Author: Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku
If some of the streets and landmarks on Spike TV’s season 29 premiere of “COPS” (29 seasons?!?!) looks familiar, it’s because the show finally filmed in Austin for the first time.
AUSTIN: It's Nasty's tonight! Be part of one the longest running Hip Hop dance parties in the US. Free entry? Send full name to getmeindog at djmel dot com by 7pm. Come dancing!
It’s our 4 year anniversary!! Come celebrate one of Austin’s longest running DJ nights with the RAAAW Residents and some friends mixing ALL BREAKBEAT SETS for your listening pleasure.
Getting drunk for a good cause is always our favorite reason to get drunk, and next week the annual Negroni Week let’s you do just that.
Alamo Drafthouse has been getting attention throughout national media for a Facebook post last week detailing their plans to create gender-neutral bathrooms at their new Mueller location that is under construction.
Austin has seen its fair share of bartender competitions, but this month the humble barback has their opportunity to shine at the 10th Annual Barback Games.
It seems to be a great time for serial criminals in Austin -- not so much for their victims.
Yep, EvelynFromTheInternets, the Beyoncé-loving, joke-cracking, magical woman who we know and love from YouTube... Is an Austinite.
It looks like Favor and Amazon have some new competition to see who can get products to busy professionals or lazy people who don’t like to put on pants, as Google Express has officially launched in Austin.
The 2016 Techstars Austin startup accelerator program just wrapped up on May 19 after 13 weeks of intensive mentor-driven learning.
Get your fingers to the app store, stat -- a new ridesharing company is set to launch on June 1. Boston-based Fasten Inc. will start picking up riders on Wednesday.
Downtown Austin just got a little less weird, as beloved character Crazy Carl will no longer be spinning flowers in front of Esther’s Follies.
Austin’s place as a culinary hot spot could get even hotter soon if a new food center and laboratory gets the support that it needs to open its doors.
In one of the most stupefying cases of justice going unserved, there is finally a glimmer of hope when it comes to catching the I-35 rock thrower.
With Austin’s affordability on nearly everyone’s mind, it’s nice to see some movement on that front for those who keep the city humming after dark.
That whole going out with a bang at the end of the school year reached new levels yesterday as more than 500 students at Manor High engaged in an enormous food fight.
Get ready to deal with ALL THE FEELS. If you haven’t yet seen this video from KVUE that goes a bit more in depth into that now viral video of Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine performing for a fan in hospice, drop everything you’re doing and watch it.
Who needs fireworks when a swift knock in the face will have you seeing stars?
RideAustin operates under the principle that “ridesharing should be for everyone." Built as a non-profit that benefits other local charities, their model contrasts strongly with Uber and Lyft.
Sorry John Cena fans, it looks like an Austin elementary school will not bear the name of the leader of the Cenation. Nor will it be called Schooly McSchoolerson.
From the Unknown is a solo exhibition of work by internationally recognized sculptor and digital media artist, Chris Guarino. Join us the second weekend of WEST Austin Studio Tours for the opening of From the Unknown.
Join us for Yoga Hike with a Splash at McKinney Falls State Park from 2:30pm-6:30. We will hike Onion Creek Trail while practicing Mindful Breathing & Gentle Yoga ending at the Upper Falls.
Austin may not be the film industry haven that it once was, but there are still some opportunities available in the Central Texas area if you know where to look.
