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Kelsea Ballerini talks hosting CMT Awards, why she loves writing sad songs
5Apr By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

Kelsea Ballerini talks hosting CMT Awards, why she loves writing sad songs

Kelsea Ballerini talks hosting CMT Awards, why she loves writing sad songs - CBS News Watch CBS News Kelsea Ballerini, whose 2014 debut single "Love Me Like You Mean It" catapulted her to stardom, is set to charm the country music world once again at this Sunday's CMT Music Awards. Not only will she perform a re-imagined version of the breakout hit, but she will also take on hosting duties solo for the first time. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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Facing Housing Shortages, Cities Try Cramming More Units on Lots
24Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Facing Housing Shortages, Cities Try Cramming More Units on Lots

The Austin duplex Jane Kurzawa Cravey and her then-husband moved into in 1979 was rundown, but the couple was able to use rental income from the second unit to pay off most of the mortgage and make improvements.As her property taxes climbed over the years, Cravey wanted to add a third unit as a way to pay off taxes and debts. She couldn’t make it work under the city’s regulations—until this year when Austin, Texas, changed its land development code to allow for up to three units on single-family lots. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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CitizenM to open hotels in Austin, Boston and Miami – Business Traveller
16Dec By adminNo Comments
Travel

CitizenM to open hotels in Austin, Boston and Miami – Business Traveller

CitizenM is expanding its presence in the US with three planned openings in Austin, Boston and Miami. This will take its total number of hotels to 36 across Europe, North America and Asia. Each property will be designed by long-standing Amsterdam-based partner Concrete, with interiors drawing inspiration from the local community. All properties will also include a gym and 24/7 canteenM. CitizenM Austin Downtown will open in early 2024 in partnership with Turnbridge Equities. The 17-storey tower will house a 344-room hotel with a rooftop pool and bar, a 24/7 canteenM and a gym. CitizenM Boston Back Bay will open in summer 2024 and will mark the largest property in the brand’s portfolio, located on the northern side of the Parcel 12 mixed-use development in the Back Bay neighbourhood. The ...
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Texas and the Politics of School Choice
8Dec By adminNo Comments
Health

Texas and the Politics of School Choice

Isn’t Texas supposed to be the land of the free and brave? Apparently not when it comes to education. Some GOP legislators in the Lone Star State have bowed to the teachers union and scuttled a bill to expand school choice, but they could pay a political price for it.Texas is a rare GOP-led state with no school-choice programs, but Gov. Greg Abbott has made establishing one a top priority. This autumn he called legislators back to Austin to pass a universal education savings account (ESA) bill. Each student would be eligible for $10,500 annually, which parents could spend on private school tuition and other education expenses. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Drag Queens Fighting Performance Bans in Texas
7Dec By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

The Drag Queens Fighting Performance Bans in Texas

In 2020, it seemed that the biggest threat to drag shows in Texas was the pandemic. When venues shut down and drag brunches were cancelled, some performers got resourceful. An Austin woman named Kerry Lynn launched Extragrams, a drag-queen telegram service: Kerry Lynn would show up at your house with a boom box and a queen in a glittery costume, and you’d get a brief, socially distanced drag show in your driveway, a little sparkle to liven up the long pandemic days.One of Extragrams’ performers was Brigitte Bandit, an Austin native who often performs as Dolly Parton—huge hair, heavy eyeliner, ostentatious cleavage. “It’s wild to think about how we would just perform in people’s front yards,” Bandit told me recently. That kind of lighthearted public exuberance has become unthinkable in the...
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Return to Work Is Coming for Your Pandemic-Era Home
23Nov By adminNo Comments
World

Return to Work Is Coming for Your Pandemic-Era Home

Listen to article(2 minutes)After three years of living in her dream home in a Texas community called Rocky Creek Ranch, Donna Rutter is giving it up to move closer to the accounting firm she bought in the nearby city of Fort Worth.Rutter spent most of her 30-year career as a CPA for large firms in Dallas and Fort Worth. Even before Covid, she had a work style that allowed her some flexibility. She didn’t have a central office she went to every day, but she had clients she traveled to visit on site. That schedule allowed her to build a home in Rocky Creek, about 20 minutes from downtown Fort Worth.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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