I love the Austin Chronicle. Every Thursday, I pick up a copy and work through the crossword…read more.. only after reading what The Luv Doc has to say, of course...

The Austin Chronicle are real ones! I wrote them an email asking if they had physical copies of a…read moreparticular issue and they replied yes and offered to personally mail a copy to me! If that isn't community-centered journalism, then I don't know what is! The Austin Chronicle has constantly kept me informed on critical topics that otherwise more mainstream Austin papers wouldn't ever cover. This periodical helps to keep Austin weird and I couldn't recommend it more!

This is an excellent community publication. I love the focus on local news and activities. The…read moreowners have been in the publishing business in Austin, Texas for decades. They know the ins and outs of the community, and are very involved with community activities ... especially in promoting local businesses, and encouraging people to shop locally. The high caliber and integrity of this publication makes it one of the finest in Austin.

I am a woman who loves magazines and Austin, so you'd think I'd naturally be in lust with Austin…read moreWoman magazine. To be honest, I'm on the fence about this local publication. First, the positives. I applaud Austin for supporting print media that highlights the successes of our hometown heroines, and I applaud founder Melinda Maine Garvey for breaking ground in a competitive market. Austin Woman began in 2002. In less than five years they've established a circulation of over 25,000 with distribution at over 600 Austin hot spots. Nice. My other positive? They generally select pretty cool women to highlight. I was delighted with their recent feature on Natalie Maines, and they've been discerning (in a good way) with their broad range of picks. Unfortunately, the articles are not wholly impressive. The quality of the composition is mediocre and the writing style is plain ole vanilla. I often spot grammatical errors and run-on sentences (this isn't one, is it?) I suppose this is nit-picky, but I like Austin Woman. I worry that these minor issues lower their credibility within the community and present less-than-stellar essays on some of our most notable and notorious. I grab an issue of Austin Woman each month. Hopefully I'll pick it up one day and be blown away by the copy.

I am so sad to write this review because I sincerely looked up to Austin Woman as a true icon in…read morethe community. However after becoming their customer I have since changed my mind. I was sold on monthly advertising for thousands per month and became very excited to advertise in their magazine. Unfortunately, print ads just aren't what they used to be and my business saw a very small return on this. They trapped me into a year long contract, but did not produce results. Their bill collections practice was unethical and illegal. When I found myself in a position of paying thousands a month with literally little to no return on my investment I begged for a cancellation and payment plan, but they had no mercy. The husband of the owner harassed my employees without my permission and even engaged in yelling over the phone with threats of a lawsuit and refusal to work out a payment plan for my small business. I was not only horrified that he discussed my private billing matters illegally with employees without my permission to my front desk staff. I filed an official complaint and request to stop several times (to only discuss my billing matters wirh me). Nonetheless, they used this unlawful tactic as an attempt to collect a debt. I had to file an official complaint with the federal trade commission due to ongoing illegal harassment and illegal billing practices. I encourage anyone who has experienced illegal billing collection methods from this company to file an official report with the FTC to fight against humiliation and unethical bill collection practice. This company doesn't stand behind their sales claims and doesn't care about you or your small business.

The five guys who own and/or run this great company must have a hive-mind or something. A really…read morecreative, buzzy hive-mind. They produce work that is consistently hip, hot, clever and on-point no matter the chief individual working on a project. Their office is supremely cool (even if I did find a cockroach in the bathroom (: ) and makes me totally jealous. I only wish my "pod" (mini cubicle) could be full of such inspiring design! Your band needs them. Your brand needs them. Your brain might just need them. To disclose properly: I know one of the guys here personally. He's awesome. I know nothing about their rates or ability to meet deadlines, but some of my (and your) favorite bands and other cool companies come to them, and that's a pretty good endorsement if you ask me! Their limited edition prints and the work they've all done before (and during) their time at Decoder Ring is equally impressive.

I have to agree with the other reviewers. I went to Design Ranch this year and they did a…read moresilk-screen workshop that was fun and had great bloody mary's. Make sure you check out the fine art section of their site. If I'm not mistaken these are all screen prints and absolutely amazing. I remember them saying that artists come in and work with them to create these and the Rob Baseman was supposed to do it at some point. That's a piece of art I will own for sure. These guys are cool man. Totally cool.

Austin Monthly and Texas Music got together with Still Austin Whiskey to create the Front Porch…read moreSessions concert series, streaming through Facebook and YouTube. They are recorded, so if you miss the live event just watch them when it's convenient. Still Austin offered some nice swag for those who RSVP'd for the Shinyribs show: a nice tasting of Still Austin's bourbon and a cute sipping glass. I am sitting here in the cosiness of my living room enjoying both. Can't wait to stream the recorded concerts featuring the Peterson Brothers and Bri Bagwell. Thank you Texas music, Austin Monthly, and Still Austin Whiskey Company for this great entertainment!

We are subscribers and have had lots of fun learning about and trying out the parks, restaurants,…read moreand events featured. So, we were excited to read the 26 essential experiences of a true Austinite piece in the June 2012 issue. Number 12 states that at Tuscany 360 you can head out to the patio and watch the sun set after you grab a glass of wine. Except you can't because they don't have their liquor license. We took your advice and we were disappointed. Maybe this one shouldn't have made your list.

ATX is run by the cousins Garcia, a couple of South Austin boys with a huge interest in engaging…read morethe local community. They started off building an advertising network to promote local businesses, and have since expanded to printing and publishing. Adam has always provided me with amazing service. He's really concerned with individualizing their services and providing every customer with the best experience. Best of all, when I've been unable to pick up my orders, he's gone out of his way to deliver! What other printing company will do that?! Jon Marc is the design genius behind this company (he's an ACC graphic design professor, too!). He has consistently developed tasteful, creative, unique designs for my various projects. Love these boys!

I have been trying to reach the guys at ATX Publishing but with no luck, the number provided is not…read moreworking. Any help ut there?

I just picked up the latest "fashion" issue. What a huge disappointment! I've never seen such bad…read morephotography with some truly awful and pedestrian clothing. Not one bit of flair, just unimaginative and unremarkable. The kind of clothing you see on women coming to Austin for a bachelorette party. Sophisticated people in Austin do not dress like that. You need to find a new person for "fashion" issues in the future. On another note - the men's shorts from By George for $470 were a joke. If I saw a guy wearing those in a bar, I'd pass my wine through my nose.

I have no beef with Tribeza. It's wild to assume the magazine is just built for the wealthy - I…read morelike shiny pages with pretty things I can't afford, and I need to sharpen my origami skills to make the paper into Christmas ornaments. The email newsletter is where it's at. Have you seen all the free events? As soon as that email hits the inbox, I open up my Google calendar (which automatically texts me an hour before my events (no I do not have an iPhone (do not judge me))) and systematically add all the fun stuff. I then start planning who will go with me for the free drinks, snacks and cupcakes, the goodie bag, the coupon giveaway, the so on and so forth. Every now and then an event is held in a place that has a clearance rack, which has it's own clearance rack, which is where you might find me making a fabulous fashion discovery. Oh Tribeza, no one should hate on you.

Foodie News! Every Yelper should be familiar with this…read moremagazine. It's available at local restaurants, bars and markets across Austin. It's a free, monthly full color publication with local food reporting, interviews, advertisements, and photos. Eat & Drink serves large cities across the country, and each city has its own edition. The magazine features locally grown foods and ingredients, and are all things that you should be able to find in the local farmers market, or around Austin. It makes it easy to obtain the foods featured in the magazine. Flipping through each page, my mouth waters at the photo spreads. This magazine doesn't talk about things that major chains are doing- it's all local people that they discuss and interview. Most of the things are focused on community, the environment, and local news. They usually feature recipes of the dishes featured that showcase local ingredients. The advertising in here is pretty great too- it's a lot of small businesses promoting their events. You can subscribe to this magazine by the mail, or just pick it up for free at your favorite local restaurant.

This is definately one of my favorite local publications. You can find it at many bars and…read morerestaurants all over the city, usually situated near the Chronicle. Eat and Drink Austin is a magazine that features and reviews restaurants citywide. The reviews are incredibly thorough and seemingly unbiased. I've discovered many places that I'd like to visit (a few that I actually have), just by reading this magazine. The current edition begins with a breakdown of all things new and improved in the Austin restaurant life. It discusses where new restaurants are going to be, where old ones are moving to, and where old ones are expanding to (I just learned that Hyde Park Bar and Grill is opening/has opened a second location on West Gate). The rest of the magazine features different reviews of various eateries of the city. Towards the end, there's a restaurant listing and a fairly detailed map, showing where they are. A new feature, on the last page, is called "Where can I find..." This edition asks, where can I find pizza. It recommends various local pizza joints all over the city, so you don't have to resort to the chains. One downside, which is actually an upside to me, is the massive amount of advertisements. I feel, though, that if I discover someplace new in these ads, that it's totally worth going through! For the record, I've picked up Eat and Drink Austin at the Draught House and I think the time I went to Magnolia Cafe...just a couple spots where you can find this awesome publication!