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 […]

The Texas GOP birthed a new and improved, two hundred 2016 Texas Republican Platform on May13, 2016.  The Platform now consists of 266 planks and one of them, the Elections Integrity Plank No. 59, takes on the Texas Secretary of State’s (SoS) Election Division and directs their office to step up and better secure our […]

District 6 Council Member Don Zimmerman filed a lawsuit last week against Mayor Steve Adler arguing that the ballot language in Austin’s May 7 election on ridesharing ordinances was unclear and misleading to voters. The suit adds fire to one of the city’s most politically charged issues as newly passed legislation crafted by the City […]

Intelligence sharing is expected to accelerate across the state as the Austin Police Department requests approval from the city council to add more partners to its mass surveillance network. Austin is home to two fusion centers including the Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC), operated by the local police department, and the Department of Public Safety’s […]

The healing process from the Orlando terror attack is being felt here in Austin. Local radio station, Pride Radio FM 97.5, which is promoted as The Pulse of LGBT Austin, has joined the recovery effort. (Article by Rudy Koski, republished from http://www.fox7austin.com/news/local-news/158687224-story) Programing Director and radio host Micki Gamez began Monday planning the music block for […]

The Austin community is showing their support for victims of the deadly shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. (Article by Jennifer Kendall, republished from http://www.fox7austin.com/news/local-news/158279947-story) LGBTQ members, city leaders and religious leaders all spoke about how this tragedy has affected life across the nation. Isabella King used to live in the Orlando area and […]

After last week’s very strange meeting – quorum-less with a quorum – this week’s (June 16) City Council session at least anticipates a full complement of participants. Enough proposals were punted from last Thursday to this one (and beyond) to fill a normal agenda, but there’s also enough new material to keep the dais bubbling […]

When looking for dramatic personalities, it’s hard to go wrong with one of the most legendary women of musical theater, Barbra Streisand. Just look at this past weekend’s Tony Awards, where  Streisand was selected to present the Best New Musical award to this year’s revolutionary show, Hamilton. (Article by Andrew J. Friedenthal, republished from http://arts.blog.austin360.com/2016/06/13/theater-review-zach-theatres-buyer-cellar-gabs-about-babs/) Playwright […]

Saturday’s Austin Symphony Orchestra’s concert at the Long Center had the orchestra playing good repertoire in good form. (Article by Jeanne Claire Van Ryzin, republished from http://arts.blog.austin360.com/2016/06/07/music-review-austin-symphony-orchestra-and-pianist-ingrid-fliter/) This was the orchestra’s season finale for its Masterworks series. (Plenty of music continues through the hotter months with both the pops and summer concerts in the park.) The […]

Memorial Day is a day to honor American soldiers, particularly the men and women who died serving in the armed forces. (Article by Daily Herald, republished from http://www.austindailyherald.com/2016/06/editorial-set-politics-aside-for-a-higher-cause/) That’s why we were disappointed when a Memorial Day speaker in Austin spent more time voicing political views than speaking about veterans and their sacrifice. A featured speaker […]

Can techies solve the problems facing Austin music? (Article by Kevin Curtin, republished from http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2016-06-10/austins-music-tech-movement/) As a child, I remember envisioning a future where humans traveled in driverless cars. I was certain then they would become the most exciting and important technological advancement ever known to man. Recently, I passed a self-driving car on Austin’s roadways. […]