Battle Lines Drawn on Convention Center Expansion

Arguments escalate on how to spend hotel occupancy tax revenue

"...Both friends and foes of an expanded Austin Convention..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Local Exhibitions Point to Ways People of Color Were Freed but Still Aren't Free

The Carver Museum asks: Freedom when?

"...straight strips of tape setting up geometric zones and lines, across which are stuck hundreds of short wires on..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Battle Lines Drawn Over Convention Center Expansion

CM Jimmy Flannigan and AIBA ED Rebecca Melançon don't see eye to eye

"...by hotel occupancy tax, “paid by tourists, not by local taxpayers,” writes Council Member Jimmy Flannigan in a blog..."

June 5, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Four Days of Hot Luck in a Nutshell

It’s simply the best food and music festival in Austin

"...plenty of other options, some not readily available to local audiences. The newcomer of the fest was the Maldonado..."

May 28, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Project Connect's Blue Line to Connect Austin Airport to Downtown

Cap Metro moves forward with high-capacity transit plan

"...extension traveling to Austin Community College's Highland Campus. Both lines are part of Capital Metro's Project Con­nect vision and..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Hot Luck Music Headliners Dig Into the Festival Menu

Talking turkey with Archers of Loaf, Erika Wennerstrom, Robert Ellis, Sunflower Bean, the Suffers, and PJ Morton

"...PJ Morton can't stay away. Reappearing locally for the second time in seven months – since..."

May 24, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Bad Bills Bite the Dust at the Legislature

Anti-voter, anti-worker, anti-woman, pro-slave-owner bills dead – for now

"...for celebration when it thwarts measures that would limit local control, harm workers, ban abortion, and add obstacles to..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Introducing the 2019 Class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The stories behind the art transformers of this year's Hall of Fame inductees

"...with a blend of French, Italian, Spanish, and Mexican-Indian bloodlines, she began dancing in Mexico City, later studied in..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Restaurant Options to Pair With Smithville's Small-Town Charm

Things to do when you're out east of the big city

"...71, past the airport with its international traffic complicating local skies, past Berdoll’s Pecan Candy & Gifts with its..."

May 15, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Local Businesses Stand Up for Sick Leave

Committee hears bills that would prevent Austin from regulating certain employment practices

"...On Wednesday, May 1, the House State Affairs Committee..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Getting Your Head Around (and Hands on) the Art of Abraham Cruzvillegas

Conceptual artist brings "Hi, how are you, Gonzo?" to the Contemporary Austin

"...two museums worked together in hauling junk across state lines...."

May 3, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Anti-LGBTQ Bills Advancing in the Texas Lege

A call to queer Austinites: Your voice is needed at the Capitol

"...Preemption Bills SB 2485, 2486, 2487, which discreetly target local nondiscimination ordinances that currently protect LGBTQ workers in cities..."

April 24, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Debunking Five Anti-Choice Lies This Session

No wonder why repro rights groups are using the mantra “Lies Into Laws”

"...If you relied on the rhetoric from our Governor..."

April 24, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Mayor's State of the City Is … Mixed

Adler touts city initiatives, decries “shadow” of state backlash

"...specifically, bills advancing property tax caps that would cripple local jurisdiction funding and even effective budget-planning – is quite..."

April 18, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Steve Gunn Remembers the Stonehurst Cowboy

Guitarist deep dives into the lyrical and familial

"...see anything, but they get picked up by this local guy, who’s been the groundskeeper for 35 years and..."

April 18, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Faster Than Sound: Ryan Bingham Warms Up His Western Festival

Onetime local Americana star inaugurates his fest on a chilly day in Luckenbach

"...LP American Love Song. Bingham recorded his sixth album locally, with co-production by Charlie Sexton...."

April 19, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Lege Lines: School Finance Bill Passes House With Flying Colors

Stickland only holdout on ambitious “Texas Plan” finance bill

"...education system, with another $2.7 billion reserved for lowering local property taxes. The biggest change to HB 3 came..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

William Harries Graham

"...emerge as much as songs, slowly unfolding ambient guitar lines that float in and out of his softly reverbed..."

April 12, 2019 Music Review by Doug Freeman

The Brink

On the road with Steve Bannon as he tries to dismantle the world

"...whenever he faces the kind of questioning that most local elected officials face every day, he is shown as..."

April 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: "Texas Plan" Hits Home

School finance heads to the House floor

"...residents sank in a 66-80 vote on strict party lines......"

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Q&A: Michael Moorcock Plays Hawkwind

Sci-fi author joins two-day tribute to space rocker

"...ST 37, American space rockers Spaceseed and Fraktal Phantom, local guitarist Danny B. Harvey’s Head Cat 13, and more..."

March 28, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Lege Lines: Dem Lawmakers Boycott Anti-Abortion Bill Hearing

Brass ovaries vs. HB 16, and other battle lines drawn at the Capitol

"...With some mighty brass ovaries, four Democratic legislators took..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Lege Lines: Taking Aim at Planned Parenthood ... Again

Senate committee advances bill targeting Downtown clinic

"...the abortion industry, echoing bill author Campbell. However, the local Plan­ned Par­ent­hood center in the crosshairs does not provide..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Faster Than Sound: What Sparked Joy at SXSW Music

Marie Kondo-ing my Festival experience, with scooters and shooters in the giveaway pile

"...field to smaller blogs and labels, the lack of lines and blowouts made for a less chaotic music-going experience...."

March 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Review: Tread

The ugliest, wildest zoning fight ever becomes a trip into madness

"...On June 4, 2004, Marv – a local mechanic and popular guy – went on an insane..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Inside the Amazing World of Taxidermy With Stuffed

Director Erin Derham finds beauty and lessons in animal art

"...in Austin, like the [Texas Memorial Museum] and the local nature center and all the education her daughter could..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music News: Father John Misty, Jenny Lewis, and Toro y Moi Give Way to Music Week

What’s what so far at SXSW Music

"...NPR Music’s first-ever TIny Desk Family Hour drew huge lines at Central Presbyterian, with Wyclef Jean’s improvisations making the..."

March 13, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Panel Asks, Will Gerrymandering Get Worse Before It Gets Better?

Changing the districting narrative from computers to communities

"...can push back against one-party dominions over drawing electoral lines...."

March 8, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Our Favorite Spots to Eat and Drink at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

ABIA serves up live music, craft cocktails, and beloved local restaurant fare

"...Austin-Bergstrom International Airport echoes the city's desire to champion local businesses by featuring homegrown restaurants in place of typical..."

March 8, 2019 Food Feature by Jessika Roth

Why Is Austin Such a Promised Land for Food Entrepreneurs?

The land of milk and honey and consumer packaged goods

"...the gushing venture capital streams that are driving the local consumer packaged goods industry, explains Leigh Christie, senior vice..."

March 8, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

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