Council Works on Budgeting Around a Steep Deficit

Looking into the causes of a predicament that somehow snuck up on the city

"...mental health care workers are available to respond to 911 calls 24/7...."

June 6, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: For Those We’ll Never Meet

A much-needed mission reframing after Lege losses hit home

"...confess: Last Wednesday had me in a real bad place. That’s when news hit about the passing of House..."

June 6, 2025 Column by James Scott

Man Finds Tape Exports Texas Terrors to Tribeca

Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman on their evangelical shocker

"...In 2020, something clicked, and the process of it..."

June 3, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jump On It Organizer NOOK Turner’s 30-Year Fight to Preserve Eastside Black Culture

Rapper / promoter / activist goes long on his annual “Black Culture 360” event

"...These concerns from one of the Eastside’s most persistent..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

KhushFest, Kung Fu, and Clueless in Our Recommended Events

You pretty much can't avoid culture this weekend

"...Thursday 29, Parish..."

May 30, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Healing Uvalde Mural Project Guide

Art project memorializes lives lost in 2022 tragedy

"...and based in Austin, Texas. Jacklyn “Jackie” Jaylen Cazares, 9..."

May 22, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Composing Your Austin Summer Music Calendar

Rock out at any one of these music fests in our summer roundup

"...May 22 - June 8, Quiet Valley Ranch; Cost: $36-902..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by James Scott

Celebrating Black Austin, Telling Stories, and Ducks Galore in This Weekend’s Events

Our arts and culture recommendations to keep you busy

"...Summer Classic Film Series returns with a perennial favorite, 1942’s Casablanca. Set during World War II, this multiple Oscar-winning..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Affordable Art, Cine Las Americas, Adult Books, and More Weekend Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's enjoyment

"...concurrent conference, with fireside chats, workshops, and more taking place May 16-17. See some terrific movies, learn from industry..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Drop-In, the Long Center’s Free Concert Series, Returns for the Fifth Year

21 local artists play weekly starting May 22

"...Celebrating its fifth year, the Drop-In takes place every Thursday from May 22 through August 14 (skipping..."

May 13, 2025 Music Post by Catalina Perez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 9-15

"...GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini photographer Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971) was a trailblazer. She was the first American woman..."

May 9, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Lucy Dacus, a Gary Floyd Retrospective, an EXTC, and More Crucial Concerts

Sounds all over town and all over the musical spectrum

"...Thursday 8 - Friday 9, Moody Amphitheater..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Austin Yards Where Weird Finds a Home

Seven front lawns that push beyond garden gnomes

"...of a single moment. Standing dizzily outside of his 1965 Ford F100 in 2018, Mansour had just been T-boned...."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

City Council Contemplates $100 Million Homeless Spending Plan

About half would be to maintain current levels of service

"...services (like $23 million for rapid rehousing programs that place unhoused individuals in apartments for stays that typically last..."

May 2, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...as the saying I just made up goes. Few places will that be truer than this Thursday’s tiara-topped triumph..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...most dangerous offensive in the culture war since the 1950s. But better late than never...."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Art, Eggs, Kink, and Sleaze in This Weekend’s Art Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar consideration

"...Indeed a reference to Aldous Huxley’s renowned 1931 dystopian novel, Bolm Arts’ latest multi-artist exhibit tackles the..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Lunar Vacation, Nané Day, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Grab the earplugs and hit the clubs

"...Palace, plus a music lineup lasting from 10am ’til 9pm, when featured players Geto Gala shut down the place...."

April 11, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...Palace, plus a music lineup lasting from 10am ’til 9pm, when featured players Geto Gala shut down the place...."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Homoscope Is Where the Heart Is

Your best queer week is written in the stars – and this column

"...Widow, Embry Officially, and Summer Clearance. Be there with $9 cash to catch their screening of this classic Austin..."

April 11, 2025 Column by James Scott

Secret Mall Apartment

Doc explores a wild art prank in a Providence mall

"...He recalls first watching the construction of the Providence Place Mall – embraced by some in the community as..."

April 4, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...No one can find evidence that it was intentionally placed in that spot...."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Anime, Activism, and Aerodynamics in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture abound!

"...to enjoy Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell. This 1995 anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s groundbreaking cyberpunk manga pits..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Drag DJ, Ducks Ltd., and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

All kinds of sounds can be found around town

"...Friday 4, 29th Street Ballroom..."

April 4, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Downtown Austin Experiences the Moontower Effect

Moontower Comedy Festival returns with a lineup of national stars and local comics

"...When Moontower lights up Downtown from April 9-19, it’ll be with more than just marquee names and..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by Lucciana Choueiry

Muralist Mila Sketch Celebrates a Decade of Creativity in Austin

Innovative immigrant artist on her approach, future, and love affair with the city

"...Born in 1985 in Murmansk, a fishing town on the Barents Sea,..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by Julie Royce

Travis County Commissioners Greenlight $5M to Housing for Homeless Austinites

Montopolis project moves forward

"...Recovery Funds, distributed to address economic instability arising from COVID-19. In September 2021, the court set aside $110 million..."

March 28, 2025 News Post by Mattea Gallaway

Texas House Bill Would Take Kids’ Phones Away During School Hours

Poll shows parents concerned about safety amid shootings

"...Over the past couple of years, several Texas school..."

March 28, 2025 News Feature by Mattea Gallaway

The Verde Report: Austin FC’s Mr. Do-It-All

Jon Gallagher is still finding ways to prove his immense value to the club

"...culminated in an MLS All-Star Game appearance. But the 29-year-old continues to find ways to prove his immense value..."

March 21, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

South by Southwest 2026 Reduces to Seven Days

Rolling format ends as fest adapts to life with no convention center

"...SXSW EDU, the education-related spin-off, will run Monday, March 9 to Thursday, March 12. The changed dates were confirmed..."

March 16, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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