Public Notice: City Hall Shark Tank

Council might be no fun, but there's lots of cool stuff going on this weekend

"...It's blood in the water time at Austin City Council, and the lobbyists are circling. Lame duck..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice

KOOPerate, Dammit

"...both) of these popular annual events. AIDS Services of Austin's Helping Hands Food Pantry will receive all of the..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Getting Out Austin’s LGBTQIA Vote With Pride at the Polls

We're here, we're queer, and we vote

"...by encouraging folks to vote early at the Central Library while drag performers, speakers, and local activists kept the..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Point Austin: Breaking Down the Bonds

Affordable housing headlines, but there's plenty in the package

"...recreation facilities, libraries and related cultural facilities, flood mitigation, public safety costs, and (inevitably) more transportation infrastructure...."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice: Mobility and Affordability

Mayor Adler chases transportation dollars

"...noted recently, "No other city is better positioned than Austin to realize the potential of the Smart City Initiative...."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Bridges From the Past to the Future

Take a walk along the historic bridges of Shoal Creek

"...a masonry structure hand-built in 1887, opening up West Austin to streetcar transit and development, and the Third Street..."

March 11, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: Budget Time

Running all the numbers, we have to pay for what we need

"...the City Council cleared its decks for more convenient public testimony, and somewhat before the witching hour took up..."

June 9, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Austin at Large: Making Good Trouble on I-35

America’s infrastructure systems are broken, but TxDOT has gone the extra mile

"...wins as a campaign operative – the 2006 Central Library bond and the 2012 Central Health/UT Dell Medical School..."

Jan. 28, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Unlearned History

Vietnam War Summit raises ghosts and questions

"...ancient history. To the generation now aging out of public consciousness (my own), it was the formative experience of..."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Michael King

An Austin D.A. Turns to Detective Novels

Q&A with Mark Pryor on his Paris-set Hugo Marston mysteries

"...the 1985 cold-case murder of Natalie Antonetti, mother of Austin musician Johnny Goudie. On Oct. 12, he'll add published..."

Oct. 10, 2012 Books Post by Jordan Smith

Public Notice

We'll Always Have Tuxpan

"...American Style Gala, Sat, Feb 13, 7pm at the Austin Music Hall. Hell, we remember way back in '92..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Happy Trails to Us

"...on the Earth you once freely roamed. Autumn in Austin is prime trail time. And politically, trail systems make..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

The Austin Writers' League Writer's Resource

"...group have in common? They all belong to the Austin Writers' League, the local literary guild that's come a..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature

Developing Stories: Great Public Spaces Summit

Dancing in the streets, singing odes to streetscapes

"...lovers, loiterers, lunching lawyers, and everyone else. Now that Austin is a big city, it's time to provide properly..."

July 10, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Green Fallout

Picking up the parties and the pieces, there remains much work to be done

"...personally ambivalent about Chronicle endorsements, having arrived from previous publications where, for reasons of policy or nonprofit status, we..."

May 19, 2006 News Column by Michael King

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside

The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone

"...underrated – and understated – decade-plus rap veteran, Blakchyl's Austin roots date back to her formative years in a..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council

Power for the people?

"...In April, Austin Energy revealed a big ask: It wants to change..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Rebooted City Council Gets a New Chance to Fix Austin

10-1, take two

"...When the brand-new 10-1 Austin City Council took office in 2015 with a grand..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Farewell and “Gracias” to Gus Garcia, Austin Trailblazer

Hispanic activist, former trustee, council member, mayor died Monday, at 84

"...Dec. 17, at the age of 84 – every Austinite should read former City Council Member (and former Chronicle..."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Can Uber and Lyft Play Nice?

"If a business acts like it is above the law, it will pay a heavy price."

"...Light on Prop 1 PAC Spending," April 15), the Austin Sierra Club Executive Committee voted last week "to oppose..."

April 15, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: Have You Heard the Dish?

The ambivalent state of political journalism

"...the same week Mark Halperin and John Heilemann visited Austin to flog Game Change, their flamboyantly sensational bestseller about..."

March 12, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Bare Necessities

Budget decisions are about money ... and justice

"...The good news is that the great 2008 city public safety budget crisis has been averted once again by..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Costs of Community

While the Lege shows what not to do, the city has a chance to do better

"...is summed up in a quote this week from Austin's District 48 Rep. Todd Baxter, who has been defending..."

July 22, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Playing the Numbers

A farewell to faitful servants, and a preliminary look at the city's priorities

"...be good fun for anybody with an interest in Austin life, politics, and public institutions over the past decade...."

July 15, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Playing the Numbers

A farewell to faithful servants, and a preliminary look at the city's priorities

"...be good fun for anybody with an interest in Austin life, politics, and public institutions over the past decade...."

June 10, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Analyzing the Analyst

A look at the proposed utility consumer analyst

"...voicing your choice on the first four charter amendments (public financing, repealing campaign cash limits, single-member districts, and repealing..."

April 19, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Policy Priorities, Space Constraints

What really makes a difference in housing production

"...– that is, a combination of time and space: Austin Sanders profiling the eight new affordable housing developments that..."

May 27, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Support Remains for a Travis County Public Defenders' Office

Local judges, community leaders on what needs to happen to create a new office

"...Judging from Monday night's Carver Library forum, sponsored by local Democratic groups, stakeholders still want..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice – CodeNEXT: The Halftime Score?

If you view the code rewrite simply as a struggle between the urbanists and the preservationists, it's fair to ask, who's winning?

"...allow more residential units on smaller lots, with less public notice or review, and you have a lot of..."

July 6, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Housing Bubbles in the Air

Conjuring affordable housing from thin air

"...The City's Planning Commission chewed over the proposed Austin Strategic Housing Plan in a long session Tuesday night,..."

March 31, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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