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Story We Love: Austin's Esther's Follies just got a nearly $183,000 boost from the city to repair their historic Sixth Street home and preserve the venue after pandemic-era money trouble. They'll match the funding dollar for dollar, and the projected payoff for the city is about $1.6 million. Tricia walks through what makes Esther's so uniquely Austin — Vegas-style magic, musical numbers, sketch comedy, and that famous gimmick where bits spill out the windows onto the sidewalk. JB wonders whether spilling into Lower Sixth is still safe, and the desk agrees Austin has become a real mecca for stand-up, with Joe Rogan's Mothership in the old Ritz as proof. A local Story We Love about a 50-year comedy institution getting the help it needs to stay weird on Sixth Street. Subscribe, leave a review, and send this to the friend who still hasn't been to Esther's.
