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Can R. Kelly fans get a refund for that disaster of a show on Saturday? [Updated]

Local musician has axe to grind, aiming to break Guinness Record for longest guitar solo

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Whole Foods Market expansion takes root: South stores open this month

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Mex without the Tex: El Naranjo's brick and mortar signals the beginning of the end for Tex-Mex

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Flagrant Conduct author Dale Carpenter talks about the landmark Texas case that decriminalized being gay

The brief and beautiful: ASF extends their short(er) fiction contest deadline

Skinny Bitchin' with Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting: Sketch duo brings dark comedy and poop jokes to the Ladies Are Funny Festival

The Theatre Action Project presents its 5th annual Youth Arts Festival this Saturday

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Music, hot dogs and cold beer: Design virtuoso Christian Helms' work featured in the largest creative magazine in the world

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A look inside Shearwater drummer Thor Harris' handcrafted East Side home

JM Drygoods joins Spartan to create "exciting and inspiring" South Lamar shopping destination

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Cost of the drought: Last summer cost Texas $253.1 million in expenses, a staggering $7.62 billion in lost crops

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KGSR announces 2012 Blues on the Green lineup

Weekday Warrior: A mid-May week that's full of music

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Music, bidding and dancing for the arts at Paramount Theater's 96th annual gala fundraiser

¡A Gozar! Latin grooves hypnotize Austin during the annual Pachanga Music Festival

The smartest news reporter in town: KXAN's Dr. Kate Weidaw

Travel + Leisure proves what everyone already knew: Austin trumps other Texas cities

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Spectator or superhero? Either way, there's a place for you at AFM's Fittest person contest

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Art from the Ashes: Bastrop exhibit salvages and restores spirit after devastating wildfires

Meet the MS 150's fundraising legend: Michael Hurd makes a bigger difference with every ride

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Josh Hamilton in elite company, fuels the Rangers; C.J. Wilson returns an Angel

Formula 1 heads to Europe: A season update

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Round Rock Express hang on to win third straight over New Orleans

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Mex without the Tex: El Naranjo's brick and mortar eatery

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R. Kelly fans get a refund for that disaster of a Saturday show

By Dan Solomon

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Weekday Warrior: A mid-May week that's full of music

By Mikela Floyd

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You voted! Austin Mayor and Council re-elected in a landslide

By Kevin Benz

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Cenote Grand Opening: Coffee, beer, wine & gluten-free purveyors

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Let's all stay inside together: The Summer Classic Film Series is back

By Kerri Lendo

05.16.12 | 10:00 am

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Local musician has axe to grind, aiming to break Guinness Record for longest guitar solo

By Michael Graupmann

05.13.12

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The future is bright (and with a burnt-orange hue) for UT Student Academy Award nominees

By Ryan Lakich

05.13.12

12:45 pm

How one "Grace" inspired a movement: Singer's chance encounter gets homeless teens off the streets

By Joel Luks

Food + Drink

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mother's day

Mom in the kitchen: Top Austin chefs dish on recipes that remind them of their childhood

By Tavaner Sullivan

05.10.12 | 01:00 pm

05.10.12

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Waterfront food trucks: Add a splash to your summer vacation plans

By Tiffany Harelik

05.09.12

02:32 pm

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05.07.12

09:40 pm

Uchiko's Paul Qui nabs the James Beard Award: Another Austin win

By Jessica Dupuy

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Ladies Are Funny Festival

Reformed Whores, cats, and cookies: A view from the inside of LAFF

By Kerri Lendo

05.16.12 | 09:00 am

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01:05 pm

Flagrant Conduct author Dale Carpenter talks about the landmark Texas case that decriminalized being gay

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05.14.12

12:36 pm

The brief and beautiful: ASF extends their short(er) fiction contest deadline

By Michael Graupmann

05.11.12

01:00 pm

Skinny Bitchin' with Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting: Sketch duo brings dark comedy and poop jokes to the Ladies Are Funny Festival

By Amy Gentry

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Fashion Central

Sizzle meets drizzle on the Met's big night at Prada/Schiaparelli exhibit, possibly the best red carpet ever

By Joseph V. Amodio

05.08.12 | 09:37 am

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01:20 pm

A look inside Shearwater drummer Thor Harris' handcrafted East Side home

By Ramona Flume

05.06.12

05:30 pm

JM Drygoods joins Spartan to create "exciting and inspiring" South Lamar shopping destination

By Caitlin M. Ryan

05.06.12

02:45 pm

The minds behind fashion powerhouse Gilt Groupe share their success secrets

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Life

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Environmental mess

Dougherty Arts Center demolition inevitable: Austin may not fund a new facility

By Marshall Jones

05.16.12 | 07:30 am

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02:35 pm

Chrysler sued over alleged safety flaws that left three children orphaned in 2011 crash

By Sarah Rufca

05.15.12

11:35 am

Texas ranked one of the worst eight states in economic mobility

By Sarah Rufca

05.14.12

06:15 pm

Profiling Patrice O'Neal, Cee Lo's cat covers Fast Company, anticipating a new Animal Collective album and more

By Samantha Pitchel

Innovation

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Preserving Texas

Protecting Texas for generations: The Texas Land Conservancy and centennial ranches

By Melissa Gaskill

05.12.12 | 09:00 am

05.10.12

10:55 am

Economic upswing? Forbes ranks Austin's growth (and things are looking good)

By Sarah Rufca

05.09.12

03:30 pm

Inside the airport war: Who made the best points as Southwest and United duked it out

By Whitney Radley

05.09.12

09:00 am

Crowd-funding project GigFunder officially launches, aims to kickstart artist tours

By Austin Sanders

Scene

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a night of stars

Music, bidding and dancing for the arts at Paramount Theater's 96th annual gala fundraiser

By Leah Moss

05.13.12 | 04:05 pm

05.13.12

03:40 pm

¡A Gozar! Latin grooves hypnotize Austin during the annual Pachanga Music Festival

By Rachel Ngun

05.12.12

02:00 pm

The smartest news reporter in town: KXAN's Dr. Kate Weidaw

By Jim McNabb

05.10.12

04:01 pm

Travel + Leisure proves what everyone already knew: Austin trumps other Texas cities

By Minh Vu

Outdoors + Fitness

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got what it takes?

Spectator or superhero? Either way, there's a place for you at AFM's Fittest person contest

By Caitlin M. Ryan

05.09.12 | 12:18 pm

05.03.12

07:00 pm

Back from the ashes: Our family's first visit to a new Bastrop State Park

By Kathleen Jennings

04.28.12

09:21 am

Art from the Ashes: Bastrop exhibit salvages and restores spirit after devastating wildfires

By Dawn Youngs

04.22.12

02:35 pm

Meet the MS 150's fundraising legend: Michael Hurd makes a bigger difference with every ride

By Tyler Rudick

Sports

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Texas Rangers

Josh Hamilton in elite company, fuels the Rangers; C.J. Wilson returns an Angel

By Russell Espinoza

05.14.12 | 04:15 pm

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02:05 pm

Formula 1 heads to Europe: A season update

By John Flood

05.10.12

12:11 pm

Relegation blues: Blackburn Rovers fans and one famous Wolverhampton fan feeling the pain in Austin

By Phil West

05.04.12

06:40 pm

Round Rock Express hang on to win third straight over New Orleans

By Greg Ackerman

5.12

Protecting Texas for generations: The Texas Land Conservancy and centennial ranches

5.9

Making the impossible possible: How to salvage your credit after a financial crisis

5.6

JM Drygoods joins Spartan to create "exciting and inspiring" South Lamar shopping destination

5.9

Vacationing with HomeAway: Success depends on the people

4.23

Tim League and the accidental drive home that became Alamo Drafthouse

4.19

Take me away and make it easy: HomeAway innovates to provide new travel apps

5.11

Formula 1 heads to Europe: A season update

4.13

This weekend at the Chinese GP: Sergio Pérez, Mexico's impressive young F1 star, races towards the top

4.12

Topping off at Austin's Formula 1: COTA celebrates a milestone in construction

5.14

Flagrant Conduct author Dale Carpenter talks about the landmark Texas case that decriminalized being gay

5.7

"All Fiction Is a Show": Award-winning Austin writer Robert Jackson Bennett discusses his vaudeville novel The Troupe

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