🌱 SXSW Innovation Awards Presented + Austin Pasta|Bar Now Open

Happy Friday, neighbors! Here's everything worth knowing in Austin today.

First, today's weather:

Windy with sunshine. High: 75 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories today in Austin:

1. On Monday, March 14, 18 awards were presented at the 2022 SXSW Innovation Awards ceremony in Austin. Ingrid Vanderveldt, entrepreneur and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women, served as emcee and said, "Tonight, you’re going to see an incredibly diverse group of finalists and projects making an impact on societies and communities.” The award categories ranged "from AI & Machine Learning and Health, Med & BioTech to Music & Audio Innovation and Wearable Tech." Other smaller categories included “Speculative Design” and “Innovation in Connecting People." For highlights on the award winners and for the full list of winners, courtesy of SXSW, visit: (Dealerscope)
2. "Pasta|Bar, the Italian restaurant from the Sushi by Scratch team that was awarded a Michelin star in Los Angeles," officially opened in Austin on Sunday, March 13. The venue is located at 1017 East Sixth St. in East Austin, where the Maggie Louise Confections chocolate shop used to be. The menu features pastas and Italian dishes, including "items like bone marrow, blue crab with corn and chili, and tomato salad." The $165 menu that requires reservations is currently sold out, but please contact the venue regarding other meal choices and visit: (Eater Austin)
3. The University of Texas in Austin (UT) now provides "Narcan to students, staff and faculty for free" at campus libraries and residence halls, and at the Perry-Castañeda Library. Narcon, also called naloxone, "is a potentially life-saving medication used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose." The decision to provide the medication was made "after Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) saw at least 12 people taken to the hospital early this month due to drug overdoses" with "a total of seven incidents in the downtown area," and two unfortunate deaths. For more details visit: (KVUE.com)

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Today in Austin:

• Virtual Zumba Class by Stronger Austin. Registration and RSVP is required on the Stronger Austin website at http://strongeraustin.org. (8 a.m.)
• Donate blood and get a free short stack from IHOP at We Are Blood. (9 a.m.)
• Day 3 of the "Fit is Freedom Consistency Series… because consistent is the new sexy" Online Event. For more information and to RSVP visit https://kellyhoward.fun/37jk7ph. (2:30 p.m.)
• 2nd Annual "It's Time to Play!" Art Exhibition at Jodie King Media Art Studio. More information at https://jodiekingxjanerobinartexhibition.eventbrite.com. (6 p.m.)
• South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin. Click here to view the official SXSW 2022 website. (All Day)

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