Hound of the Week: Calm, Potty-Trained and Polite to Other Pups
Community Voice Easygoing Peanut has been at the shelter for seven long months despite being calm, potty-trained and polite with other pups. He is a staff and volunteer favorite for his good nature,...
View ArticleWarning: Events Present Weekend Traffic Delays
Austin News Bikes will create possible tangles and delays in the center city and parts of South Austin for drivers this weekend. The Tour de Fat on Saturday (10/20) will launch a bike parade (click for...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes at the House of Torment
13 Days of Halloween For the last five years, The House of Torment has been ranked as one of the top five haunted houses in the country. On popular nights, the lines to get in can last over an hour....
View ArticleThink Outside the Cliches for Sexy Halloween Costumes
13 Days of HalloweenCourtesy of budgetsaresexy.comEnough with the sexy cliches! The leaves are falling from the trees and it’s starting to be sweater weather, at least at night. That can mean only one...
View ArticleWe Are Austin Tech: Dan Graham
Austin Tech Once a week, We Are Austin Tech presents a short video interview with the people who help put Austin on the national map. Their love for Austin and its culture shines through. This week,...
View ArticleSuperman, Batman, X-Men Artist Neal Adams on Comics Taking Over the World
Austin Events Eisner Award-winning comic book artist Neal Adams will be in good company with the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation and three of the biggest badasses from The Walking Dead at...
View ArticleFrazelle's "Songs in the Rearview Mirror" Hurts So Good
Austin Music & Bandshttp://www.imaginginfo.com/web/online/Techniques/Capturing-Time-with-Smithsonian-Exhibitor-William-Christenberry/18$1948Green Warehouse, William Christenberry As something of a...
View ArticleTech Events Roundup October 23-29
Austin Tech With everyone gearing up for Halloween parties this weekend, it’s a pretty quiet week for tech events. If you have time during the day, check out Tech Ranch Austin’s Campfire. If you’re a...
View ArticleMatthew Inman of The Oatmeal on Philanthropy, Villainy and Sea Monkeys
Austin Events South by Southwest just announced they’re bringing us Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal as a keynote speaker. Luckily, you don’t have to wait five months and spend hundreds of dollars in order...
View ArticleFor Better Urban Biking, Austin Goes Dutch
Bike Cityhttp://flic.kr/p/6agGgK On the streets of the cities of the Netherlands, there is a constant rush of cars, bikes, trains and people, darting in and out of each other in a scene that seems to...
View ArticleWil Wheaton Enjoys Being a Loveable Douchebag
Austin Events In celebration of the Star Trek: The Next Generation’s 25th anniversary, the entire cast is coming to Austin’s Comic Con. Wil Wheaton, who played Wesley Crusher, talked to The Austin Post...
View ArticleScare for a Cure: New Home for an Old Haunt
13 Days of Halloween Scare for a Cure isn’t just a 45-minute-long, fully interactive haunted house experience. It’s also a great charity event where the founder is dedicated to making sure the money...
View ArticleAustin’s Fake Blood Guru Demonstrates Dexter-Worthy Techniques
Lives Edwin Wise has a gory reputation as the undisputed master of fake blood realistic enough to disturb a crime scene investigator. Whenever a local haunted house, indie movie studio or special event...
View ArticleVoting While Democratic: Interview with Travis County Democratic Party Chair...
Austin NewsAndy Brown with PBS Newsman Jim Lehrer Early voting is now underway and will run through November 2nd. Check here for early voting hours and locations. As the chair of the Travis County...
View ArticleDo It Yourself! Easy Costume Ideas for Halloween
Austin DIYCourtesy of fugly.comDIY cat is lazy. Austin is overrun with thrift stores, which I love. Almost every piece of furniture I own came from a thrift store, as did a large chunk of my closet....
View ArticleActor Michael Rooker says The Walking Dead is a Feel-Good Show
Austin Events Michael Rooker, who plays Merle Dixon on The Walking Dead, joins fellow cast members Norman Reedus and Jon Bernthal at Wizard World Austin Comic Con. Before the show, Rooker told the...
View ArticleConnecting Books With New Homes, Recycled Reads Saves 300 Tons From Landfill
Books The strip mall at 5335 Burnet in North Austin features a junk thrift store, a nail salon - and a bookstore that saves about 12 tons of books and paper from the Austin landfill each month....
View ArticleAustin Comic Con Reunites Star Trek: The Next Generation Cast
Austin Events This week, we've brought you interviews with Michael Rooker, Wil Wheaton and Neal Adams. We're done whetting your appetite. It's time for the main event. This weekend, Wizard World’s...
View ArticleThis Week in Geek - October 25-31: Halloween-O-Rama
Austin Events Austin’s geek scene is outdoing itself for the Halloween season. In fact, there’s so darn much going on I had to split the events between an all-Halloween listing and your usual action...
View ArticleHalloween Event Roundup-O-Rama
13 Days of Halloweenhttp://flic.kr/p/8QCL54 Halloween may fall on a Wednesday this year, but that’s not stopping grownups from throwing nonstop parties the week before the kids go begging for candy....
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