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Culture Flash!
Tapestry can dance this season after all, Austin artists may be the new Marfa lights, Angelina Eberly fires up the Avenue, and 'Cracks in the Pavement' gets national recognition
"...city – the second contribution of the civic group Capital Area Statues, the folks behind the Philosophers' Rock statue..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Glenna Goodacre
Sculptor of Austin's beloved Philosophers' Rock has died
"...had the idea that the city could use more statues, and with a half-dozen friends and like-minded citizens –..."

April 21, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

TDH: 6/7/11
Butler Park completion, F1 agreement, Willie Nelson statue on agenda
"...at 200 Lavaca. The work is a donation from Capital Area Statues, who also brought us the Philosophers' Rock..."

June 7, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Look Out! She's Got a Gun!
Angelina Eberly returns to the scene of the crime
"...a seat of government" – and who thought the capital should return to, um, Houston, where it had last..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Daily Hustle: 5/7/10
Willie, Bonds, and Auditors
"...Hall, is a creation from the fine folks at Capital Area Statues, Inc. (CAST), who previously created the Philosophers'..."

May 7, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Playback: Endtroducing
Record Store Day: Don't forget the actual record store, America's 'musical town square'
"...statue on 4/20," says Vincent Salas on behalf of Capital Area Statues, Inc. The literally larger-than-life Willie is depicted..."

April 20, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Render Unto Apple
Approval of the Green Water Treatment Plant master plan development is among next week's council agenda items
"...be glad to know that the art mavens at Capital Area Statues will be donating a bronze sculpture of..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: An F1 Piñata
Break it open, and out streams council confetti
"...21 outside the Moody Theater's home, donated courtesy of Capital Area Statues; the item was postponed from last council..."

June 24, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

News Roundup: Confederates, Cookies, and Cream
Statues taken down, Blue Bell returns, all is well
"...news roundup: A state judge declares that the Confederate statues in the UT campus will not rise again; Blue..."

Aug. 31, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Naked City
"...The last time multifamily housing was proposed for this area -- a project connected with the nearby Praise Tabernacle..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...vision, an essential component of that vision – a Capital Metro regional transit system – made its public debut..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Music Lover's Guide to Austin
The essential sounds, sights, and settings of Austin music
"...the pilot said, “Welcome to Austin: the Live Music Capital of the World.” Now you feel obligated to check..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

The Plantation at Comal Bluff
Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin
"...family gained various positions of prestige around the Austin area both before and after the war. Sebron himself was..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

News Roundup: TCAD Denies Rent Too Damn High
And where are all the voters?
"...Brown's Downtown courtroom. Owens, 23, has been charged with capital murder, four counts of murder, and 24 counts of..."

Nov. 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Transforming a Neighborhood Near You
Since 1985, Austin's Art in Public Places program has placed more than 100 works in 57 facilities, transforming not only the look of the city but neighborhoods and the lives of people in them.
"...57 facilities. Saying public art is just murals and statues is like saying every poem has to rhyme...."

Dec. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Written in Stone
UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation
"...Spier.) In Eluay's murder, which occurred near the provincial capital of Jayapura, top officials in the Indonesian military are..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City
Breaking news from Austin and beyond.
"...The group this week petitioned UT to not relocate statues of Confederate heroes from the campus' South Mall; see..."

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

Day Trips
"...His art ranged from tabletop and wall-mounted pieces to statues and monuments and was noted for his philosophy of..."

July 31, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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