Austin Teen’s Small Business Raises Funds for COVID-19 Relief

nutssosweet goes from Jennifer Fang's kitchen to your snack drawer

"...side hustles and small business ventures in response to COVID-19’s massive disruption of the traditional job market. Here in..."

Sept. 21, 2020 Food Post by Naomi Brady

City Plans to Spend $270 Million in COVID-19 Relief

Clock is ticking to allocate anticipated federal funding

"...$270 million the city expects to receive in federal relief funding as it weathers the COVID-19 pandemic. That's the..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Finally, COVID Relief Funds Coming to Austin Schools

$155 million to AISD, $11.2 billion statewide clear TEA logjam

"...Austin ISD will soon receive hundreds of millions in COVID-19 relief funds from the federal government...."

April 30, 2021 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

Finally, COVID Relief Funds Coming to Austin Schools

District lays off evaluators, asks them to reapply

"...Austin ISD will soon receive hundreds of millions in COVID-19 relief funds from the federal government. The Texas Education..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Austin Mutual Aid Organizations Share Resources During COVID-19 and Beyond

Looking for solidarity, not charity

"...across town, until she had to quarantine because of COVID-19 exposure in July. (In the interim, three of her..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Local Nonprofits Adapt to Help People Survive Domestic Violence During COVID-19

Seeking shelter when home isn't safe

"...As the COVID-19 crisis continues, White said that SAFE, which provides emergency..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Council Recap: COVID Relief Funds Begin to Flow in Austin

Artists and nonprofits at the front of the line for assistance

"...Council approved a new $1.5 million Austin Artist Disaster Relief Fund to soften the impact of COVID-19, at its..."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"...say they're on track to begin rolling out venue relief by the new year. Although applications haven't opened for..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Knowledge Is Power as Nursing Homes Combat COVID-19

There’s a lot we don’t know about the pandemics’s toll in care centers, but what we do know is bad

"...The COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. dawned with the tragic story..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

All Together ATX Fund Will Support Vulnerable Populations Hit by COVID-19

New philanthropic effort bolsters Austin nonprofits

"...this brand-new philanthropic fund was created to aid community relief efforts in and around Austin. Specifically, the fund will..."

April 3, 2020 Emergency Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Music Disaster Relief Fund Is Now Open

Eligibility requirements center on two key stipulations

"...Austin Music Disaster Relief Fund applications are due this Friday, June 12, 5pm...."

June 10, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Creative Alliance's Artists Emergency Relief Fund

ACA provides pandemic assistance, one artist at a time

"...a prolonged recovery period, all her arts-related income. The COVID-19 shutdown meant dance studios had to close, forcing Morrow..."

April 9, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Council to Finalize Aid Programs for COVID-Hit Businesses

Ready for relief

"...featuring its final votes on guidelines for granting financial relief to small businesses devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, through..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: $1.5 Million in HOT Funds Routed to Emergency Musician Relief

Austin Music Disaster Relief Fund created – contentiously.

"...As the economic free fall of COVID-19 became clear last month, the buzzword of Hotel Occupancy..."

April 17, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound – Summer in the City: Concerts, Protests, Relief Controversy, Potentially Less HAAM

Clubs navigate show safety, local musicians soundtrack protests, and HAAM asks for city aid.

"...feet between groups. Changes preceded a record-breaking number of COVID-19 hospitalizations across Texas on Monday...."

June 12, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Federal Funds Flowing Into Central Texas for Housing, Transit

Doggett announces $122 million in COVID-19 relief

"...Marcos are the beneficiaries of $122 million in federal funds delivered under the CARES Act coronavirus relief package, U.S...."

April 3, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Supercharging Big Medium’s Artist Relief Fund

Canopy's matching pledges to support Austin’s creative community

"...an overwhelming number of applicants to Big Medium’s Artist Relief Fund, the individuals behind the Canopy art and office..."

July 8, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

In a Previously Unpublished Interview Late Power Trip Frontman Riley Gale Talks SXSW, COVID, & American Health Care

“I’m having nightmares about what [COVID] is going to do to the status quo”

"...the singer's predictions of how the U.S. would handle COVID-19 read prescient five months later. Like any great artist,..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Hope Coffee Collaborative Creates Unique Blend to Fund Relief

Local coffee roasters are chipping in to fight the pandemic

"...and it couldn’t be more true – cases of COVID-19 in Texas have spiked since reopening, and many (including..."

June 23, 2020 Food Post by Zelly Martin

Federal Funds Flowing Into Central Texas for Housing, Transit

Doggett announces $122 million in COVID-19 relief

April 10, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

As Eviction Crisis Looms, Local Leaders Ramp Up Relief

Help is on the way?

"...As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, tenants and advocates are still bracing..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Jose Benjamin Montaño

Nursing-Home Families Want Answers as COVID Comes Back

Still seeking safety as the data remains unclear

"...homes and protect their residents from the ravages of COVID-19, and almost as long since the federal government began..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

AISD Copes With Post-COVID Life

With falling enrollment, budget woes, and “behavioral events” maybe the kids aren’t alright

"...to help students readjust to campus life after the COVID-19 pandemic claimed thousands of lives, stressed millions of families,..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

In Live Music Preservation Fund’s First Week, 79 Austin Venues Applied for Relief

The slow road to dedicated venue funding now moving fast

"...The road leading to dedicated financial relief for Austin’s vaunted venue ecosystem could be characterized as..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Council Set to Offset High-End Tax Break With Rent Relief

The ol' homestead

"...renters," Adler said, referring to the city's ongoing rental relief efforts, it "would still be the right thing to..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

First Nonprofits Receive RISE Funds

$5.6 million in grants to aid Austinites during COVID crisis

"...The $15 million Relief in a State of Emergency (RISE) fund, created to..."

April 21, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Lege Finds Even More Funds for Anti-Choice Grifters

Alternatives to Abortion program gets $100M in House budget

"...transfer the governor’s Texas Enterprise Fund to property tax relief...."

April 23, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Council Recap: (A Little More) Help Is On Its Way

Relief to include direct cash aid to struggling Austinites

"...April 9, City Council approved unanimously $15 million of relief for low-income Austinites thrown into financial turmoil by the..."

April 10, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Preview: So Much Money, So Many Needs

Agenda touches on COVID-19, live music support, and transit

"...light agenda with a handful of items responding to COVID-19 and one looking ahead at planning around future transit...."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Makes Time to Address Protest Fallout

The right to listen

"...as it spends more than $270 million in anticipated COVID-19 relief funds, predominantly from federal reimbursements. Staff's recommendation allocates..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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