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.
The Write Stuff
Walk into the Austin Film Festival’s cozy East Austin headquarters, and the first thing you’ll notice is that employees are everywhere in the house-turned-into-office–...
Innovate. Donate. Repeat.
Kevin Cassis is not the kind of guy who leaves his work behind at the end of the day, and that’s just fine with...
A Quiet Advocate
Here’s what you’ll learn about Melinda Chow within a few minutes of meeting her: She is very thoughtful. She is very passionate, albeit in...
Happily Ever After
Like almost any new parent, it doesn’t take Wil Byrd long to pull out his phone and show off pictures of his son, James....
Nature’s Course
It was on a car ride in Hays County that Rebecca Benz had a moment of Zen related to her job. Benz, the executive...
Center Stage and Loving It
On a recent gloomy day that saw a cold front blowing through central Texas, Ken Stein commented that the weather matched his feelings about...
Sprouting a Healthy Community
If you want proof that Austin is still sometimes a small town at heart, visit the vendors at the Sustainable Food Center’s Farmers’ Market.
When...
To Austin, With Love
Lynn Yeldell knows what a good party is all about. She is, after all, a New Orleans native.
But there are parties, and then there...
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