Guest article by Ben Snyder

Austin has long been known for its live music and indie film scene, and the Austin Music Video Festival succeeds in combining the two to present an impressive collection of music video screenings over four days. The inaugural Austin Music Video Festival will run September 16-­19, 2015 in various venues across downtown Austin. [Read more…]

The bubbly will pour as Austin’s most generous celebrate non-profits at The Big Give (Credit: ILH, IGH)

Giving feels good. It’s a universal awesome, especially when you expect nothing in return. But finding a worthy cause can be difficult. Enter I Live Here, I Give Here, Austin’s premier resource for finding and funding local non-profits. And with their yearly extravaganza, The Big Give, right around the corner, there’s never been a better time to find a charity in Austin to love. [Read more…]

Guest article by Dana Sayre

More than 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats live under the Anne W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, making ours the largest urban bat colony in North America. The bats migrate to Austin from Mexico each spring, and tourists and Austinites alike flock to the bridge at dusk to view their nightly flights into the sky above Lady Bird Lake.

Over a decade ago, Bat Fest creator French Smith noted how big a part of Austin’s identity the bats had become, and saw the opportunity to create a festival which would celebrate their importance to the city. Smith’s idea became Bat Fest, drawing an average of 15,000 attendees annually and celebrating its 11th year in Austin. [Read more…]

Exciting night at The Long Center (Credit: David Ingram via Flickr CC)

Get to know your artsy neighbors in a new, unprecedented Austin event: Austin Arts Block Party! Mark your calendars for August 23, 2015 and get ready to celebrate the vibrant performing arts scene in our city. Did I mention the event is completely free?  [Read more…]

Quit whining on social media and get your issues resolved through Austin business Comnio

Editor’s Note: Comnio has gone in a new direction since the publication of this article.

If you’ve ever compared waiting on hold with Time Warner to being submerged in the fiery depths of hell, keep reading. A startup in Austin called Comnio is changing the way you handle bad customer service.

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