The city of Austin has some South by Southwest pointers up on their Web site. No, City Manager Toby Futrell isn’t recommending you check out the Turbonegro showcase; instead, they’re warning of a peril roaming Downtown: fraudulent parking attendants.

“The Downtown Area Command would like to advise the public that there are subjects wearing ‘safety glow vests’ and pretending to be valet parking attendants for the entertainment district. Vehicles are parked on public streets in marked spaces and drivers are being charged a parking fee,” sayeth the APD. A hearty, “Bitch, please!” to these fellows (the scofflaws, not the cops) sounds in order.

They’ve also got street closures, parking info, and a list of free stuff up, like Auditorium Shores. (Will Wynn‘s guaranteed to be at the Public Enemy concert, as he’s in talks with VH-1 for his own Flavor of Love-style reality TV show after the mayor gig: Will Wynn Ya, Babe?)

This article appears in March 9 • 2007.

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