The cutoff time was supposed to be 7:15. I got there at 7:00. There were 100-200 people standing outside waiting for the last voters to finish. It wasn’t very organized. We stood waiting unt...
Precinct conventions have been with us for a long time, but suddenly there’s talk everywhere of precinct caucuses. The conventions have traditionally been quite sedate, but this year it’...
I hit my local precinct at about 7:20am. It’s in the community area of an apartment complex, which is kind of strange, if you ask me. We moved there from the elementary school last year. Appa...
Show World is no longer a weekly section in the local daily. Quietly and with no announcement that came to my attention, the little tabloid disappeared from the Sunday edition. The Life section con...
Three things of note for those traveling to Austin in the next two weeks for SXSW.
Weather - Looks like we’re going to have another small cold front later this week before most people arriv...
All of the Metroblogging cities have moved to an entirely new system as of yesterday. We’re still working out the kinks, so bear with us if you encounter any strangeness. In addition to the n...
On this morning’s rodeo edition of the KVET country-music oldies show, there was a very good Obama commercial aimed at KVET’s demographic. I was surprised. I have just within the past c...
M.J.L. Kellogg:
On this morning's rodeo edition of the KVET country-music oldies show, there was a very good Obama commercial aimed at KVET's demographic. I was surprised. I have just withi...
Tim Trentham:
Metroblogging will have a meetup during SXSWi this year.
Here's the details:
Where: Rio Rita - 1308 East Sixth Street
When: Sunday, March 9th at 5pm
Autho...
Metroblogging will have a meetup during SXSWi this year.
Here’s the details:
Where: Rio Rita - 1308 East Sixth Street
When: Sunday, March 9th at 5pm
Authors from Austin a...