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In Travis County, 262 people died from drug-related causes in 2020, a 36% increase from 2019.

Our live music picks in Austin for Dec. 2-8 include Billy Strings, the Jayhawks, Lindsey Buckingham, Conspirares Christmas concert and more.

The end of 2021 is near, and while it would be just fine if you packed it in and simply celebrated making it to December, it would certainly be more fun to g

When Rudy and Irmgard Jurke created Green Jay, I did not know them very well. I grew to consider Irmgard a person of mentorship ability. I do remember, however, a time when with a small sigh she said, “Sometimes I wish Rudy didn’t have so many ideas!” I’d known Rudy since my late teens. He was one of those one-room schoolhouse students who decided to stay in the community and benefit the life around them. I got to know him better when he and I, Jim Oliver, Ronald Rackham and John Syd...

—— of looking out of the window can be a welcome break from a computer screen in between virtual lessons. when i can, i try and get some extra time, just in a breaktime, five minutes between a lesson, come downstairs, and just see whats happening, really. this time of year, quite commonly on the ground, there is a robin and they have a lovely song. i quite enjoy seeing those at break time, or lunchtime, or something. despite the name, this is notjust about gardens. the rspb wants to involve ...

The millions of dollars the city of Austin promised to live music venues whove been pummeled by the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to be delivered after two months, raising an already high degree of discomfort to clubs struggling to keep their lights on. But the assistance is coming soon, the city insists, and itll end up being more than originally planned through additional resources that at one time were thought to have been out of reach. Last week, the Austin City Council threw a lifeline ...