"Deborah Roberts: I'm" at the Contemporary Austin

In Deborah Roberts' solo exhibition at the Contemporary Austin, we learn what it is to be seen and not seen

"...positions each figure, the posture and demeanor telling one story; clothes each one, layering on color, print, and pattern..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Ryan Blake, offering a rare recording of undigitized Eighties/Nineties Austin girl group Cooly Girls. Alongside taking over Manners' longtime..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Melissa "Daddy" Carper's six-year stint in Austin last decade produced the formidable Carper Family, a string..."

March 19, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside

The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone

"...underrated – and understated – decade-plus rap veteran, Blakchyl's Austin roots date back to her formative years in a..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Stubborn With My Goals: Impassioned MC J Soulja Stays Focused on Creating Opportunities in Austin Rap

"There ain't no trophies for that kind of shit"

"...familial holiday gatherings. Those studio sessions eventually formed the foundation of latest release More Than Nothin'...."

Jan. 21, 2022 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Austin's Pool System Will Collapse If We Don't Save It

Shall we dive in?

"...The pitfalls of Austin's pool system are so enduring that they have inspired..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...In the Nineties, Austin's cultural scene could afford to dream big. The city..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Election Results: Austin Can Save Itself, Thanks

Pro-policing GOP-aligned campaigners crash into city’s fiscal reality on Election Day

"...Austin voters humiliated Save Austin Now at the polls Nov...."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Legislative Attack on Eastside Planned Parenthood Closer to Finish Line

House-approved SB 22 jeopardizes basic preventive community care

"...Planned Parenthood’s $1/year lease agreement with the city of Austin in jeopardy, as detailed in this week’s news feature..."

May 18, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Punk Rock Patron of Austin Music Richard Lynn

Super Secret founder and Sonic Transmissions Festival underwriter expands operations

"...Larry staked his own claims an hour east of Austin in Giddings during the Seventies, making significant contributions to..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...for the Albina district, which is not unlike East Austin. The city expects these plans to remain current for..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Battling for Music, History, and Learning

Juneteenth Battle of the Bands competition harkens back to days when marching bands enjoyed a celebrated place in Austin's black community, and creates opportunity for greater future African-American involvement in school bands.

"...The sun was setting over Nelson Field in Northeast Austin last Friday when the marching band from Baton Rouge..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Drums Across Texas

What does Reagan High's drum line have in common with civil rights? Larry Jackson.

"...this warm June evening on his other project, the Austin All-Star Band, composed of area band students and slated..."

June 17, 2011 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

TCB

Getting funky with marching bands, ridiculous petitions, and an even more ridiculous amount of new albums

"...local interest and participation in this burgeoning African-American art, Austin's Eastside Story Foundation is hosting a Battle of the..."

June 17, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

On the eve of his Eastside Kings Festival the Dialtone Records founder remains doggedly preservationist

"...distribute,' and I started working backwards," explains the 61-year-old Austin native. "First, 'Who am I going to record?'"..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Public Notice

Salvage, Recover, Rebuild

"...Women of Austin want to know: Where are all the Black Lesbidykes?..."

June 13, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Air Supply

"...Students from UT and reps from the city of Austin's Solar Explorer Program will be on hand to answer..."

April 16, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

High School Stakes

Austin ISD election could shape a new direction for the district

"...On Nov. 6, voters in the Austin Inde­pen­dent School District won't just be selecting new trustees...."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'If Not Edison -- What?'

Austin Interfaith's Alliance programs represent one alternative to failing AISD schools.

"...Education Agency's 2001 assessment of state school districts, the Austin Independent School District as a whole is rated "acceptable."..."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Here Comes the Neighborhood

Capital Metro, City Hall, and Eastside neighbors come together to share their hopes -- and fears -- for the Saltillo corridor.

"...and respectful of the existing character of the surrounding Eastside...."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Sat. 18, Bar 96, 11pm Nearly 15 years on, Austin's Ortiz brothers continue to stoke the fires of hard..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

AISD to Consider Charters and Communities Tonight

Agenda a complex dance between trustees, neighborhoods and employees

"...As Austin ISD's Board of Trustees meets tonight, there will be..."

Dec. 17, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...Show installations activate a stretch of Waller (under the Austin Water headquarters, past the Sheraton that used to be..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...Patrol commander/chief Art Acevedo was her choice to become Austin's new police chief. Council is expected to make the..."

June 22, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...You're not gonna believe this: Austin's population actually shrank last year. After a decade of..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Connecting a Whole Community

Austin and Google Fiber move to bridge the digital divide

"...people who filter in and out of the East Austin computer center, one of the more than 30 affiliated..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...other coverage, enough to know that something about the story was really odd – his coming out of nowhere..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

No Room at the Complex

Renters scramble for housing as dirt churns on new condos

"...Like tens of thousands of my fellow Austinites, I'm still hanging pictures, cleaning up after the cable..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Working Beauty

In spinning a fairy tale of gifts, outsiders, and thorns, Bonnie Cullum's own story gets told

"...laboring over a big grant proposal for the Rockefeller Foundation, organizing and producing the Dark Goddess Ball to raise..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...the artists to be on the move. And in Austin, they certainly are, pirouetting, lunging, stomping, leaping in scores..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

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