Public Notice: We Have Seen the Future, and ...

Deconstructing Project Connect’s new vision for light rail

"...an open house at Austin Central Library on Tuesday, and for those wondering what ATP's reaction was going be,..."

March 24, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

We Have an Issue: Always Be Bustling

Pride events, cultural fests, celeb sightings, and Project Connect progress fill a packed calendar

"...Austin would empty at the end of the semester and turn sleepy over the summer. This city doesn't slow..."

June 3, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...30% more than it did when the City Council and Capital Metro Board of Directors endorsed the Project Connect..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: The 30% Solution

Capital Metro slow-rolls out the next draft of the rail plan

"...the bones of what will become the 30% design and phasing plan, meaning the planning process will be 30%..."

April 29, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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 with the larger..."

April 15, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Film Review: Sell/Buy/Date

Sarah Jones' sex work play becomes a self-analytical film

"...The Tony Award-winning performer, producer, director and writer (Jones received a Tony for her previous show..."

March 22, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zilker Vision Not Quite 20/20

Rewilding advocates call for more specifics as Zilker Vision Plan process nears end

"...Since the city Parks and Recreation Department and Design Workshop have been working on..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: Life Beyond the Cop Shop?

ULI-Austin members craft hypothetical – but plausible – visions for APD’s unloved HQ

"...to ye olde Ninedeez, when – just like 10-1 and Project Connect and building a new airport and redeveloping..."

Dec. 24, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Top 10 Stories of 2021

Some top topics on the community news front

"...– but selected for their importance to local residents, and/or an element of public input into the political process...."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Watch This: Nathan Harlan Dies on the Table in “Doctor” Video

Endochine and The Big Fix frontman debuts solo project

"...the early 2000’s, he founded popular indie rockers Endochine and, more recently, helmed local quintet The Big Fix, but..."

Sept. 6, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Downtown Austin's Waterloo Park Reopens

"...Though COVID scotched plans for an opening-day ribbon cutting and celebration, Waterloo Park officially reopened to the public on..."

Aug. 17, 2021 Photo Gallery

Public Notice: Trade-Offs and Throughput

Oak Hill tree removal halted; Project Connect “15%” done

"...Several local residents and groups including the Save Barton Creek Association have sued..."

Aug. 6, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...complicated web of authority has made negotiations between tenants and property managers more difficult, but for now, families will..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Stays the Course on Mask Precautions

Steady on safety guidelines, Austin promoters and club owners juggle an unclear concert calendar

"...The mask mandate from Austin and Travis County stays in place for..."

March 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Eastern Crescent’s Path to Get Past Pandemic Is Rough

Finding a way out proves elusive for East Austin and beyond

"...One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the rollout of vaccines against the disease has revealed..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

12 New TV Shows to Watch in January

Plus another dozen returning shows to reacquaint yourself with

"...– warming the couch, holding your remote like the hand of a loved one, and binging so much TV..."

Dec. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin's Props A & B Score Easy Victories

The big engine that did

"...with an impressive triumph. After decades of political struggle and strife, culminating in the most bitter local campaign of..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sound Unseen Drops Full Playlist

Online music film fest adds Bee Gees, Sound of Metal

"...pounding rhythms: Sound Unseen Film/Music Festival, the hybrid tunes and flicks fest from Minneapolis that's opening a second virtual..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect

Diving into the plan

"...The Project Connect system plan and "initial investment" – the latter being the $7 billion..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Checking In: Bridge Farmers Sustain Sonic Possession

ATX power triangulation bides its time

"...Psych landslide Tyler Hautala (g/v), Kyle Rice (d), and Garett Carr..."

June 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: (512) Brewing and The Brewtorium

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 4)

"...drinking weather happening right now in this big, beautiful, and circumstantially peaceful city at a time when, well, most..."

April 14, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Big, Bold, and Costly: Austin’s Makes a Third Try at Rail Transit

The train is here

"...get onboard with a big-city mobility system. Cap Metro and the city of Austin have unveiled their recommended Project..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Trains! Tunnels! Billions! Austin Gets First Look at Proposed Transit Plan

Next steps: public input, May Council vote, November election

"...- with light rail in the Lamar/Guadalupe/South Congress corridor and along East Riverside to the airport, underground Downtown stations,..."

March 6, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Project Connect's Blue Line to Connect Austin Airport to Downtown

Cap Metro moves forward with high-capacity transit plan

"...along Austin's spine, the Blue Line traces its right hand, running east/west from Austin-Bergstrom Inter­na­tion­al Airport, down Riverside Drive,..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Day Trips & Beyond: Natural Bridge Caverns

Underground expedition explores hidden passage

"...Natural Bridge Caverns, one of Central Texas' most beautiful show caves,..."

May 21, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Sampling of Summer Attractions Around Texas

"Day Trips" columnist Gerald E. McLeod picks some of his favorite things to do and see around Texas

"...San Antonio (www.mainplaza.org). The colorful 24-minute projection using San Fernando Cathedral as a canvas is the extraordinary work of..."

May 17, 2019 Features Feature by Gerald E. McLeod

Closing the Book on Camelback

Lakeside project clears its last City Hall hurdles

"...After three hours of discussion and debate of a case that’s featured plenty of both,..."

Nov. 14, 2018 News Post by Michael King

"Matt Rebholz and Rachel Wolfson Smith: We Can See Through Time" at ICOSA

Drawings in red and blue ink, intended to be viewed through 3-D glasses, pull the viewer in to landscapes that make the familiar look alien

"...pick up a pair of glasses, put them on and look around at the otherworldly landscapes on display. Are..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Review: "Young Latinx Artists 23"

This year's group show at Mexic-Arte shows the border as scar

"...Abel Saucedo’s painting Tunnel Runner shows a man bisected. His lower half is..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Arts Post by Melany Jean

Obamacare Lives!

Navigating ACA open enrollment after the Trump-ocalypse

"...But for Americans making important decisions about health care and tax filings, Obamacare remains the law of the land...."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael Agresta

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