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🌱 Desert Door Residency Winners + Two New Restaurants In Austin

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Hey, Austin! Let's get you all caught up to start this Thursday, March 31, off on an informed note. These are the most important things going on today in Austin.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and pleasant. High: 81 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories today in Austin:

  1. Big Medium and Desert Door Texas Sotol announced an open call for the second annual Desert Door Residency "earlier this year," and recently three winners were announced, and all of them are from Austin! The local artists are Jieun Beth, Elizabeth Hudson, and Jesus Treviño, who "will each receive a $1,000 stipend and complete a one-week residency at the Desert Door ranch in West Texas." In addition, a group exhibition of their work "will be held in November during the city-wide Austin Studio Tour event." For more information on each of the artists, please visit: (Glasstire)
  2. Two new restaurants, The Grey Market Austin and The Diner Bar Austin owned by Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano, opened up in downtown San Antonio recently this spring. The Grey Market "is a fast-casual lunch counter spot that offers grocery provisions as well as grab-and-go items like po' boys and fried chicken." The Diner, which originally opened in Savannah, "features dishes such as of whole roasted king salmon burnished with a sunflower seed puree, as seen at the original," but "recalibrated with redfish and the prickly heat of chiles at its Austin outpost." The Grey Market opens daily from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., and The Diner Bar opens Monday-Sunday with breakfast hours from 7:30-10:30 a.m., dinner from 5-9 p.m. and happy hour is from 4-6 p.m. Both venues are located at 501 Brazos St. For more visit: (Austin Monthly)
  3. "SALON TODAY, the leading business media for salon and spa owners," recently named Harlow Beauty and Hair Salon, located at 6009 Burnet Road, one of the SALON TODAY 200 businesses! SALON TODAY 200 is "a landmark competition that gathers data on industry performance, creates a forum for owners to share best business practices and celebrates salons for their business acumen." The focus this year was "on business recovery in 2021 and rebuilding efforts for 2022," due to the difficulties that small businesses faced for the past two years as a result of COVID-19. In February, this year's honorees were announced on SALON TODAY's eblast and social media announcements, and they were also featured in its spring 2022 publication issue. On Sunday, May 15, "the honorees will be celebrated in Nashville... at an awards dinner during Data-Driven Salon Summit, a peer-driven, hands-on experience that provides insight on data benchmarks and best practices to help salons identify new business opportunities." For more information and to book an appointment at Harlow visit: (EIN News)

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Today in Austin:

From my notebook:

  • "Austin Central Library, located at 710 W. César Chávez St., will be closed to the public on Thursday, March 31 until 2 p.m. If you need library services earlier in the day, please visit one of our other amazing branches at https://library.austintexas.gov/locations." (Facebook)
  • "Do you like looking for clues and solving riddles? Then join our Hancock crew as we go through a Virtual Escape Room! Help us figure out how to escape before time runs out! The free event is for ages 11-14 and will be held on Friday, April 29. Register at austintexas.gov/parksonline and for more information call 512-978-2335." (Facebook)
  • Austin Parks and Recreation is now hiring lifeguards ages 15 and over, and summer camp staff ages 16 and over! Earn $15+ an hour plus a $500 Summer Completion Bonus! Summer camp staff can choose to work for Outdoor Nature Adventure camps (which includes kayaking, biking, and climbing), Cultural and Art Camps, Inclusion and Adaptive programs, and Summer Playgrounds camps. Opportunities with the Aquatics Department include cashiers, swim instructors, pool lifeguards, and open water lifeguards, which start at $16.25 per hour. Learn more and apply today at austintexas.gov/summerjobs." (Facebook)

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That's it for today! I'll see you around.

— Gabriela Couvillion

About me: I'm an active mom of two grown sons and lifelong San Antonio resident. I received a BA in Spanish from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and in my free time I immerse myself in creative writing. Thanks for reading Patch, and feel free to reach out if you have any news and happenings you think may appeal to our readers!

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