More Art for Laguna Gloria

The Contemporary Austin gets $9 million for sculpture park

"...Seventy years after philanthropist Clara Driscoll donated her Lake Austin estate to the Texas Fine Arts Association to be..."

Sept. 12, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Drinking, Driving, Shooting ... and the APD

Leonardo Quintana hearing full of unintended revelations

"...the latest episode in his increasingly unhappy career, former Austin Police Department Officer Leonardo Quintana would have done well..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Bad Advice

A few questions about the city's designated experts

"...suppression) descended into farce, with the embarrassed retirement of City Attorney David Smith followed by a brace of council..."

June 11, 2010 News Column by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: New Year Wish List

From cops to condos, we got your splash pads right here

"...No sooner had the Hustle started ticking off his list of "forbidden words" from 2009..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Trouble Abhors a Vacuum

There's always room for argument at City Hall

"...gonna be something," said Laura Morrison at the last City Council meeting, explaining her "conservation of controversy" theory. Any..."

June 19, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...blank check to ICE," says Caroline Keating-Guerra of the Austin Immi­grant Rights Coalition. But Texas activists fear even worse:..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

"..."It's not about them; it's about us." -- Austin attorney Richard "Dicky" Grigg, speaking about his experiences as..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature

Austin Figurative Gallery/Pump Project: Something old, something new

Two gallery events, one focused on past Texas masters and one featuring artists creating new work in real time, show us where we've been and where we're going

"...an evening is Saturday, June 2. In one Eastside arts space, the Austin Figurative Gallery, you have a showing..."

June 1, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The Austin Critics Table has named the fifth group of individuals to be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...The Austin Critics Table has named the fifth group of individuals..."

April 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Over objections from two council members, the City Council votes to reduce parkland dedication fees for the Four Seasons Residences on Town Lake, but doesn't -- as the project's developer would like -- waive the fee entirely

"...The intricacies of city ordinances made the Four Seasons Residences the first residential..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall. Chapter..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...Psst, hey. You hear the latest Austin Chronicle Power Rankings dropped? You’re looking right at ’em,..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Heroine of The Roxy Letters Fights to Get Austin's Groove Back

Mary Pauline Lowry's quirky novel looks for the city's soul

"...local says to another, "When did you move to Austin?" The other local replies with some date, and no..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Alok Vaid-Menon and Lisa Donato Showcase Their Art at Gender Unbound

From poets to film screenings – 2018's trans and intersex art fest wows

"...Take everything you know about a queer arts festival and pack it away for this weekend’s Gender..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

FotoATX: Pics and the City

This new arts festival celebrates Austin as seen through the lenses of local photographers

"...Click! Austin's oldest veteran of the Second World War, Richard Overton,..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Oral History of Austin Beerworks

How the local brewery became the heir to the aluminum throne

"...As far as plucky hometown breweries go, Austin Beerworks might be the pluckiest. From the shoestrings that..."

March 10, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Let's Taco 'Bout Art

Exhibition has culinary inspiration

"...are one of the defining culinary icons of our city – we eat them for every meal, engage in..."

June 5, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Austin Finally Gets a Planetarium (Sorta)

Stargazers get home in Cedar Park, but still looking Downtown

"...science education have spent years bemoaning the fact that Austin is the biggest city in America with no public..."

Feb. 16, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music Poll Launches Wednesday

Now complete with “Music Industry Awards” section

"...Austin’s voter turnout was atrociously low through this month’s run-off..."

Dec. 29, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Point Austin: Finding the Right Ratio

Budget debate considers best approach to police staffing

"...Watching the City Council members review the city manager's annual budget proposal..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Column by Michael King

The 2012 Austin Visual Arts Awards

This year's honorees showed a lot of love for what they do

"...After a one-year hiatus, the Austin Visual Arts Association resumed its annual tradition of honoring..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin x Design

"...It was only a matter of time before the city's design professionals decided to jump on the festival bandwagon..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City and CLEAT Settle Salary Scuffle

Settlement results in new payment arrangement for officers doing union work

"...The city and the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, an..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Spaceship Austin Downtown Cruisers'

Now docked at the airport are two spaceships that depict Austin's skyline

"...large alien spacecraft are hovering above the concourse at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport right this minute. Alien, because they don't..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...When do computer repairmen become criminal investigators? It may..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature

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Beyond City Limits

"...north shore of Lake Travis, already lies within the city of Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction; Webberville, between Austin and Bastrop,..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...The city of Austin and Travis Co. have received a $10..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Downtown de-vitalization, flying Ron Wilson, Hyde Park flood & Ed Herman speaks

"...The "historic, legendary, cool" lofts that were supposed to kick-start the gentrification -- er, revitalization -- of Austin's soon-to-be-thriving..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

The Motorblade Poster Man Is Leaving Austin for Good

Fritz quits!

"...Fritz Blaw, that irrepressibly mobile resident of our city for 43 years, is bidding this town adieu...."

April 14, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Chad Holt, Austin's Last Provocateur

The Total Badass left his mark on the city's underground

"...When an artist dies, those of us left behind reassure ourselves that..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

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