Theater & dance “Buyer and Cellar.” Alex, a struggling Hollywood actor, takes a job working in Barbra Streisand’s Malibu Barbra dream house, located in an underground mall that houses her showbiz collections. Unexpectedly, the star herself comes downstairs to “shop” — but will this desperate actor she encounters ever be invited upstairs to Babs’ palatial […]

For childhood friends Ryan Sansbury and Jeremy Bastian, it all began as a series of living room experiments. Using coffee grounds and “beer dirt,” they started a mushroom farm, throwing in some “21st century Chia Pets” for good measure. A successful Kickstarter and a move to Ceres Park Ranch later, they are now running a […]

Austin’s Best Places to Work for 2016 have been unveiled — 75 companies that will perk you up with benefits such as access to a company RV, free phones and Fitbits, and all the vacation time you can manage. (Article by Colin Pope) The slideshow details some of the perks at the top 20, and […]

In recent months, the Austin Police Department has been working to develop policies that will govern its new body camera program. Implementation is expected to begin at the end of September with the outfitting of 500 police officers with lapel cameras, as well as coordinating iPhones that will be used to view the footage. As […]

One of America’s best music festivals is just around the corner. The Austin City Limits Music Festival, branded after the famed PBS music program of the same name, has grown to become Austin’s second-largest music festival. Austin City Limits is popular in that not only does it bring in big name artists, but it gives […]

Thanks to all the young/tech/art people, Austin is a freelancer’s town. And thanks to UT and St. Edward’s, Austin is also a student’s town. (Article by Katherine Lewin) And all you people who don’t real jobs, or have a side hustle, or who are just insanely productive, need places where you can set up shop […]

The City of Austin is facing a lawsuit from vacation rental owners, less than six months after passing aggressive regulations governing short-term rentals. The City Council voted in February to completely phase out type 2 rentals – second homes unoccupied by the owner – by 2022. Lawmakers took the regulations one step further, barring guests […]

Rows of kindergartners collectively gasped as they saw a large dinosaur bone pulled out from under a table. The bone, about four-feet long, was a replica of a Diplodocus’ femur. (Article by Alex Smith) “Woah,” the youngsters exclaimed as some stood to get a better look. The Science Museum of Minnesota presented about dinosaurs, fossils […]

AUSTIN, TX — University of Texas at Austin researchers have redefined the adage If at first you don’t succeed, try try again: After nearly half-a-trillion tries molecular scientists witnessed a rare event in the lab that could potentially solve an evolutionary conundrum. (Article by Tony Cantu) The find centers on how introns — noncoding sequences […]

Sometimes in dance it really is just all about the feet. (Article by Jeanne Claire van Ryzin) Recently we dropped in on a rehearsal with A’Lante Flamenco, the award-winning Austin troupe headed up by the husband-and-wife team of Isai and Oliva Chacón. A’Lante has show this weekend at the Long Center. “Snapshots: New World Flamenco” […]

This weekend, the Contemporary Austin begins its Green Screen Film Series in the Laguna Gloria amphitheater with the feature film debut of renowned contemporary artist Takashi Murakami. (Article by Jeanne Claire van Ryzin) Murakami’s “Jellyfish Eyes” is a Pokémon-influenced coming-of-age story that follows a boy, Masashi, who in the wake of his father’s death, journeys to […]

Austin’s war on ridesharing continues as police are now aggressively targeting drivers working for Arcade City, a peer-to-peer-based transportation service that uses Facebook to connect people with rides. The group has an estimated 10,000 members and growing, despite the fact that it doesn’t even have an app yet. “How it works is riders post if they […]

 Groups around Austin have organized various events to raise money for victims of the deadly shooting earlier this month at an Orlando nightclub. Forty-nine people were killed and dozens more sustained injuries. If you want to show your support for the victims, here are some of the benefit screenings, concerts and parties you could attend […]

Wednesday The West Lake Hills City Council will meet at 7 p.m. at the West Lake Hills City Hall, 911 Westlake Drive. For information: westlakehills.org. (Article by Statesman, republished from http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/fathers-day-july-4th-celebrations-top-upcoming-eve/nrghT/) June 23 The Westlake Chamber of Commerce will host the Business After Hours networking event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hand & Stone Massage […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Parents and caregivers taking advantage of Del Valle Independent School District’s Seamless Summer Feeding Program. The program offers students a free breakfast or lunch the rest of the summer. Students 18 and younger can eat at multiple campuses. Note that meals will not be served June 27 through July 1 due to […]