number of stores that the owner of Sears and Kmart has said over the past year that it will close. About 1,000 jobs will be affected. Monday’s announcement affects 13 Kmarts, four Sears stores in malls four smaller Sears locations, called Sears Essentials.
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UT Austin students eager to help the community
Feb 23rd
More than 1,000 University of Texas at Austin students are expected to participate on Feb. 27 in The Project 2010, one
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of the largest student- and community-run service events in the nation.
Established in 1999 by the university’s Volunteer and Service Learning Center (now part of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement), The Project has grown into an extensive collaborative effort involving student volunteers, city government departments, community organizations and local businesses. More >
Austinian gets deals for Branson, MO flights
Feb 23rd
Branson AirExpress is offering $49 fares, each way, to kick off the service.
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The new flights will leave Austin at 8 a.m. and arrive in Branson at 9:30 a.m.The return flight leaves at 4:45 p.m. and arrives in Austin at 6:15.
The promotional fares are available through April 17 for flights through June 17. More >
