Episode 66: Refresh Austin [Live Recording]




The ATX Web Show! show

Summary: We finally got the whole team together at the Refresh Austin: Summer Party (http://www.refreshaustin.org/). Recorded live on July 30, 2013. * Dave announces his mayorship of Curaçao, Sam's homeland, and sings the new national anthem. * The Gowalla exodus from Facebook to Dropbox * Torchy's secret menu (http://kutnews.org/post/torchys-secret-taco-menu-revealed) * Texas Tribune covers Wendy Davis' HB1 Filibuster (http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/2013-abortion-filibuster/) and compiles images (http://www.texastribune.org/capitol-instagram-viewer/) * Louis Black calls out Texas with a great big "F*ck you!" (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-17-2013/back-in-black---new-york-vs--texas) * Upcoming Events: * An Event Apart (http://aneventapart.com/event/austin-2013) | September 30 - October 2 | register here (https://store.aneventapart.com/register/2013/austin) * jQuery Conference: Austin (http://events.jquery.org/2013/austin/) | September 10-11 | register here (http://events.jquery.org/2013/austin/#buy-tickets) * Girl Develop It: Austin (http://www.meetup.com/Girl-Develop-It-Austin/) * MakerSquare (http://themakersquare.com) is Austin's answer to The Starter League and General Assembly. We chat a bit about the program and the team behind it. * @beaktor (http://twitter.com/beaktor) is the guy to know for dim sum in Austin. * Austin in the News * What is the best damn city (http://bestdamncity.com)? * Austin ranks as the No. 1 place to launch your business, according to a new ranking by GoodApril, a San Francisco-based tax-planning startup (http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/227436) * Austin families spend on average $878 a month putting costs higher than places like San Francisco, Nashville, Seattle and Portland (http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-named-most-expensive-cities-for-families-213927161.html) * We're back on twitter! @ATXwebshow (http://twitter.com/atxwebshow)