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Brass Tap execs follow familiar playbook to flood Austin area with craft beer bars

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:12 GMT

AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) -- The Brass Tap has blanketed the Dallas area in recent years. Leaders of the Florida-based craft beer bar franchise think Austin is next in line for significant growth.There are already 11 locations of Brass Tap open in DFW, with two more on the way and more than 30 franchise deals signed, according to CEO Chris Elliott. The Austin area, meanwhile, has just two, with a third set to open soon in Leander.The Austin market could ultimately have about 12 locations, Elliott said.Read the full story on the Austin Business Journal.

Man sentenced on robbery charge in connection with death of Austin ice cream man

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County court documents showed a man was sentenced Aug. 17 in connection with a June 2020 north Austin incident, which ultimately led to the death of a 68-year-old man Austin man.Court records showed Marquis Davis, 18 at the time of the incident, pleaded guilty to a robbery charge, a second-degree felony, and he was sentenced to serve 18 years in state prison. RELATED: APD searching for getaway driver, identifies 3 arrested on murder charges in death of Austin ice cream man According to court records, Davis previously faced a capital murder charge, stemming from the death of Adelaido Bernabe Urias, who was known as a neighborhood ice cream man.At the time of the arrest, police said Urias was pushing his cart through a north Austin apartment complex when he was shot. Two other suspects were also charged in the incident.Davis has a jail credit of 1,131 days that would go toward his sentence, according to court documents.

AG Paxton sues Yelp for crisis pregnancy center disclaimers

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:12 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- In his first lawsuit since returning to office, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking damages from the business review giant Yelp for what he calls deceptive business practices harming crisis pregnancy centers.Crisis pregnancy centers offer women and families pregnancy support. They do not provide abortions. Before abortion was banned in Texas, Yelp sought to clarify their services when these businesses were listed on their platform.These centers “typically provide limited medical services and may not have licensed medical professionals onsite," Yelp added as a consumer noticePaxton called that notice "inaccurate and misleading."“Yelp cannot mislead and deceive the public simply because the company disagrees with our state’s abortion laws,” Paxton said in a statement Thursday. “Major companies cannot abuse their platforms and influence to control consumers’ behavior, especially on sensitive health issues like pregnancy and abortion.” After Yelp receiv...

Minor stabbed on the way to work in downtown Austin, assault crimes rising

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is seeking the public's help finding a person of interest in connection to the stabbing of a minor in downtown Austin early Thursday, the agency said in a news release.At approximately 5:40 a.m., 911 dispatch received an urgent service call in the 200 block of West Avenue, according to police. Officers and Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the scene and found a victim with stab wounds.In a social media post, the Austin Police Association said a minor was on his way to work near the Seaholm District and was "brutally attacked" by the suspect. Furthermore, the association said this was a random act.The Austin Police Department is searching for a person of interest connected to the downtown Austin stabbing of a minor. Courtesy: APDThe minor was taken to a local hospital with non-serious injuries, according to police.The person of interest is described by police as:Race: UnknownManHe was last seen carrying a brown/gray backpack, and wear...

Bayport church OKs first step in plan to sell property for new Andersen Elementary

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:12 GMT

The members of People’s Congregational Church on Wednesday night approved the first step in a plan to sell a 10-acre property on the western edge of Bayport to the Stillwater Area Public School District, a move that could pave the way for a new Andersen Elementary School to be built on the site.A majority of the 100-member congregation voted to authorize a non-binding letter of intent to negotiate the sale of the property, known as People’s Park, said Paul Spilseth, the church’s moderator. The letter is an agreement in good faith and allows either party to withdraw without liability or obligation, he said.People’s Park is located in Baytown Township, just west of Barkers Alps Park in Bayport, which had previously been discussed as a potential site for a new Andersen Elementary. Some residents, concerned about the loss of parkland and ball fields, had criticized the plan.In August, church members decided to start talking with school district officials about a possible sale of the lan...

High school football: Eagan stepped up level of competition, and continues to thrive

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:12 GMT

Eagan football coach Nick Johnson was admittedly “nervous” heading into the 2023 campaign.The Wildcats were fresh off a breakout 2022 season in which they won five games and hosted a Class 6A playoff game. But the message throughout the offseason was centered on not going backwards as a program. In no way was 2022 meant to be a one-year wonder. It was a building block from which the program could push off to even bigger and better things.But achieving such results would be no small feat in 2023. Because last year’s success moved Eagan into one of the premier subdistricts among the big schools — the Metro South. Back on Eagan’s slate were the likes of perennial powers Lakeville South and Lakeville North, along with rival Rosemount. That’s a steep increase from the level of competition faced last fall.“We got hot in the back half of the season, but we were beating teams that we should beat,” Johnson said. “Now just the names that these guys have played these teams forever, you k...

Mushrooms found in containers, jars and bags at scene of Roseville double-murder suicide

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:12 GMT

Authorities investigating if hallucinogenic drugs played a part in last weekend’s double-murder suicide in a Roseville apartment found a large amount of mushrooms in several rooms, court records show.A search of the apartment Saturday morning by Roseville police investigators and Minnesota Bureau of Apprehension agents turned up one jar of mushrooms, and “suspected mushrooms” in six plastic containers, five jars, two bags, one bin and one box, according to an inventory report included in a search warrant application filed Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court.Eight jars and one plastic container of mushroom spawn were also found in the apartment located just south of County Road B and west of Snelling Avenue.Police said a motive for Saturday’s double-murder suicide has not been determined, but that “initial indications suggest hallucinogenic drugs may have been a contributing factor.”The inventory report did not say if the mushrooms were tested for the hallucinogenic chemical psil...

Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson can see again after eye scare

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:12 GMT

Kyle Anderson’s 2022-23 season ended in Game 4 of the Timberwolves’ first-round series against the Denver Nuggets back in April. There was brief concern his career might be over, too.Anderson was inadvertently clubbed in the eye by teammate Anthony Edwards when the two were both airborne.Anderson initially heard from a few people that he may not be able to play again.“I had to be strong for my family, really,” he said. “I think everybody in my family was kind of spooked, and I didn’t show them that I was spooked. But it was definitely tough.”But then Anderson went out to UCLA, where he attended college, to visit Dr. Stephen Schwartz. The first thing Schwartz told Anderson was the Wolves forward would indeed be able to play again.“Shoutout to him. He brought me a lot of comfort. From then on, I knew I’d be OK,” Anderson said. “But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared or nervous four, five, six days after the injury.”Anderson played for China in the World Cup last month, and n...

Thanks to new $4 million donation, Walker West Music Academy in St. Paul could expand to new building by next year

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:12 GMT

Walker West Music Academy’s expansion plans got a major boost this week with the announcement of a $4 million donation toward the school’s new building.The St. Paul music school, known for its decades-long commitment to young Black musicians, is quickly outgrowing the Selby Avenue building it’s called home since 2014. In recent years, leaders have begun a massive fundraising campaign to help grow the organization, including a planned relocation to a bigger space a few blocks away.An artist’s rendering of the planned new Walker West Music Academy. The academy is closing in on the final stages of a $12 million capital campaign to relocate and expand a few blocks away at 650 Marshall Ave. (Courtesy of Locus Architects)Now, with this donation, the school is able to finalize the purchase of a 16,000-square-foot building at 650 Marshall Ave. and renovate it within the next year, leaders announced this week. Plans for the redesigned facility include larger performance halls and rehea...

Timberwolves head into season with clear standard: ‘We have to win a playoff series’

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:12 GMT

Just minutes into his press conference that kicked off the team’s media day festivities, Timberwolves basketball boss Tim Connelly laid it out on the table for the team ahead of the 2023-24 season:“We’ve got to win a playoff series. It’s been way too long since we’ve had success in the postseason,” the Wolves’ president of basketball operations said. “Let’s be honest, we have to have success in the postseason for us to be taken seriously.No one seemed to balk when informed of the standard. Timberwolves coach Chris Finch reaffirmed the team’s goal is, indeed, to advance in the postseason.“That’s certainly our goal is to advance in the playoffs,” Finch said. “We’ve been there twice now.”The most recent appearance was a five-game first-round series loss to top-seeded Denver, the eventual NBA champion. Minnesota took a number of positives from that series, primarily that its short-handed roster gave the Nuggets as good a fight as anyone else during Denver’s run t...