Idea Man for the Future

Ian Cion is out to build a better world, through public art

"...them to folks that work with the city of Austin and teachers." Of course, he showed them to me..."

March 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...public discussion before returning to City Council. See "Point Austin."..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

A Painter's Work

"...I know this partly because I've seen his murals. The unrivaled artistic merit that went onto the walls..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Branch by Branch

CARVER (3.0 stars)

"...to Kealing Middle School. The predecessor structure, the old Austin "Colored Branch," now serves as the Carver Museum next..."

Sept. 20, 1996 News Feature

Landmarks' Amistad América

You want a wall? Landmarks and artist José Parlá have a wall for you.

"...Texas, separating the Forty Acres from the rest of Austin. And while it's nowhere near the length of the..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Nov. 19-24

"...For more details and events, see Community Listings...."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature

Shrinking Schools

While the suburbs sprawl, central city schools count their children – and their blessings

"...lawn chair, she found a place before the school's mural-adorned amphitheatre and readied her video camera to capture the..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...realized how frustrating it is for me to see Austin's own locally flavored newspaper consistently failing to mention the..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...today's Chron is good, but David Shelton's photo of Austin's Mardi Gras fracas at the top of page 28..."

May 11, 2001 Column

Movie Duos, Rude Little Pigs, and More Events for the Week Ahead

Time to reflect and project

"...now as old as he was when he died. Austin’s first MLK celebration happened in 1983 and has evolved..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

With Mental Health Diversion Center Forthcoming, Sheriff Still Wants More Humane Jail Facilities

Can healing happen in jail?

"..."The [Austin] State Hospital can say, 'We're short-staffed, we don't have..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Faster Than Sound: Headlines From a Year in Limbo

A year-in-review of Austin music news

"...Austin music spent much of the year in limbo, and..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Mini Music Festival Serenades the Esperanza Community Homeless Encampment

Bands and residents soundtrack Been There event

"...and Wild Child, while artist Chris Rogers painted a mural behind the stage. Together, they launched Been There, a..."

April 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Top Nine in Visual Art of 2020, Plus One Exceptional Other

Wayne Alan Brenner chooses outstanding visual artistry that made this year a feast, save for one performative and culinary experience that was the cherry on top

"...to serve the community and wrangling up a virtual Austin Studio Tour to bring their annual EAST and WEST..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gift Guide: Homegrown Food and Beverage Favorites!

Skip the old-school impersonal and go boldly local this season

"...What Austin's Jam Sanitchat does with Thai cuisine, it's enough to..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Soccer Watch

"...fundraiser for Upper Ninety, a youth development and educational program for teens in low-income Austin neighborhoods. They'll unveil a..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Restaurant Review: Home Slice Pizza – North Loop

The classic local hot spot serves up its New York-style slices on North Loop

"...that original South Congress location is as intrinsic to Austin as the bat bridge, which might explain why, somehow,..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

A Change in Direction for the Texas Civil Rights Project

New leadership doesn't sit well with the old guard

"...2011, also posted a photo on Facebook, of a mural painted at the shuttered office. It features famous civil..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

TK Tunchez, Space Creatress

With mercados such as Frida Fridays, this artist and jewelry maker makes room for women of color to share art and build community

"...how difficult it was when she first moved to Austin from San Antonio to be a woman of color..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Arts Feature by Leticia Urieta

Tonal Proximity

NMASS matured into Austin's foremost showcase of performance sound art, audiovisual improvisation, nonconformative music, and sensory installations

"...Sculpture Symposium South (MASSS). Since then, it's matured into Austin's foremost showcase of performance sound art, audiovisual improvisation, nonconformative..."

June 24, 2016 Music Feature by Conor Walker

Nasha

Indian with a Texas twist

"...East Seventh. You would be hard-pressed to find an Austinite opposed to psychedelia in music, but culinary psychedelia is..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Shift-ing Abortion Talk

Making lemons out of lemonade

"...the Whole Woman's Health Clinic flagship center in North Austin off I-35 lay vacant for six months. When anti-choice..."

June 26, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Playback: Meet the New Texas Music Czar

New Texas Music Office director, new Rock N Roll Rentals branch, and a new Foot Patrol fetish!

"...in winning over locals. The Abbott administration already offended Austin's music cognoscenti by selecting Nashville pop trash Lady Antebellum..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"...Time for a blur of information. SXSW unleashed their..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Off With Their Fez!

Lovejoys gets priced off of Sixth Street, Swan Dive pulls back from live music, and the Blind Pets plot their own fundraising scheme.

"...local acts kicked it in front of the cloud mural, but occasionally the bar showcased larger-than-life acts including Roky..."

July 20, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...After four months on the job, Austin Independent School District Superintendent Meria Carstarphen got an opportunity..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature

Food-o-File

Going from farm to market to mural; plus, a shot at winemaking immortality

"...a blustery affair that artist Jeri Moore's dynamic six-panel mural Going to Market threatened to blow away before guests..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Shiny, Happy Creatures

With their vibrant colors and organic shapes, Faith Gay's artworks seem delightfully, hypnotically alive

"...earned her the Best Solo Exhibition award from the Austin Critics Table this year. ("That was very flattering," says..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Here Comes the Neighborhood

Capital Metro, City Hall, and Eastside neighbors come together to share their hopes -- and fears -- for the Saltillo corridor.

"...and metal furniture. The paint of a nearby graffiti mural depicting two cartoonish boys slowly chips away with age...."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"...of Burbank, Calif., (the firm that provided the multimedia program for the Bullock Museum's Spirit of Texas theatre), but..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

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