Results tagged “economy”

• World economies grow, but surprisingly, China's economy poised to kick everyone's ass.
• FAA says our state-of-the-art air traffic control system is running smoothly (after a large blip earlier this morning).
• South African runner whose gender was questioned will keep medal.

"[Lippincott] stormed into the salon in the middle of business hours, yelling, 'Get out!' at salon employees, and shouting, 'You are trespassing! This business is closed!' Employees were then told to gather their personal belongings and vacate the salon immediately, at which point the doors were locked for good."

Customers hoping to get dolled up were instead greeted by a darkened storefront outside Ann Kelso Salon on Monday, as the shop was locked by property owners for failing to pay rent.

Home furnishings store west elm, one of the subsidiaries of the Williams-Sonoma Inc. empire, is opening its first Austin location at 5th and Lamar this Wednesday.

Two independent local fashion-related launches on Thursday are daring to buck the dismal trend of retail closures we've seen lately.

After failing to negotiate an affordable lease, Second Street's modern design shop Kirk Gallery will be closing in October.

• City creates grace period after confusion over new parking meters.
• Water break shuts off service for 500 in W. Travis County.
• Midland deputy fired over Twin Peaks photo.

After nearly a year on the market, the Statesman is no longer for sale. Parent company Cox Enterprises announced today that they will retain ownership of the paper.

Mad gymnastic skills help a San Marcos man land in jail for stealing copper. Even the oil companies are "suffering" in this recession. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" amendment removed from Congress. Like a scene from a movie set: craziness on I-35 yesterday included guns, bank robberies and hostages. Texas librarians are wild & crazy! For $15M, you too could own a piece of architecture history. Bud Light, really, Mr. President?

• Texas continues to ignore that whole "separation of church and state" thing.
• Ohio politician seems to think abortion should be decided by men.
• Obama: police who arrested Henry Louis Gates, Jr. "acted stupidly."

Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels targeted in Jakarta bombings; eight people killed. Things looking up in the West Bank. Hot climates lead to slower economic growth? Obama spoke at the NAACP conference last night. ICYMI: Former Pres. Jimmy Carter, "The words of God do not justify cruelty to women." Senate Republicans say they won't block a vote on Sotomayor. Emmy nominations announced yesterday; lots of love for "30 Rock" and "Mad Men", with a little "Flight of the Conchords" and "How I Met Your Mother" thrown in.

Bettysport, the locally-owned women's fitness apparel store, has given up on its Domain store after two years of operation.

• Pandemic! Run!
• The Holocaust Museum shooting yesterday has us wondering, what is wrong with people!?
• Seriously. "The responsible white separatist community condemns this"?

Kit Adams may not know the five point palm exploding heart technique, but she is still a metaphorical kung fu master. That's because Adams, founder and owner of local pottery shop ClayWays, can wrestle a 25 pound block of solid earth into the shape of giant urn before you can say "Shaolin". She is not, however, invincible: ClayWays is having trouble in these lean economic times. This Saturday, Adams and the sweet-souled ceramics community she supports (and lovingly teaches) need you to throw dollar bills their way, so the store and studio can remain open.

Downtown Austin is getting a little dose of international flair next month with the opening of Annies, a new cafe/bistro restaurant that aims to recreate the zinc bar atmosphere of old Paris.

• Obama to order $100 mil in budget cuts, also look for change in couch cushions
• The Hugo Chávez effect: book gift to Obama creates overnight bestseller
• Iran's Ahmadinejad makes unusual intervention in jailed reporter's trial

• Over 90 dead in Italy earthquake, thousands homeless
• Disaster economics: Milan shares fall after quake
• North Korea launches rocket, world becomes highly nervous

• @NYTimes writes about the annual nerd pilgrimage! @sxsw #sxsw #sxswi
• Doh! Massive downtown iFail prompts AT&T to scrape egg off their iface and boost their inetwork.
• Local peeps hoping music festival brings some serious scratch to the ATX.

Angela Merkel calls Pope. Obama up for big hairy week? Did US troops shoot Shiite pilgrims? Media Matters says Hannity, Rush big source of misinformation. Oh, whoops. This is supposed to be news. All My Children: All your Prego Heart Smart Sauces are belong to us. Whitney back? Oh, A-Roid.

StimulusWatch.org is a volunteer-compiled wiki that lists all of the proposed "shovel-ready" projects that each city has proposed. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as the stimulus package is officially called, won't directly fund any of these projects, but if passed will allocate the money necessary to enable some of these.

Stick some more $$ in there - who's counting? 1 million Iraqis. Seriously. Iran has its own Sputnik. Not so sure about Daschle anymore... Want to hear about some entitled whining? Click here! Turning poo into gold? Leave it to Japan. Indian court dismisses criminal proceedings held against a couple caught kissing publicly in Delhi.

Steelers.Taken steals top movie spot. Nadal wins, Federer cries. Iceland seats world's first openly gay leader. Phelps hits the pipe. McCaskill gets medieval on CEOs. SHOCK: Americans do more of the saving, less of the spending.

• ExxonMobil posts record $45.2 billion profit.
• IL Senate votes 59-0 to impeach Rod R. Blagojevich.
• Alaska volcano appears headed toward eruption. Say it ain't so, Joe.

Starlite first opened in Hyde Park in 2000, relocating to its current space four years ago. A new bistro-style menu had just been introduced a few months ago, along with an update of the restaurant's interior to reflect its more casual style. For now, the restaurant will remain open with reduced hours. We recommend calling in advance (512-374-9012) if you're planning to drop in one last time before their excellent duck confit is gone forever.

• Money, grown on trees, for Gaza.
• On unemployment numbers: this hardly seems like news anymore.
• Ford posts loss but doesn't take the federal handout. Err, bailout.

A month before announcing fourth-quarter results, Dell began to set the stage by saying it expected $280 million in expenses from job cuts and stock option-related costs.

• House to vote on Obama's economic stimulus plan
• After suspension for nodding at Obama, drum major quits
• Rabbit Remembered: Pulitzer-winning author John Updike dies at 76

• Winter storm warning update
• Weather closings and postponements (will keep updating)
• On Perry's State of the State speech today. . .

The latest local business to succumb to the general economic malaise is Slate Men's Apparel, the Central Austin counterpart to next-door women's boutique Soigne. Slate today announced that it will be shuttering its doors at the end of February. All remaining merchandise has already been marked down by 50-70% — even the store fixtures, furniture, and mannequins are being sold. Soigne will remain open.

Freescale will cut 90 jobs in March. Texas Instruments to cut 1,800 jobs. Austin's Capital Area Food Bank makes an appearance in WaPo article on how best to serve the hungry. Bikers visit Capitol today to protest helmet laws. wo Pflugerville students accused of hacking into the district's system Today's fog factored in to almost two dozen crashes. The misty weather is also blamed for power outages in various areas of town. Federal court grants stay of execution to Texas inmate Larry Swearingen, who had been scheduled for execution tomorrow.