Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Adjusts to Life Without Gigs

Creative pivots, City Council relief resolution, and meet Quinn Ryan Curtin!

"...advised artists to upkeep online merch. In response to COVID-19, local printers like Under Pressure Screen Printing, Raw Paw,..."

April 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Music Industry Workers Face Uncertainty Around Unemployment Benefits

Independent contractors advised: “When in doubt, go ahead and register”

"...local music industry workers suddenly unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and left wondering about eligibility for unemployment benefits...."

March 27, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Public Notice: Good News!

Masks, vaccinations, skateboarders all get reprieves

"...Last week I wrote about the Republican state government's..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Feeling TEA Pressure, AISD Goes Back to Campus

District would risk losing state funding if it switched to all-virtual instruction

"...This semester will be the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic that AISD will have to navigate classes –..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Death Watch: Quiet on Death Row

Pandemic halts the sputtering execution machine

"...COVID-19 has skewed the numbers but they're eye-popping nonetheless. In..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...this Thanksgiving (and for the foreseeable future). Read our COVID-19 update here...."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Feature

Mental Health Crisis Plan Still Lags Behind Austin’s Needs

Trying to change how the emergency response apparatus handles mental health calls

"...other agencies have made some progress on each. The COVID-19 pandemic sidetracked many efforts, and some require more funding..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Day Trips & Beyond: June Travel Updates

Safe daytripping as coronavirus continues

"...people outside their household. Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases, Hays County is under a face-covering order at..."

June 26, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice: Adjusting to a Virtual Reality

City Council and LDC rewrite team both trying to figure out the new normal

"...budget to appropriate up to $15 million to direct COVID-19 relief. How direct, and at whose discretion? Well, that..."

April 10, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Qmmunity: Austin Pride Made the Right Call

Yes, Pride's cancellation is sad. But it brings us one step closer to a post-pandemic future.

"...need to recognize the only way out of the COVID-19 crisis is together. On Wed., Aug. 11, Austin Pride..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Updates from around the state and things to look forward to

"...have been necessary to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, but have had a devastating effect on local..."

April 1, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Hunkers Down and Waits as the Pandemic Grows

It’s closing time

"...dining rooms be shuttered to slow the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, through at..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Carson McHone: Still Life, Still Alive

Potent Austin songwriter, now married and living in Canada, explores themes of attachment and longing, uncertainty and loss on new album

"...the moment when the slow shift to reality with COVID-19 became a fast and full tilt. Maybe you were..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Free Thanksgiving Meals and Food Pantries This Holiday Season

Where to find Turkey dinners, volunteer opportunities, and more ways to help

"...operating on a drive-through or delivery basis due to COVID-19 public health concerns, while other standbys, like H-E-B's Feast..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

"Why I'm Not Going to ACL" vs. "Why I Am Going to ACL"

Two music writers justify their stance on this weekend's fest

"...wouldn’t have last year, had the show gone on: COVID-19. Remember that? It’s still happening...."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Safer Legal Abortion? Not in This State!

The Texas Legislature's special session aims to trample even further on Texans' constitutional right to legal health care

"...U.S. In April, as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Admini­stra­tion allowed the..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Qmmunity: It's Gonna Be Gay

Poo Poo Platter’s mommy complex, Cheer Ups reopening, and more queer May happenings

"...first declared a local state of disaster for the COVID-19 crisis. For many, these last 426 days have taken..."

May 7, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Zombies, Oprah, and Zoom, South By!

2021 SXSW EDU Online expands its scope

"...dozens of panels dedicated to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reshaped nearly every aspect of American..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

AISD’s Special Education System Struggles to Keep Up

School system tries to keep up with its workload and comply with legal mandates

"...Texas Education Agency in the past two years. And COVID-19 has only intensified matters – 627 initial evaluations, and..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Council Plan Would Aim Help at Encampments of Unsheltered People

A time to HEAL?

"...breaking up encampments, which could increase the spread of COVID-19.) [inset-1-right]..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD's Stay-Home Stance Doesn't Extend to Sports

Come out and play!

"...city weathers its worst days to date of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the district's fields, courts, and gymnasiums are..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Travis County District Judge Allows Austin’s Dine-in Limitations

Update: Texas Supreme Court blocks local dine-in orders

"...General Office argued the executive order supersedes any local COVID-19 orders that restrict services allowed under GA-32, which does..."

Dec. 31, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...COVID-19 Surge on Horizon? According to the UT-Austin COVID-19 Modeling..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature

Opinion: Consider Health Care When You Vote

Texas Nurses for Biden urge support of Biden / Harris ticket

"...We now stand at 200,000-plus deaths and rising from COVID-19. Eleven hundred of those individuals are health care workers...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Column by Lorraine L. Papa

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...And after dramatic declines at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, rush-hour gridlock has returned to I-35, MoPac, and..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Council: Cash on Hand

City's RISE and RENT funds ready to deliver relief

"...have faced economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. That hardship can include the loss of a..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Look at the City Council Races for Districts 2, 4, & 7

As Garza moves on, Pool and Casar seek to stay put

"...to address the health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. [inset-1-right]..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Forty Acres of Anxiety: UT Students Return to Campus

"...UT students Sarai Velasquez and Maria Henriquez are taking COVID-19 seriously. The two friends, both wearing masks, are sitting..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...DSHS: Austin Public Health reported 350 new cases of COVID-19 in Travis County on Tuesday, an almost 100-case increase..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Faster Than Sound: R&B Innovator Nayome Gets Personal

Sade-loving local Naomi Sutton previews sophomore EP, Latin music enters Live Music Fund conversation, and more music news.

"...Monday, offering $1,000 grants to local musicians impacted by COVID-19. The city accepts applications until the $1.5 million fund..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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