Pct. 2 Campaigns Trade Barbs

As election day nears, the sparks are flying

"...tactics, while Garry Brown has avoided the crossfire and hopes for a slot in what now looks like a..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature by Christopher Hooks

The 'Banner Saga' Saga

The game that launched a thousand headlines has its roots right here

"...ran a flawless Kickstarter campaign back in spring 2012, raising more than seven times the $100,000 they were asking...."

Jan. 31, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Good Eye

Rekh & Datta's 'slow clothing' line takes its time going from Texas to Rajasthan and back again

"...Let's hope that happens, because the textiles Layton designs, commissions, and..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Column by Amy Gentry

Point Austin: Lessons on the Wind

Random speculations on the returns

"...better. Nearly 40,000 voters supported the affordable housing bonds, raising sighs of relief among the advocates who last fall..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...› Fresh from raising wage and benefit standards on economic development projects and..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature

Sarah Ruhl Talks Writing and Motherhood

Prize-winning playwright shares stories about her twin passions

"...while never taking a break from the work of raising children...."

Oct. 17, 2013 Books Post by Rod Machen

Prince Charming: Adam Ant

King of the Wild Frontier returns to Austin – tonight

"...year, we’re doing 24, including Canada. That’s something I hope to continue doing, as well as doing albums on..."

July 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Society Pages

Reading the next chapter of the Austin Film Society's playbook

"...Campbell said, "The bulk of the money that we're raising and spending is for equipment that is conveyable." For..."

June 21, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

One Man's SXSW ... Times 4

Our intrepid correspondent wanders through all four Festivals – and lives to write about it

"...the nose for a bulky credit card slider and hope they didn't lose the stacks of carbon copies. It's..."

March 29, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Waiting Game

The SCOTUS contemplates marriage equality, but should they?

"...mentioned scientific disagreement on the "consequences" of same-sex couples raising children. Justice Anthony Kennedy reminded the court that many..."

March 26, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Not Your Average Freshman

El Paso Rep. Mary Gonzalez is no Tea Partier

"...finances play into it, whether it's campaign finances and raising money, which was really difficult in the beginning, or..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Gass-Pooré

The Bandera Way

Scenes from a marriage in four acts.

"...parallel harmony, the way they've synced their careers while raising four children. Their successes notch up as the result..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Nacho Daddy

What do Michael Jackson and Manu Chao have in common? Joe King Carrasco.

"..."Tamale Christmas" for the annual Holiday HAAM Jam disc, raising money for the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. One..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Council Notes: Funky Illuminations

On corporate influence, 24-hour hiking, and affordable housing

"...expressed concerning safety and consequent liability issues – the hope is a pilot will help determine whether such a..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

The Nutcracker

Ballet Austin's warm and decidely unstuffy production deserves to be a family holiday tradition

"...by Edward Carr) pinching the maid, and the orchestra raising bows and horns out of the pit's depths elicit..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Arts Review by Dawn Davis Loring

Council: Good for Austin Is Bad for Texas

Council ends 2012 with some last-minute business

"...and it wasn't the fee waivers for the 2013 HOPE Market at Plaza Saltillo (that passed on consent). It..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

'The NFL Beat': Bye Week Bros

Fantasy fill-in friends

"...WR Josh Gordon for three weeks now. I sincerely hope you listened and got paid off big. If not,..."

Nov. 3, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'Benji' Directors Coodie and Chike

Change, for better and for worse

"...everybody come up to the jail and they was raising hell to see him. And because he wouldn’t sign..."

Oct. 23, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Then There's This: Giving Props to Austin

There's more to the bonds than meets the jerky knee

"...million, is an amount the city can handle without raising property taxes. Of course, city officials don't exactly have..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Culinary Networker Extraordinaire

Cooking with a message: community, diversity, ambition

"...with Pflugerville and Hendrickson high schools, where students are raising cows in an agriculture program, to develop an exchange..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Food Feature

Headlines

"...it describes as "balanced without reducing service levels or raising fares." Public hearings and open houses are scheduled throughout..."

Sept. 7, 2012 News Feature

SXSW Interactive Announces First Keynote Speaker

Humorist/crowdsource champ Matthew Inman of the Oatmeal

"...Federation and the American Cancer Society sprung out Inman's hope that "philanthropy trumps douchebaggery and greed." (In short: When..."

Sept. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Parks, Wildlife, and Racism

Wardens recount longstanding, institutional discrimination against African-Americans at TP&W

"...hired and promoted Hispanic game wardens in encouraging numbers, raising the agency's diversity quotient as a whole. But according..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Whiskey Sisters

The Mother Truckers' kissing cousins

"...Kickstarter manual with what they call ‘Whiskeystarter,” a fund raising option that can be found on their website...."

Aug. 8, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Pies & Pigs Benefit

The Tastiest Food Party of the Year for a Great Cause

"...been diagnosed with breast cancer and her friends are raising money to help defray the cost of her treatments..."

June 7, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Off the Record

SXSW News and Carryings-On

"...University of Texas at Austin titled "A Lecture on Hope, Haiti, & Service," Arcade Fire's Win and Will Butler..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...breaks loose when seven-year-old Petey is left with his hell-raising brothers. But things go from bad to really, really..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

City Hall Hustle: The Hustle Bids Farewell ...

A bittersweet goodbye to the city politics beat

"...Like many others, the Hustle still holds hope for single-member districts, or some comparable form of geographic..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Workers Fight Unpaid Holiday (Inn)

Construction workers stiffed on pay – and wait for restitution

"...demonstration, "to make public Holiday Inn's renovation and its raising of rates – with work built by unpaid wages."..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

'An Independent Person'

A Conversation With Randi Shade

"...can to work well with my colleagues, and I hope that the tension that's been created by this campaign..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

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