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Jan 9, 2025 | 
mommytravels.net | Eden Shamy |Meagan Wristen
Ritz-Carlton Las Colinas: The Perfect Combination of Luxury and WellnessWe felt like VIPs from the moment we pulled into the Ritz-Carlton in Las Colinas near the DFW Airport. Within the resort’s unassuming exterior we were greeted by exquisite decor, a sophisticated bar overlooking the pool, pleasant staff, and a concierge ready to whisk us away to our room.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Eden Shamy |James Renovitch
"Vestal Virgin Vengeance" by Virginia L. Montgomery Through January 11, Ivester ContemporaryFor her first show at Ivester, filmmaker, visual artist, and moth keeper Virginia L. Montgomery makes her thoughts on Texas regressive reproductive politics known – loudly and with a DeWalt power drill.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Eden Shamy
City faces two lawsuits for supporting out-of-state travel As Austinites travel out of state for abortions, the city aims to offset costs In the face of two ongoing lawsuits against the city of Austin’s abortion fund, the city moved forward with allotting $100,000 on Thursday to a local nonprofit that helps teens access reproductive care.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Eden Shamy
HEART program presents an alternative to police intervention Austin Resource Center for the Homeless in 2022 before Urban Alchemy took over A pilot program that provides assistance to homeless people in crisis without calling in the police will continue for at least another year, after City Council approved a nearly $1 million contract last Thursday.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Eden Shamy
City Council approves allocation to Solar for All program On top of solar panels, recipients will get a discount on energy Some low-income Austinites will get a new shot at low-cost energy after action from City Council last week. The city will allocate more than $30 million in federal funding to Austin Energy to install solar panels on the rooftops of certain homes for free.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
thedailytexan.com | Eden Shamy
Growing up in Austin, Gina Silva always held the University of Texas as a dream in the back of her mind. However, nobody in her family had a driver’s license or a high school diploma. Her mother suffered from drug addiction, and Silva began moving in and out of foster care at only four years old. “I was a child trying to experience adult responsibilities and emotions,” Silva said.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Katherine McNevins |Lina Fisher |Eden Shamy
"Dame Dos" by Enrique Figueredo Through November 30, Flatbed GalleryWhen describing his six-film saga, director George Lucas described the multi-generational history of the Star Wars world as being “like poetry. They rhyme.” Much mocked, I actually find this a nice way to explain the repetition history tends to have – exemplified even better, TBH, in artist Enrique Figueredo’s woodcut pieces on view at Flatbed.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Richard Whittaker |Eden Shamy |Derek Udensi
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" by Craig Holloway Through November 25, Guzu GalleryArise! You are summoned to Guzu’s latest gathering of the eerie and uncanny. It’s their biggest show to date, with new works highlighting ghastly ghouls and creepy creatures from 35 artists including Dan Brereton, Half-Human, Francisco Salinas, Holly Hansel, Robert Zavala, Mia Burwitz, and Cody Schibi.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Eden Shamy
The plan to fight hunger has been in the works for a long time Last Thursday, City Council adopted the Austin-Travis County Food Plan, a first-of-its-kind roadmap for the city to fight food insecurity and halt the rapid loss of local farmland. “Our city is at a crossroads. We’ve grown so much in such a short amount of time,” said Nitza Cuevas, a co-chair of the plan’s advisory committee. “We’re having a loss of farmers and farmland. Workers can’t afford to live here.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
austinchronicle.com | Derek Udensi |Cy White |Carys Anderson |Eden Shamy
Friday 4, Bass Concert HallSince the Nineties, Sigur Rós has immersed audiences in their sweeping, dramatic musicality. Music that’s at once honest in raw emotion as well as theatrics. In 2022, they began to incorporate full orchestral arrangements in their live shows. Thus began their relationship with Wordless Music Orchestra, the full outfit they enlist when performing stateside.
