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Archive for January 10th, 2012

January 10th, 2012 From lasagna to tamales, turn just about any dish into a main course soup

We often think of soups as merely a side dish or a last-ditch effort to use up leftovers, but don't overlook main-course soups that are inspired by main courses.

January 10th, 2012 Wedges, in hopes of lifting wedges between people

The Peace Through Pie message is spreading. For the fourth year, Peace Through Pie founders Luanne Stovall and Toni Tipton-Martin are helping organize pie socials in Austin in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday this weekend to bring together people, no matter their race, economic status or political affiliation.

January 10th, 2012 Oaxacan mezcal quintet taking place on Austin shelves

From gins and ciders to flavored vodka and an array of unusual whiskies, Austinites had no lack of liquid love to add to their home bars in 2011.

January 10th, 2012 Food Matters: Little Local Lunches, Indian Fig Offerings, restaurant closings, upcoming events and more

Building better eaters from the start Naima Brown knew more about pastry than preschoolers when she had her daughter, Juniper, three years ago.

January 10th, 2012 County condemns land needed for Texas 195 project

The wheels keep rolling on the long-stalled Texas 195 highway project that finally received a much awaited environmental report last month. Williamson County Commissioners Tuesday morning voted to use eminent domain to condemn two parcels of land —

January 10th, 2012 Rains keep county burn ban lifted

As has become a weekly tradition following a rash of Central Texas wildfires last September, the Williamson County Commissioners this morning considered reinstating a county burn ban, which was first lifted in December. After a couple days of steady

January 10th, 2012 Anderson says Morton accusations are false

Former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson violated no laws and hid no evidence to secure Michael Morton's murder conviction in 1987, according to a legal brief filed Monday by Anderson's lawyers.