UT Architecture Fellowship Explores Race in Spaces

UT Architecture Fellow to teach workshops on designing for inclusion

"...Sometime in the fall of last year, the meme of the day circulating Twitter was..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: Affordability Amended

Developers clean up, but where’s the housing?

"...Law released a damning report on a 2015 change to the Texas Local Government Code allegedly intended to increase..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Day Trips: Santa Maria Plaza de Toros, La Gloria

The last bloodless bullfight in Texas (maybe)

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Feb. 28, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Faster Than Sound: Music Lab Explores Consolidation

Rehearsal space’s Oltorf location posted for sale; Hi, How Are You Day draws the Flaming Lips; and Esme Barrera tribute launches Girls Rock El Paso

"...Music Lab's Oltorf location, a default rehearsal space for Austin musicians, is..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips: Farwell and the Ozark Trail

Texas town on the New Mexican border has one of the last highway markers

"...the hope that economic prosperity would follow the maps to the isolated little town in the Texas Panhandle between..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

We Can't Make It Here Anymore

As the city's Economic Development Department readies its recommendations to City Council on Mayor Adler's Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, is it already too late for local artists in terms of local affordability?

"...Mark Addison's Aerie Studio sits on the outskirts of town, in the limbo of the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, unincorporated land..."

May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Demolition

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in dramedy as a man rebuilding his life

"...Were awards to be given for the quantity of metaphors a movie..."

April 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...– were in imminent danger. Hyatt Hotels was poised to build an underground garage behind – and possibly destroy..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

A Declaration of Independence

Zavala Elementary and Principal Sean Fox are succeeding at going their own way

"...with an emotional quandary. The previous week, a student stole a book from the library at Zavala Elementary. "It..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Frances Ha

There's a tour de force performance by Greta Gerwig and no small amount of magic in this winning movie by Noah Baumbach about a generation in flux.

"...really got going, Frances is gorgeous yet ungainly; sturdily built but a bit of a flibbertigibbet; and 27 going..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Safe Haven

Director Lasse Hallström can't find the pulse in this Nicholas Sparks sudser starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel.

"...Sometimes a person just wants to take a hot bath and quick-skim a paperback romance...."

Feb. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Sitter

Jonah Hill plays the world's most irresponsible babysitter in this new movie from David Gordon Green.

"...Ari Graynor, J.B. Smoove and Kylie Bunbury. I hate to join the chorus of nags, but come on, Gordon..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Ghost Writer

Polanski is back in the saddle with his new political mystery thriller, which stars Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan.

"...Starring: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton and Eli Wallach. Polanski appears to..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hi Def Soft Core

Low Line Caller's soft core soundtracks

"...Last year, Low Line Caller added vocalist Marc Farina (of..."

May 15, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Going Vertical

The new VMU zoning could transform your neighborhood – and you have 90 days to help decide how

"...As suggested by Envision Central Texas, if Austin is to remain a sustainable, eco-friendly community as it grows, it..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Only Natural

The Texas Memorial Museum decides to focus on its natural history roots.

"...The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, planted dramatically at the north end of the..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature

Gardens of Eden

Entertainment has always been a keystone of Austin's identity, Cuisines writer Rachel Feit observes. And among Austin's numerous diversions were German beer gardens.

"...Entertainment has always been a keystone of Austin's identity. Even at the turn of the..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Little City Hall

Architectural Team Picked to Design Scaled-Down Building

"...know, the City Council has busied itself over the last two months disporting with its new friend Gary Bradley...."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Annexation Relief Act

Council Aids Its Newest Citizens

"...races, or during the long trudge of annexation hearings last fall while the environmentalists stood beside their council and..."

May 1, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Learn something new and explore what's out there this fall

"...November means it’s time to celebrate chili, sausage, and the holidays...."

Nov. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...hour after hour, the message came like a slap to the face. "There are currently no appointments available. As..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...has steadily risen along with the city's population; according to Inrix, a transportation data firm, the average Austin commuter..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

The Stories Behind Austin’s Iconic Signs

How both classic neon and changing design continue to draw patrons to local restaurants and theatres

"...remain bat signals for both longtime fans and brand-new visitors of our local treasures. From original neon and vintage..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

The Power of Art in Austin’s Overlooked Objects

Defining the city's personality from the moonlight towers to the railroad bridge

"...swerve. I consider any object wielding this kind of totemic force as worthy of the name "art." By art,..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Criminal

Kevin Costner is a prisoner who is implanted with a CIA op's knowledge

"...Directed by: Ariel Vromen. Starring: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Alice Eve, Michael Pitt, Jordi Mollà, Antje..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Once and Future Library

New library committed to creating community gathering space

"..."We are trying to create an iconic landmark that is a tribute to..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Seventh Son

Fantasy film about an apprentice Spook battling Julianne Moore's evil witch.

"...Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Djimon Hounsou, Antje Traue and Jason Scott..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lost Pines Found

How a handful of neighbors helped rebuild Bastrop County – one home at a time

"...Brilliant orange spheres exploded to the east. Janice Butler could not go home. The..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Man of Steel

This new Superman flies without a lot of emotional baggage, which is mostly a good thing though the character could stand a bit more dramatic heft.

"...Costner, Diane Lane, Russell Crowe, Antje Traue, Harry Lennix, Christopher Meloni, Richard Schiff, Laurence Fishburne and Ayelet Zurer...."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pretend That We're Dead

"...… and gone to Heaven. This monkey’s gone to heaven. Musically, the Nineties..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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