Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...“This new plant didn’t fit cleanly within any recognized genus, which is the rank of classification above the species,..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...Check out the glider museum, send your love a special Valentine, and join a..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In’s North Austin Location Hit by Thieves

Cinema launches GoFundMe to keep operating, replace gear

"...recent spate of thefts from film and TV production houses in Austin, a beloved cinema has been hit, with..."

July 25, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Has Austin Resource Recovery Found a Solution to Its Chronic A/C Problem?

Taking the heat off local garbage collection trucks

"...air conditioning breaks down in a passenger vehicle, it's just an unpleasant inconvenience. But in garbage collection trucks, like..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Has Round Rock ISD Hit Rock Bottom?

Maybe not yet

"...Jack Chiles says he received a suspicious manila envelope in August, 5 by 7 inches, from..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

With Postcards for Democracy, Mark Mothersbaugh and Beatie Wolfe Deliver Priority Mail Art

If you like it, then you better put a stamp on it

"...Beatie Wolfe and Mark Mothersbaugh with saving the U.S. Postal Service, but it's no stretch to say these two..."

March 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Unmasking the Dread Pirate Roberts in Silk Road

Filmmaker Tiller Russell looks at the man behind the internet's black market

"...looked at the internet. On Oct. 1, 2013, 29-year-old Austin native Ross Ulbricht was arrested by the FBI in..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Drink It In

"...feel a little lighter in my step, and I suspect you do too. Turns out we can have good..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

MASS Gallery Sends Exquisite Corpses Through the Mail

The Austin artspace gets downright surreal with the USPS for its current exhibition

"...were created this summer, thanks to nobody's friend the coronavirus, by leveraging the power of the United States Postal..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

It's Real and It's Spectacular: Seinfeld Stars To Raise Funds for Texas Dems

Any-size donation gets you in the (virtual) door Friday

"...turnout ahead of the Nov. 3 election, Seinfeld’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine Benes), Jason Alexander (George Costanza), and co-creator Larry..."

Oct. 21, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Day Trips & Beyond: Mid-October Roundup

Travel news from around Texas and beyond

"...when the railroad came to town. Louis and Matilda Faust owned the business from 1909 until 1949...."

Oct. 17, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Advocates Call on City, County to Protect Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Outbreak

Education, health, housing, justice addressed by list of demands

"...Advocates from a large group of local social justice and advocacy organizations are calling on city and county..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Monday Explosions Jar Austin

If you see an unmarked package, quickly call 911

"...The Austin Police Department is warning residents not to open any..."

March 12, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

The Luv Doc: Services Rendered

Idle hands are the Devil's playthings

"...years is a freelance tech writer whose long-term contract just ended a few months ago and now she has..."

March 9, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Top 10 LGBTQ Victories of 2017

“The things that make us different, those are our superpowers”

"...after Tr**p’s election, Danica Roem’s victory to the Virginia House of Delegates was doubly powerful. Roem, now the first..."

Dec. 28, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Lege Lines: Islamophobia Is out of Hand

In Texas and the nation, anti-refugee and anti-Muslim fervor grows

"...on Tuesday, Jan. 31, to show solidarity with the Muslim community just days after Pres­i­dent Donald Trump issued an..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Hightower Report: Why Is Delivering "Mail by the Pail" Important?

It's part of our post office's amazing commitment to service

"...Although most of us take it for granted, America's postal service is an..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: Why Can't Our Economy Promote Equality and Shared Prosperity?

A grassroots coalition is taking on the corporate elites

"...citizen activists, and many others is organizing and mobilizing us to crash through those closed doors, write our own..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Vulcan (Video) Mind Meld

Staking out the store’s new North Loop location

"...Agnes Varda – my ransoms. With their forever West Campus hub at 29th and Guadalupe relocated to North Loop,..."

May 30, 2014 Screens Post by Raoul Hernandez

Double The Flow Rate of Niagara Falls

City releases new Onion Creek flooding stats

"...Last night, the City of Austin Homeland Security and Emergency Management office released the latest..."

Nov. 7, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Letters at 3AM: Just Since April

Secret surveillance efforts fly in the face of our Constitution

"..."Shitstorm" isn't a polite or journalistic usage, but an apt equivalent doesn't come to mind, so:..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Wednesday Showcases

Welcome to Texas via Boise, etc.

"...Boise Music..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Sword of Escamilla Dangles Over City Hall?

Unabated rate discourse, post office roast, and more

"..."Conduct a public hearing to receive public comments on Austin Energy's proposed electric rates." The hearing is officially scheduled..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Gay Place

Get crafty with Dandy

"...Our pals at Bernadette's have graciously agreed to let us glitter up their hizzz for..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Tonight: Mail Art with Dandy & Friends

Get crafty with Dandy for some good causes

"..."Maaaaaaail!" Tonight we at Gay Place invite you to use the power of the post to reach out for..."

Nov. 9, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

The Daily Hustle: 5/27/10 (Updated)

City Council convenes to crowded agenda

"...City Manager's annual performance evaluation, taxi franchise renewals, the Austin Regional Intelligence Center, and more...."

May 27, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

I Sold the Lousy T-Shirt Off My Back and All I Got Was This iPad

What's Apple's touch tablet actually for?

"...2006 and Nintendo's new gaming console is eliciting a curiously similar reception. Its detractors claim the name is a..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Post by Adam Theriault

Postal Inspectors Popping for Pot

Number of seizures of pot shipped through U.S. mail is on the rise

"...Fun Fact: According to new stats from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the number of people popped for sending..."

March 24, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Original Santa Mail

The original old school/analog Santa Mad Lib.

"...Remember those personalized Santa letters your parents used to get faked for you as a kid? Well,..."

Dec. 17, 2009 Design Post by Kate X Messer

The Hightower Report

A Blue-Green Victory for America; and The Milkman Delivers

"...days, they protested by simply staying in the factory, refusing to leave until they were paid. Their defiant stand..."

March 27, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

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