Klyde Warren Park: 'Think About It Bigger'

As Austin considers Reconnect Austin, a Dallas project gives a taste of what could come

"..."It's the most integrated, dynamic part of the whole city," says Linda Owen, the park's first president, who assembled..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Safe Start

Vivogig's rebirth exemplifies a fundamental truth about the Austin start-up scene

"...Like most of the companies that comprise our city's tech start-up scene, Daniel Senyard's formed because he saw..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Conference Taps Issa Rae, Signal and Colossal Leads for Keynotes

Lineup drop also adds Kevin Bacon, Hideo Kojima, Last of Us cast & crew

"...the future, where science fiction becomes fact through extraordinary innovation...."

Feb. 11, 2025 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Public Notice: Taking Our Toll

New toll booths on I-35 will benefit transit, TxDOT, and the Chronicle

"...on moving ahead with their preferred "Build Alternative 3," city planners and transit boosters continue to question the project,..."

April 1, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines

"...City Council meets today, April 6, with a relatively light..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature

Media Clips

The Internet offers new opportunities for newspapers to expand their coverage, but so far, Texas dailies have yet to heed the call.

"...television and radio will have to move aggressively to capitalize on new opportunities presented by the Internet. So far,..."

April 21, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

Climate, Meet Mobility

Copenhagen is all about green transport – and Austin should be, too

"..."Make Austin the leading city in the nation in the effort to reduce and..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Headlines

"...City Council has no Thursday meeting scheduled this week, but..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature

Point Austin: The Day That 10-1 Began

Pomp, circumstance, and possibility at the new City Hall

"...drums welcomed the swearing-in ceremony of the 2015 Austin City Council Tuesday evening, and the least we can do..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Ted Versus Technology

Cruz visits Capital Factory and plays prop comic

"...a little after 3.30 last Friday afternoon in Austin's Capital Factory. Normally, the start-up employees that co-office here would..."

Nov. 19, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Clean Energy: Austin's Next Boom?

A Preview of Clean Energy Potential in Central Texas

"...that an additional 2,000 megawatts a year of generating capacity from renewable energy technologies should be available by 2009..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Courtney Barry

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...concentrate on only one district rather than the entire city. Along those lines, many citizens want more than one..."

March 15, 2002 Column

Learning to Love Austin FC's Roster Through Their Native Cuisines

International players' kitchen

"...has a soccer team. The crown jewel in our city’s already-crowded diadem, Austin FC is something truly our own,..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Adam Wood

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

Diving into the plan

"...Transportation Partnership (a separate agency formed jointly by the city and Capitol Metro) will embark on engineering and environmental..."

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

SXSW Eco 2015: Evolution as R&D

Biomimicry Institute looks to nature for innovation

"...manager for the Biomimicry Institute, described biomimicry as "an innovation approach, where you're looking at the natural world for..."

Oct. 2, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...knows and loves, but for me, its energy and innovation evoke the spirit of Twelfth Night perfectly. I hope..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

What Are the "Next Normals" for Scooters in Austin

The pandemic takes on personal mobility

"...protocols for current conditions," which has been part of Capital Metro's game plan for restoring ridership after being forced..."

July 10, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Playback: Austin Music Census

The Austin Music Census hits the fan. As does Tyler, the Creator!

"...how the money's shit, fans are fleeting, and the city's growth is choking out the club scene...."

June 5, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...about the "model": "Texas is the top state for capital investments, for job creation, for exports, for energy production..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Getting School to Work

Aided by an infusion of new tax dollars from high-tech and other industries, Del Valle ISD finds success by investing heavily in school-to-career programs.

"...of promised wealth descending on the wings of technological innovation -- present-day realities in the state's school system stand..."

Dec. 31, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Point Austin: No Choice

When bosses say their hands are tied, handcuffs follow

"...educational policy to legislators and school administrators alike, strangling innovation, and making it impossible to run schools efficiently and..."

July 1, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Austin at Large: Digital Spills in the Silicon Hills

On Austin’s – and our own – awkward relationship with tech

"...mind a familiar, old, sad, refrain: Why is the city of Austin's website so bad?..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Army Futures Command Commemorates First Year in Austin

Leaders discuss modernizing the U.S.'s largest and oldest service branch

"...the Army Applications Laboratory operates out of tech incubator Capital Factory. Described as "the Army's proponent for disruptive innovation,"..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Whurley, Physics, and the Strange Work of Quantum Computing in Austin

Is the world ready to take a quantum leap?

"...Because it shares a city block on Cesar Chavez with a hookah lounge and..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...can seem grating as well as distorting, but the city of Austin proper makes up only 43% of the..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...like animals caught in oncoming headlights. Racing high-speed through city streets, the ambulance zig-zags wildly to avoid hitting these..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Solid Waste Services

Toward a greener future

"...For a city that regards itself as environmentally conscious, Austin's recycling policies..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Will Texas Catch Some Solar Rays?

Local and worldwide solar-energy experts convene in Austin and deliver this message: The day when solar energy will compete economically with traditional fossil-fueled power is fast approaching, and Texas is doing much less than it could be to utilize its solar potential

"...That sunlight contained more energy than 3,500 times the electricity Texas consumes in one year, according to Austin's Clean..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Postmarks

Illbient for Spooky

"...and is perhaps the most famous member of that city's burgeoning "illbient" scene, facts which also made appearances on..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Column

Live Music Fund Applications Are Now Open to Austin Musicians and Independent Promoters

Apply by May 16 for $5,000 and $10,000 city-funded project grants

"...City Council created the LMF in 2019 in an effort..."

April 4, 2023 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

« 1    ‹ BACK    1   2   3   4     NEXT ›    4 »