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• Posted Thief Nabs $10K Flagship Trek Bike From Mellow Johnny's to Austinist
  Lance Armstrong and his crew at Mellow Johnny’s bicycle shop are doubtlessly pissed after someone stole a $10,000 triathlon bike being housed in the store last weekend.
• Posted Dining Out Around Austin On Thanksgiving Or Still Shopping? [Resources] to Austinist
  Phil Aaronson/flickrMaggie's Austin went through the trouble for you (and us) and compiled a handy list of restaurants that are open this Thanksgiving. Just to be safe, we recommend calling ahead. [Austin Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving Day 2009] If you're considering options on the more upscale end, OpenTable currently shows at least 16 local restaurants with availability for parties of 2 at 7 p.m. [OpenTable Search] Lastly, there's also FoodHawk, who are maintaining a list...
• Posted Austin High Teen Shoots Fleeing Car Near Lady Bird Lake Trail to Austinist
  Jay David Carbullido, a 17-year-old senior at Austin High, was involved in a heated exchanged with a female student on Stephen F. Austin Drive when the other teen decided to leave. As the car carrying the girl pulled away, Carbullido fetched a .22-caliber rifle from his trunk and shot at the car, striking it four times and breaking one of the windows. No one was hurt.
• Posted Austin IRS Offices Catch Fire, Temporarily Closed to Austinist
  Community Impact reports that the local IRS office, as well as its affiliated Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC), was affected in a fire in the adjacent office last Friday. The office, at 825 East Rundberg, will be closed at least until early December. [ImpactNews]
• Posted Schieffer's Out of Gov Race to Austinist
  The Dallas Morning News reports that Democrat Tom Schieffer is pulling out of the gubernatorial race, and plans to formally announce his withdrawal this afternoon.