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"...will require Paxton to complete 100 hours of community service in Collin County, take 15 hours of ethics training,..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Scruff’s Barbershop Grows Out Its Roots in New South Austin Digs

The gay-owned barbershop offers inclusive, gender-affirming haircuts

"...for anyone to get a great haircut and amazing service being completely themselves,” Durant said...."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by Madeline Duncan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Austin’s Dying Daily: Texas Monthly turned a lens to..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature

The Texas Tribune Is Unionizing

After last summer's layoffs, staff is organizing for stability

"...of explanation from management about the rationale behind the cuts. (One particularly chilling theory is that the decision was..."

Jan. 24, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Mean Girls

This isn't your mother's Mean Girls. Because it's really bad.

"...and Regina, Regina’s presence feels muted. The musical even cuts out their big blowout, the fight that leads to..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Color in Sara Hickman’s An Eclectic Array of Texas Musicians

Presenting two illustrations from Sara Hickman’s new volume

"...also threw weekly capital-sourced track picks into our Paper Cuts playlist – starting with Farmer's Wife and wrapping with..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

A Totally Killer Time With Nahnatchka Khan

Director of the new horror comedy on time travel and more

"...So just the idea of referencing media and entertainment cuts through everything and circumvents any questions...."

Oct. 9, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Layoffs at County’s Largest Mental Health Provider Approved by Board of Trustees

Nurse describes “sloppy and dysfunctional” leadership

"...amid a budget shortfall stemming from inadequate delivery of services...."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Uyghur Skewers Meet the American Dream at Camino Alamo BBQ

Smoke on the West Campus sidewalk

"...They begin service at 5:30 in the evening, Tuesday through Sunday, at..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Largest Mental Health Care Provider in Austin Plans Layoffs

Integral Care could cut up to 5% of positions

"...Integral Care, the largest provider of mental health services in Travis County, is planning to lay off up..."

Aug. 17, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Restaurant Review: Luminaire

San Antonio's Steve McHugh steps into the Austin dining spotlight

"...piece, are the ideal tapas for carnivores, roughly 4-ounce cuts of meat you'd usually have to order a much..."

May 12, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Mafia Mamma

Even Toni Collette can't earn this mafia spoof rispetto

"...sheen of class, and the peppy playlist, featuring sublime cuts like “Il primo whisky,” gives it an infectious kick...."

April 14, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Opinion: The Zilker Vision Plan Is Deeply Flawed and Should Be Scrapped

The newly released draft plan is a recipe for how to ruin a park

"...for commercial events into one that is built to service those events and their wealthier patrons. The plan's ideas..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Column by David Weinberg

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...badly bruised lung, three broken ribs, cracked knees, and cuts to her face. She had been hit as she..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Pushing for Real Police Oversight in Contract and on the Ballot

What exactly is a G File?

"...Texas municipalities whose police officers (or firefighters) are civil service employees – that is, ones that don't have unions..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Decruiting APD Artists/Activists Imagine a World Without Police, One Cop at a Time

Site discourages recruits, encourages cops to quit the force

"...for cities to reduce police spending, and all the cuts and “reimagined” public safety strategies were reversed, and APD’s..."

June 30, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Quesoff Wants You, Garbo’s Grabs Another Brick-and-Mortar, Local Foods Debuts Downtown, Lazarus Revamps the Former Coldtowne Theatre, and Ooooh, That Bourbon Brawl

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

"...parked right nearby (626 N. Lamar) and open for service. Yes, you’ll be able to order a fine array..."

June 24, 2022 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

What’s a Grand Jury, and Is It Being Manipulated to Indict Police Officers?

More cops are being indicted, but why all the secrecy?

"...Amanda Marzullo, former executive director of the Texas Defender Service and an advocate for grand jury reform. "There's almost..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Quesoff Wants You, Garbo’s Grabs Another Brick-and-Mortar, Local Foods Debuts Downtown, Lazarus Revamps the Former Coldtowne Theatre, and Ooooh, That Bourbon Brawl

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

"...parked right nearby (626 N. Lamar) and open for service. Yes, you’ll be able to order a fine array..."

June 22, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Beast

Tamil action-comedy slips on too many banana peels

"...films typically end up being a lot of fan service catchphrases and impossible but entertaining action sequences and dance..."

April 15, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Hurtado

Dispatches From a New Decade of SXSW

Our favorite musical moments from the fest

"...career to lend context to some of her best-known cuts...."

March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...this year: a set of recent material and choice cuts from the catalog, followed by Days front to back,..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...from Steelton, Pa., in 1965 when their father's civil service job shifted to Kelly Air Force Base. Six-foot-6-inch Frank..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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

"...as "uncommitted time" (not responding to dispatched calls for service) to use, backers say, to engage with the communities..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...been adopted; along with nearly $6 million in one-time cuts, that money went to fund a host of alternatives..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New AISD Budget Leans Into Boosting Enrollment

The school district is nervously eyeing the numbers looking for signs of recovery

"...the union. (Other district employees, including janitors and food service workers, played critical roles in ensuring student well-being, although..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Antone's Records, Astro Record Store in Bastrop, and curbside service from Breakaway Records, End of an Ear, and more...."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...glimmering chord progressions – but Sutton's sharp vocal inflection cuts through the standard. On "Wrong Me," she throws darts..."

April 9, 2021 Music Feature by Annie Lyons

SXSW Music Review: Finland – The Happiest Country in the World – Presents the Showcase Must Go On

“South by Southwest, I said put your fucking hands up!”

"...ambient digital washes. A taut snap rhythm and bounce cuts an aria haze and glowering synth figure, which rides..."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a surprise collection of praise songs. David Ramirez's 30-minute service consecrates life through liturgical material, reinterpreted as soaring compositions..."

March 19, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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