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?

"...prediction come true! But what a difference a fast recovery makes. Instead of announcing layoffs and/or a tax rate..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down

The congresswoman’s inspirational healing in an age of gun violence

"...Cohen and West guide viewers through Giffords’ road to recovery as she suffers from aphasia, an illness that inhibits..."

July 15, 2022 Movie Review by Dina Barrish

After a Relapse Into Addiction Quietly Broke Up Street Sects, the Duo Has Exorcised Their Demons

The Gentrification V 7-inch hit last week, but Austin experimentalists are focusing on a balanced existence instead of rushing anticipated third LP

"...SIMS Foundation with saving his life, getting him into Recovery Unplugged despite having no insurance. Even still, texts and..."

May 27, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Opinion: Wake-Up Calls for Our Fossil Fuel Addiction

Kicking our fossil fuel addiction is good for the climate, our health, our economy, and geopolitical stability

"...Step 1 of recovery from our addiction is to end denial and admit..."

May 13, 2022 Column by Bob Hendricks

Town Hall Calls for Quick Action to Combat Overdoses

The crisis is now

"...users. Matt Alves, an outreach worker with THRA in recovery, described the danger and stigma he faced as an..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Navalny

Extraordinary documentary portrait of Putin’s nemesis

"...makes him explicable by focusing on his family, his recovery, his motivations and his growing realization that to change..."

April 8, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Water’s Aquifer Storage Project Steams Ahead

Project aims to store drinking water underground in the event of another supply issue

"...unreliable. One such plan – the Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project (ASR) – has been in the works at..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Drive My Car

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s second masterpiece in a year finds the pain of love

"...as well. Their distinct connection lays the groundwork for recovery that these two characters have been averse to thus..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Faster Than Sound: Black Fret Ball Returns to the Stage With $250K for Austin Artists

The latest on two homegrown music nonprofits looking to expand

"...SIMS Foundation, which provides mental health and substance use recovery services to members of the music industry and their..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Witches of the Orient

How the 1964 Japanese women’s Olympic volleyball team healed a nation

"...mystery and otherness of a country grappling with postwar recovery and identity. South of Osaka, at the Nichibo Kaizuka..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Dr. K Becomes Austin’s First Female, Black-Owned Cannabusiness

Diversifying the industry’s green rush

"...protocols for anxiety, chronic pain, cognitive function, and performance recovery have primarily been used by seniors and veterans to..."

June 4, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Faster Than Sound – The Music Relief Magic Number: $20 Million

Music Makes Austin budget proposal warns full-capacity touring won't return until 2022

"...the long-discussed hotel occupancy tax-supported Live Music Fund for recovery use...."

April 30, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Falling Hard for Sasha & the Valentines

The Massachusetts transplants debut their dream-pop LP, Daniel Johnston's NFT dustup, and more music news

"...Visit the $30,000 goal at "Jamie Wellwarth's Surgery and Recovery Fund."..."

April 16, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin-Made Addict Named Hal Premieres Today

Rehab drama streaming and in-person at Santa Barbara IFF

"...sheltered Amy (Natalie L'Amoreaux) is sent unwillingly to a recovery house by her mom, the connections that she makes..."

April 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The COVID-19 Long Haulers

Nearly 1 in 3 coronavirus survivors have strange, often changing symptoms without known causes or cures. Here’s what they and their doctors are doing about it.

"...led to numerous health problems that have persisted after recovery from their initial illness. These individuals have come to..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Volunteer Efforts Take Center Stage in Winter Storm Relief

Chasing the cold away

"...Describing Austin as beginning "to shift into recovery and healing mode" after last week's winter storm, City..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council to Finalize Aid Programs for COVID-Hit Businesses

Ready for relief

"...Under this Recovery Lease Incentives Program, property owners would need to offer..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Wolf of Snow Hollow

Unconventional werewolf story turns the beast on its head

"...town of Snow Hollow. Along with his attempts at recovery, John has a laundry list of issues: His mother..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Sibyl

French comedy-drama twists ethics, power, and sex in therapy

"...after the birth of their daughter, and grapples with recovery from alcoholism. When Sibyl is asked to fly to..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Cut Throat City

RZA takes on New Orleans' history of racism through a B-movie lens

"...own take on the politics of the Big Easy’s recovery...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Forklift Danceworks Goes "On the Job" With Essential Workers

The company's new audio series gives voice to city employees and what they're doing during the pandemic

"...the people who work in Austin Energy, Austin Resource Recovery, and other city departments are to everyone who lives..."

May 22, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Edith Frost Returns

Austinite once again, Edith Frost offers first new songs in over a decade, plus Natalie Jane Hill's debut and Red River Cultural District requests

"...including both arts and music. Another focuses specifically on "recovery and revitalization" of live music and Red River...."

May 22, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

NA Still Here

"...15]. The Narcotics Anonymous fellowship has provided a strong recovery presence to the Austin community for more than 30..."

May 18, 2020 Postmarks

Austin’s Economic Forecast Is Unsurprisingly Bleak

City budgeteers project COVID-19 recovery could take two years

"...That reflects dual scenarios of a “rapid” or “slower” recovery from pandemic-prompted hardships. The GF pays for services that..."

April 7, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Congress CARES About You

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

"...• Recovery Rebates – the one-time $1,200 direct payments to every..."

April 3, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Tries to Keep City's Trash Out of Hated Landfill

Waste not, what now?

"...curbside bins will still get collected by Austin Resource Recovery regardless of what happens with this contract, which covers..."

Feb. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Further Dirt on Food Waste

"...compliment the city of Austin and ARR [Austin Resource Recovery] for crafting an Organics Diversion Ordinance that is reducing..."

Feb. 25, 2020 Postmarks

What Goes in Your Compost Bin in Austin

Pizza boxes? OK. Liquids? No thank you.

"...into nutrient-rich compost at a processing facility. Austin Resource Recovery offers a handy tool online, "What Do I Do..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Food Feature

For Patients With Opioid Use Disorders, the B-Team Offers Help

Dell Seton Medical Center’s “Buprenorphine Team” and its innovative approach to addiction

"...dopesick – rather, she was on a path to recovery, with the tools to stay on that path once..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin’s Steady Strides Toward Climate Sustainability

How are we doing and how effective can local policies be at mitigating a worldwide crisis?

"...within the city's control – direct energy generation, resource recovery, public works, and so on. As we go forward,..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

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