City Hall Hustle: Singing From the Hymnal

Library and music advocates still looking for official harmony

"...latter was raucous and impassioned. But both briefings at City Council last week – one on the recommendation process..."

Nov. 28, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Attack on Democracy at City Hall

"...Dear Editor, During my 30 years in Austin, I don't think I've ever seen such an egregious..."

April 14, 2013 Postmarks

Campers Evicted Outside of City Hall

"...Austin Police Department officers remove unhoused persons' tents around City..."

June 15, 2021 Photo Gallery

City Hall Hustle: Got an App for That?

From the lobby to the parks, council has an item for you

"...items from council are the beating heart of any City Council agenda – where, week after week, in writing,..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Choose Your Battleground

From zoning to parking to water, the new council's got its contentious hands full

"...City Council's back, and while I know you're all breathlessly..."

July 29, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Fan Mail From the Flounders

The Great E-Mail Scandal ... or, Don't Hit Send!

"...Let's not compare WikiLeaks and the Austin American-Statesman – they'd both be insulted...."

March 4, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Top 10 City Council Stories

From the dais to the streets

"...CARNAGE The sprawling Nathaniel Sanders II saga spread to City Hall as City Manager Marc Ott canned longtime City..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Across The Universe

Housing advocate Troxell provides chapter and verse on living wage

"...was a strange sight at one of my early City Council meetings: a man in a green top hat,..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Home Away From Home

Council decamps to the Carver and considers housing the homeless

"...The thinking was that City Council's off-site meeting at the Carver Museum and Cultural..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: In the Shadow of Sanders ...

Council facing less dramatic agenda this week

"...Sometimes it's hard to imagine city initiatives outside the bold-face issues that dominate the discussion:..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Is There a Deeper Wave Than This?

Jobs come in one door, out the other

"...middle of last week, CNN set up shop at City Hall, soliciting input on how Austin has weathered the..."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Who's Zoomin' Who?

Right behind the Hanger comes LegalZoom

"...The day after City Council's Jan. 28 unanimous vote to approve an incentives..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: He's Making a List ...

The Hustle checks in on the mayor's campaign agenda

"...That's certainly the case at City Hall – as the nights grow longer, so do..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: The Unopposed

Candidates like uncontested elections, but it's a roll of the dice for the citizens

"...It's great running for office without a challenger. You can take longer to update your website or..."

March 6, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Top 10 City Council Stories

"...of the Toby Futrell Era. Marc Ott entered the city manager's office in February, simultaneously inspiring hopes for a..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Firestorm: Still Burning?

Minority contracting could be the meat of dispute between city manager and Hispanic leaders

"...The curious irony that Austin's first African-American city manager had to publicly defend his..."

Aug. 29, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Sparking a Prairie Fire: Cindy Sheehan at City Hall

The founder of Camp Casey and her "Bring Them Home Now" Tour arrives to a big Austin welcome

"...strength, God bless you for what you do," said Austin Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos in welcome, adding, "Godspeed!" Austin is..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2017

Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...the arts and culture to take root in a city, to develop and flourish there, and then to make..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City Hall Hustle: Low-Speed Ahead!

Council finally comes around on a pilot program for electric cabs

"...But at City Hall, "the world's first low-speed vehicle chase," as put..."

Oct. 14, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: The Mystery of the Mayor's Desk

Wherein many questions are asked ... and zilch are answered

"...inside a dim, musty storeroom in the bowels of City Hall. The Austin City Council is picking through reams..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: It Ain't Xmas Yet

Council closing in on a raft of unfinished business

"...and the massive tree rising in the foyer at City Hall, do you think anyone's mind is totally trained..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: What Would Sarah Do?

Railin' on Palin's veep credentials

"...As a professional observer of the Austin City Council, I try to keep up with local..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Everybody Now – Diversity is Good

What if they threw a race riot and nobody came?

"...Following several Hispanic business leaders' displeasure with African-American City Manager Marc Ott, what was the takeaway from a..."

Aug. 29, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Austin Arts Hall of Fame
Critics Table Honors Cultural Heroes

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Austin Critics Table Awards, member critics are inducting 12 individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community through the arts into the newly established Austin Arts Hall of Fame.

"...To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Austin Critics Table Awards, member critics will induct the first..."

May 31, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Arts Hall of Fame: Class of 2008

The seventh group of inductees includes individuals from the fields of architecture, comedy, music, and patronage

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

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City Hall Looks at Retracing Its Steps on Homelessness

Back up, try again

"...It's been less than two years since City Council made major changes in how Austin responds to..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD Protest at City Hall Organized by Communities of Color United and Undoing White Supremacy Austin

"...APD protest at City Hall organized by Communities of Color United and Undoing..."

Aug. 3, 2020 Photo Gallery

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2018

Actor/director Norman Blumensaadt, dance artists Kathy Dunn Hamrick and Anuradha Naimpally, and philanthropists Jeanne and Michael Klein join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...at the vitality of the arts and culture in Austin, it isn't just the current crop of creators who..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City Hall Hustle: Mo' Money

As the budget year ends, council reshuffles the last few cards

"...Despite City Council's yeoman's performance slogging through its first adoption since..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Water, Water Everywhere ... and Nowhere

Council splits on WTP4 audit, possible shutdown

"...The age of austerity has come to Austin...."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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