Actor Tracy Morgan's riding high, but the actor-comedian said that -- thanks to his teenage son -- he's not driving high. Morgan, arrested twice for drunken driving four years ago, said he sobered up after his son confronted him. "My son said, 'What if I start driving drunk and kill somebody?' That right there just made me look into the mirror, like, I got to step up my game," Morgan said Tuesday on PBS' "Tavis Smiley." Morgan, whose role on NBC's "30 Rock" earned him an Emmy nomination … [Read more...]
Travis among healthiest counties in Texas
Travis was ranked in the top ten healthiest counties in Texas. The country was seventh in terms of health outcomes (measures of mortality and morbidity) and ninth in terms of health factors (what influences the health of the county). Williamson Country, which includes parts of Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, and Georgetown, topped the list of health outcomes and ranked fifth in health factors. The University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson … [Read more...]
Recommended Event Listings for 12Feb-19Feb
Fri / 12 Feb MUSIC // Concierto Vivo Alternativo - Presented by ViVo ALTeRNATIVO and GoHispano. Celebrate V-day early with music by Rubik, from Monterrey, Mexico, Latin Hip-Hop with Manzanas Malas, and Arthur Yoria with his electroacoustic show. 9pm. $5 cover. All ages. Ruta Maya, 3601 S Congress Ave. MUSIC // El Tule with Huerta Culture - 9pm. $TBD. Flamingo Cantina, 515 E. Sixth St. Sat / 13 Feb EVENT // American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music - Organized by Experience Music … [Read more...]
Austin Transportation Department asking for citizen input
Tired of sitting in a parking lot that is supposed to be IH-35? Do you have some good ideas on how to fix Austin's transportation system? The Austin Transportation Department wants to hear what you have to say. The Austin Mobility Program (AMP) will be hosting a series of six forums throughout the week to get input from citizens on how to improve the transportation system in Austin. The goal of the Austin Mobility Forum is to make it easier to move around our city. From roads to rail to … [Read more...]
Recommended Event Listings for 5Feb-11Feb
Fri / 5 Feb ART // 3rd Annual Fashion Freakout - A catwalk collaboration of rock-minded trendsetters hell-bent on outfitting Austin's most fashion backward. Prototype Vintage Design, New Bohemia, and Buffalo Exchange define Austin style by mixing time-tested vintage trends with a taste of today, for the look of tomorrow. DJs Ben Blackout and Angel the Ripper, drink specials, and a Proto-photo booth snapped by the one and only Alison Narro. Comedian Matt Bearden will play master of ceremonies … [Read more...]
The end of an era for the Cactus Cafe?
The Cactus Café is one of the great acoustic music traditions in Austin. Situated in the heart of University of Texas campus, this intimate live music venue has acquired national recognition by showcasing top acoustic acts. Performing at the Cactus has become a right of passage for many great singers and songwriters, such as Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen, and Alison Krauss, to name a few. Billboard magazine listed the Cactus as one of fifteen "solidly respected, savvy clubs" nationwide "from … [Read more...]
SXSW Volunteers Trade Time for Pricey Festival Passes
Each Spring, Austin welcomes the international community of artists and industry professionals by hosting one of the biggest music, film, and interactive festivals in the world--South By Southwest (SXSW). Even with a year-round staff committed to building and delivering the conference and festival, there is simply not enough manpower to go around. With about 29,000 registrants, an event this large requires thousands of people to make it possible. In order to entice individuals to help out, SXSW … [Read more...]
Maya tomb find could help explain collapse of ancient civilization
TONINA, Mexico – Mexican archaeologists have found an 1,100-year-old tomb from the twilight of the Maya civilization that they hope may shed light on what happened to the once-glorious culture. Archaeologist Juan Yadeun said the tomb, and ceramics from another culture found in it, may reveal who occupied the Maya site of Tonina in southern Chiapas state after the culture's Classic period began fading. Many experts have pointed to internal warfare between Mayan city states, or environmental … [Read more...]
Haiti to resettle victims to camp
Within days, the government will move 400,000 people made homeless by Haiti’s epic earthquake from their squalid improvised camps throughout the shattered capital to new resettlement areas on the outskirts, a top Haitian official said Thursday. Authorities are worried about sanitation and disease outbreaks in makeshift settlements like the one on the city’s central Champs de Mars plaza, said Fritz Longchamp, chief of staff to President Rene Preval. “The Champ de Mars is no place for 1,000 … [Read more...]
Rapper Mystikal released from prison after 6 years
Serving a six-year prison term for sexual battery and extortion, New Orleans rapper Mystikal was released from jail last week. “My feet back on the ground. Man it’s been a long time,” Mystikal -- famed for hits like “Shake Ya Ass” and “Danger (Been So Long)” -- told New Orleans’ Q93 radio station. “I’m back. I’m still trying to feel this reality. It feels like a dream. Watch how I’m going to shake this world up now. I want reparation!” Mystikal, born Michael Tyler, was sentenced to six … [Read more...]