Austin Fire Department: Drinking in Drive-Throughs

Two firefighters arrested for DWIs in fast food parking lots

"...weeks have seen two sworn employees of the Austin Fire Department suspended 60 days for drinking and driving. In..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Be It Flood or Fire, Austin Is Preparing for Disasters to Come

Austin residents must be prepared for hell or high water

"...this, half of Travis County is classified under high wildfire risk. Despite this Tuesday's much-needed storm, the county has..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled... Firefighting Gear?

Firehouse Subs has a unique plan to save the environment and your house

"...you're visiting one of the greater Austin area's eight Firehouse Subs shops, do our local firefighters a solid and..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

Shelters Open to Receive Evacuees From Central Texas Fires

Stay informed about fires in the Greater Austin area

"...More than seven wildfires in the Greater Austin area were reported on Sunday,..."

Sept. 4, 2011 News Post by Anne Harris

Drought Conditions Fuel Extreme Wildfire Season

Fire, fire everywhere

"...and county simultaneously issued a disaster declaration for critical wildfire risk. The declaration, which follows Gov. Greg Abbott's statewide..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

It's All History

The Rise and Fall of Cedar Street

"...Roy Tompkins Two days prior to the re-opening of Cedar Street, Shannon Burke was in a forgiving mood. Burke,..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Cedar Park FireCentral Texas was ablaze this week. A brush..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature

City Council Notebook

A rundown of what's on the agenda this week.

"...possibility of a regional water plant for Austin, Leander, Cedar Park and Round Rock – instead of Water Treatment..."

Aug. 8, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Dancing About Architecture

Labor Days ends, people bummed.

"...has reported news of two planned amphitheatres in the Cedar Park area. The question arises, however, of how one..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...the lobby of the new hotel. -- Cindy WidnerThe Park Along a tree-lined stretch of Jefferson Street, off of..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Mobile Food

Some tips on getting a foot in the door of the trailer business

"...mobile food vendor permits capped by the city's health department at 4,000, there's a huge and lucrative black market..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Spring has sprung, and here's 100 ways to celebrate

"...Since 2010, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and several private partners have worked..."

April 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Between Round Rock and a Hard Place

Northridge Acres can't find water, water anywhere.

"...Acres is a sad-sack old subdivision spread between two sparkling counties and lost between two booming cities. It is..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

Naked City

Headlines and happening from Austin and beyond

"...Lake hike-and-bike trail, in the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Reed Park in West Austin, and even a bare tract of..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Quality of Life for Blacks in Austin: Going Beyond Midtown

The city's treatment of blacks – both governmentally and culturally – is questioned

"...Fallout from the controversy surrounding the February fire that destroyed the Midtown Live nightclub continued last week..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Hot!

Winners of the 18th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest

"...core ingredients to fresh salsa, and a last-minute health department ruling that prohibited serving any homemade salsas to the..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

To the Lighthouse

After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?

"...would provide water to the whole 183 corridor – Cedar Park, Leander, and most of Williamson County." Therefore, WTP4..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks

More tributes to Doug Sahm

"...and Visitors Bureau is described as being "a city department that ironically provides staff support for the music commission."..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Column

Postmarks

Music Greats Overlooked

"...is engulfing us ... or are strip malls, asphalt-ocean parking lots, endless traffic jams, horrific air quality, and thousands..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column

Postmarks

Nichols Is Biased

"...has become a daily occurrence on RR1431 west of Cedar Park. I was going home from work when an..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Column

The Life of a Search and Rescue Drone Pioneer

How retired Air Force medic Gene Robinson found new purpose looking for missing persons

"...in 2004, when aerial drones were still synonymous with Hellfire missiles and top-secret military missions, former U.S. Air Force..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Cat Cardenas

Stomped Out

As Sheffield's case awaits trial, he still wonders why CLEAT took such drastic action against him

"...modernizer of Austin's police whose name presides over the department's training academy, stood in awe of Sheffield's craftiness. In..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

A Golden Opportunity

SB1704's Repeal Gives Austin a Turn at the Helm

"...1704 was accidentally repealed during the transformation of the Department of Commerce to the new Department of Economic Development,..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Feature by John Spong

'Austin Chronicle' Endorsements

General Election, Nov. 6 – Proposed Constitutional Amendments

"...logic as Prop. 2 – dozens of crucial agencies (Parks & Wildlife, Health Services, Youth Commission, etc.) need funding,..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature

'Austin Chronicle' Endorsements

General Election, Nov. 6 – Proposed Constitutional Amendments

"...logic as Prop. 2 – dozens of crucial agencies (Parks & Wildlife, Health Services, Youth Commission, etc.) need funding,..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature

Nov. 4 General Election

Early Voting Oct. 20-31

"...Travis Co. Juvenile Probation Department Annex, 2501 S. Congress..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...showed up to ask for additional funds for skate parks, which they see as being as essential to public..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...CTRMA, at the cities and counties, at the Texas Department of Transportation, and at the Legislature, as well as..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

A pipeline explosion in North Austin raises questions about Longhorn Pipeline's plan to run gas through a 50-year-old pipeline across the Edwards Aquifer.

"...blasé about the blaze, which drew crews from Jollyville, Cedar Park, and Austin. Jollyville Assistant Fire Chief John Kirachofe..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Saving Woody and the Woodburn

In the late Seventies, Betty Baker lent a hand to help rescue a cat named Woody and ultimately the old house on whose roof the cat was stranded

"...In the drawn-out development battle between the Hyde Park Baptist Church and its Hyde Park neighbors, there has..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

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