Kier-La Janisse and the Ghosts of Christmas Yet to Come

Film historian conjures The Haunted Season

"...The series opens with To Fire You Come at Last, but don't expect to binge an entire..."

Dec. 19, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What Hole in the Wall's Freshly Inked 20-Year Lease Means for Other At-Risk Venues

The Iconic Venue Fund plans to dish out more aid, but needs time, additional funds

"...the venue shuttering its doors from July 2002 to May 2003 and narrowly avoiding a second closure in 2015...."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

What Land Use Code Do We Need to Build the City We Want?

Planning a way forward after CodeNEXT

"...more like a gutsy gamble on the part of Mayor Steve Adler and his allies, who have taken their..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Come One, Come All!

Here’s Your Early Tipsheet of the Folks Running for City Council

"...compiling a catalog of potential November candidates for Austin Mayor and City Council. Here's our current master list of..."

Jan. 10, 2014 News Post by Michael King

What Price Labor?

Business as Usual

"...Although this story may seem more the exception than the rule, it illustrates..."

Nov. 27, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

What's Anchoring Neal?

Spelce's Ninth Wave Hangs Ten With Charles Kuralt

"...back on television, and fortunately the hat gimmick doesn't come off as badly on the tube as it does..."

April 4, 1997 Screens Feature by Andy Langer

What's Behind the Delays at Austin's Airport and What's Being Done to Help

Lots of turbulence as airport rebounds from COVID lows

"...closure has happened before during the pandemic, back in May 2021, a month when 1.1 million passengers passed through..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What You Need to Know About U.S. Senate and House Races in Texas

Early voting in Texas starts Feb. 18, 2020. Here's the view from atop your Texas primary ballot.

"...is Dec. 9, so there could be more to come.) U.S. Senate: Taking on Big John..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...To generate income and take care of her special needs son during..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Here They Come!

With the November kickoff approaching, the municipal candidates begin to emerge

"...local moment: next spring's City Council election, scheduled for May 10. That means the 180-days-out kickoff fundraising/spending date is..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: What Good Are Unions?

Give a hand to those Cap Metro workers who fought for you and me

"...decision for themselves. Unfortunately for all concerned, the decision may come around again all too soon – the new..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Come Out and Play

Has Austin – or anywhere else – ever seen anything like Cinemania weekend?

"...Michael Beck on your ass. The rock & roll may fade away, but Swan on your butt is a..."

May 28, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Lingering on the Beloved Characters of 'What Ever'

Talking with Heather Woodbury about the people in her eight-hour performance novel, What Ever.

"...When I first saw Heather Woodbury's solo performance What Ever, I was mesmerized. I had never seen a..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

What the Screen Actors and Writers Strikes Mean for Austin

Hopes of a bumper production year fade as unions fight for a fairer future for their members

"...the Writers Guild of America walkout that started on May 2. "It's impacted everything," said Austin Film Commission Executive..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

May 1 Special Election Results: Austin Voters Tell City Leaders What They Don't Like

Austin voters tell city leaders what they don’t like

"...to the polls who would normally sit out a May special election; the total turnout of 22.6% countywide (about..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What Are the "Next Normals" for Scooters in Austin

The pandemic takes on personal mobility

"...eleventy jillion scooters on Austin's streets? You all remember what happened next, and so do the micromobility companies. Instead..."

July 10, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Fantastic Fest Interview: Ant Timpson Says Come to Daddy

How an old grieving tradition gave the filmmaker a new energy

"...That may seem a little blithe about the film, which receives..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What Happened to Bonnie and Clyde's Missing Gun?

In which we hear the report of a gun and a secret is revealed

"...At approximately 9:30 on the morning of Wednesday, May 23, 1934, a bullet fired from the .35-caliber Remington..."

July 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...County Commissioners Court to tell their elected officials about what it's like to live near one of the state's..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

What Are the Birds Telling Us About Climate Change?

Reading the signs from our friends up in the sky

"...or sound of a bird. When this happens, she may abruptly lean back, hand shoved into her back pocket..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Melany Jean

Playback: Come & Take It

On Austin as a metal town, and a leaked shortlist for the next Austin Music Office boss

"...a while," affirms Anthony Stevenson, booker and co-owner of Come & Take It Live, the venue that's resurrected metal..."

July 7, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

What Will It Take to Get More Police Oversight?

If Greg Casar wants more accountability for cops, the city’s gonna need to give the police union some more money

"...be rendered DOA should the city be unable to come to terms with the unions when their current contracts..."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: What Would Cole Porter Say?

Indiana's RFRA is an invitation to progressive response

"...Pence and the allied reactionaries who promoted the law may have anticipated some resistance from LGBT activists, perhaps a..."

April 3, 2015 News Column by Michael King

The Pen May Be Mightier Than the Sword, but Sometimes It Makes You Want to Slit Your Wrists

The Austin Film Society's latest series zooms in on creative block

"...acclaim that followed La Dolce Vita, he was unsure what to do next. What emerged from his creative restlessness..."

May 2, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: Come On, Big Boy

Sometimes it's hard to know when a woman is just begging for it

"...again, I meet women that give me the big “Come on, big boy,” and when I ask them out,..."

April 11, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

He Makes What He Loves and Then They Consume It

YouTube phenom Jon Cozart is more than just Ariel/Belle/Jasmine/Pocahontas

"...Question: What do Adolf Hitler, Harry Potter, and Disney movie heroines..."

May 3, 2013 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Supremes Block Texas Maps: What Now?

The Supremes throw a monkey wrench into election maps and planning

"...left in confusion as they try to figure out what this latest legal development could possibly mean. Thus far,..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Shape of Things to Come

Early steps in the redistricting process raise issues of race and representation

"...concerns the politically interested citizens of Austin. As you may recall, our Democratic-leaning city was a major target for..."

April 15, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

City Hall Hustle: If You Don't Build It, They Will Still Come

The welcome mat can only hold so many people

"...place draws people to it, in some cases ruining what makes it attractive in the first place. And even..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

What's a Hungry Brit to Eat in Austin?

It may not be Mum's bubble and squeak, but it's close

"...with either whipped cream or vanilla custard. Austin has become the nation's pudding capital, courtesy of UT grad and..."

May 7, 2010 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker

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