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Viva! Streets Austin Festival: Encouraging Austinites to have fun while beingactive

On May 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., two miles of Sixth Street – starting atBrazos St. and ending at Robert Martinez Jr. – will be completely closed off tomotor vehicles and instead, open for biking, rollerblading, skateboarding and aslew of other activities that encourage Austinites to be active.

Those who frequent West Sixth Street on Friday and Saturday nights are probably used to seeing part of the road completely blocked off to automobiles so people can safely roam amongst themselves.

Viva! Streets Austin, a new free festival set for this Sunday, plans to take that idea and spice it up a bit.

On May 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., two miles of Sixth Street — starting at Brazos St. and ending at Robert Martinez Jr. — will be completely closed off to motor vehicles and instead, open for biking, rollerblading, skateboarding and a slew of other activities that encourage Austinites to be active.

The festival’s mission is to “transform a street into public space and encourage active living through recreation, fitness activities, and healthful food options.”

Viva! Streets was inspired by a tradition in Colombia called, Ciclovía. During each Sunday or on various holidays, the main streets of Colombia would be closed off to automobiles and would be open primarily for bicyclists, runners, skaters.

The tradition has exploded internationally, from Australia to New Zealand to Canada to here in the United States. El Paso and San Antonio have previously held similar events, but this year will be Austin’s first.

The festival will feature two different zones of activities: in the green zone near Brazos, attendees can enjoy Zumba, yoga and a cooking demo/exercise sponsored by various organizations. Over at the blue zone, Viva! Streets will also be hosting exercise classes, an opening ceremony and various live music events.

Festival go-ers are encouraged to bring their dogs, ride their bikes, tango and simply enjoy the streets. According to their website, the festival’s mission is to “transform a street into public space and encourage active living through recreation, fitness activities, and healthful food options.”

And for those interested in exploring the various “healthful food options,” be sure to check out the healthy food cooking demos as well as free samples from various vendors throughout the street.

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For more details about Viva! Streets Austin, take a look at their event schedule.

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The 'Brothers' Are Back

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson spotted with film crew in Austin

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Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson were seen on South Congress Avenue in mid-November.

One of Hollywood's favorite duos, Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, were spotted on South Congress in mid-November with a camera crew.

Nobody is exactly sure what these two are up to, but that hasn't stopped the rumor mill from churning. Some say it's for their upcoming Apple TV+ series, Brother From Another Mother. It'sa 10-episode comedy that is a "heartfelt odd couple love story," according to The Wrap, quoting an early press release. It takes place on a ranch in Texas, so filming around town would make sense.

South Congress Avenue certainly doesn't look like a ranch, though. The actors looked foppish, Harrelson in an all-maroon suit and shiny leather shoes, and McConaughey in a loud, royal purple patterned shirt.

Another theory was that they were shooting Salesforce ads, and someone in the same thread suggested (without a source) that what they were filming wasn't a narrative feature.

And of course Reddit is doing what it does best:

Reddit discourse about Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson McConaughey and Harrelson starred together in the first season of True Detective.reddit.com

Reddit discourse about Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson McConaughey said on Access Daily that his mom started the rumor that he and Harrelson are half-brothers.reddit.com

But even though no one knows for sure what the two are doing here, we do have reason to believe that the two real-life best friends and former EDtv and True Detective co-stars are still around. According to an insider, who can't say much because the project is still in the works, the two are "still shooting a bunch of stuff around town," though where they'll be next is a mystery.

And remember, "Time is a flat circle. Everything we have done or will do we will do over and over and over again — forever.” So if you don't catch them this time, sounds like you'll have another chance.

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