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Creators of Punchline offer a super-powered narrative
"...longtime caped crusader has been fired from her superheroing job and is now in the process of training her..."
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May 1, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Zane Holtz is a Hunter Killer
Austin transplant on going Hollywood and AFF in the same week
"...too slick, but the one who's learning on the job. This character, Martinelli, that's the whole arc. You see..."
Oct. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin Free-Net to Be Replaced?
California company slated to replace local digital literacy org
"...years of supporting the local community through digital literacy training that her organization, Austin Free-Net, would be losing its..."
March 2, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma
An Inside Look at Austin’s Biggest Used Bookstore
Half Price Books, N. Lamar: “We tend more toward the unusual.”
"...I graduated from college and was looking for a job, and I had some coffee-shop experience, stuff like that..."
Oct. 19, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Campus Carry, Coming to a Community College Near You
Take your guns to school
"...campuses. LTC holders must have passed a certified arms training class, written exam, proficiency demonstration, and background checks. ACC..."
July 28, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez
What Will It Take to Get More Police Oversight?
If Greg Casar wants more accountability for cops, the city’s gonna need to give the police union some more money
"...handle these circumstances. If policies are being changed, or training is being changed based on the concerns that we've..."
May 26, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
The Future of Health Care?
Dell and Central Health "re-think" the way we provide – and pay for – health care
"...to do when she took on the Central Health job in 2005...."
March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King
The Oral History of Austin Beerworks
How the local brewery became the heir to the aluminum throne
"...how I met Will [Golden]. I took my first job on the East Coast in Frederick, Maryland, at a..."
March 10, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga
SXSW Adds Speakers, Films
Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more
"...savagely fight tooth and nail for not only his job but his life. Cast: Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, Dallas..."
Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories
The biggest stories from local cops, courts, and criminals
"...unarmed, ran toward the officer. The fatal shooting triggered training inquiries, reignited debate over patrol protocols, and opened a..."
Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
David Wheeler of Dragon’s Lair Has Been Selling Comics In Austin for 30 Years
Local bastion of supergraphics & gaming celebrates three decades
"...attending the school,” he says, “and she got a job at Austin’s Capital Comic Company. And I thought she..."
Sept. 14, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Release of Breaion King Arrest Footage Leads to APD Investigations
Police and community members meet for “an open, honest dialogue”
"...I look at, and I know it is my job to deal with them, and I know it might..."
July 22, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger
ATX Television Festival: Denis Leary
Rescue Me, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, and blue collar blues
"...the kind of guy that you’d want in any job. He was in this very dark place, and all..."
June 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Council Approves Workplace Nondiscrimination Measure
City manager to review current policies
"...how pretty you are?” at the end of a job interview. When her response didn’t meet his expectations, the..."
March 25, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma
How the Gun-Toting Half Lives
Michael Cargill thrives in the age of open carry
"...selling guns. Or selling some gun accessory. Or some training requirement." Agree to Disagree..."
March 18, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez
Getting to Know Robert Morrow
Newly elected GOP county chair causing a Republican revolt
"...as county GOP chair – a mostly nuts-and-bolts, bureaucratic job?..."
March 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma
Movers & Shakers
A guide to Austin dance
"...the Dougherty Arts Center, the company offers a crucial training ground for young dancers and choreographers on the Eastside...."
Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz
Texas Republicans, Defiant as Always
Why the GOP isn't listening to you: They don't have to
"...recent kerfuffle over Jade Helm, the multi-state special forces training exercise. Abbott decided to join with conspiracy theorists and..."
July 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe
A little extra Austin food news
"...the newly refurbished upstairs banquet facilities. Garrido describes the job as "the opportunity of a lifetime. These facilities offer..."
June 5, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood
Public Notice: Schools and Environment
Big Saturday events for education and environment
"...don't act until pressed to the wall. It's our job Saturday to get them there – and give them..."
April 17, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro
House Arrest
APD brass decided they had a problem with Officer Jermaine Hopkins – so they assigned him to stay-at-home duty until they could figure out what to do with him. That was a really bad idea.
"...based [on] distance. If you're hindering me from my job – beyond just speech alone – it is interference...."
Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Not So Funny: APD Officers Caught Making Rape Jokes
Last week wasn't so great for APD
"...should be fired for the jokes and insisted sensitivity training would be appropriate instead. He admitted that the whole..."
Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
A New Comfort Zone
Kristine Kittrell's culinary juggling act
"...a roll. At 42, she's juggling two executive chef jobs, marriage, and motherhood, and she appears to be having..."
Oct. 24, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Then There's This: The 'Witch Hunt' of a Commissioner
Auditor's report could have a chilling effect on city boards and commissions
"...immigrant in Austin. She was enjoying her fairly new job as a zero-waste coordinator at UT-Austin, and she served..."
May 30, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith
When Confessions Prove False
Jonathan Holt told police he'd murdered his wife. But he hadn't killed her, and the cops should have known it.
"..."These things ... are in the folklore of police training," says Meissner, but "there is plenty of research to..."
April 25, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith
‘Martinez for Austin’ Kicks Off Campaign
Council member opens all-city tour at Barton Springs
"...on “affordability issues, sustainable food, animal welfare issues … job creation, small businesses – Mike’s my guy, that I..."
April 5, 2014 News Post by Michael King
LipSchtick Traces
When Cindy Wood scores the big laughs at Esther's Follies, she's channeling comedy's funniest femmes
"...a Follies side project, which impressed then-Esther's associate John Job so that he made a point of getting Wood..."
April 4, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
His Cup Runneth Over
Tipsy Texan David Alan is having the time of his life
"...their way through the Texas Legislature, and important consulting jobs, Alan is also promoting his first book, Tipsy Texan:..."
July 5, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Bill of the Week
Building a Better Texas
"...surveyed for the study report never having received basic on-the-job safety training, that's hardly a shock...."
Feb. 8, 2013 News Column by Jordan Smith
Bill of the Week: Building a Better Texas
Construction industry in need of legislative remodel
"...surveyed for the study, report never having received basic on-the-job safety training that's hardly a shock...."
Feb. 2, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith
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