Austin @ Large: Reading the Riot Act

I want a new central library, and I want it now

"...no "official" role to play in the world of Austin or Texas libraries. (I went from the State Library,..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Sending Out an SOS: Can the Fractured Austin Polis Find a Common Future?

"...last week with the launch of the LiveableCity campaign/coalition/movement, Austinites think the environment is important to our quality of..."

July 5, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2016

These inductees – Ballet Austin's Cookie Ruiz and Stephen Mills, and the Austin Symphony Orchestra's Peter Bay – are cultural heroes who lead by example

"...That the vitality of Austin's cultural scene is owed to its leaders – those..."

May 6, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin @ Large: Where's the Mayor?

Mayor Will Wynn visits European capitals – will anybody in Austin notice he's missing?

"...Will Wynn's tour of Europe. Fearless Leader, along with Austin Energy's Roger Duncan, will be speaking at an international..."

June 4, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin At Large

An Austin political response to the New York bombing

"...Like Austin, New York will be choosing a new mayor on..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: The Cost of “Whatever It Takes”

Project Connect hits a patch of rough news but – so far – stays on the tracks

"...For 30 years, Austin civic leaders and scenesters negotiated among themselves, and then..."

April 15, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Welcome Back, Kirk

Kirk Watson's new job at the chamber stands at odds with his "message" as mayor.

"...week and think, "Hmm. How can I embarrass the Austin business elite today?" I have my own misgivings about..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin At Risk

Tech leaders look for solution to Austin's growth problems

"...So, is high-tech killing Austin? Uh, no. Well, maybe. It could. But it hasn't..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: New (and Improved)

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

"...set its sights on a long-term strategy that uses civic power to move Austin past this tiresome boom-bust cycle...."

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

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

It's time to look more intelligently at economic development

"...1. Median household income in Austin is, far and away, the highest of any major..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Mueller in the Middle

Whatever disasters City Hall hath wrought, the old airport isn't one of them

"...seen Keep the Land suggesting that Catellus (both in Austin and in its California home base) is not the..."

June 18, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The City Council greets the Gus Garcia Era.

"...Gus Garcia got to do in office was declare Austin a disaster area. That act, of course, pertained to..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Makes Federal Case Over New Courthouse

Austin leaders try to influence the feds' new U.S. courthouse project.

"...has backed off its plans to (maybe) displace the Austin Children's Museum or the Austin Museum of Art to..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Playback: Austin Angles for BMI

Music leaders court performance rights organization, plus a requiem for Draylen Mason

"...BMI is being courted by state and local music leaders to open an office in Austin. A national source..."

March 30, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: City of Austin Delays Venue Funding – Again

Live music venues have asked for dedicated COVID-19 relief since March, but the city says applications won't open until next year.

"...of dollars remain designated, but the money to sustain Austin's live music venues never arrives. For venue owners and..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Despite the outrage of the land pimps, Austin's dis-invitation to Wal-Mart is democratic, legal, and honorable.

"...Local business "leaders," including the designated boosters behind the Chamber of Commerce's..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Forget the little boxes -- it's the big boxes we need to knock down

"...of not just Smart Growth but New Urbanism, decrying Austin's steady slide away from a unique and meaningful sense..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Some brave suggestions on the city budget from someone whose job isn't subject to voter opinion.

"...embarrassing to politicians than to honchos at Motorola. In Austin, City Hall continues to contort itself to avoid reductions..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

With a New Executive Director, Dormant Art Alliance Austin Rebrands as A3

Fundraising nonprofit debuts next month at Canopy

"...the onset of the pandemic, long-running nonprofit Art Alliance Austin is prepping a re-emergence under new name A3. Led..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Post by Carys Anderson

Austin at Large: The Way We Got Here

On the journey to today’s Austin, Ron Davis helped make the road by walking

"...along with many other Black women and men in Austin, put in decades of rich and robust service to..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Are Austin Restaurants Too Small To Fail?

No, they’ll fail – unless they get the support they need

"...it is right now. And our friends at the Austin Food & Wine Alliance, reeling from the impact of..."

March 23, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...The biggest stories of any year in Austin tend to unfold over weeks and months, sometimes fading..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Prevailing Winds

AISD says it can't afford bond-project benefits, but local workers beg to differ

"...The Austin ISD administration says it wants to make certain that..."

May 6, 2005 News Column by Michael King

New Report Highlights Austin Film Society’s Economic Impact

Study shows value of the creative industries in Austin

"...Austin Film Society is a lot more than just a..."

Nov. 21, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Could a Hotel Tax Help Save Austin’s Creative Sector?

A familiar debate returns under extreme circumstances

"...some of the hotel occupancy tax revenue visitors to Austin pay on their lodging?..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Could Austin Arts & Music Finally Get a Cultural Trust?

It's not here yet, but talks are intensifying. Also, bars and a few live music venues reopen.

"...As the city of Austin continues to divvy COVID-19 relief, music advocates are making..."

May 29, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

MLS in Austin: Everybody Wins!

Browns owner saves Crew; new Austin FC side by 2021

"...Ventures still has the league’s backing for a new Austin FC at the new stadium recently approved by the..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Slow Money in Action in Austin

Promoting 'capital opportunities for local, organic, and sustainable food enterprises throughout Central Texas'

"...town later this month to headline the Slow Money Austin Showcase, a collaborative effort of Slow Money Austin, the..."

April 9, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Even if a current criminal probe turns up no fire, Austin's minority contracting program has never lacked for smoke and heat.

"...enterprise") program -- focusing as it does all of Austin's neuroses about race and equity, economic growth, and good..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Waterloo

Taking a Walk along Waller

"...As long as there's been an Austin, the six miles of Waller Creek have been part..."

July 7, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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