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The Daily Hustle: 3/8/11

The Hustle has been at this for a while, but having tuned in starting in 2003, he completely missed the near decade former City Council member Max Nofziger spent on the dais. Now, with his naming a campaign treasurer today as to challenge Randi Shade in Place 3, it's time to play catch up. Maybe my editors can help.

3:31PM Tue. Mar. 8, 2011, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

Apple on the Table

Ever since AISD Superintendent Meria Carstarphen proposed her reduction in force list to the AISD Board of Trustees, its numbers have gone up: From 1,012 to 1,017 to 1,104 to a current high of 1,153. As the board meets for a work session tonight to discuss the RIF list and potential, there are questions hanging over that growth.

5:00PM Mon. Mar. 7, 2011, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Daily Hustle: 3/7/11

Ain't it spring break already? City Council meets this Thursday, convening to a relatively light agenda. They'll also get some heavy lifting outta the way at their weekly work session, which has been moved to Tuesday morning – tune in tomorrow at 9am to watch. We've culled their agenda highlights for you, after the jump.

1:47PM Mon. Mar. 7, 2011, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Peach Pit, Briston Maroney, Bnny

Moody Amphitheater

Happy Together + God’s Own Country at Paramount Theatre

Showgirls
at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Blame It on the Germans

If you’re planning to use Car2Go the last weekend of South by Southwest, you may want to come up with a back-up plan. This morning, Car2Go Austin announced plans to replace its entire fleet of Smart cars – which is great news… But there’s a catch:

12:05AM Mon. Mar. 7, 2011, Kate X Messer Read More | Comment »

Roped-Off Governor

Visitors to the governor's office were greeted with an unusual site on Wednesday: The hallway on the second floor of the capitol was sealed off with the same kind of barricades reserved for cinema lines. The reason? To stop protesters assembling there.

4:57PM Fri. Mar. 4, 2011, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

It's the Totally Ultrasonic, Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast

The Totescast tackles the Lege's latest roadblocks to reproductive health, this time the invasive ultrasound bill written to guilt-trip women out of abortions. If that's not enough to get your blood boiling, we also have the latest on former cop Leonardo Quintana's most recent arbitration, e-mail malarkey at City Hall, and more.

3:22PM Fri. Mar. 4, 2011, Jordan Smith and Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

The Daily Hustle: 3/4/11

The ink ain’t even dry yet on City Council’s changes to parking hours Downtown yesterday, but the city has plans for the extra cash. That, and some council candidates are already weighing in on this issue. Put it in park, below.

1:51PM Fri. Mar. 4, 2011, Wells Dunbar Read More | Comment »

Newsgeist: 3/4/11

Today's Newsgeist will keep your SXSW needs satisfied while feeding your mind other useful info. Check the scene in Wisconsin, learn about food prices, and debate the topic of cockfighting. Read more for the links.

7:44AM Fri. Mar. 4, 2011, Eric Pickhartz Read More | Comment »

MetroRail Tries Evening Service This Month

Capital MetroRail's experiment with weekend service begins this week. Every Friday in March, the Red Line will run into the evening, with the last train leaving Downtown at 11:30pm. Also, the Red Line will run on the two Saturdays of South by Southwest (March 12 and 19), 11:30am-11:30pm, but excluding service to Leander.

5:24PM Thu. Mar. 3, 2011, Lee Nichols Read More | Comment »

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