by Rebecca Melançon | Oct 29, 2019 | The Intrepid Localist
For more than 15 years the AIBA has listened to its members and voiced their concerns at City Hall. At times we have proposed local policies that could help create a more thriving local business community or to relieve a particularly painful part of doing business. At...
by Rebecca Melançon | Aug 14, 2019 | The Intrepid Localist
Austin politics today are often unnecessarily divisive and destructive. Our community faces challenges in dealing with employer-employee issues such as paid sick leave, livable wages, and predictive scheduling. We have a great opportunity to come together to address...
by Rebecca Melançon | Jun 14, 2019 | Lagniappe
Listening to the sounds of a neighborhood, of lives being lived, of a community vibrating, I was enveloped by the joyous noise of life in the city. I was sitting on my deck the other night enjoying the cooler weather, which I suspect may be the last respite before the...
by Rebecca Melançon | Dec 10, 2018 | Lagniappe
I love the holidays. The bright lights, cold weather (I hope), soups, long sleeves, down comforters, presents under the tree, the bright eyes of little ones, the scent of fresh pine boughs in the house…yes, these are a few of my favorite things. While I could list...
by Rebecca Melançon | Sep 7, 2018 | The Intrepid Localist
This was written to local businesses after a harsh fight at City Hall over mandatory paid sick leave. AIBA was never against paid sick leave but the ordinance passed was particularly punitive to small, local businesses. Dear Local Businesses, I’ve spent more than 10...
