Author: Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku
“Keep Austin Weird” is more than just a motto that Portland stole from us, it’s a way of life. And a marketing tool. And a popular hashtag. And, also, a festival!
One of the more amazing things about Austin is that for as large as our city has become, it can still feel like a small town.
The Electronics Entertainment Expo wrapped up at the end of last week in Los Angeles, and plenty of Austin game developers were there to show off their most recent projects.
It’s not often that Austinites are glad to have someone from Oklahoma on their turf, but when that person happens to be former Longhorn basketball player Kevin Durant, we welcome him with open arms.
Your Sunday plans are officially booked for July and August (which works out well, since we’ll all be needing to fill the void that “Game of Thrones” leaves in the summer).
In what may have been some sort of Renaissance fair hazing ritual (not really, but we can dream), 20 year-old Simon Austin was arrested around 4 p.m. Saturday on East Riverside Drive near downtown.
Some super jerk has been lurking the streets of Austin, stealing knowledge and adventure from those who seek to escape into a world unlike their own.
BREAKING: Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo just announced on Twitter that APD has apprehended a suspect in the nearly two year long fight to capture the I35 rock thrower.
As Central Texas grows, the need for places to keep cool in the summer also increases exponentially.
Austin has the proud distinction of being placed on a new “best of” or “top 10” list nearly every week.
A new ranking just landed Austin at the top of another list, declaring our city the “Food Truck Capital of America.”
If you want to get to know more about Austin’s comedy scene but have an aversion to being around other humans, you’ll want to check out the new PBS series “Stand Up Empire.”
Keep your eyes peeled for swoon-worthy Pierce Brosnan in coming months, as he’ll be in town shooting AMC’s “The Son,” reports Deadline.
For any fans of Joss Whedon’s big and little screen heroine Buffy Summers, that quote can stir up some serious emotions.
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.