Kickstart Your Weekend With 'There Will Be No Stay'

Death penalty doc from the other side

"...Between Rick Perry's records and Texas' shoddy record for respecting..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

There Will Be Food

Austin's film catering gurus learn how to make do in a changing industry. Spoiler alert: The answer is never pizza.

"..."This" is a film shoot for a horror-comedy being shot on Willie Nelson's Spicewood property. Wheeler's truck is..."

June 14, 2013 Screens Feature by Jeff Winkler

Chief Judge: New Panel Will Be Assigned to Consider Death Row Appeal

Execution still slated for tomorrow

"...of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this afternoon ordered a new three-judge panel of the court to..."

June 11, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

There Can Be Only One

Fronting and posting at B-Boy City 16

"...wisely said: "Da bang bang da boogie to the beat beat, it's so unique. Come on everybody, and dance..."

April 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Death Watch: Without Intervention, Travis Runnels Will Be the Ninth Texan Executed in 2019

A troubled life, a dishonest witness, a “changed man”

"..."It would be a travesty to take away his life when he..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Then There's This: No Drought Here

So what if the lakes are half full – it rained, didn't it?

"...rains, successful conservation efforts, and a spike in the number of homeowners drilling their own wells to keep their..."

July 27, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Hot Luck, Vibe Vault, No Idea, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

A smattering of sound suggestions

"...Vibe Vault: A Celebration of Global Music & Heritage..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Will the Grid Hold Up? Arctic Blast Not Expected to Be as Severe as 2021’s

Grid should remain stable despite freezing cold and high demand

"...The coming freeze this weekend may send those who weathered 2021’s Winter Storm Uri and 2023’s Winter Storm Elliot..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

And Then There Were Two

UT takes "third party" option off table for Cactus Cafe

"..."What does that mean?" replied a member of that crowd...."

April 22, 2010 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: Is “Broken” Justen Hall Competent to Be Executed?

If a stay is not granted, Hall will be the fifth Texas inmate put to death this fall

"...asking that it dismiss the appeals filed on his behalf and set his execution date. "These walls 24/7 have..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Supremes Will Decide if Chi Dies Tonight

Unless Supremes intervene, Texas will kill another foreign national tonight

"...the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes, Texas death row inmate Heliberto Chi, a Honduran national, will be executed tonight...."

Aug. 7, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

ACC Budget Axe Swings: Will It Miss Students?

The governor's 7% budget cut means drastic -- and ill-timed -- choices for Austin Community College.

"...an axe and told it to start chopping and not to stop until 7% has been trimmed from the..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

Austin's Construction Ban Lifted, but Will Workers Be Safe?

COVID-19 remains a hazard as thousands return to job sites

"...April 2, and overruled a portion of Austin’s local “stay home, work safe” orders that prohibited most forms of..."

April 3, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Here Today, There Tomorrow

Austin ISD Schools grapple with high student turnover – and all its consequences

"...On a clear, fall Friday afternoon, a group of teachers from Ridgetop Elementary school, at..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

There Goes the Neighborhood

City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals

"...Penn­sylvania, with her 20-year-old son, Derek Strunk. Derek is nonverbal and has autism, and his mother brings him to..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Stay Gold Goes Long, Hard Luck Turns Sunny, Sway Is Hopped, Spread & Co. Gets Woodsy, TFM Celebrates Blackness, and – Oooh, Free Cheese?

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...First, let’s note that we have a hearty plethora of Valentine’s Events..."

Feb. 3, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

There Is a Light That Will Never Go Out at Austin's Drive-In Theatres

Theatres may be shuttered, but the in-car cinema experience still shines bright

"...the film distribution and screening business is nervous right now. It seemed like cinemas were the first industry to..."

May 1, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How Will COVID-19 Affect Austinites Without Housing?

For shelters, shutting down is "beyond the worst-case scenario"

"...As Austin and Travis County residents begin to grapple with a new reality that includes proactive..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Review: Speak No More: VVitch

This immersive, site-specific production is like a choose-your-own-ghost-adventure

"...“We never know exactly what the House will show us,” says the..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Film Flam: No Rest for the Weary

Festivals, nominations, and a casting call

"...There’s no rest for the weary in Austin this time..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stay up Late for FFF Nites

Fun Fun Fun late shows return with day players and after dark specials

"...Fun Fun Fun Fest fans, get your rest now: The FFF Nites after shows will be keeping you..."

Aug. 27, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Ain't No Shame in the Heartbreak Game

The Shondes' new album makes heartache sound good

"...("shawn-duh," Yiddish for "disgrace" for all y’all goyim out there). Like, serious fanboy, swoony type love...."

May 7, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Ricky Hill

Experts at SXSW Debate if AI Will Save Us ... or Destroy Us

Scads of panels ponder a rosy or bleak future

"...job at Google to warn the world that the technology he is partly responsible for advancing could well destroy..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Brant Bingamon

Greg Abbott’s Private School Voucher Plans Stay Dead

Promise not to promise this anymore, Guv?

"...has promised a breakthrough on “education savings accounts,” otherwise known as school vouchers, ever since the Texas Legislature’s special..."

Nov. 6, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...What does October make you think of? Halloween, pumpkin spice, trees transitioning..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: It's Gonna Be Gay

Poo Poo Platter’s mommy complex, Cheer Ups reopening, and more queer May happenings

"...still a part of our lives (and most likely will be for some time). Although the future isn't entirely..."

May 7, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

The Right to be Offensive

Joseph Kahn on his new battle rap social satire Bodied

"...When America started amending the Constitution, the number one priority was freedom of speech. With that comes..."

Nov. 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Then There's This: Aquifer Angst

Will the city poop out on its fight to block a wastewater permit?

"...If council rejects the settlement, city attorneys will square off against the legal team of Jeremiah Venture..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

No Noobs

Why the Austin Game Developers Conference Isn't for Gamers

"...BioWare and advisers to the conference, Walton and Vogel know. The average Austinite knows significantly less about this conference..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

TYC: Will the Lege Drain the Gulag?

State government starts long, protracted, and expensive era of oversight, litigation, and structural changes to discredited agency

"...Much legislative energy in both houses this session has been devoted to reforming the battered, scandal-plagued, and discredited Texas..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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