Nick Barbaro is the Publisher of the Austin Chronicle and Co-Director of SXSW. With a focus on local news in Austin, Texas, Nick writes for The Austin Chronicle, covering a range of topics including land use reforms, school boards, government workings, and community issues.
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Nick Barbaro's coverage is heavily focused on local government announcements and policies, with a significant emphasis on housing and urban development. As such, he may be particularly interested in receiving pitches related to local government initiatives, housing policy reforms or innovative solutions for urban issues.
Given his focus on the Texas area, especially Austin, pitching stories that directly impact these regions would likely resonate with him. This could include news about local legislative changes or community-driven initiatives aimed at addressing housing challenges.
While Nick does not exclusively cover sports and entertainment news, if your pitch aligns with those topics within the context of public notices or governmental regulations in the specified region (United States/Texas/Austin), it may pique his interest as well.
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City’s lifeguard hiring program may be leaking applicants
Too many stupid shootings; TGI 4/20
Elon Musk and the Texas Legislature seem to be on the same path
A less than purrfect solution to police staffing?
The Texas Legislature and “the disturbing category of ‘Who Knows?’”
Plus trying to slow the Convention Center expansion, code changes
“More at all costs,” or “more that’s not costly”?
By: Katherine McNevins, Maggie Q. Thompson, Lina Fisher, Derek Udensi
Two-time “Best of Austin” winner Austin Creative Reuse is a craft store dedicated to giving new life to items that have either already served a purpose or were just left over from another project: a magical place filled with misfit sewing notions, scraps of this and that, doodads and whatsits galore. Volunteers make it run, and on this day in Volunteer Land, you can use some of these fine materials to hand-stitch dog toys for animals residing in local shelters. Visit their website to sign up and check out other available volunteer days. – Kat McNevins
By: Katherine McNevins
From Shanghai to Los Angeles, rural northern Iran to metropolitan Japan, Austin’s celebration of Asian cinema is back for its 16th year of globe-trotting programming – a reminder that Asian filmmakers are everywhere. Catch Texas premieres of films like Indian transition drama Blue Sunshine (complete with in-person filmmaker Q&A) before wrapping up with a chance to catch a South by Southwest favorite, Shaun Seneviratne’s Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts. – Richard Whittaker
By: Katherine McNevins, Richard Whittaker, Jasmine Iman Wright, Kimberley Jones, Jasmine Lane
Anyone else ever watch the ol’ VH1 “I Love The” series? My knowledge of previous decades comes almost entirely from those shows with their comedian talking heads and tasteless jokes about celebrity tragedies. Delve into that nostalgic knowledge hole for this trivia night – hosted on Nineties icon Pamela Anderson’s birthday by Get It Games. In tribute to our favorite blonde bedhead babe, draw your eyebrows as thin as possible and wear a nude lip – oh, and bring a maximum of six friends for your team. – James Scott
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