A Walking Contradiction

Exploring the legacy of one of Austin's great, unsung singer-songwriters, Blaze Foley

"...Deep South Productions. In Tribute and Loving Memory and BFI Too (Foley always said the "BFI" on the ubiquitous..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Heavy Mettle

Fact of Life

"...use (or owner) changes, however, and the fate of BFI, in particular, has been a civic headache for the..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Can't Tell The Players Without A Scorecard

"...will be split between facilities operated by TDS and BFI...."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

The Players

"...BFI Waste Systems..."

Dec. 26, 1997 News Feature

Get on the Bus

illustration by Doug Potter

"...the new council rolled back the zoning of the BFI Recycling plant, which abuts onto an East Austin neighborhood,..."

July 25, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

News Boss

"...an example, he cites the Statesman's coverage of the BFI Recyclery in East Austin, and of the beleaguered Cap..."

July 11, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Justice Denied

"...I attended the public hearing regarding the BFI zoning at Zavalla Elementary school last fall. I was..."

June 6, 1997 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Laredo. Health and safety are other concerns. When the BFI Recyclery caught fire last year, neighbors feared the wind..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature

Hallucination Village

Reynolds and Mitchell Dream Big

"...East. Remember, it was earlier this year that the BFI recycling plant, also in East Austin, erupted in flames...."

Nov. 29, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...25-year recycling deal, beginning late next year. Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI), Waste Management, Inc., and Texas Disposal Systems, Inc., are..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

My Obsession: The Killer Looks of Edwige Fenech

Bow before the Queen of Giallo

"...For the uninitiated, the British Film Institute (BFI) defines giallo as "most often characterised as an Italian..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Column by Sarah Jane

Austin Music Awards’ Message of Love

35th annual local prom sets a new standard

"...Jazz-pop vocal virtuoso Kat Edmonson honored music scene MVP..."

March 13, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The AggreGAYtor: December 20

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...The British Film Institute is hosting a Derek Jarman..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Drafthouse Films Heads to 'A Field in England'

Local distro house acquires newest shocker from Ben Wheatley

"...distributor Picturehouse Entertainment, 4DVD, the Film4 Channel and the BFI Distribution Fund, it will be released simultaneously in theaters,..."

May 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Everything Went Black: Rewriting Sight & Sound's Top Ten

What, no Polanski?

"...Top ten lists are subjective and thus subject, in..."

Aug. 29, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Daily Hustle: 6/11/10

I don't need no cure … sweet Council hangover

"...council's attention. As did the renewed protest against Allied Waste/BFI's North Austin landfill, despite being lead by Robin Schneider..."

June 11, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Fault Lines

KeyPoint blunders point to weakness in council-manager government

"...legal have helped neuter council opposition to expanding the BFI landfill in the northeast; provided questionable advice in the..."

May 28, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 4/6/10

Get yer council programs right here!

"...the appeal on the TCEQ-approved expansion of the Allied BFI and Waste Management Community landfills...."

April 6, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

County Commissioner Precinct 4: New Guard vs. Old

Two generations square off for Precinct 4 county commissioner

"...the county's decision to abandon its fight against a BFI landfill in the northeastern sector of the county (both..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith

Landfill Chart Misleading

Sept. 21, 2009 Postmarks

Headlines

"...Austin, meanwhile, is sorting through another landfill mess. See "BFI Waste Flows Downhill." Quote of the Week..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: Top 10 City Council Stories

"...Services kept putting its worst foot forward. The expandable BFI landfill, the uncertain switch to single-stream recycling, the proposal..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Headlines

"...get out of the agreement city legal signed with BFI Waste Systems not to oppose their landfill expansion; see..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: Do You Feel a Draft?

Big-leaguers back Leffingwell, but really, who'd want the gig?

"...hot-button issues recently (switching to single-stream recycling, the controversial BFI landfill expansion, and more), says: "The economic downturn creates..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

"...council to examine just how city staff approved the BFI land­fill expansion without council's consent...."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: First One In

McCracken cracks open his war chest in officially declaring his candidacy for mayor

"...when they acquiesced to the controversial expansion of the BFI landfill in Northeast Austin, against expressed council policy (Item..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: All Kinds of Trash

Don't ask, don't tell ... the council or anybody else about the landfill deal

"...That's why a Halloween agreement signed between landfill operators BFI Waste Systems, property owner Giles Hold­ings, and the city..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Webberville Conundrum

Austin's plans for an eastern landfill hit a little obstacle – the people who live there

"...ongoing fights between private landfill operators Waste Management and BFI (now Allied Waste) and residents in nearby Northeast Austin,..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Dirt on Composting

"...Northeast Austin dumps operated by Waste Management Inc. and BFI, loathed by neighbors for odors and litter yet currently..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Oops!

"...In a News bullet last week about BFI's Northeast Austin Sunset Farms Landfill, we misspelled Browning-Ferris Industries...."

Nov. 9, 2007 Column

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