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40 Years of Follies

Story behind Austin's most famous comedy troupe revealed in new book Story behind Austin's most famous comedy troupe revealed in new book By Brently Heilbron

10.23.17 | 1:07 pm

Austin’s comedy scene may be exploding, but its rich history can be traced back to an aquamarine building on ...

On Target

East Austin's highly anticipated ax-throwing venue sets opening date East Austin's highly anticipated ax-throwing venue sets opening date By Brently Heilbron

9.6.17 | 1:43 pm

Urban Axes, the first indoor competitive ax-throwing venue in Austin, opens September 15. Ahead of the anticipated opening, we got ...

Artist Workshop

City of Austin hosts new workshop series for the creative community City of Austin hosts new workshop series for the creative community By Brently Heilbron

9.4.17 | 9:00 am

As the city population booms, it can become increasingly difficult for artists in Austin to cut through the din. A ...

Helping Hand

Austin-based app makes it easy to support your favorite nonprofits Austin-based app makes it easy to support your favorite nonprofits By Brently Heilbron

8.28.17 | 11:36 am

Altruism on the go? There’s an app for that. Meet Everybody Helping: a new Austin-based app that helps you ...

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Comedy Festival

Austin's longest-running comedy festival breaks boundaries in 2017 Austin's longest-running comedy festival breaks boundaries in 2017 By Brently Heilbron

8.25.17 | 1:13 pm

Beginning in 2002, a small festival to showcase Austin’s burgeoning comedy scene has now exploded into a seven-day festival ...

Building Connections

Creative Austin program builds connections with autistic youth Creative Austin program builds connections with autistic youth By Brently Heilbron

8.11.17 | 10:48 am

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, around 1 in 68 children in this country are born with ...

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Comedy Scene

Creators of Austin's Queer Mountain talk 4 years of storytelling Creators of Austin's Queer Mountain talk 4 years of storytelling By Brently Heilbron

7.19.17 | 10:49 am

Greetings, From Queer Mountain just celebrated its four-year anniversary as Austin's premier monthly LGBTQIA storytelling show. Queer Mountain is ...

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Rental Rumblings

This Austin ZIP code is the most expensive place to rent in Texas This Austin ZIP code is the most expensive place to rent in Texas By Brently Heilbron

7.14.17 | 9:15 am

Move over, 90210. The most expensive ZIP codes in the Lone Star State will give you a run for your ...

Queen of Aerobics

Meet the woman behind Austin's first LGBTQ-friendly fitness studio Meet the woman behind Austin's first LGBTQ-friendly fitness studio By Brently Heilbron

7.7.17 | 12:08 pm

Erica Nix is a woman on a mission to make "working out fun again." She is pure energy — all bold ...

Listen Up

Here are the best podcasts from Austin's top comedians Here are the best podcasts from Austin's top comedians By Brently Heilbron

6.12.17 | 11:03 am

Podcasts are wondrous things. They can teach you, enlighten you, or simply distract you from the dude sitting next to ...

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