Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...their son would be safer at the Lutheran-founded Valparaiso University in Indiana. "They thought I would be safe from..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Gay Place

It’s time to take care of our own

"...the beats flowing. Sat., Dec. 10, 6-9pm. DoubleTree Hotel University Area, 1617 N. I-35. $20-55. www.waltexas.org...."

Dec. 9, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Headlines

"...of a five-season contract. He was quickly replaced by University of Houston coach (and former graduate assistant coach at..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature

Mayor Forms Racism Task Force

With Austin's long history of systemic racism, why did it take this long?

"...Colette Pierce Burnette, president and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University, and AISD Superintendent Paul Cruz will co-chair a steering..."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin as Tech Hub: Myth or Reality?

Start-ups abound here in Bat City, but they rarely stick around

"...exactly one year ago, a report from St. Edward's University ranked Austin first in the nation for the density..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Screens Feature by Johnny Holden

First Look: Eberly

Victorian and midcentury modern meet in contemporary space

"...relaxed atmosphere. Pops of blue and deep reds and browns throughout the space bring a cozy vibe where guests..."

Oct. 18, 2016 Food Post by Sierra Diaz

UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance's In the Red and Brown Water

Multiple storytelling modes make Tarell Alvin McCraney's complex play operate as both theatre and ritual

"...something very different than what In the Red and Brown Water delivers. The style of the play is so..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Do Not Resist Charts the Rise of the Militarization of Law Enforcement

Documentary offers a critical look at evolving present-day policing efforts

"...Ferguson's protests following the 2014 death of Michael Brown at the hands of Darren Wilson presented unique anguish..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

UT to Host Black Matters Conference

Social justice activist Angela Davis will deliver closing keynote

"...The University of Texas at Austin has announced its first-ever international..."

Sept. 27, 2016 News Post by Spencer Beghtol

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...industrial space in the warehouse wastelands between St. Edward's University and Ben White Boulevard by the scene's Lewis and..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Standing Witness

On living through the history of AIDS, and seeing a rising rate of infection

"...word for everyone who lived through the Eighties. In Brown Sugar's opinion, "survivor" holds a more positive association. "I..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Homestead Exemption Puts Sobriety Center at Risk

City Council will weigh the cost of sobriety

"...than one occasion. The entertainment district, the Drag, the University of Texas, Sixth Street, and the city's festival circuit..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

"One / Sixth" at de stijl

This group show of work by six black graduates of UT's M.F.A. art program shouldn't have to exist, but thankfully it does

"...seven black artists known to have graduated from the University of Texas at Austin's MFA program (the seventh, Wendel..."

June 10, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Sarah Saltwick Tortoise & Hare, Allen Robertson & Damon Brown The Tree Play, Robi Polgar..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Mathematics prodigy Srinivasa Ramanujan is the subject of this biopic

"...Directed by: Matt Brown. Starring: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Toby Jones, Jeremy Northam..."

May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Imagining the Real

UT's East Austin Stories documents evolving landscape

"...Over the past 15 years, the University of Texas has devoted an entire course in the..."

May 6, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Reasonable Doubt

Did misleading DNA analysis land an innocent man on death row?

"...Prior to Perez's testimony, Assistant D.A. Claire Dawson-Brown, trying her first – and last – capital case,..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Mary Moody Northen Theatre's She Loves Me

This production at St. Edward's University knows just how to bring forth this modest musical's many charms

"...prominently in this tale, one covered in the plainest brown leather, utterly unadorned, so lacking in anything fancy or..."

April 15, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Playback: RSD in ATX

Record Store Day local exclusives, and out-of-the-way wax emporiums that may carry them

"...Store Day," contemplates Exploded Records at JuiceLand operator Andrew Brown. "There's the shallow, short-lived hype surrounding the new releases..."

April 15, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

The last traces of SXSW have been packed up and swept away, but we're not calling it quits.

"...to Out Youth on March 26, or contact Shane Brown. Sat., March 26, noon-5pm. Out Youth House, 909 E...."

March 25, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Hornography

Strong fills in the gaps

"...to be his core group. However, leading a powerhouse university's football team out of the swampy doldrums is rarely..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Sports Column by Kahron Spearman

Making Reuse Mainstream

Austin needs a combo of government leadership, corporate responsibility, and individual commitment to meet reuse benchmarks

"...pig, 1 mother rabbit with 1 baby rabbit, 1 brown dog, 1 red crab, 1 reindeer) Very clean and..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...study by the Universidad de Costa Rica and the University of California, Berkeley, the poorest Americans die younger than..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Hideaway

A descendant of the father of our country in the Antone's House Band? For three decades now, believe it!

"...is our set opener. The house band – Mel Brown on organ, guitarists Derek O'Brien and Denny Freeman, and..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Music Feature by Sarah Brown

We're Still Here

Assessing the continuing black Austin experience

"...ignored here because there are all these black and brown folks over here, poor white people, and creative-class people,"..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

MLA Subconference: Politics for Scholars

Two-day event takes place at Cheer Up Charlies

"...Laura Goldblatt said at a talk given at the University of Alabama, “It is now common to see articles..."

Jan. 6, 2016 News Post by Amy Kamp

Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2015

Wild theatrical energy and masterful performances were the hallmarks of outstanding theatre in 2015

"...and was moving. 3) Kiss Me Kate (Texas State University Dept. of Theatre & Dance)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Jay Trachtenberg's Top Reads of 2015

A Brief History of Seven Killings leads a list of works exploring crime and politics abroad and at home

"...is interpreted from the viewpoint of an emotionally disenfranchised university professor. Highly recommended to political junkies. Also generating controversy..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Searching for a King

Debating leadership in the wake of the Tamir Rice decision

"...Department “imprisons the murderers of Tamir Rice.” Using the University of Missouri football players’ defiance and other examples of..."

Dec. 30, 2015 News Post by Kahron Spearman

Color Arc Productions' People of Color Christmas

With her new holiday comedy, theatre artist Christine Hoang makes a safe place for everyone

"...ones that most spoke to her were A Charlie Brown Christmas and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. "Both feature underdogs,"..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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