AURA Begs to Differ

Rail advocates insist they don’t advocate ‘Guadalupe/Lamar’ Only

"...urban rail proposal by the Project Connect Study Team. AURA wants it known they are ‘not now and have..."

May 6, 2014 News Post by Michael King

How Much Is 97%? AURA and Adler Exchange Notes on CodeNEXT.

Everybody's in transition zones over land use

"...– the land use policy wonks and activists at AURA say they're worried that the entire city land code..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

The Aura

A sure winner for arthouse audiences with crossover appeal, Fabián Bielinsky's The Aura spins a purely enjoyable web of intrigue within a meditative, dreamlike setting.

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Aloha

Cameron Crowe parks this rom-com in Hawaii

"...color than anything. The entire movie has a creepy aura of self-consciousness. In addition to the aforementioned definitions of..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Hot Tub Time Machine

Consider this comedy yet another nail in the Eighties coffin.

"...comedies, party films, and John Hughes lites, but the aura of absurdity Hot Tub Time Machine strives to summon..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson boards another train of ironic whimsy, although this time the train is quite literal and not just the train of thought in his head.

"...just the train of thought in his head. An aura of preciousness remains as the filmmaker again pairs his..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spy Game

"...and Robert Redford. Ponderous and bulky, swaddled in an aura of flimsy import, Spy Game is the first Tony..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Play it to the Bone

"...only are the fight scenes well-filmed, but the social aura surrounding the scene is especially on point. Robert Wager..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The House of Yes

"...filmed them writing thank-you notes. Despite the film's faux aura of significant underlying themes and deeper meaning, it's all..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Maborosi

"...of the ocean waves to convey the deep, soulless aura of loss that permeates the film from beginning to..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Into the West

"...heroes and high-tech derring-do may prove impediments. But the aura of magic realism has never felt more tantalizing as..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Raspad

"...and individuals clad in protective gear. Only the eerie aura of denial prevails in the form of televised bicycle..."

Aug. 21, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Talking About Talking About Talking About 'Girls'

Oh boy

"...the Dragon Tattoo but rather when I realized that Aura, Lena Dunham's largely autobiographical protagonist of Tiny Furniture, wears..."

April 22, 2012 Screens Post by Sarah Smith

Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the Nov. 6 election

"...Firefighters Association PAC, Austin/Travis County EMS Employees Association PAC, AURA, Austin Progressive Coalition, Austin Tejano Democrats, Austin Young Democrats,..."

Oct. 25, 2018 News Post

Portrait of a Breakout Artist: Lena Dunham on Tiny Furniture

Lena Dunham on her Jury Award-winner, Tiny Furniture

"...In Tiny Furniture, writer/director Lena Dunham stars as Aura, a recent film grad transitioning between college and adulthood...."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

CCAG Recommends Rail Plan

Task force forwards 'Central Corridor' project to Council, Cap Metro

"...The sole CCAG vote against the plan was by AURA representative Julie Montgomery, who argued that the planners had..."

June 13, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Urban Rail: Which Way to Connect?

Project Connect recommends a rail corridor – and transit advocates board opposing trains

"...of Aus­tin­ites for Urban Rail Action. According to Montgomery, AURA, the transit advocacy group, strongly prefers "a fair comparison"..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

Election Ticker: Almost Deadline Time

The latest news from the November 2018 campaign trail

"...What's That ... Aura? It's not news when a campaign calls a reporter..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Big Money for Big Roads

Deciding how the Mobility Bond is spent on Austin's most traveled streets

"...only questions raised about the proposal. Local urbanist group AURA started a petition to demand dedicated transit lanes on..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Church Cuts Loose

Aussie jangle-pop legacy encores SXSW 2015

"...project Isidore) laid out the lush synth intro of “Aura,” opening cut to 1992 masterpiece Priest=Aura. After a few..."

Sept. 19, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

City Council Endors-gasbord

Who's endorsing who for the five City Council seats up for grabs in November?

"...Garza: ACLC, AED, AFA, AFSCME, ANC, APA, ATCEMSEA, ATD, AURA, AYD, BAD, CAD, CWA, IBEW, LAD, LIUNA, SAD, TARA,..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Council: ADUs Coming to Your Neighborhood?

Land-use advocates at AURA are calling on Council to approve the ADU ordinance

"...The land-use advocates at AURA are calling on Council to approve the ordinance as..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Meet the New Neighbors

Old Austin and New can't agree on ADUs

"...residential overcrowding and parking problems, but newer groups such AURA – which held a rally at City Hall prior..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Future in the Balance

Local Prop. 1 proponents claim a fighting chance

"...That salvo seems mostly aimed at AURA, the "urbanist" advocates who have allied with Our Rail..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Column by Michael King

A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads

Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote

"...Opponents remain unconvinced. In an op-ed for the Statesman, AURA co-chair Marcus Denton notes that "many of the city's..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Can Project Connect Connect?

Advisory group receives preferred corridor recommendation

"...adamant opposition to any route other than Lamar/Guadalupe. [*Note: AURA members objected to this parenthetical link to Our Rail's..."

May 6, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Size Matters

Tiny Furniture opens AFS' new Best of the Fests series

"...quite good). Dunham, a recent Oberlin College graduate, plays Aura, a recent – you guessed it – Oberlin graduate who..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Austin at Large: Lord, Gotta Keep On Moving

New and welcome spirits animate the fight for transit

"...in 2014, you may be thinking PUMA sounds like AURA – then Austinites for Urban Rail Action, advocating for..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

CodeNEXT: Still Stuck

Draft two brings growing pains for the land use rewrite

"...to raze existing, more affordable housing." Meanwhile, urbanist group AURA has reiterated longstanding concerns that the current proposals don't..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Project Connect: Phases and Stages

Advisory group gets closer to official Council recommendation

"...advocate is happy about the choices. Mike Dahmus of AURA commented, "We've gotten to the point now where it's..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

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