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Christian Schmitz has long had his heart in two cities. The first has been his family’s home for several generations now, but that’s a blink of an eye in Rhine-time. Romans founded his hometown of ...

I grew up down the street from a local community theatre. I never did as many productions as I wanted to – there’s a reason I write about theatre instead – but the atmosphere of the building is ...

Martinez Pottery continues a tradition of manufacturing pottery in East Texas that stretches back to the Caddo people. The family-owned business 5 miles north of Marshall specializes in farmhouse chic ...

Armadillo Christmas Bazaar Daily Dec. 13-21, 11am-9:30pm. 900 Barton Springs. armadillobazaar.com The holiday season is all about traditions, and keeping them going is this market’s mission. What ...

At close to 2 o’clock in the morning on Friday, Nov. 21, after hours of debate, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted to close eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and International High ...

Austin City Council finally passed its new austerity budget. Approved on an 11-0 vote last Thursday, the budget removes close to $100 million in spending on public safety, homelessness, and other ...

To address youth food insecurity, one local nonprofit chooses to remain invisible. That may mean delivering meal kits directly to schools each week, distributing snacks, or sourcing fresh produce – ...

Here’s the time for gratitude, and boy am I full of that this year. Honestly, when times are at their most tough is when I realize just how MUCH I have that’s good in my life. So imagine for a moment ...

Once a week, in the crowded Zoom rooms of Ladies Let’s Talk, an Austin-based nonprofit, female refugees and immigrants living across the U.S. meet to practice English and build community. Here, ...

A wall of stone hands is a reminder of Christopher House’s previous life as a facility for HIV/AIDS patients Credit: Hospice Austin Tucked inside the garden at Hospice Austin’s Christopher House, a ...

Two weeks ago, I was the cannabis columnist for The Pitch Kansas City. I had just published an article regarding the unregulated hemp industry in Missouri, met with a local entrepreneur to highlight ...