Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup
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Sept. 6, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Spiders, Slams, and Other Shows Worth Seeing This Week
Dare to go out on a school night!
"...coming our way this week. The Carver Museum, in association with local poetry publisher 310 Brown Street, drops a..."
June 14, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings
Get your glasses and find your totality
"...Saturday 6, Bee Cave Public Library..."
April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events
Hit the town with these non-SXSW events
"...Ranch beef from cows that were raised on Central Texas grasses and spent grain from Still Austin. (That’s why..."
March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...building an 80-acre base camp in Eagle Pass for Texas National Guard troops. The base will hold up to..."
Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature
Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events
Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good
"...Saturday 24, Menchaca Branch Library..."
Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events
Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights
"...Thursday 8, Terrazas Branch Library..."
Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins
Young Parents, UT Students Support Zoning Changes at Historic Meeting
The renting generations
"...coming Monday, Nov. 6, from 6-8pm at the Central Library. We have A FAR way to go..."
Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
BookPeople Leads Lawsuit Against State on Book Ban
Plaintiffs contend HB 900 infringes on free speech
"...The defendants in the suit include the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Board of Education,..."
July 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher
Texas GOP's Book Bans Are the First Step in Anti-Public Education Crusade
Banning books (for Jesus!)
"...is controversial among conservative Republicans. According to the American Library Association, This Book Is Gay was the 10th-most banned..."
June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Travis County Tries to Fix Its Public Defense Problems
But advocates warn about the middleman
"...Texas is experiencing a crisis in its public defense system,..."
June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Public Notice: School Boards and Rail Lines
Searching for a super, roughing out the rail routes
"...But still, why should you care? Okay, how about..."
March 17, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Austin Oyster Festival Is Shella Fierce, Progress Coffee Is Back in Black, Girl Scouts Are Out for Blood, La Condesa Is Gonna Try Hard, and Who’s Putting All That Queso on the Verde?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...the last week of February, right here in the Texas river city formerly known as Waterloo...."
Feb. 22, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List
Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin
"...advocate Deepak Chopra, comic Chelsea Handler, and a whole library's worth of NYT best sellers will be joining them...."
Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Libraries Prepare for a Barrage of Book-Banning Bills
Rating books, jailing librarians, and more
"...that have so far been filed for the 88th Texas Legislature in this book-banning era, it is no surprise..."
Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan
City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget
Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?
"...In 2019, the Texas Legislature, which always, always, makes time for new ways..."
July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
In Service of Music Medicine, Jason Isbell Played at the Austin Library Last Night
Songwriter delivers phenomenal solo set for JoyRx fundraiser
"...crowd of philanthropists and physicians at the Austin Public Library, I find an open chair and introduce myself to..."
April 28, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music
Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music
"...Records, I flashed back to my fourth day in Texas: Fourth of July, 1992. Crossing over through El Paso..."
April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Texas Troops Europe-Bound: About 160 soldiers from Fort Hood deployed..."
March 11, 2022 News Feature
Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup
Spring is full of festivals and flowers
"...fields north of Denton are ablaze with color at Texas-Tulips. Started by a couple from the Netherlands, the farm..."
March 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Grassroots Organizers Take on Erin Zwiener in Redrawn HD 45
Shades of blue, red, and brown
"...through the Centro Cultural Hispano and San Marcos Public Library; she's also coordinated winter storm relief and delivered diapers..."
Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Save Austin Now Unhappy (Surprise!) With Prop A Ballot Language
Ballot spells out price tag for proposed mandated mimimum staffing levels at Austin Police Department
"...3rd Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Texas; he's seeking a ruling before Sept. 10 to allow..."
Aug. 20, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Austin ISD Leans in to Win Back Families, Boost Enrollment
Every student counts
"...It is 8am, and the Joslin Elementary library is waiting, patiently, for elusive families...."
Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse
Austin Reenters Stage 4 of COVID-19 Precautions
Fully vaccinated residents should mask up, urge health officials
"...Today, July 23, Austin Public Health announced Austin and..."
July 23, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan
Pro-Cop Group Submits Signatures for High-Priced Staffing Plan
Save Austin Now 2.0 eyes the ballot
"...political action committee closely allied with the Austin Police Association, announced it had submitted more than 25,000 signatures to..."
July 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...will close on Friday, June 18, including Austin Public Library branches and the Austin Animal Center. See Community listings..."
June 18, 2021 News Feature
Faster Than Sound: Music Venues React to Stage 5
New city recommendations halt shows at many venues ahead of New Year's Eve
"...curfew orders, which were blocked days later by the Texas Supreme Court...."
Jan. 8, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Qmmunity: Between a Rock and a Homophobic Place
Plus, Joterias' and Poo Poo Platter's spooky digital drag to chill you and thrill you
"...disability rights advocates and lawmakers spoke out against the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners' recent move to..."
Oct. 30, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan
Faster Than Sound: Taylor Wallace Takes Over KUTX Morning Show
KUTX replaces morning show mainstay John Aielli with Taylor Wallace after the iconic ATX deejay suffers a stroke.
"..."I spent a summer sitting in an air-conditioned music library," she recalls. "It was so cool, floor-to-ceiling CDs, and..."
Sept. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
So You Want to Redistrict Austin?
The process – and what’s at stake – with redrawing our City Council districts
"...heavily involved in her community, whether through her neighborhood association in South Austin, her daughter's school PTAs, or the..."
