Stories by Michael Mmay
Frost VP says bank is looking for a good relationship
Bill Perotti Jr., who carries the title of chief credit officer, among others, for Frost Bank, spoke at the Real Estate Council of Austin’s monthly luncheon last week to answer the question that’s on every real estate investor’s mind: how…
Uncategorized • By Michael Mmay • Mar 31, 2009
Despite recession, SXSW rocks as hard as ever
The nation’s economic woes may have tarnished the American dream, but this year’s SXSW proved that, at least, the rock and roll dream is alive and kicking. The festival featured more bands than ever before — 1,900 bands from some…
Uncategorized • By Michael Mmay • Mar 23, 2009
Spelman heads for Place 5 Council seat with no opposition
Former Place 5 City Council member Bill Spelman wants his old job back, and it looks at this point like no one is going to stop him. Spelman doesn’t have an opponent so far, and there is freedom that comes…
Uncategorized • By Michael Mmay • Mar 2, 2009
City retirement funds don’t escape downturn
City staff members brought some grim, but not very surprising, news about the state of the city’s retirement funds to the Audit and Finance Committee on Tuesday. The three retirement funds (for general employees, police and firefighters) each lost around…
Uncategorized • By Michael Mmay • Feb 27, 2009
Informant takes stand in GOP Convention bomb plot trial
MINNEAPOLIS — Austinite David McKay, 22, is on trial here at the U.S. District Court for allegedly building Molotov cocktails to burn police cars outside the 2008 Republican National Convention. But here in court, it often seemed like FBI…
