De-Spurring the Moment

The making of the 2007 Out of Bounds Improv Festival

"...wise guy, without a skull-busting brainload of preparation and organization way in advance...."

Aug. 31, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

No Real Alternative

In the name of "promoting childbirth," the state finds yet another way to deny health care to thousands of Texas women

"...mandate of the Williams rider: "HHSC recognizes that many organizations in Texas already provide support services that promote childbirth..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...While at least it unites South Austin with the brewery in Shiner, District 25 now stretches..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...good piece of solid reporting. I have watched the development of solar for a good 40 years, and I..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Column

Food-o-File

Austin loses a leading foodie, at least for a while; plus, the French rule

"...Cathy Cochran-Lewis, community relations coordinator for Whole Foods Market here and formerly..."

July 14, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...June 9 police shooting of Daniel Rocha has "no-billed" Austin police officer Julie Schroeder, declining to issue an indictment...."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the Lege." Headlines• Wal-Mart is determined to expand its Austin presence even further, but local activists are working on..."

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Birds vs. People at BCP

At least one Austin resident questions wildlife preserve's human-access policies

"...Who comes first on Austin's preserved public lands – the endangered species or the..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Change in the Weather

A different kind of summer for the city arts funding process

"...Summer in Austin traditionally means a painfully long run of broiling, 100-degree..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...commuter-rail plan can generate its own ridership with transit-oriented development, since it's got some major obstacles to overcome in..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Column

The Envision Thing: Clearing the First Hurdle

Envision Central Texas begins the long, slow journey toward implementation

"...collaboration last week released its upbeat "vision" for the Austin metro area over the next 20 to 40 years..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...the spotlight, with Union Pacific's freight relocation plan (see "Austin@Large," at right), reuse proposals for Seaholm Power Plant (see..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Beast Wins a Round

Preliminary approval -- but still grave concern -- for two South Austin Supercenters

"...those rare Zoning and Platting Commission endings that had development lawyer Richard Suttle grinning alongside the folks who strenuously..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Great Streets, Not So Great Parks

Battle at the park over Riverside Drive

"...space and arts area conceived as the Central Park Austin Doesn't Have, landscape architect Earl Broussard prepared two alternatives...."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

"...voters approved $49 million in mold-busting bonds for the Austin Independent School District. The money will also help AISD..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

It's a Vision Thing

What's up with regional planning?

"...Since the mid-Seventies, the city of Austin has been too fractured by growth-related warfare to adopt..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

On a Short Lease

"...the current rate of amnesia, a whole generation of Austinites will have forgotten -- or will have never learned..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Give Him Enough Rope

John Walch's new plays -- the monologue The Circumference of a Squirrel and the epic The Dinosaur Within -- are inextricably linked: In their ambitious scope, in their genesis, and in the amount of national attention they're generating for this award-winning Austin playwright.

"...and a winner of new play awards from the Austin Theatre Critics' Table and the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre..."

April 20, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Postmarks

Don't Cry for Rainey

"...type of change. But you can't cry over the development of "every empty lot in the inner city" and..."

July 23, 1999 Column

Endorsements

"Smart Growth" Bond Proposals:

"...could provide Band-Aid solutions that are always what get Austin into so much trouble. Props 1 and 2 are..."

May 1, 1998 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Endorsements

"Smart Growth" Bond Proposals:

"...could provide Band-Aid solutions that are always what get Austin into so much trouble. Props 1 and 2 are..."

April 24, 1998 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Articulations

In Memoriam

"...of the most versatile and valuable individuals in the Austin theatre community. David Mark Cohen, playwright, dramaturg, educator, and..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...beefing up arrest and sentencing procedures and creating an Austin/Travis County Family Violence Protection Team to work toward preventing..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature

Cuba's AIDS Embargo

Cuba's Policies May Be Correct, Not Cruel

"...doctors and Jerry Buttrey, one of my neighbors from Austin. We're on our way to Los Cocos, the AIDS..."

Sept. 27, 1996 News Feature by John Davidson

The Final Curtain

Max and Brigid Did It Their Way

"...C MUDs as sovereign, removing them from the city's development regulations and preventing their annexation, the MUDS must still..."

June 21, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

An Entertaining Thought

Can Chamber Task Force Sell Our City?

"...the response from Darrell Glasco, vice president of economic development at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. "We're on..."

June 21, 1996 Screens Feature by Amy Smith

Main Street, U.S.A.

Round Rock = Small Town, Texas?

"...Most of us, when we moved to Austin from somewhere else -- as most of us did..."

Feb. 9, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Heal Thyself

City to Perform Self-Reflection

"...can pierce their cocoon. Consider two of the latest developments -- a consultant proposal to nearly double the size..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Fueled by Distrust in Government, Gen Z Still Wants to Fix America – or at Least Central Texas

Young organizers say local focus is the way forward

"...As students return to Austin, we’re barreling toward the November 2024 election. People young..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

AISD Accepts Monitor in New Deal With Texas Education Agency

Lesser of two evils?

"...It's a done deal – the Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted 8-1 on Tuesday night..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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