Citizen Mary

A Profile of Mary Arnold, Advocate for Austin

"...the business of running the family household. Fortunately for Austin, she did not...."

April 5, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

"...The Austin Police Association has mounted a PR offensive, including radio..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...for parents' fervor could be inaccurate reporting in the Austin American-Statesman about the changes. On April 12, the paper..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Things They Used to Do

Dick Holland assesses two Texas journalists, Gary Cartwright and Jan Reid, whose new collections of articles possess a cautionary wisdom, the kind you acquire when you court danger and danger provides you with a keen view of what lies beyond.

"...King, an established star at Morris' Harper's; the beloved Austin novelist and psychedelic man about town Bill Brammer; and..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...course, it doesn't help that Slusher and the SOS leadership are barely on speaking terms, if that. "We never..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Page Two

Welcome to the Austin That Was.

"...An inescapable aspect of living in Austin: No matter how long ago you got here, you..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Column by Robert Faires

Killer Reputation

Murders from Austin's not quite forgotten past

"...Jeanine Plumer is one of the few people in Austin who still relives the nightmare year of 1885, those..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Esther's Follies: Forever Young

Even after 23 years, Austin's favorite musical comedy group, Esther's Follies, is still lively, still spirited, and the perpetual briskness and animation, the audaciousness and cheeky style, rub off on you, so that every visit is rejuvenating.

"...crew has long had a knack for treating our civic leaders and public servants with a blend of irreverence,..."

May 26, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control

While the rest of the nation was rallying around the flag, screenwriter and director Sturges was spitting out a series of rapid-fire Hollywood comedies that showed untruth, injustice, inequality, corruption, chicanery, and illicit sex running rampant across this land from sea to shining sea.

"...Civic leaders? Bang! Bang! They're all snugly in the pocket..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

The Other Sister

Multiple Personalities

"...crosses Bull Creek near the latter's junction with Lake Austin. Go figure. Bull Creek has many tributaries both named..."

July 2, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...park project. For more info, call 499-2357 or see http://www.ci.austin.tx.us. A master plan is expected to reach the City..."

April 30, 1999 News Feature

You Do Not Tear Down Landmarks

"...Capitol across the street was being finished. Later housing Austin high school studios for music teachers, state capitol number..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A City With Smarts

Austin Wising Up to Growth Plans

"...control on a stretch of Walnut Creek in East Austin. A grab bag of public works, right?..."

April 17, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Clarksville Effect

Austin Tragedy or Neighborhood Victory?

"...45 came from a community similar to central East Austin. Many of those neighborhoods are either in decay or..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

The Right-Wingification of UT

Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

"...the bubble that is the University of Texas at Austin. He declared, instead, that UT and public universities throughout..."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Downtown Dominoes

The headlines are about Block 21 and Seaholm, but the long-term questions are about what the city of Austin should be

"...properties into parts of the vibrant mixed-use urban neighborhood Austin said it wanted Downtown to be...."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Take Five

In the Place 5 Race, Activism Is the Operative Word

"...the campaign finance reformer, the bicycle advocate, the downtown Austin advocate, the neighborhoods advocate, or the disabilities advocate. That's..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Memoirs of a Movement

Remembering the campaign to Save Our Springs

"...it's told. As we approach the 20th anniversary of Austin's epic battle to Save Our Springs, I look forward..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature

Chronicle Endorsements for the November 5 Election

"...In advance of the Nov. 5 election, the Chronicle..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Cast a Giant Shadow

Evaluating the mayoral legacy of Kirk Watson

"...as Best Mayor Ever -- or at least as Austin's most charismatic politician since LBJ -- that we scribes..."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Sovereign Neighborhood

Happy Days

"...home value in Rollingwood is nearly double that of Austin. Ultimately, the decisions that shaped -- and are still..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Media Watch: 'A Sense of Purpose'

Texas Tribune makes its debut in realm of nonprofit journalism

"...devoted to in-depth, nonpartisan coverage of Texas government and civic issues. "I think it's an important cause," she said,..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Column by Kevin Brass

Page Two

Seton's sabotage, unintentional or not, of the ongoing planning for a hospital district is barely a street sign on the road of potential social deterioration. The problem is that, though it's a tiny step, it's another one in the wrong direction, and those steps have become strides.

"...devaluation of planning as a necessary, if not crucial, civic responsibility, as well. Over the last couple of decades,..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Opinion: St. Edward’s University Needs an On-Campus Early Voting Location

Don’t deprive students of our voting power

"...is directly impeding the community's ability to honor their civic duty...."

Jan. 19, 2024 Column by Mya Barrera

Page Two: An Immodest Proposal

Preventing the music scene from burdening the city

"...a gift title that, sadly, Council, business, and community leaders will have earned. It reflects the unfortunate distance between..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

The Plumber's Publisher

Mike Levy stays in the background as Texas Monthly's publisher, but takes center stage as a one-man activist group.

"...Now, ask policymakers in Austin and they'll tell you Levy is amply qualified for..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Kid on the Block

Neighborhood Services office aims to help neighborhoods help themselves

"..."We recognize that the city of Austin needs to coordinate better how it responds to neighborhoods,"..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bridging the Language Gap

A Q&A with AISD Public Relations & Multicultural Outreach Director Alex Sanchez

"...Austin Chronicle: You've already packed a lot into your career,..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Your Beautiful New Home

Welcome to the City Hall you thought would never come

"...22 years to build, which is less time than Austin has spent planning and then building a City Hall..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...your June 27, 2003, "Hightower Report," published in The Austin Chronicle under the headline, "Tax Cheats Get Corporate Welfare."..."

July 4, 2003 Column

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