A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...The community's firm pushback on the public safety status quo, fueled..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Genius of the Crowd ... Source

Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website

"...As described by the city itself, the website (www.ci.austin.tx.us, or the less typographically challenging www.cityofaustin.org) went online in..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Shape of Things to Come

What will the arts in Austin look like in 10 years? CreateAustin has a good idea – in fact, it has 10.

"...it. At least, that's often how it feels in Austin, where folks seem to enjoy nothing so much as..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Streetcar Desires

The Austin streetcar has a consensus – it still needs champions

"...to get a streetcar system up and running in Austin?..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...have no real differences with Jackie Goodman ["Governing Post-Boom Austin," April 12]. Jackie Goodman is a good woman, who..."

May 3, 2002 Column

A Rural Riddle

Hays County Water Planning Partnership forms to try and stop unmitigated growth

"...explain how living in the dry landscape outside of Austin's chaotic world of traffic and strip malls is peaceful..."

Oct. 15, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...plans currently under consideration in federal court. See "Point Austin," and "GOP Redistricting: Hosing down the ballot." Council is..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• The arbitration hearing for former Austin police officer Julie Schroeder wrapped up Tuesday; a ruling..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature

Culture Cash

Austin's artists and arts groups are working hard to survive the economic downturn, and now more than ever it's essential for the city that they do.

"...seriously starting to do -- then the health of Austin's actors, painters, musicians, dancers, sculptors, singers, directors, and designers..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Untangling the Web

An Interview with Sue Beckwith and Gene Crick

"...on the part of the "information have-nots," but in Austin we are, by god, doing something about it. Just..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...In the bigger picture, Austin and its citizens have shown little enthusiasm for historic..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...one of my ethnic Albanian friends who came to Austin as a refugee from Kosova in 1999. She told..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

TFAA Director Sandra Greagor Igniting a Fire for the Arts

"...the modest gatehouse just inside the grounds of the Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria. It stands separate..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

Thinking thinkEAST

How Fusebox has engaged stakeholders in the planning process

"...that once housed a fuel tank farm in East Austin. With no previous experience doing anything like this, how..."

April 3, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Plans in Play

The Big Eight

"...in public processes. Toward that end, here's the Chronicle's Austin-centric short list of the regional Big Eight in play...."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Waterfalls and Sea Changes

The former and current artistic directors of Austin Script Works discuss new plays, local theatre, and the writer's voice

"...friends. In December 2002, I became artistic director of Austin Script Works, a playwright services organization made up of..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Dietz

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...godly decisions that will bless our customers and this organization, LCRA."..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

ARA, CRP, E-I-E-I-O -- The Central East Scorecard

An introduction to the East Austin revitalization efforts.

"...Even people who live in Central East Austin can't always keep straight the flurry of agencies, organizations,..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature

Best-Laid Plans

How does the patchwork of separate plans for the future of Central Texas fit together? No one knows.

"...– by a dizzying array of cities, counties, agencies, organizations, and community nonprofits. Road maps chosen now will determine..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Audit

The city auditor's review of the Austin Revitalization Authority is very mixed

"...The Austin Revitalization Authority has improved conditions in Central East Austin..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...New York Times. You may also have read the Austin American-Statesman and The Dallas Morning News, both of which..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Brain Boom

Austin's Techno Geeks and Slackers Cash In

"...to hire me, but I said I won't leave Austin. Then," Spector practically whispers, "he offered me an insane..."

March 20, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...living is putting the squeeze on more than 200,000 Austin residents, most with perfectly respectable jobs, the stigmatized "affordable..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Use Only as Directed

Patenting the Formula

"...Planning Committee, whose report is the Magna Carta of Austin's neighborhood ascendancy -- we still considered "planning" to be..."

Aug. 20, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...will increase. Under the the proposed change, requested by Austin's three cab franchise holders,American Yellow Checker, Austin Cab, and..."

July 23, 1999 News Feature

Paint By Numbers

Racial Divides in Austin's Public Arts Funding

"...The City of Austin hands out money to a broad range of artists..."

June 28, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Hall Gets Better at the Basic Business of Budgeting

Early indicators are good, but difficult fiscal conversations linger

"...impact of the new budget's spending for the "typical" Austin resident homeowner is just shy of $100 a year,..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Courtship, by Precourt

Community benefits from your soccer suitors

"...million the Columbus Crew owners could potentially provide in community benefits should the organization be "granted the privilege" of..."

March 23, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Two Years Gone – How Many Left to Save the Planet?

This Earth Day, urgent evidence of global warming should kick the Austin Climate Protection Plan into higher gear

"...City Council directs the City Manager ... to make Austin the leading city in the nation in the effort..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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Our readers talk back.

"...detailing why I think that the Villas at Guadalupe development is good for the Austin community ["Postmarks: Pro: Villas..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

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