Council Watch

Travis Country residents battle with private school's placement of its athletic field

"...a typical November afternoon in Travis Country, a Southwest Austin suburb of large houses, wide streets, and late-model family..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

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Letter to Isaac

"...Winburne Trust, care of Jim Crosby, PO Box 1868, Austin, TX 78767.] We Will Tear Down Landmarks..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column

All That Glitters

Balancing Act

"...will be the hub of street-level social services in Austin. "It's a disaster, it's horrible, but it's a given,"..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Projecting the 21st Century

"...followed by a stint as director of the same organization's 21st Century Project. He is currently director of the..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

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We're Not Naive

"...replace the gazebo, not the statue of Stephen F. Austin...."

Nov. 27, 1998 Column

Saturday Night Live

Mayor Kirk Watson takes his downtown vision to the streets

"...more active or more vocal about the future of Austin's downtown than Mayor Kirk Watson. But after 16 months..."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Heart of The Beast

Can Donald Byrd Make Art of True-Life Violence?

"...without being exploitative. The Domestic Violence Project, created by Austin's Dance Umbrella (DU) and the New York City-based dance..."

May 9, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Back to the Baths?

Return of Bathhouses Sparks Debate

"...open at this site in the heart of East Austin.photograph by Shelley Wood José Orta is worried. After 15..."

Jan. 24, 1997 News Feature by Dan Quinn

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...long flowing hair, she's more fashionable than the average community organizer. But she fits the profile well in other..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

What Land Use Code Do We Need to Build the City We Want?

Planning a way forward after CodeNEXT

"...on land use. The presumptive 8-3 Council balance on development issues has already taken shape as Adler et al...."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

What's Wrong With Cap Metro ... and What's Right

The transit agency is good at a few things – like digging itself into a public relations ditch

"...a financial scandal – sort of – when the Austin American-Statesman, employing the kind of screaming headlines we've come..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...task force during citizen communications. For more info, visit www.cityofaustin.org/council/livemusictaskforce.htm. – Wells Dunbar..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature

Council's Got ... Talent?

At intermission, we talk to the headliners

"...is the establishment embodiment of all that's hot about Austin right now: A most eligible Downtown resident, he's presided..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Homemade History

Las Manitas, the Pérez sisters, and a usable past

"...As Congress Avenue is Austin's Main Street, Las Manitas is our main street cafe..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Enemies Mingle at Hill Country Conservancy Fiesta

Beer, brisket, and land preservation help unite political foes for a night

"...The guest list read like a who's who of Austin's business, environmental, and real estate development communities, which is..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...make it through that item relatively unscathed, there's always Austin Energy's tree-trimming policies and the proposed moratorium on "McMansions"..."

Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"..."And tonight, I ask all of you listening to..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...Austin American-Statesman..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...week when he stated that "light rail is about redevelopment and changing land use and making a greater city,..."

June 14, 2002 Column

A Big Word With a Small "A"

Sue Graze leads an organization that works to bring the visual arts to the entire Lone Star State. She talks with Rebecca Cohen about her first year directing the Texas Fine Arts Association.

"...bit of New York's urban art space aesthetic to Austin when TFAA hired him to redesign the building several..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Separation Anxieties

New Section?

"...in July, Stocklin presented six criteria from the Land Development Code which she feels pertain to the Buratti-Moreno building:..."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Feature by Charles Nafus

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Waring Responds

"...last week -- as the only viable way for Austin to receive the money."..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Column

Sin Buddhism

Comptroller Nixes Tax Exemption for "Non-Believers"

"...photograph by Crawford Morgan David Collins, 39, moved to Austin three and a half years ago with the idea..."

Aug. 8, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Crisis at the Rape Crisis Center

Has Idealism Become the Victim of Financial Reality?

"...with a board seat represented a philosophical shift against community activism.photograph by Laura Skelding On the morning of May..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Questions of Church-State Separation at Dell Seton Medical Center

Do the hospital’s ties to the Catholic church and limits on women’s reproductive health care compromise Dell Med students' training?

"...Center will stand alongside the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, which opened its doors last June,..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

It's Not Easy Being Green

The city's Office of Sustainability is still trying to find a sustainable mission

"...Lucia Athens is the City of Austin's Chief Sustainability Officer. Hired in 2010, Athens became the..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Cost of Pride

How much does a non-profit pay to attend?

"...really have. LGBTQI non-profits are the cornerstone of our community. The services they provide are above market evaluations. How..."

June 3, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Gilliam Retires

Will a change in leadership give Cap Metro the fuel it needs to move forward?

"...never a good time" to retire, said Gilliam. "This organization ... always has projects going on. You just never..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...by Chicago police. For a local report, see "New Austin 'Spokes' Speak Out Against Tasers."Headlines • The Austin Toll..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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"...commission while fully inclusive negotiations can take place? Does Austin need apartments and office space so desperately that we..."

July 19, 2002 Column

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