The City Budget Deficit Is Finally Here

Rising costs, declining revenues to blame

"...than the city’s budget office initially calculated). Budget staff shared details on the city’s financial woes during a presentation..."

April 18, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...million from the Department of Agriculture for school food services...."

April 18, 2025 News Feature

Travis County’s Public Defenders Win More Pay for Early-Career Attorneys

But without more funding, other pay disparities will persist

"...meeting, Geoff Burkhart, Travis County’s executive over community legal services, said that entry-level attorneys at TCPDO were paid about..."

March 28, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Thinkery Under Pressure to Improve Sanitation, Safety Measures

After employees protested, CEO says they’re making changes

"...On Feb. 7, Lydia Simmons shared a video on Facebook featuring Thinkery staff outside their..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature by Mattea Gallaway

Woman-Run Catholic Charity Dissolves After Serving Austin for Over a Century

Running soup kitchens, covering funeral bills, these ladies showed up

"...much alive. Over 50 active members attended meetings and shared a rich local history. In 1921 the women founded..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Amber Williams

Six Months of HOME Permits Show Neighborhoods Aren’t Changing Much

Developers are planning smaller homes on smaller lots

"...That was one of the most prominent concerns shared by critics of HOME, which Council designed to help..."

Jan. 3, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

After Years in Jail for a Crime He Was Never Convicted of, Cyrus Gray Is Free ... for Now

Living in the free world, but the case just won't go away

"...was innocent since first arriving in jail and he shared some of his story with Jackson. When Jackson was..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Increase in Cost of I-35 “Caps” Means Less Money for Other City Projects

New estimates show cost of caps increased by 61%

"...the caps themselves will threaten funding for other city services and infrastructure projects in the future...."

Dec. 6, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Rawdawg

Inside the controversial run club like none other in Austin

"...October 2023 before running the Honolulu marathon together. They shared videos and lifestyle content with the goal of making..."

Nov. 29, 2024 News Feature by Lauren Peck

Austin Chronic: Oh No! My High Ass Just Emailed a Dead Person

Finding the humor in my stoned missteps

"...a recent interview with award-winning glassblower Jerome Baker, he shared a perspective that the act of smoking cannabis replaces..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Train Your Husband

You don’t have a housecleaning problem

"...dynamic issue in your relationship. It’s great that he shared his mother’s opinion about hiring cleaning people, but, to..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Police Oversight Advocates Sue to Stop Council Vote on Police Contract

Equity Action says new contract violates Oversight Act

"...In April, before knowing the cost of the contract,..."

Oct. 23, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Austin Chronic: KOOP’s Sunday Reggae Lives On With Roots Train

After a quarter-century run, Jamaican Gold’s Art Baker passes the torch to Selector Dale

"...“Listeners have also shared some truly moving stories in which the show was..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

City Manager Will Present His Proposed Budget

Community groups begin fight for more equitable budget

"...about how they think the city should invest in services and programs over the next year. For a position..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Glossy by Kind Clinic Offers Gender-Affirming Aesthetic Treatments

New non-surgical services help affirm gender and image

"...by Council Member José Velásquez, sexual health and gender-affirming services provider Kind Clinic is bringing those treatments directly to..."

June 20, 2024 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

The Bold & the Bountiful: HAAM's Corporate Battle of the Bands Rocks for a Cause

Fifteen years in, HAAM's Corporate BOTB is bolder than ever

"...even started. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HAAM (@myhaam)..."

June 9, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

Earth Day, Record Store Day, and More Recommended Events

Go green in a number of ways this week

"...thousands of volunteers to remove litter from dozens of shared spaces spanning every City Council district. It couldn’t be..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Texas Maternal Mortality Task Force Hasn’t Counted Abortion Death Cases for 10 Years

Committee members discovered longtime omission this year

"...to them by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), they were unaware that abortion-related cases have been..."

March 22, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Behind Two of SXSW Music’s Biggest Free Lineups

How media players and Penske partnerships avoid the sophomore slump

"...of Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner, says the companies’ shared ownership “definitely” helped in development of the Future of..."

March 8, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

City and County Approve One Year Extension for Central Booking Agreement

Virtual hearings could cost county later

"...The city of Austin and Travis County have shared custody of the Downtown Central Booking facility since 1988...."

Feb. 19, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin Film Society Announces 2023 AFS Grant for Short Films Recipients

Career-changing grants go to 16 projects from Texas filmmakers

"...million in cash and $340,000 in in-kind goods and services to over 500 filmmakers. The bulk of this has..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Holigay Movie Review

Three LGBTQ holiday movies to throw on, plus one bad queer movie challenge

"...Quality: 3 out of 5 drinks shared with gay Aubrey Plaza...."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 1-7

"...now have an enhanced ability to perform these same services – both for yourself and for others...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Synagogue Arsonist Gets 10-Year Sentence

Congregation Beth Israel finally gets closure

"...She said the desire shared by everyone in the congregation was to see Sechriest..."

Nov. 29, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself

After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic

"...laundry room of the apartment building his extended family shared in Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood...."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...completed, someone would be able to use a continuous shared-use path for the 30-mile stretch. It also includes some..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Pharcyde and Brownout’s Special Fest Collaboration and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Find Nineties alt-hip-hop pioneers and Caroline Rose at two separate benefits

"...In 2021, Been There launched as a private party..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

"Finally I Sang": Progressive Cumbia Fires Up Como Las Movies’ Full-Length Debut

Como Las Singles finds Nelson Valente Aguilar in the driver’s seat

"...back to the Maneja Beto days. We have a shared background in growing up on the border and being..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Bicycle Meals Offers Pedal-Powered Distribution to the Streets

Meals on (two) wheels

"...helping neighbors. While it exists outside the many established services in Austin for people experiencing homelessness, it complements them..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: Making It Ourselves

Examples of queer creativity abound in Austin, Texas

"...trans-cestors and non-binary/gender expansive guides and healers, find our shared demands for liberation, and be in witness to our..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Column by James Scott

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