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Reduce and reuse
Consider this: every year we send millions of tons of food waste and yard clippings to landfills that could otherwise be composted. This week, local event production company Green Fern ...
Preserving Texas
Cousins Howard Hicks and Bettie Green didn’t want their grandfather’s Hill Country ranch cut into subdivision lots and corner convenience stores. “I had this real desire for it ...
Hometown Glory
When it comes to finding the best place to get hired, unemployment figures don't tell the whole story — at least according to Forbes. The business magazine used figures from ...
Air Lobby
Editor's note: Although the "airport war" outlined in this story pertains to neighbor city, Houston, the implications of the Houston City Council's decision will not be lost on ...
Advanced, Advance ticket sale
Most bands don't have a problem sharing their music. From torrents to Soundclouds, the internet has provided up and coming musicians with a multitude of channels to be heard ...
Profiles of Innovation
New businesses sprout from ideas born a myriad of ways, the consistent source of success though is passion and there are few things we all get more passionate about than ...
Cliff Notes
With inspiring stories, lots of laughs, hugs, teary acceptance speeches and a long running time (3 hours and 45 minutes), the 11th Annual H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards had a ...
state pride
Today, we brag: Fortune Magazine has released its annual Fortune 500 list of the largest, highest-earning corporations in the United States, showing a large presence of Texas oil and energy ...
Car Talk
Who won Car of Texas at the 2012 Texas Auto Roundup? We reveal the winners and pick a few of our own. 
And Then Life Happens
Having "Obama" as a last name comes with its advantages — and one of them is the opportunity to tell the world about the things you passionately want to change. Auma ...
to spawn or not to spawn?
After a diving trip in the Caribbean 20 years ago, Joan Holt became interested in raising tropical fish in her lab — especially after learning that nearly 100 percent of the ...
waste management
Do you have an old TV you want to recycle? Despite legislation aimed at keeping toxic materials out of landfills, you might have a hard time doing so. Texas Campaign ...
The Vintage Contessa
When you think green building and design, you may imagine solar panels or water recycling and have an ill-conceived notion that the process is too expensive or complicated. However, there ...
GivingCity nominations
There are those who give and those who make giving part and parcel of their lives. GivingCity, a non-profit magazine here in Austin announced a call for nominations for their ...
culturemap car reviews
2012 Kia Optima Hybrid is an interesting, beautiful sedan in an auto segment that's heating up quickly.
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