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Refinery29 launches Style Festival for fashion-forward Austinites

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Refinery29's Style Festival is Saturday, June 27 from 2-7 pm at The Domain.

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This Saturday, Simon Malls and online fashion destination Refinery29 are bringing a new shopping experience to The Domain. The second annual Style Festival is a free, six-city fashion tour that transforms the typical shopping trip into a fun, festival-inspired experience. Austin is the Style Festival's only stop in Texas.

“We’re excited to bring the Style Festival to Austin,” Piera Gelardi, Refinery29 executive creative director, said. “Austin’s love of music, great style, local boutique culture and the love of shopping and discovery makes it a great fit.”

On June 27 from 2-7 pm, festival-goers can mill around the grounds of The Domain and explore four stages curated by Refinery29. The “entertainment destinations” include the Sound Stage, Style Stage, Beauty Stage and DIY Stage.

Each destination is inspired by musical festival culture. Get a festival-ready braid at the Beauty Stage, customize a tee at the DIY Stage, listen to emerging artists at the Sound Stage, and shop trendy summer looks at the Style Stage. Curated by Refinery29, the Style Stage will showcase indie boutiques and national brands — think Beehive, Style Mafia and Violet Boutique — in a way that stylish Austinites will love.

“Texas is an important market for us and Austin is considered to be one the coolest cities in America,” Simon’s senior VP and global creative director, Chidi Achara, said. “The Domain is a part of the fabric of Austin’s style scene. It just makes sense.”

Stay updated on all things Style Festival at Refinery29.com.

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Autin's public transit provider CapMetro keeps lowering budget

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Still, CapMetro's plans for improvement continue on.

Austin’s public transit provider, CapMetro, plans to cut its budget by about 20 percent for next year.

The decision comes as the agency faces a downturn in sales tax revenue.

CapMetro's proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year is $704.8 million. However, for the last few years, CapMetro's budget has declined. For 2023-24, the board of directors approved a budget of $871 million, and in 2022-23, they approved a $902.8 million budget.

“We’re in good financial position,” said CapMetro Deputy CFO Kevin Conlan during a September 11 board meeting. “I’m very optimistic for next year, but we remain very guarded as well, with a downturn in sales tax.”

In this proposed budget, they are expecting a sales tax revenue of $402.8 million. Despite a lower budget, CapMetro said it still plans to bring some large projects online.

Their capital improvement budget, at $229.8 million, makes up for the largest of their expenses. The largest chunk of that budget, $149.1 million over five years, will go toward a North Demand Response Facility and their new headquarters build-out.

More improvements include $15 million for CapMetro Pickup, the on-demand ride share shuttle that picks people up right in their neighborhoods, and $2.4 million toward BikeShare operations and expansions. Earlier this year, CapMetro started replacing all of the city bikes with fully electric ones.

Read the full story and watch the video at KVUE.com.

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