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Rooted is branching out
April 11th, 2011

We’ve been digging into stories around Austin since last year. We met a lot of interesting people and we’ve had the pleasure of giving them a place to tell their stories. Recently, the Rooted team has experienced some changes. We lost a team member and it affected the way Rooted works. Since then, we’ve decided [...]

Photo of the week 3/25/11
March 25th, 2011

Congratulations to Peter Gaunt for winning this week’s photo contest! His photo of We Are Hex from SXSW was your favorite. Thanks for voting in this week’s contest, and be sure to come back for more next week. You can also send your photos from around Austin to photo@rootedaustin.com if you want to be included [...]

Around Austin photo contest 3/21/11
March 21st, 2011

Happy Monday! It’s time for another around Austin photo contest. This week’s contest features images from Rooted photographers Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson. If you want to up your photo cred and get in on the action next week, then send your best photos from around Austin to photo@rootedaustin.com and we’ll enter them in the [...]

Photo of the week 3/18/11
March 18th, 2011

Congratulations to Peter Guant for winning this week’s photo contest. His picture of a Fat Tuesday shoe was the favorite for this week. If you want to be included in next week’s contest, send your photos from around Austin to photo@rootedaustin.com to enter. Here’s what Peter had to say about his shot: I always look [...]

Around Austin photo contest
March 14th, 2011

We’re back! The photo contest was on a week-long hiatus, but now we’re starting things back up again. This week we have photos from Rooted photographers Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson. If you want to be included in next week’s contest, send us your photos at photo@rootedaustin.com if you want to be included in next [...]

The around Austin photo contest is on hiatus
March 7th, 2011

Rooted is taking a week off from the around Austin photo contest. Cassandra and Logan are traveling the world … but they’ll be back next week. You can still send your photos in to photo@rootedaustin.com if you want to be included in next week’s contest! We’ll still have a story for you on the main [...]

Photo of the week 3/4/11
March 4th, 2011

Congratulations to Cassandra Adamson for winning photo of the week! Her image of pansies was evocative of spring and caught the majority of your eyes. It was taken in late February, but you would never know from its vibrant colors. If you want a chance to compete in the photo contest, be sure to send [...]

Around Austin photo contest 2/28/11
February 28th, 2011

It’s time for this week’s photo contest and we have some great images for you! Rooted photographers Cassandra Adamson and Peter Gaunt are up against submitted photos from Dewayne Defoor. Comment here or on Facebook or Twitter to vote for your favorite this week. If you want to do more than just vote, then send [...]

Photo of the week 2/25/11
February 25th, 2011

Congratulations to Reagan Hackleman for winning this week’s photo contest! His HDR shot of the Capitol received the most votes this week. If you want to be like Reagan, you can send your photos in to photo@rootedaustin.com for next week’s contest. Read on to find out more about Reagan’s winning photo. Here’s what Reagan had [...]

Around Austin photo contest 2/21/11
February 21st, 2011

It’s getting hot in Austin, and the competition in the around Austin photo contest is heating up too. This week we have photos from Rooted photographers Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson. We also have two submitted images from Reagan Hackleman, so you’ll have plenty of great shots to choose from. Send your photos to photo@rootedaustin.com [...]

Photo of the week 2/18/11
February 18th, 2011

Rooted’s own Cassandra Adamson is the winner of this week’s photo contest! Her shot of downtown Austin caught your eyes. We already have some awesome submissions for next week’s contest, and there’s still time for you to enter by sending us your photos from around Austin to photo@rootedaustin.com. Congratulations again to Cassandra, read on to find [...]

Around Austin photo contest 2/14/11
February 14th, 2011

It’s that time again — time to pick your favorite photo from around Austin. Last week, Robert Jamail won the photo of the week and Lacey Dowden won our contest for a free Gorrilapod tripod. This week we have photos from Rooted photographers Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson. Happy voting! First, Peter’s shots: Photo 1: [...]

Photo of the week 2/11/11 and the contest results
February 11th, 2011

It came down to the wire in our contest to win a Gorillapod tripod. This week, Robert Jamail’s photo of a cat in the sun won by a landslide so he got three entries into our drawing (two for winning and one for getting more than 15 votes). Congratulations to Robert for winning this week’s [...]

Around Austin photo contest 2/7/11
February 7th, 2011

It’s the last week in our month-long contest for a chance to win a free Gorillapod tripod! This week, we have photos from Rooted photographers Cassandra Adamson and Peter Gaunt, along with submitted photos from Lacey Dowden, Reagan Hackleman and Robert Jamail. So far, the only photographer who’s in the running to win the tripod [...]

Photo of the week 2/4/11
February 4th, 2011

Congratulations to Cassandra Adamson for her winning photo this week! That means we’re three-fourths through the contest, have three entrants but only one winner into the drawing for the Gorillapod SLR-Zoom tripod. Read on to find out more about Cassandra’s shot and how you can win the tripod, or just send your favorite photos from [...]

Around Austin photo contest 1/31/11
January 31st, 2011

It’s that time of week again! This is the third week in our month-long photo contest to win a free Gorillapod SLR-Zoom tripod. We have photos from Rooted photographers Cassandra Adamson and Peter Gaunt, along with a submitted photo from Marcy Gandara. Read on to find out how you can get in the contest to [...]

Photo of the week 1/28/11
January 28th, 2011

Congratulations to Cassandra Adamson for her winning photo this week! That means we’re halfway through the contest and we still only have one entrant into the contest for the Gorillapod SLR-Zoom tripod. Read on to find out more about Cassandra’s shot and how you can win the tripod, or just send your favorite photos from [...]

Around Austin photo contest 1/24/11
January 24th, 2011

We’re in the second week of our month-long photo contest for a Gorillapod SLR-Zoom tripod (read on to find out more) but this week we only have entries from Rooted photographers Cassandra Adamson and Peter Gaunt. That means Lacey Dowden, the photographer who beat us the first time and kicked things off, is the only [...]

Photo of the week 1/21/11
January 21st, 2011

Congratulations to Cassandra Adamson for her winning photo in this week’s contest! Her photo of a girl on a teeter totter caught your eyes. That means we still only have one contender for our contest to win a free Gorillapod SLR-Zoom tripod. That means you need to send us your photos from around Austin for [...]

Around Austin photo contest 1/17/2011
January 17th, 2011

It’s the first week of our month-long photo contest to win a Gorillapod tripod, and we’ve got some great photos for you to vote for! This week, we have photos from Rooted photographers Cassandra Adamson and Peter Gaunt, along with some submitted photos from John Stebbins. Thanks for coming to vote this week and don’t [...]

Photo of the week 1/14/11
January 14th, 2011

Congratulations to Lacey Dowden for winning this week’s photo contest and kicking off our competition for free camera gear! That’s right, next week will be the first week of our month-long contest and we’re giving a way a Gorillapod SLR-Zoom to the winner. Send your photos to photo@rootedaustin.com to get in the contest and read [...]

Around Austin photo contest 1/10/11
January 10th, 2011

It’s the first week of the contest where the competition is kicked up a notch, and we have some great photos for you this week. Rooted photographers Cassandra Adamson and Peter Gaunt will be going up against submitted photos from Lacey Dowden and Lee Brenner. Will this week kick off our month-long photo contest with [...]

Photo of the week 1/7/11
January 7th, 2011

Congratulations to Peter Gaunt for winning this week’s photo contest! The majority of you all liked his photo of the contrast between a drab wall and a bright plant. Thanks for voting this week, and be sure to read on to find out more about how you can win cool photography swag from Rooted! Pete [...]

Around Austin photo contest 1/3/11
January 3rd, 2011

And we’re back! After a week off for the holidays (and some technical difficulties this morning) we’re ready to bring you another Around Austin Photo Contest. This week we have an announcement to go along with our post. It involves winning cool photography stuff, so be sure to read on after you pick your favorite [...]

Getting back to work
December 27th, 2010

Happy holidays from the Rooted team! We hope you and yours had and continue to have a wonderful holiday season. As you can see, we’re slowly geting back into the swing of things. We’ll be back to full publishing mode next week when the entire team is back in Austin. We’ll be working on some [...]

Photo of the week 12/24/2010
December 24th, 2010

Congratulations to Cassandra Adamson on her winning photo this week! Her holiday-themed shot caught your eyes. Thanks for stopping by to vote this week and happy holidays from the Rooted team. Here’s what Cassandra had to say about her photo: I had noticed this scene last week when cruising down Lamar. Unfortunately I noticed it [...]

Around Austin photo contest 12/20/10
December 20th, 2010

Happy Holidays from the Rooted team! Don’t forget, you can send us your photos at photo@rootedaustin.com if you want to be included in next week’s contest. Also, come back later this week to check out the main site for a special holiday message from Rooted. Thanks for voting in the around Austin photo contest! Before [...]

Photo of the week 12/17/10
December 17th, 2010

Congratulations to Peter Gaunt for winning photo of the week! The majority of you are in the holiday spirit and liked his shot of the Christmas tree farm. Don’t forget to send us your photos at photo@rootedaustin.com if you want to be included in next week’s contest. Thanks for voting! Here’s what Pete had to [...]

Around Austin photo contest 12/13/10
December 13th, 2010

This week, we have photos from Rooted photographers Cassandra Adamson and Peter Gaunt. If you like what you see here, then you’ll definitely love the stories on our new main site. Thanks for stopping by to vote, and don’t forget to send your photos for the around Austin photo contest to photo@rootedaustin.com. First, Cassandra’s shots: Photo [...]

Photo of the week 12/10/10
December 10th, 2010

Congratulations to Peter Gaunt for winning the photo of the week! His shot of Richard Barker caught a lot of your eyes. Thanks for voting this week, and don’t forget that if you want to compete for the win next week you can send your shots to photo@rootedaustin.com. Also, you can check out more stories about [...]

Around Austin photo contest 12/6/10
December 6th, 2010

Last week we launched our main site and a submitted photo won our weekly photo contest for the first time ever. It was a big week, and we’re hoping this week will be even better. We have photographs from Rooted photographers Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson, and it’s up to you to decide which one [...]

Photo of the week 12/3/10
December 3rd, 2010

Congratulations to Reagan Hackleman, this week’s photo of the week winner and the first ever to win on a submitted photo. His picture of a flag from a rare perspective caught a lot of your attention. We knew a submitted photo would beat out the Rooted photographers some day, and we’re glad it happened on [...]

Around Austin photo contest 11/29/10
November 29th, 2010

This week we have photos from Rooted photographers Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson, along with a few submitted photos from Reagan Hackleman. Thanks for coming by to vote on this week’s photos, and don’t forget about our main site launch this Wednesday. We’ll be debuting three new weekly features to go along with the around [...]

Photo of the week 11/26/10
November 26th, 2010

Cassandra Adamson took the winning shot this week. Her photo of a bird taking a break for a drink of water caught your attention more than any other. Thanks for voting in this week’s contest, and don’t forget you can always send us your photos at photo@rootedaustin.com if you want to be in next week’s contest. [...]

Around Austin photo contest 11/22/10
November 22nd, 2010

Thanks for coming by to vote this week. We have images from Rooted photogs Cassandra Adamson and Peter Gaunt. There’s a variety of shots this week, because they’ve been all over town getting ready for our main site launch on Dec. 1. Have a happy Thanksgiving, and don’t forget that you can send us your [...]

Photo(s) of the week 11/19/10
November 19th, 2010

For the first time ever, we have two winners in the around Austin photo contest. Congratulations to Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson for winning. Pete’s shot of Austin from a distance caught your eyes, and Cassandra’s image that captured fall in all it’s glory did as well. We decided to put Pete’s photo first because [...]

Around Austin photo contest 11/15/10
November 15th, 2010

It’s the middle point of November (hard to believe, right?) and we have some great photos for you this week. Rooted photographers Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson captured everything from the fall weather to blasts from the past. Thanks for coming by to vote this week, and don’t forget that you can always send us [...]

Rooted and the Poynter Promise part III
November 12th, 2010

It’s time for an update on the Poynter Promise prize. Our apologies for taking so long to tell you what’s been going on, but we’ve been busy working on the launch of the main site. We didn’t win the Poynter Promise prize. It would have given us $10,000 worth of services to help us launch [...]

Photo of the week 11/12/10
November 12th, 2010

This week, the majority of you liked Peter Gaunt’s simple, yet powerful image of a group of people sitting on a hill. As one reader said, its “spacious simplicity” was eye catching. Thank you for voting in this week’s contest, and be sure to send in your images from around Austin to photo@rootedaustin.com if you [...]

Around Austin photo contest 11/8/10
November 8th, 2010

It’s that time again, and for this week’s contest we have all kinds of fun photos for you. Rooted photographers Cassandra Adamson and Peter Gaunt will be strutting their stuff like normal, and we also have submitted photos from Nicole Fraga and Willy Rader. You have a lot to choose from this week Austin, so [...]

Photo of the week 11/5/10
November 5th, 2010

Congratulations to Cassandra Adamson for her photo of the week! You loved her spooky portrayal of a graveyard on Halloween. Don’t get too scared though, we still have a photo contest next week. Send your photos from around Austin to photo@rootedaustin.com if you want to be included in the contest. Thanks for voting this week, [...]

Around Austin photo contest 11/1/10
November 1st, 2010

Happy November! This week we have a few spooky images and a few fun images. Photographers Cassandra Adamson and Peter Gaunt were even on the same wavelength for a couple of their shots (you’ll see what we mean). Thanks for voting in this week’s contest, and don’t forget to send your photos from around Austin [...]

Photo of the week 10/29/10
October 29th, 2010

Congratulations go to Peter Gaunt for winning this week’s photo contest. His “Top Gun” photo was awesome and resonated with many of you. Thanks for voting in this week’s contest, and don’t forget that you still have a few days to send a picture to photo@rootedaustin.com if you want to be included in next week’s Around [...]

Around Austin photo contest 10/25/10
October 25th, 2010

It’s back! After a one-week hiatus we’re glad to bring you this week’s photo contest. This week we have images from Rooted photographers Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson. Don’t forget, you can send your photos from around Austin to photo@rootedaustin.com if you want to be included next week. Thanks for voting! First, Pete’s shots: Photo [...]

Rooted and the Poynter Promise part II
October 21st, 2010

We made it through the first round of judging with our video pitch. Now, it’s on to the next step in the process. This time we’re answering a series of questions from Poynter about why we think Rooted would be a good choice for the Poynter Promise prize. In the open source spirit of Rooted, [...]

The past, the present and the future
October 18th, 2010

As you can see, the Around Austin photo contest is on hiatus this week. We’re down a photographer because of a wedding in the Midwest, so instead we thought it was a good time to give you all an update. It’s been awesome since we started back in July and we’ll be launching the full [...]

Photo of the week 10/15/10
October 15th, 2010

It’s been a busy week for Rooted. We applied for an incubator to help us as we put the main site together. We set a launch date for the site, which is Dec. 1. We also had some great images in the around Austin photo contest. This week, the winning shot comes from Rooted photographer [...]

Rooted and the Poynter Promise
October 13th, 2010

Rooted is growing by the day. We’re working on the main site right now, and we’ll be launching it on December 1. It’s going to be awesome, and we’re looking for all the help we can get in the meantime. Below, you’ll find our entry for the Poynter Promise. If we win, we’ll get a [...]

Around Austin photo contest 10/11/10
October 11th, 2010

Hello Austin! It’s that time of week again. This week we have entries from Rooted photographers Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson, along with a few submitted photos. The Rooted team is also working on an interesting project for later this week, so be sure to check back for that. For now, check out this week’s [...]

Photo of the week 10/8/10
October 8th, 2010

Congratulations to Rooted photographer Cassandra Adamson for her win in the photo of the week contest. The winner is a twilight shot from the Congress bridge, and it captures the Austin cityscape in great fashion. The Rooted team faced some tough competition this week, and we want that to continue. Don’t forget to send your [...]

Around Austin photo contest 10/4/10
October 4th, 2010

It’s that time of week again! Time for a photo contest, that is, and this week we have some awesome entries. Rooted photographers Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson are facing off against submitted images from Austin photographer Greg Davis. Will this week be the first time a submitted photo wins the Around Austin photo contest? [...]

Photo of the week 10/1/10
October 1st, 2010

Happy October — and autumn — everyone! In a fitting fashion, this week’s winning photo is all about fall. Peter took the winning photo of boots that are perfect for autumn to help mark the change in seasons. Thanks to everyone who voted for favorite images in the contest this week, and don’t forget that [...]

Around Austin photo contest 9/27/10
September 27th, 2010

It’s that time again. Autumn is taking root in Austin and the Rooted team took full advantage of the wonderful weather for making pictures. This week we have photos from Cassandra Adamson, Peter Gaunt and Logan Braman. We also have one submitted entry from Austinite Gene Chavez of ByChavez for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy, and [...]

Photo of the week 9/24/10
September 24th, 2010

This image from Mount Bonnell is the winner of this week’s Around Austin photo contest. Peter Gaunt made this photo after he climbed up to the highest vantage point he could find. Thank you for voting in this week’s contest, and be sure to come again next week. If you have a photo from around [...]

Around Austin 9/20/10
September 20th, 2010

Welcome to the second installment of the Around Austin photo contest. This week we have entries from Rooted photographers Peter Gaunt and Cassandra Adamson. There were no submissions from Rooted readers this week, but stay tuned for an announcement about reader-submitted photos later this week. For now, enjoy the photos and don’t forget to pick [...]

And the winner is….
September 17th, 2010

You’re looking at the first Around Austin photo of the week contest winner. Cassandra Adamson made this image with just the right mix of lightening, clouds and stormy weather. Thanks you to all who voted in this week’s contest. Be sure to come back again next week to vote for the photo of the week! [...]

Around Austin 9/13/10
September 13th, 2010

As promised, this is our first Around Austin photo of the week contest. Check out the photos, add your vote and wait for us to announce the winner on Friday. You have four ways to vote — in the comments here, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. We’ll count one vote per method per day, so go [...]

Austin photos of the week
September 9th, 2010

Coming soon to a web browser near you, it’s the amazing, fantastical… We’ve never been much good when it comes to pomp, so here’s the deal: You all loved Peter’s “Around Austin” post. We like doing things you love. So we decided that it’s going to become a regular feature. Simple, right? Just the way we [...]

A spicy good time at the Austin Hot Sauce Festival
August 30th, 2010

We headed out to the Austin Chronicle’s Hot Sauce Festival on Sunday. We all like flavorful food, but the Texas idea of spicy brings a whole new element into the mix. We ate a lot of spicy food and talked to a bunch of interesting Austinites about their love for flaming hot food. Read on [...]

Around Austin
August 28th, 2010

We think photos are a powerful way of telling stories. They capture moments in time that are so fleeting when we see them at full speed. Photos help root us in the true nature of a story, no matter what it’s about. Here, Peter Gaunt shows us how three photos can tell the story of a [...]

Rooted goes to Cupcake Smackdown
August 23rd, 2010

This weekend we had the chance to head to the Cupcake Smackdown in Austin. The event included cupcakes, cannons and even a few zombies (they didn’t eat anyone’s brains, you’ll see). Not even 100-plus degree weather could keep Austin away. We had a great time, read on to see some of the photos from the [...]

Quad rugby in Austin
August 10th, 2010

Players from all over the nation came to Austin this weekend for the Texas Summer Blast quad rugby event. The Summer Blast, which was hosted by Austin’s Texas Stampede team, was three days of non-tournament action that allowed the players to scrimmage and practice against each other without the high stakes of a normal event. [...]

Our plan
July 29th, 2010

Rooted wants to grow into Austin’s home page. We will curate the best of the existing news and information and give you the tools to decide what’s important. When a story sprouts into something bigger, we’ll step in and fertilize the story with our own special blend of storytelling. Curation of news takes many forms. [...]

Your ideas
July 29th, 2010

At Rooted, we think collaboration is the best way to make success. Everything we value is the result of hard work put in by many people. That’s why we started this blog. We want to tell you our plans and, more importantly, we want to get your feedback and listen to your ideas. So tell [...]

Why Austin?
July 28th, 2010

If you haven’t noticed, Rooted is made up of four Hoosiers. Our roots were in Indiana for many years, but now we’re digging in here. So how did we end up in Austin? That’s a good question. Another one that we keep asking ourselves is, “Why didn’t we come to Austin sooner?” It’s simple, really. [...]

Coming soon
July 28th, 2010

A lot of what’s in the future for Rooted is up to you. We have an idea, but we think ideas with many branches of support are better than those that stand alone. We’re pretty certain that a few core things will be happening soon though. First, we’ll be expanding on this blog. We think [...]

That’s right.
July 28th, 2010

We’re storytellers and we want to tell the stories you care about. Two out of the four of us are picking up our roots and heading to Austin. Two are already here. Until we’re all here and digging in, this is going to be the home of Rooted. Take a look around. Tell us what you think. [...]