Faster Than Sound: City Council Supports Music-Focused Arts Facility on East 11th Street

Harold McMillan breaks down civic steps to the envisioned Kenny Dorham Center

"...In 2007, Austin City Council created an African American Cultural Heritage District..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin at Large: Fool Around and Find Out!

Austin’s wannabe warriors are set to see what this city really thinks of its cops

"...Here's a fact: The city of Austin has taken action to right-size its police department and..."

May 28, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Carnival of the MAGAnimals

Baroque, sugar-soaked fantasies, fueled by copaganda, litter our streets

"...as Greg Abbott would like people to talk about Austin now...."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...for the reason you think. It's the moment when Austin Studios, the filmmaking facility run by Austin Film Society..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Gets Out the Vote, 2014

"...It's Election Day in Austin, Texas. No matter in what precinct registered, all voters..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Photo Gallery

Point Austin: The Meanings of 'Affordability'

The new year signals changes in the life of Austin

"...lot of time corresponding and talking with potential City Council candidates, primarily to confirm whether each one is indeed..."

Dec. 27, 2013 News Column by Michael King

City Council Notebook

It's a Valentine's Day Massacre at City Council.

"...for the Thursday, Feb. 14 meeting Item 2: Resolving Austin won't participate in the South Texas nuke expansion, i.e.,..."

Feb. 13, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Cover Austin

"...leaving the Chronicle along with his vast experience covering Austin, you should focus more on local issues. I know..."

Jan. 12, 2005 Postmarks

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: W.W.P.D.?

The curious semantics of "progressive" politics

"...they're currently wrestling with as candidates, without leaving the council effectively quorum-less. But we ultimately wouldn't have minded if..."

March 22, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: No Free Lunch

If you want good candidates, you're going to have to pay for them.

"...If the question is "How do we fix Austin politics?" your answer probably won't be, "Pay Leslie and..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Activists Say Austin Public Library Policy Change Is Overdue

Disturbing the library

"...this week to ask for an overhaul of the Austin Public Library's code of conduct policies regarding children, specifically..."

March 1, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council: From the Brow of Zeus

City considering economic development agreement with AthenaHealth

"...The headline item on today's City Council meeting (Jan. 23) is a briefing on a proposed..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

City Council Notebook

A rundown of what's happening at City Hall this week.

"...Agenda highlights for the Thursday, September 27 council meeting Item 8: Agreement to build a "low cost..."

Sept. 25, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Council Notebook

What's happening this week at City Council.

"...Agenda highlights for the Thursday, July 26 City Council meeting. Items 2-4: Austin Energy rebates to AMD, Samsung..."

July 24, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Council Candidates Take Their Places

Many scramble to replace Slusher and Goodman; only Gale takes on Dunkerley

"...The monthlong formal filing window for city council candidates begins this Monday, Feb. 7, and barring a..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...make up a whole community of artists here in Austin. Many started at Hope when it opened in 2011...."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Point Austin: Imagine Affordability

Imagine an Austin in which everyone can afford to live

"...of the Carver Museum & Cultural Center in East Austin to catch a glimpse of what Austin might look..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Austin's Political Ecosystem

Swearingen's Environmental City tells the inner history of city politics

"...community groups and neighbors along the creek, Fish created Austin's first "hike-and-bike trail." Thanks to Lady Bird Johnson's admiration..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Austin @ Large: Over and Out

Thoughts on the first day of the rest of Austin's life

"...roundup appears on the same day that the City Council will sink a time capsule in the courtyard of..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Ryan Blake, offering a rare recording of undigitized Eighties/Nineties Austin girl group Cooly Girls. Alongside taking over Manners' longtime..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Austin at Large: There’s No Zoning in Baseball!

Austin keeps hitting economic grand slams, but we can still tinker with the rulebook

"...have, over the last four decades, helped create the Austin you know and love today, so you can stop..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Resources for Those Experiencing Income Loss Due to COVID-19

Efforts to help Austinites struggling to make rent or pay bills

"...As the pandemic's economic fallout continues to spread many Austin residents find themselces in need of a little help...."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Post by Evan Rodriguez

Playback: CodeNEXT and the Austin Music Scene

How might the update of Austin’s land development code affect the musical landscape?

"...Following five years of lead-up, the rewrite of Austin's outdated land development code soon heads to City Council...."

June 8, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin’s Popular Gallery of Graffiti Searches for a New Location

Keeping HOPE alive

"...who lived down the street when he moved to Austin as a teen in the 1970s, the gallery brings..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

Point Austin: Some Spare Change on Panhandling

Austin tries to balance street-level charity and public order

"...in this issue (see "The Latest Proposal"), the Down­town Austin Alliance is recruiting support for strengthening of the anti-solicitation..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Contradictions Between Neighborhood and Urban Planning

"...Dear Editor, I am involved in a neighborhood planning effort and find that existing residentially zoned property..."

April 13, 2005 Postmarks

Austin @ Large: New (and Improved)

The new Liveable City survey confirms a community consensus on development and governing issues.

"...a long-term strategy that uses civic power to move Austin past this tiresome boom-bust cycle. Contrary to the view..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

In Austin, Safety Comes at a (Too) High Price

The city's inflated budgets may have left Austin ped / bike projects empty-handed.

"...includes projects in Pflugerville and San Marcos, none of Austin's nine projects, involving 11 schools, made the cut. That..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...For the second time in three years, Austin's unbeloved Interstate 35 has been "recognized" by the influential..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Austin Musicians Petition for Black Live Music Fund

Black Live Music Fund garners support, Bill Callahan previews Gold Record, and DJ Jester the Filipino Fist harassed in North Campus.

"...group of leading local artists launched a petition urging Austin City Council to establish a Black Live Music Fund..."

July 31, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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