Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco secured state funding of $782,000 for her alma mater, Cerritos College, to help expand the center’s childcare services, student training, access to education and more.
Austin s most read entertainment stories of 2020
Austin 360
The entertainment scene is Austin was quieter this year and when it stirred, it often brought tears instead of joy. The coronavirus pandemic changed the way Austin ate, drank, listened and watched; Austin360 was there to cover the artists, restaurants and local businesses that make this city sing.
Here are the 10 stories people read most on Austin360.com this year.
1. Shady Grove on Barton Springs Road closes permanently after 28 years in Austin
Restaurants writer Matthew Odam reported on May 11: The plug has been pulled on an Austin institution after almost 30 years. Shady Grove, the pastoral comfort food restaurant that was home to one of the longest-running free live music series in Austin, has closed for good, restaurant co-owner Rusty Zagst told the American-Statesman on Monday.