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by Thom White and Karl Rehn
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Monday, May 11, 2009
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Before you ever pick up a gun, here are some things to know.
 Like any powerful tool, the pistol can be used negligently when one does not have the right training and knowledge of gun safety. The precautions and admonitions summarized below may “go without saying” for many readers, and are considered “common sense,” like most safety advice. Before one picks up a gun, you should be prepared and be aware.
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by Kevin Schooley
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Saturday, May 02, 2009
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The Service Industry, Moonlight Towers, and Rockland Eagles show Austinites how to rock locally.
Rockland Eagles
Osaka Cocka Rocka
(Almost There, 2008)
 To paraphrase Eddie Spaghetti, lead singer and bassist of the Supersuckers, “You gotta do your part on behalf of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Record.” This insistence is not lost on the warriors in Austin’s rock brigade. With the vinyl platters of the Ramones, Kinks, Cheap Trick, oozing from their collections, locals Rockland Eagles crackle on Osaka Cocka Rocka in a celebration of all that is Big Rock. Lead singer and guitarist Mark Hutchins spouts off about the great rock pastimes of “hanging with your freak friends,” and being “big in Japan” (who isn’t?) in a gleefully cheeky manner on songs like the title track.
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by Thom White
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Friday, March 27, 2009
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Hear from the candidates in their own words.
 On Saturday, May 9, Austin voters will be electing a new mayor, and four of the six City Council seats are on the ballot as well.
Incumbents Mike Martinez and Sheryl Cole each face one opponent in their re-election runs, while two other seats are wide open since their current occupants, Lee Leffingwell and Brewster McCracken, are running in a five-way race to be Austin’s next mayor.
While in the last issue, we did brief "previews" on each candidate, in this one, we have stepped it up a notch, offering the reader exclusive interviews with all the candidates on this year's ballot (except Mrs. Strayhorn). In the interest of fairness, we asked the candidates to respond to the same five questions, and the varied responses should shine some light on each candidate's unique priorities for our city.
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by Thom White
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Monday, May 04, 2009
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The first in a series of interviews with Austin business owners and entrepreneurs.
 I’m here with Harlan Dietrich, who is the co-owner and manager of Brave New Books, which is a unique bookstore here in town. What’s different about Brave New Books compared to other bookstores in Austin?
Brave New Books is cut from a little different cloth. We aren’t a mainstream box bookstore that you would find that has your typical array of bestsellers. The normal format for a bookstore is something we don’t try to follow. In fact, we sort of take the opposite business model, and the less you’ve heard about it, the more we want it in the bookstore. So, the “least-sellers” is what we focus on, and this is because we specialize in suppressed information.
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by Thom White
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
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 Capital Metro postpones start of rail service after alleged violations by train operator.
AUSTIN -- Local residents have been waiting a long time for a much-vaunted 32-mile commuter rail service linking rural Leander and downtown Austin. Capital Metro President and CEO Fred Gilliam shared the sentiments of many when he told KEYE 42 news (CBS), “It’s a long time coming and I think the community is ready for it too.”
Proponents of commuter rail assert that introduction of this transportation service will help make Austin a “world-class city,” much like famous hotspots such as Paris, London, and Tokyo (cities which incidentally all feature commuter trains).
However, behind the shiny new train cars, the modern, open air stations, and dreamy visions of a stress-free commute on the rail line, remain some serious funding shortages and potential safety hazards that Capital Metro officials have been working to remedy before rail service begins.
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by Nancy Robbins
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Sunday, March 01, 2009
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 You can hardly go into a restaurant here in Austin and not find chips and queso on the menu. But where do you go for the best queso? To find the answer, I began a quest and valiantly put my palate to the test!
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