A Very Long Engagement

The director of Amélie reunites with that film's star, Audrey Tautou, for this World War One love story.

"...Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Starring: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jean-Pierre Becker, Dominique..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Mission To Communicate

Austin ISD's new multicultural, multitasking outreach director has a big job ahead: telling the district's story and getting the district to listen to the response

"...For a young man, the Austin Independent School District's Director of..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Level Playing Field

Due to a city loophole, a charter school can build a campus in less than half the time AISD can

"...Imagine waking up one morning and finding someone is building..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Ya

After a couple of decades … bidding farewell

"...This is my final “Point Austin” column, and it marks my formal step..."

March 27, 2020 News Column by Michael King

The Blanton Museum Undertakes a $35 Million Makeover of Its Grounds

With the international architectural firm Snøhetta, the UT museum will add community spaces and art to its outdoor experience

"...Being inside the Blanton Museum is a great experience...."

Jan. 22, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

With a Possible Update to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Former Council Members Recall Local Scandal

How a misunderstanding changed Austin politics

"...Sometime soon this session, the Legis­lat­ure will send to Gov. Greg Abbott an update to..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Sara Hensley Turns Over a New Leaf

The new PARD director has big ideas – to realize them, she'll have to raise big bucks

"..."Sara Hensley is a rock star!"..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...It's 2pm, broad daylight, and a young man with a bandanna masking..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Public Notice: Being a Good Host

SXSW in full bloom

"...Austin is having a pretty good South by Southwest so..."

March 18, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

New Plan Reimagines Walter E. Long Park

New plan reimagines Austin's largest park

"...Austin's largest park is slowly getting closer to a long-promised..."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Failure to Communicate

AISD's community outreach needs to go back to school

"...Dec. 19, 2011: If you're looking for a low-water mark in Austin ISD public relations, that was..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Looking for a School Chief

AISD zigzags its way to a new superintendent

"...It's been 10 years since the Austin Independent School District last searched for..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

More Q&A with Marc Ott

The new city manager on council initiatives, city planning priorities, and the change in the weather at City Hall

"...Austin Chronicle: How does a city manager take an even-handed..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

A New Generation Brings Heloise Gold's "Bird Dream Dances" to Life

Taking wing with the bird dances Gold has been making for 40 years

"...Picture a nest, with a mother bird feeding three younger ones...."

May 31, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Who Needs a Drug Test?

Welcome the president, but please stay hungry

"...Watching the spectacle of a reigning president paying a public..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Column by Michael King

A Question of Beauty

The function of beauty is to connect our innermost being to the world.

"...In Brooklyn, circa 1957 -- when doctors still smoked cigarettes while examining..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

A New Era for the Travis County Democratic Party

After years of infighting and a tumultuous election in March, the TCDP must now proceed as one

"...Just after 11pm on the night of this year's primary election,..."

June 15, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

After a Fashion

Stephen gets caught, wants to buy Drew a bra, and is already picking out his attire for the Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...METER READING I've just gotten my second parking ticket ever, for..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Meghan Shogan Carves a Career Path Through Solid Rock

With hammer, chisels, and steel brushes in hand, the Austin artist is on a trajectory in stone

"...Meghan Shogan is a stonecutter. Hammers, chisels, calipers, steel brushes..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin at Large: Mobility Is a Civil Right

The new Austin electorate, for whom equity is non-negotiable, considers transit

"...Way back in Austin's medieval period, when State Highway 130..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...The appearance of Public Citizen Execu­tive Director Tom Smith at the..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

APD’s Sex Crimes Unit Is Undergoing a Major Overhaul. Here’s What Year One Brought.

The project is led by a plaintiff in suit against APD

"...The Austin Police Department still has a long way to go..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Maya Wright

A New Transportation Funding Strategy: CNU

News from Congress for New Urbanism

"...At fascinating back-to-back sessions here at CNU17 – the 2009..."

June 13, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Sculpting a School

David Deming on the Art of Being a Dean

"...photograph by Kenny Braun..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Black Eastsiders: Powers a Friend

Will the next UT president continue Powers' work repairing the relationship between UT and East Austin?

"...When the news broke, over the July 4th weekend, that UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa had demanded the resignation..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Jessica Luther

Grassroots Bakers Effect Change, One Cupcake at a Time

From suffrage to City Council races, flour power abounds

"...Lilia Marshall contemplates the coffee menu at a local coffeeshop,..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Looking at the Hard-to-Handicap Race for a Texas Senate Seat

Who will take Kirk Watson's Texas Senate District 14 seat?

"...Texas Senate District 14, up for grabs in this month’s..."

July 10, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

A Class Act

Called by no less than The New York Times "the suavest of all male cabaret performers," Steve Ross is the personification of refined, romantic, elegant, and effervescent cabaret, and that makes him an ideal guest artist for the debut season of Austin Cabaret Theatre.

"...If the term cabaret conjures images of refinement and romance, elegance and effervescence,..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: A Surreptitious Grope

Not exactly the Kama Sutra of hugs

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May 18, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Memoirs of a Movement

Remembering the campaign to Save Our Springs

"...Brigid Shea..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature

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