AISD Superintendent Considers Moving Hundreds of Students From Dobie to Lamar Middle School

Parents and staff worry as AISD avoids possible state takeover

"...of Dobie Middle School looming, Austin ISD is proposing to fold between 300 and 500 students from Dobie into..."

April 25, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Crucial Concerts to Enjoy as SXSW Wanes

Embrace the anarchy or wait for the masses to depart

"...hub and live music venue Waterloo Records will relocate to its third (and biggest) Lamar location this spring. To..."

March 14, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Point Austin: Doug Greco’s Campaign Odyssey Turns to Federal Court

Mayoral candidate sues for more outside cash in campaigns

"...current mayoral candidate Doug Greco and former City Council Member Don Zimmerman would have much in common. Zimmerman is..."

Sept. 20, 2024 News Feature by Michael King

Sketchfest, Shakespeare, and More Arts Events to Fill Your Week

Things are gonna get cheeky, queer, and local

"...SPACE. It’s got the scale and scope that needs to be seen in person, so rush to take in..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

State of Texas Requiring AISD to Eliminate Specific Goals for Economically Disadvantaged Black Students

Austin ISD’s official goals to be "retooled"

"...The Texas Education Agency monitor era is underway at Austin ISD. One of the..."

Nov. 17, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Pleasure Venom's Introspective Punk Road to Rebirth/Return

Revamped and fully realized Austin quartet breaks down debut

"...in the making, Pleasure Venom has certainly trekked far beyond the physical (and metaphorical) garage. Stairsteps to the Austin..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

What We’re Listening to Right Now

DJ Jester & DJ Marz, Willie Nelson on Billy Joe Shaver, Lisa Morales, High Heavens, and ZZ Top

"...While listening to this cassette, I was overcome with a feeling reminiscent..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...Project Connect was pitched to voters in 2020 as a complete transformation of public..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Doc Proves That Being an Evangelical Christian Doesn't Have to Mean Transphobia

Love above all others in Mama Bears

"...Mama Bears, the new documentary on conservative Christian mothers who reshape..."

March 18, 2022 Screens Feature by James Scott

Austin Biotech Startup Colossal Wants to Bring Back Lost Species

A moonshot for the mammoth (and that's just the start)

"...bioscience startup raised $75 million for renowned genomics pioneers to resurrect woolly mammoths, and you’re likely to get a..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Tom Cheredar

Artists Guaranteed to Turn Heads at ACL Fest

Six unique acts that'll blow your mind before the sun sets at the festival

"...that hip-hop rules the world, Maidza (birth name Takudzwa Victoria Rosa Maidza) is a Zimbabwe-born, Australia-raised genre smasher whose..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

True to the Blues: Eastside Kings Festival Returns

"It's not three chords, it's the heart and soul of a nation!" – Birdlegg

"...acoustic while singing in a big, warm voice homed into the emotional transference on which the genre thrives...."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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

The ol' homestead

"...City Council on Thursday, June 3, took the first of two votes necessary to double its..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Hey, Remember That Thing We Asked You to Do?

City Council revisits resilience hubs and Rainey Street density

"...The two topics that occupied most of City Council's time at its..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Poised to Enact First APD Reforms and Budget Cuts

Change begins now

"...City Council is poised to approve a package of police reforms today, Thursday, June..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Restaurateurs Discuss Plans to Reopen (or Not)

Local restaurants on how they made the tough decision

"...state, by way of Executive Order GA-18, including retail stores, restaurants, movie theatres, and malls...."

May 6, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

After a Month of Chaos, Abortion Care Returns to Texas

Clinics, patients, and the law get put through the ringer over care

"...March, staff at the Planned Par­ent­hood clinic on East Ben White Boulevard in South Austin were thrown into havoc...."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

City Council Picks Team to Audit APD Rape Cases

The 18-month project will be led by D.C.-based Police Executive Research Forum

"...its meeting Thursday, Sept. 19, with the group chosen to handle the detailed and sensitive task...."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

A New Generation Brings Heloise Gold's "Bird Dream Dances" to Life

Taking wing with the bird dances Gold has been making for 40 years

"...Only she has no worms or bugs in her beak. Rather, she is filling them with the calls and..."

May 31, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...in Austin, it doesn't mean formal. It doesn't mean stodgy. It doesn't mean stiff and lacking a pulse. Classical..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City Council Returns to Land Use Code Conversation

"Everybody is really saying the same thing"

"...Given how bumptious folks have been for years and years on..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Is the Net Neutrality Repeal Another Blow to Tex-Mex Musicians and Broadcasters?

Bidi bidi bom bom

"...Last December, the Federal Communications Commission, led by President Donald Trump's..."

July 6, 2018 Music Feature by César E. López Linares

Austin Energy's Quest to Bring Solar Power to Renters and the Less Wealthy

What can new incentive programs and community solar projects do for the city's most abundant energy source?

"...From the top of a Downtown skyscraper, looking west, there's a better..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

A Guide to Finding Beer Outside of Austin’s City Limits

Drinking outside of the box

"...With a booming urban brewery scene, easy access to a wide variety of local cans, and a full..."

May 19, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

I Like to Watch

Orphan Black, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and the appeal of the status quo

"...One supposes if you aim to create a TV show with maximum impact and relatability,..."

April 15, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

Some People in Austin Need to STFU

Stand-up comedian Katie Pengra offers a lesson in heckling.

"...Austin's Paramount Theatre last Thursday. Local stand-up maestro Matt Bearden opened for her. I missed the gig, but I'd..."

Oct. 20, 2014 Arts Post by Katie Pengra

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...crowded as I-35 rush hour – it's just starting to look that way. The number of candidates who have..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Science Goes to Court

Death row case sets new state law against prosecutorial resistance

"...Rigoberto Avila was in the living room of the small..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

DVD Watch: When Horror Came to Shochiku

Criterion box set restores a lost corner of J-horror

"...Shochiku is best known in the contemporary West as a sometime home..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Nice To Car Share

The more hands on the wheel, the merrier

"...Last summer was the final straw. Tooling down Louisiana's Highway 1 to witness the effects of..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

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