Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Off DEI Staff: At least 60 people in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion-related positions lost their jobs at UT-Austin this..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature

Closing the COVID Gap at AISD

Post-pandemic, not enough students can read well. How do we get out of this ditch?

"...a kindergartner, he and his teacher were masked and socially distanced, reducing the personal connection so important to reading..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...of music consumption in an ever-evolving borderless digital and social age...."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...of Black life, including community health, identity, and economic equity. The event schedules three conversations – “Black, Trans, and..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

ColdTowne Theater: Always in Motion

The comedy venue is home to diverse audiences and performers, but needs a permanent home of its own

"...initiatives to increase gender, racial, and LGBTQ+ diversity and equity. They've earned those bona fides at a level that..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Authors of Police Oversight Act Sue City for Failing to Fully Implement Ordinance

Suit names interim police chief and city manager as defendants

"...But as the lawsuit – filed by Equity Action, the social justice advocacy organization that authored the..."

Dec. 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Can Federal Funds Clear Up Local Water Problems?

Water quality is worst in marginalized communities

"...Austin's Colony's water issues are not unique: About 10%..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Central Health Budget Suggests Waning Trust in Ascension

The budget adds money for direct services

"...clinics and services as part of their seven-year Health Equity Action Plan. New clinics include the already planned Rosewood-Zaragosa..."

Sept. 11, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...invitation for proposals from developers to address development and equity goals, the Austin Monitor reports. Top priorities are affordable..."

Sept. 8, 2023 News Feature

Rethink35 Is Suing TxDOT Over I-35 Expansion With Broad Community Support

TxDOT vs. basically everyone in Austin

"...urged that the expansion "will not solve transportation or equity issues. It won't ease traffic, that is clear. More..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Shane Whalley Won’t Back Down

Daring Dialogues founder on how DEI bans affect queer Texans

"...trans minors, and Senate Bill 17, which abolishes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from public universities...."

June 26, 2023 Qmmunity Post by Adam Cherian

BlackBerry

Rise and fall of the original smartphone as hilarious tech satire

"...bear on a story that is part-The Office, part-The Social Network. There's none of the calm philosophizing you might..."

May 12, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Institutional Impropriety

"...and professional obligation to leverage their disciplinary knowledge for social good and to expand their classroom to include the..."

May 9, 2023 Postmarks

SXSW Panel Recap: Urban Air Mobility: What's Next?

Like winter, personal air transport is coming. But for who?

"...to Herbert West) re-animated for our current tech and social environment, appearing now in the still-aspirational guise of some..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Review: BlackBerry

The rise and fall of the original smartphone as a tragic satire

"...a story that is part The Office, part The Social Network. There's none of the calm philosophizing you might..."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Scientists Focus on Helping AI Do Good

Weighing the pros, cons, and concerns of humanity's future overlords

"...Good Systems research projects would include a technologist, a social scientist, and a humanist," he said. "So basically, this..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Five Takeaways From the New Austin Music Census

2022 survey shows musicians moving farther from city core

"...of the census was the polling on 14 diversity, equity, and inclusion matters. Those responses painted a mixed picture,..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Greg Casar Enters the National Spotlight, and Brings His Grassroots Coalition With Him

New year, new rep

"...local government was "imagined as the Council of change, equity, and of access to new voices at the table,"..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin FC Fans Prepare to Pack the Trains on MetroRail

The Red Line turns Verde

"...UT-Austin planning professor, has taught a course on the social impacts of sports stadiums. She said research indicates that..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Why No Trees?

"...we are at a loss to affect the meaningful social change...."

Aug. 14, 2022 Postmarks

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?

"...Fund, which pays for public safety, public health, and social and community services – all the departments that we..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

For the First Time Since 2015, a New Austin Music Census Is Now Open

Survey seeks measurable industry feedback to guide policy and support

"...said the new survey has an expanded focus on social and cultural aspects of Austin music. In a section..."

July 15, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: The Austin Music Census Returns While the Live Music Fund Faces Delays

A spring music ecosystem news roundup with all those familiar players: the Austin Music Census, Live Music Fund, and HAAM

"...amounts, the new census' expanded questions will also examine social and cultural aspects of Austin music. No personal data..."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Far Out Is Having a Moment

Scrappy South Austin venue is building a major presence in the city’s live music ecosystem

"...in Austin to start booking shows outdoors with ample social distancing in the fall of 2020. That approach, relying..."

May 13, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Faster Than Sound: Erwin Center Replacement, the Moody Center, Opens on UT Campus

The 15,000-capacity concert/basketball arena, plus more debuting venue news

"...While Live Nation has an equity stake in the arena, the Moody Center is open..."

April 22, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 7 State and Local Election

Early Voting April 25-May 3 • Election Day May 7

"...one of them is at least a gesture toward equity, which is pretty rare to see coming from the..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Andrew Zimmern Talks Everything From Experimentation to Fake Chicken

We chat with the celebrity chef to discuss how food ties us together

"...want to talk about immigration, climate crisis, city development, social justice and equity, economic development, international diplomacy, national security..."

March 18, 2022 Food Post by Rod Machen

Mayo-Tary Pete Takes The Train to Saltillo, SXSW

Buttigieg tips his cap to Austin's massive mobility investments

"...Again, equity issues took center stage, as Cap Metro board chair..."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: Austin Can Do Better Than Crypto

As a city that values equity, we shouldn't prop up an exploitative scam

"...innovative thinking about finance and money, especially to promote equity and inclusion. There's a growing movement for public banking..."

March 18, 2022 Column by Mike Siegel

Tackling Food Waste as a Social Justice Issue at SXSW

Various communities look to “feed the soil and starve the incinerator”

"...its point of view clear: Food waste is a social justice issue. In the United States, to waste food..."

March 16, 2022 SXSW Post by Melanie Haupt

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