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Capital City cashing in on Hollywood projects
Austin Business Journal Editor Colin Pope said more productions are moving their shoots to Austin, including NBC's "The Revolution" and ABC's "Lying Game" and "Killer Women." With more productions comes more money for local businesses, too.
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Suspect identified in Friday morning's officer-involved shooting
The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Mark Guard. He has been charged with aggravated assault on a public servant and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Kickstart Your Weekend With These 3 Projects
Thanks to our shared fame as the capital of Texas and the live music capital of the world, Austin has a wealth of creative types and political junkies.
Daniel Greer mouths off, Lee Leffingwell dances with the stars, and Judith Zaffirini reaches a landmark.
Urban rail coming to Austin? Plan could finish as early as 2014
Austinites shouldn't expect to be boarding a bullet train to Barton Springs anytime soon, but urban rail took a big step forward this past week.
The Unexplained Death of Jennifer Cave
It's been two years since 21-year-old Jennifer Cave was brutally murdered and dismembered inside the West Campus apartment of her friend Colton Pitonyak.
Study shows Austin traffic congestion among the nation's worst
INRIX, a Kirkland, Wa., company that collects real-time traffic data from more than 100 million vehicles worldwide using global positioning devices, rates Austin traffic as the fourth worst in the United States.
Oh, San Antonio. You were rebuilding your rep for South Texas rock dominance - with corazon - until Pinata Protest crashed the fiesta.
Woman carjacked at gunpoint in South Austin
The incident happened at 8:38 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Congress near William Cannon Drive.
Trader Joe's Lands In Austin This Fall: Ten Items To Pine For
By now you have heard that Trader Joe's is coming to Austin. The Austin Business Journal reported earlier this spring that three stores will open in Rollingwood, Downtown, and at The Arboretum beginning this fall.
Writing prizes are great news for the recipients, but they're even more spectacular for the community: You get a whole new set of rising stars to watch make their impressive trajectory.
Vampire Weekend switch it up, some, on third album
This March 14, 2013 photo shows members of the band Vampire Weekend, from left, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Baio, Chris Thomson and Ezra Koenig posing during the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
The New York Times once wrote that Nashville was like Austin's cousin had it been raised by a stricter father.
Austin creates wishlist for where Google Fiber should go first
AUSTIN, Texas The City of Austin's Emerging Technology and Telecommunications Committee had its first public discussion Wednesday regarding Google Fiber and which city buildings should get the super fast Internet connection first.
Jason Boland's come a long way since his Red Dirt-kicking, Pearl Snaps days. 2008's Comal County Blue proved the Okie native and decadelong Austinite worthy of the top tier of emerging Texas songwriters, its poignant tunes crafted through their songwriter's blistered heartbreak and alcoholism recovery.
Funniest Person in Austin 2013
Okay, folks, our annual comedy competition is really gettin' serious. Back on April Fools' Day, we were looking at a record 209 jokeslingers vying for the crown in this year's Funniest Person in Austin contest.
Troubled teens art featured at Austin auction
It started in 1997 as a summer-only art program for kids at Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center.
July, 2009. I'd lived in Austin nearly two years. That first leg from Spoon's three-night stand at Stubb's hit so hard that I had to scalp a ticket to the third night.