Southwest Key to Eastside's Future?

Education non-profit makes long-awaited pitch for Johnston campus

"...After years of rumblings and hints, today education non-profit Southwest Key will formally submit its plan to take over..."

Feb. 22, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Southwest of Salem Director on Satanic Panic

Deborah S. Esquenazi talks collective madness before her SXSW panel

"...Deborah S. Esquenazi’s 2016 documentary Southwest of Salem tells the fascinating, terrifying story of four..."

March 8, 2018 SXSW Post by Amani Newton

Southwest Key CEO Juan Sanchez Steps Down

Embattled CEO/founder departs amid protests, investigations

"...Juan Sanchez, embattled CEO of local nonprofit Southwest Key, is stepping down from his post...."

March 11, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Southwest Theatre Productions' The Understudy

Southwest Theatre's focused cast overcomes the oddities in the script to serve up a snarky, funny look at the theatre business

"...in Theresa Rebeck's 2009 play The Understudy, presented by Southwest Theatre Productions. "It's like a disease. Not a disease..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Hey Southwest, It's 'Silent Bob,' Not 'Too Fat to Fly Bob'

Southwest Airlines kicks director Kevin Smith off flight for being oversized

"...to be the source of endless withering japes at Southwest Airlines' expense, portly filmmaker (and honorary Austinite/slash/all-around kickass dude)..."

Feb. 15, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

South by Southwest Film Wrapping Up With The Idea of You

Michael Showalter’s new romance stars Anne Hathaway

"...is definitely in the air courtesy of South by Southwest with the announcement that Michael Showalter's latest movie, The..."

Jan. 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Announces Black Keys Keynote and More Featured Speakers

Jane Fonda, Dwyane Wade, Elijah Wood top latest announcement

"...Black Keys have officially leveled up from South by Southwest performing artists to featured speakers. SXSW announced today that..."

Jan. 16, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers Demands Higher Pay at South by Southwest

120 artists including Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto, Eve 6, & Zola Jesus sign

"...a letter demanding higher pay for playing South by Southwest...."

Feb. 7, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

South by Southwest Goes to Washington

South by South Lawn brings music, film, and more to the White House

"...South by Southwest is a cultural behemoth that refuses to stop growing,..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Post by Tucker Whatley

ROI Community Brings Jewish Change Makers to South by Southwest

Advocates strengthen Jewish communities with music and food

"...For some, South by Southwest is almost a religious experience. And for others, it..."

March 11, 2013 Food Post by Amy Kritzer

Point Austin: Southwest Key and Us

The local refugee empire is a symptom of bigger troubles

"...New York Times to review the financial practices of Southwest Key, the Austin-based "nonprofit" the Times report calls an..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Column by Michael King

The Duality of Southwest Key

An East Austin nonprofit in the immigration debate

"...torn from their parents, to be sent off to Southwest Key's border facilities...."

June 29, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

NYT: Feds Probing Southwest Key

Dept. of Justice looks at the books of embattled East Austin nonprofit

"...East Austin nonprofit Southwest Key Programs can't seem to stay out of the..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Southwest Key Boycott Brewing?

Activist group calls for full boycott against East Austin nonprofit's programs

"...de Liberación Inmigrante called for a full boycott of Southwest Key Programs and affiliated businesses in light of the..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Activists Protest Southwest Key at CEO’s Home

Frente de Liberación Inmigrante call on Sanchez to break gov contracts

"...of MoPac at Allen Park Thursday evening to denounce Southwest Key, an East Austin nonprofit that runs 27 migrant..."

June 29, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Southwest Key Faces Student Walkout

East Austin College Prep youth challenge embattled nonprofit

"...and drove to the nearby headquarters of embattled nonprofit Southwest Key – which runs EACP – on Jain Lane...."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Allegations of Mistreatment at a Southwest Key Shelter

The deportation complex

"...Padre, a Brownsville youth shelter run by local nonprofit Southwest Key, and the largest such facility in the U.S...."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Southwest Key Breaking Social Ground

Center aims to tackle unemployment issues in East Austin

"...and official golden shovels, the latest major project by Southwest Key broke ground Saturday at the service nonprofit's national..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Day Trips: Southwest Louisiana Boudin Trail

Sampling savory sausages along the boudin highway

"...The Southwest Louisiana Boudin Trail leads to some of the best..."

July 7, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Pondering Planning in Southwest Travis County

Citizens try to balance development and conservation in sensitive Hill Country land

"...You would never confuse Southwest Travis County with Austin – at least not yet...."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Southwest Theatre Productions' Trade With Klan

In Donald E. Baker's new drama, the utter plainness of an Indiana small town makes its devotion to the KKK all the more shocking

"...new play by Donald E. Baker, currently staged by Southwest Theatre Productions. TWK takes place not in the present..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Latino Civil Rights Group Cuts Ties With Southwest Key

UnidosUS cuts East Austin nonprofit out of funding and affiliate benefits

"...Following continued allegations of abuse and mistreatment at Southwest Key's migrant youth shelters, the nation's largest Latino civil..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Southwest Growth: A Free Way to Bergstrom?

"...possible by the freeway would fuel growth in the southwest. "The driving distance from the Southwest Parkway and William..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

Southwest Key & Their Contracts

County votes to continue contract with nonprofit, city to deliberate on Aug. 30

"...commissioners also voted unanimously to renew their contract with Southwest Key for prevention and intervention services for at-risk children..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Proposed Southwest School Boundaries Spark Concerns

Parents fear a new middle school in Southwest Austin will fracture a community

"...The Austin Independent School District's new Southwest middle school is on track to open next year...."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cease-Fire Ends in Southwest Road Wars

Environmentalists charge that Daugherty has been working backroom deals for southwest roads

"...Daugherty could sponsor, with some conviction, meetings like the Southwest Travis County Growth Dialog as a way to reach..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Southwest Texas State University

"...The 10-year-old creative writing program at Southwest Texas State University is a secret dying to get..."

April 21, 2000 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

Qmmunity: Self Care by Southwest

Is taking care of yourself the latest development in human technologies?

"...that will make difficult tasks easier? As South by Southwest dominates my email and life for the next week-ish,..."

March 8, 2024 Column by James Scott

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...South by Southwest 2024's Film & TV Festival schedule is packed with..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Regenerative Agriculture Can Save the Southwest

We can end drought by restoring soil and local water cycles

"...their land back to life? I worry because the Southwest faces two cruelties: The local water cycles are broken,..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Column by Elizabeth Heilman

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