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Amy Gabriel
Shopping
Amy Gabriel is a full-time features writer who abides in a bungalow in east Austin. She is Editor-In-Chief and the original voice of Austin Tidbits (www.austintidbits.com), a digital publication for stylish Austin women to stay up to date on the latest hidden gems of the local shopping scene. Her byline can also be found in regional publications such as the Austin Insider, Austin Monthly Magazine and the Austin American Statesman’s monthly magazine.
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Greg Ackerman
Music
Greg has been covering live music in Austin for Examiner.com nearly four years. He works as a digital strategy consultant for local and national organizations. When he is not writing or working for clients, Greg enjoys playing tennis, swimming at Barton Springs Pool, volunteering for Austin non-profits and riding his bicycle.
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Heidi Gollub
Family
With five kids to entertain (and at least as many baskets of laundry to avoid), Heidi keeps her young crew hopping with adventures all over town. Austin offers endless possibilities for fun-loving families, a good deal of them free! Heidi started Free Fun in Austin as a handy resource for parents and continues to update both the blog and the Free Fun Calendar daily.
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Jodi Bart
Food
Jodi Bart began blogging in 2008, and is a founding board member of The Austin Food Blogger Alliance (AFBA). In 2010 and 2011, Tasty Touring was named Best Local Food Blog in the Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin Reader’s Poll. She believes that when food is made with love, you can taste it. Her goal is to taste and share the best of what Austin has to offer.
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Kerri Olsen
FORMULA 1 & MOTOR SPORTS
When Formula 1™ announced its U.S. return, and plans to build a circuit in Austin, Kerri and her brother Kevin jumped at the opportunity to combine his love of racing with her passion for networking and building communities. Kerri has leveraged her business savvy and project management experience to make The Austin Grand Prix the number one online destination for connecting F1™ fans with Austin.
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Oscar Davila
Events
Oscar currently lives in Austin, Texas and tries his best to Keep Austin Weird. You can usually catch him running or biking the trails around Lady Bird Lake. He loves to travel and just got back from running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, so if you need some tips on out running a bull, he’s your guy. When he's not enjoying the outdoors or traveling he is out networking at the many tech events in Austin.
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NATALIE BETTS
BUSINESS
Natalie works in economic development and assists companies from across the U.S. and abroad to expand their business to Austin. Ask her about Austin’s business climate, industry clusters, or how to convince your boss to move your company to Austin so you can enjoy this city year round.
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