Author: Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku
While they probably could’ve just paid anyone in Austin to tell them this information, a study has officially shown that economic development makes traffic worse.
Dog lovers will soon be able to learn more about all of the things that went into making their canine companions and how to use that information to help keep them healthy, thanks to Austin startup Embark Veterinary Inc, Austin Business Journal reports.
Three Austin restaurants and their chefs have made it to the finals for James Beard Award nominations as announced today, according to Austin Business Journal.
The Austin Chamber of Commerce has come up with a new way to get local high school students to apply for financial aid for college-give them a chance to see First Lady Michelle Obama speak at SXSW, and possibly meet her.
Governor Gregg Abbott wasn’t too big of a fan of some of the things that President Obama had to say during his SXSW keynote last Friday, particularly the part about the state’s culpability in its low voter turnout numbers.
First Lady Michelle Obama is basically turning her SXSW keynote stage into a live version of Beyonce’s “Run the World (Girls)” video, as the festival just announced in a press release that she will be joined onstage by Missy Elliott, Diane Warren, and Sophia Bush, and will be moderated by Queen Latifah.
An Austin-based charitable giving company, Encast, has recently raised $2.2mil in seed funding, which company CEO Leo Ramirez Jr said would go toward product development, according to Austin Business Journal.
It’s Monday, time to wipe the dust from our eyes and the SXSW party from our spirits and get on with the week. But as it’s nearing the time for the commute home, it’s a good chance to reflect on just how glorious the lack of traffic was on Friday afternoon.
With clear smiles and a full belly, President Barack Obama took the stage at The Long Center today to engage in a SXSW discussion with The Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith.
President Obama traded fist bumps at Franklin Barbecue for hand shakes as he made a lunch stop at Torchy’s Tacos on South First St today on his way to The Long Center.
Austin Police Department has stepped up their No Refusal efforts to last from Friday, March 4 to Tuesday, March 22 due to Spring Break and SXSW, and they’re already yielding results.
If you’re looking to avoid downtown altogether over the next week and a half or just aren’t able to make it to Austin for all of the fun, SXSW has you covered with a variety of programming from the SXSW Interactive at SXSW Live.
In one of the most controversial moments in SXSW history, SXSW Interactive Director Hugh Forrest and SXSWi cancelled two panels dealing with gaming and online harassment (specifically toward women and minorities) due to threats of onsite violence at the conference.
After a nearly month-long feud that fired up the Capital and Alamo cities, Austin Mayor Steve Adler and San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor set aside their differences this morning as they declared peace and solidified a taco truce by proclaiming March 10, 2016 as “Breakfast Taco Day,” reports The Texas Tribune.
It’s going to be time to get those bikinis and water wings out soon, kiddos! And this year, thanks to recent rains and flooding events in 2015, miserable as they may be, the Highland Lakes are at higher levels than they have been in years.
The controversy over Austin’s response to Uber and Lyft’s background search practices is growing, and this time a clarity issue has made its way to the Texas Supreme Court.
On the eve of SXSW kicking off its marathon of conference and festival activities, another service is throwing its hat into the already controversial ridesharing ring, reports Austin Business Journal.
Amplify Austin made the 24 hours between 6pm March 8 and 6pm March 9 really count for more than 600 Central Texas charities by raising $8.mil, reports Austin Business Journal.
The Hatfields vs The McCoys. Lincoln vs Douglas. Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman.Texas vs OU. These historical rivalries are nothing compared to the clash between Austin and San Antonio over who can call themselves the home of the breakfast taco.
If you’ve been fruitlessly trying to convince your boss to let you work from home, now is the time to ramp up that argument, because the leader of Austin has your back.
He’s got a resume a mile long, and now former U.S. senator (Dem-N.J.), NBA player, Olympic Gold Medalist, Rhodes Scholar, board member of Starbucks Corp, and one-time candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bill Bradley, can add board member of Austin’s Snap Kitchen to that distinguished list, reports Austin Business Journal.
Austin Woman Magazine has kicked off their pre-SXSW coverage with a special feature devoted to three of Austin’s creative ladies in the music industry.
A study published last month by the New England Journal of Medicine found that fewer women accessed Texas’ family planning program after Planned Parenthood was removed from the program in 2013.
