Kate Harrington
A native New Englander, Kate moved to Austin in 2002 to attend graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin, where she got her master’s degree in journalism. She spent several years as a reporter with the Austin Business Journal, where she covered health care, development and real estate.
Kate now runs Thumbtack Communications, where she provides ghostwriting, copywriting, social media strategy and PR in addition to writing bylined articles. She lives in Central Austin with her husband, son, and two cranky cats. When she’s not writing, she’s playing guitar, gardening or hiking.
It Gets Better
By now it's fair to say that most of us have heard of the It Gets Better Project, aimed at LGBT youth. Launched by...
Pedal Power
This past weekend marked the 14th Hill Country Ride for AIDS, which brought 400 riders out to raise a total of $389,654 (as of April...
The Power of Movement
Think math and science have nothing to do with dancing? Think again.
Forklift Danceworks’ Leaps and Bounds program has kids doing creative movement in the...
Power to the Youth
A.J. Guerrero has been an intern with the Texas Gay Straight Alliance Network for three years. In the slow- moving world of politics and...
Healthy Food, Healthy City
I had the opportunity to write recently about the Sustainable Food Center and all the exciting changes going on there. As Brenda Thompson, an...
Texas Schools and LGBT students
I recently talked with the folks at the Texas GSA Network, a program of Austin's Out Youth. The GSA Network helps students around the...
Watching Sequestration
At the beginning of this month, sequestration cuts officially went into effect on a federal level. Touted by the Obama administration as a devastating...
Food, Glorious Food
If you’ve lived in Austin for more than a few weeks, chances are good that you’ve come across a farmer’s market, a food trailer...
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