Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020

It's time for our annual Central Texas Brewery Power Rankings

"...trickle into the company bank account. Not a bad idea for the charmingly chummy (seriously, it's the friendliest taproom..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Could a Hotel Tax Help Save Austin’s Creative Sector?

A familiar debate returns under extreme circumstances

"...because Austin is known internationally as the Live Music Capital of the World, and its music industry is its..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Preview: City Finds $15 Million to Help Struggling Businesses

Three programs designed to assist economic sectors forced to close early in the pandemic

"...paying $6 million upfront to replace the city's Human Capital Manage­ment System, the city can pay for the new..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect

Diving into the plan

"...do we still not know? As popular as the idea is, rail to the airport is not a surefire..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Development Through a Barbecue Lens

Shane Stiles shares the location history and future of Stiles Switch BBQ

"...and you decide to go in on a similar idea with The Switch. Tell me how that came about..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Food Feature by Rod Machen

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...call on Facebook for action at the Target in Capital Plaza, 5 miles north of Downtown. An MRB member..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Who Will Be Nuked by the 819?

Austinites unleash a new postapocalyptic RPG on Twitch

"...Shannon McCormick: The idea for NUKED actually goes back almost four years, before..."

Sept. 7, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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.

"...Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center as funded by the capital's $12 million creative space bond. Austin Tejano Music Coalition..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin At Large: Voices In Our (Old) Heads

OK Boomers, do you now regret pushing for 10-1? Where do you think it went wrong?

"...traffic as the worst of the city's woes, think Capital Metro is inept and corrupt, and hate cyclists and..."

July 10, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Dangerous Man

At 18, Billy Joe Wardlow took a man’s life. Nearly 30 years later, the state still wants his.

"...the poverty they'd known in rural Northeast Texas. The idea was to drive the pickup to Montana, change their..."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Faster Than Sound: Edith Frost Returns

Austinite once again, Edith Frost offers first new songs in over a decade, plus Natalie Jane Hill's debut and Red River Cultural District requests

"...the request also put a number to the long-discussed idea of the city actually purchasing music venues...."

May 22, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Mike & Sherry Project Supports the Mental Health of Austin Hospitality Workers

When things get tough, the tough get help from Mike & Sherry

"...started the Mike & Sherry Project in partnership with Capital Area Counseling (back in March of 2019) to support..."

May 13, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Council Recap: Tip the Band, Skip the Pork Chop

Relief funds for artists, planning for fair and just mobility

"...through the “quarter cent” agreement between the city and Capital Metro (a portion of the transit authority’s sales tax..."

April 24, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

In Memoriam: Glenna Goodacre

Sculptor of Austin's beloved Philosophers' Rock has died

"...a study in contrast. Author Lawrence Wright had the idea that the city could use more statues, and with..."

April 21, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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

Austin Music Disaster Relief Fund created – contentiously.

"...Tovo's proposal drew ideological lines about what the capital should be used for. Advocates fought for years to..."

April 17, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Unbounded Agency Launches Weekly IGTV Series for Creative Entrepreneurs

Creative Capital fosters skill sharing, connection during COVID-19

"...Virtual skill-sharing and idea exchange isn’t a new concept on the internet, but..."

April 9, 2020 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Headlines

"...Texas Tribune. Some expressed skepticism, while others welcomed the idea. The plan calls for a potential 10-year lease with..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature

With SXSW 86'd, Foodservice Industry Preps for Struggle

And you thought extra sidework was bad? Oh, baby.

"...aware of by now, and the usual inundation of capitalist biz and swag and art and such – the..."

March 11, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...from his home and that he had a better idea. For the next 23 years he single-handedly built a..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...Parks Department. When I presented to them a couple ideas, one was a B.B. King blues tour [date]. I..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...These ideas helped shape the "transition zones" in the LDC rewrite..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

City and Cap Metro Contemplate How to Make a "Real City” Transit System

Following the slow march toward a vote on a multibillion-dollar investment in public transit

"...multibillion-dollar investment in public transit, as City Council and Capital Metro officials met on Tuesday, Jan. 14, to discuss..."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...sure how this fund can address those things. The idea of building artist slums is insulting...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

In 1990, We Predicted What 2020 Would Look Like. Did We Get Anything Right?

And since we're here, why not place some bets on 2050?

"...certain trends – the one-man show, a more expansive idea of what constitutes a performance space (including staging pieces..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Make It Movement Wants You to Learn a Trade and Love What You Do

Can skilled jobs and career education change Texas culture?

"...like College Forward, Breakthrough Central Texas, Con Mi MADRE, Capital IDEA, and many others. Rhodes works with the Austin..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

City:One Challenge Finalists Focus on Healthy Living

Corporatation-funded competition aims to improve East Austin mobility

"...weigh in with their feedback on the 12 finalist ideas to improve East Austin mobility in the City:One Challenge,..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hustling Uncut Gems With the Safdie Brothers

How their family history glistens in their New York story

"...the way they look," he says. "It's a cool idea, but it feels so pointless."..."

Dec. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

End of an Era at Travis County as Gerald Daugherty Retires

County commissioner will depart at the end of 2020

"...in politics as the leader of the opposition to Capital Metro's plans for rail transit, has been unapologetically enthusiastic..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Austin City Council Shows Surprising Interest in Upzoning

Mayor throws a curveball in advance of Monday's new Land Development Code revision report

"...and maybe undoable. "I don't know how crazy an idea that would be," he told staff, "because I haven't..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

What’s on the Agenda for Tomorrow's City Council Meeting

A new shelter strategy, Cap Metro’s Red Line expansion, and more

"...directing staff to explore the creation of two new Capital MetroRail stops near The Domain. Here’s what we’ll be..."

Nov. 13, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

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