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2 Weeks, 4 Days, 19 Hours

2 Weeks, 4 Days, 19 Hours

Austin Monthly — From the first deadly explosion of a package on a northeast Austin porch until his suicide along Interstate 35 in Round Rock, the serial bomber terrorized our city. The lasting legacy of these horrors is up to us.
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Maverick Cinema: An Oral History of Alamo Drafthouse

Maverick Cinema: An Oral History of Alamo Drafthouse

Austin Monthly — Twenty years ago it wasn't nearly as easy to get a beer and a burger at the movies as it is today. This is the story of how one upstart Austin company changed that, and its industry, through a zealous devotion to celebrating cinema, as told by those who were there to see it happen.
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The Zellners Ride Again

The Zellners Ride Again

Austin Monthly — For two decades these filmmaking brothers have amused and befuddled festival audiences with their deliciously weird cinematic visions. Their new comedy, a slightly skewed take on the western genre, is getting the widest theatrical release of their career and deserves to be a box office hit. Just don't expect them to explain it to you.
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Letter From Fry Street

Letter From Fry Street

D Magazine — A shiny new development comes to stomp a mudhole in the once-funky heart of Denton.
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The $100 Million Recipe

The $100 Million Recipe

Austin Monthly — Tiff's Treats began with a pair of 19-year-old UT students mixing dough nightly in a cramped apartment. As it's scaled up and corporatized, can it continue to deliver the same cookies that Austin fell in love with?
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How the Bid Was Won

How the Bid Was Won

D Magazine — The effort to bring the first Super Bowl game to North Texas was years in the making. Here's how it happened.
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New Guy

New Guy

Austin Monthly — In my first editor's note leading Austin Monthly, I introduce myself to the magazine's readers.
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Battle Lines

Battle Lines

Austin Monthly — Everybody seems to have a reason to hate CodeNEXT, Austin’s attempt to rewrite the rules that will shape how the city develops for decades to come. After years of planning, millions of dollars spent on consultants, and months more of debate ahead, it remains an open question whether anybody will end up happy. (EDITING CLIP)
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An Epic Success Story

An Epic Success Story

Austin Monthly — Katie Forrest and Taylor Collins hit it big with their brand of meaty snacks. They’re the epitome of Austin’s peculiar breed of entrepreneur: laid-back, determined, mission driven, and looking to make the world better, one acre at a time. (EDITING CLIP)
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Moving Forward

Moving Forward

Austin Monthly — The costs of traffic congestion—time, money, pollution—are piling up as more and more drivers enter the daily fray that is commuting in Austin. To improve mobility, we can’t simply build ever-bigger roads. We must fundamentally transform how our city works. (EDITING CLIP)
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The Mission

The Mission

Austin Monthly — At Community First! Village, a tech executive, a radio host, and families with children choose to live among the formerly chronically homeless. Why? Because, they say, it’s what Jesus would do. (EDITING CLIP)
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The Ultimate Austin Binge-Watch

The Ultimate Austin Binge-Watch

Austin Monthly — We may call the Live Music Capital of the World home, but honestly, some nights we prefer staying in with the old idiot box to catch up on our stories. Herewith find a guide for our fellow TV fanatics.
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