Perfect Days

A toilet cleaner in Tokyo quietly goes about his days in this stirring Oscar nominated picture

"...the shadows cast by leaves. (A note about the bathrooms Hirayama cleans: They’re part of something called The Tokyo..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Rolling Stone and Maker of Poo~Pourri Partner for Shits and Giggles at SXSW

Activation includes 30-foot-tall giant poo in Downtown Austin

"...30-foot, fecal-shaped inflatable. Take a load off with 5-star bathrooms, product samples, and acoustic performances and DJ sets ......"

Feb. 14, 2024 SXSW Post by Miranda Garza

The State Education Agency Has Selected Austin’s Babysitters

The monitors are coming. Let’s pay them $125 an hour.

"...the classroom and forcing trans students to use the bathrooms of the sex they were assigned at birth. The..."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

APD Has Been Quietly Planning for the City to Run Its Own Bail Hearings for Arrestees

Why? They say for efficiency’s sake

"...detention center (one of considerable size with accommodations..ie.. [sic] bathrooms etc.),” the sergeant wrote, “and the resources (personnel) to..."

Sept. 28, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 25-31

"...more floors than you ever have before. Clean the bathrooms with extra fervor, too. Scour the oven and refrigerator...."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

With Zilker Plan Dead, When Will Council Move on Park Improvements?

Parts of the plan should remain, Paige Ellis says

"...as additional green space, shade trees, erosion control, and bathrooms. Other elements, however, seem to be flash points of..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Pride in Local Music, Brownout's 20th, the Late Joys' farewell, and more live music

"...for early birds) snags VIP passes, access to private bathrooms, and elevated viewing areas. All proceeds go to the..."

June 23, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Parks Board Recommends Zilker Plan Despite Misinformation-Fueled Outrage

Stakeholders respond to 5,000-seat amphitheater concerns

"...Neff and Andrew Zilker road to vehicles, and more bathrooms. Next would come the shuttle service, Barton Springs Road..."

May 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

City Plans New Emergency Homeless Shelter, But Without Much Community Input

A Southeast Austin warehouse will soon become a shelter

"...be able to offer separate space and amenities, like bathrooms and showers, to people of different gender identities. The..."

May 12, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: South by So Gay

Squeeze all the juice from these fruity events, both SXSW-adjacent and beyond

"...now IRL and taking up line space at club bathrooms, and the anxiety tummy-aches from horking down fast food..."

March 10, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity’s (Non-Exhaustive) Guide to Local Queer Austin Biz

For anyone looking to start queering up their ATX experience

"...monthly ballroom competitions; bring ear-plugs and use Swan Dive’s bathrooms...."

March 6, 2023 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Public Notice: Careful What You Wish For

The Council meeting that couldn’t wait until Thursday

"...this new council is still trying to find the bathrooms...."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Day Trips: Container City, Burnet

Shipping containers become cabins for a scenic mountain getaway

"...each custom-built cabin comes with a full kitchen, tiled bathrooms, and a couple of decks...."

Jan. 27, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Guinea Pig Rescue on the Hunt for Serial Piggie-Dumper

Piggie PSA: Dumper, no dumping!

"...the pets on the side of I-35 and in bathrooms at city parks as far north as Cedar Park..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Digging Up the History of the Texas Memorial Museum

From star of the Texas Centennial to overlooked gem

"...1998 A loading dock is added, as are ADA-compliant bathrooms on the fourth floor...."

Nov. 18, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fire Damage at Parish Music Venue Pauses Concerts Into December

Updates on Resound and Heard Presents’ six-month-old space

"...the old wooden mezzanine frame to bar tops and bathrooms, since the space was in disrepair after two years..."

Nov. 15, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Recipe: Las Manitas’ Migas con Hongos

The Downtown spot where musicians, politicians, bankers, office workers, and regular Joes all felt at home

"...favorite thing about Las Manitas was going to the bathrooms. Customers were treated to a glimpse of the large,..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Food Feature by Joel Fried

Day Trips: Shorty’s Place, Port Aransas

Historic Port A venue is changing places

"...the old building a good cleaning, and air-condition the bathrooms – but leave the bar open to the sea..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...least two Texas juvenile facilities had inconsistent access to bathrooms over the summer, due to staffing shortages. Despite outcry..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature

Hot Sauce Festival FAQs

Everything you need to know about attending

"...Soap & hot water will be available in the bathrooms for frequent hand-washing...."

Sept. 9, 2022 Food Feature

Opinion: How to Stop Drug Overdoses in Austin

An overdose prevention center could dramatically reduce overdose rates

"...hence the common anecdotes of finding people dead in bathrooms and alleyways. Someone needs to be there to help..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Column by Claire Zagorski

Local Roller Derby Community in a Jam Over Extreme Heat

A shade covering could cost more than $100,000

"...is in the full sun, there's no shade, no bathrooms, no water."..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

We Have an Issue: Best of Austin: Restaurants Finalists Announced

Vote now!

"...New Restaurant, Best Milkshakes, Best Late-Night Dining, and Best Bathrooms. Quite a few places nabbed multiple nominations – a..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter

Front Steps has run the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless since 2004

"...beds, of which Austin has too few, along with bathrooms and showers and access to food and health care...."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter

Chronic underperformance catches up with Front Steps

"...beds, of which Austin has too few, along with bathrooms and showers and access to food and health care...."

July 15, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Therapeutic Touch of Symbolica Salon

Austin hair stylists center queer clientele

"...DIY cutting and styling our own hair in our bathrooms – riding on the insistence that “hair is just..."

June 28, 2022 Qmmunity Post by Valeria Valdez

City Blamed After Break-Ins at Future Housing for People Exiting Homelessness

Former Candlewood Suites hotel broken into and vandalized

"...for a population that struggles daily with finding food, bathrooms, and water, but FEC spokesperson Brittany Baize says Pecan..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...inside room at Cheer Up Charlies, where the gender-neutral bathrooms still confound out-of-towners, Welsh quartet Bandicoot served up an..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"...in his bandmate's forehead in the Cavity's notoriously filthy bathrooms as the crowd ran to the rear exit...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Whole Lotta Lege News, Mostly Bad

May 30: Texas House Democrats walk out en masse at the end of the regular session, thwarting (for a while) not only “election integrity” legislation but also a ban on trans student athletes

"...after Texas Republicans failed to get anti-trans legislation policing bathrooms onto Gov. Greg Abbott's desk, GOP lawmakers were successful..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

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