Art City Austin: Everything old is new again

The annual art fair once known as Fiesta and the Austin Fine Arts Festival makes its debut after reinventing itself

"...Second Street retail space, at American Apparel on South Congress, and on site; Ian Cion has been working with..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

"...has been a longtime goal of cyclists: a bike bridge along MoPac where the expressway crosses Barton Creek. This..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature

Austin and the Historical Significance of Fox 7

The closest thing Austin will come to an official history: an electronic booth.

"...time a bat pooped on the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, is actually quite fun and loaded with..."

Oct. 11, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

The Old Tunnel Wildlife Management Area outside of Fredericksburg hosts a bat colony twice the size of our own

"...the summer. In contrast, the bat colony under Austin's Congress Avenue bridge number about 1.5 million, says Craig Hensley,..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Bike Month Activities

Get your rear in gear

"...Bar, Shoal Creek Boulevard at the Far West Boulevard bridge..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature

Beside the Point

City Council wants to grant workers collective bargaining rights, needs Lege approval

"...likely passage on second and third reading, while the Congress and Sixth Street Business Retention and Enhancement Fund jumps..."

March 2, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...the hike-and-bike trail between the Hyatt Regency and the Congress Avenue Bridge. (With the 44-story 360 Condominiums now rising..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Don't Mess With Texas

"...Sirs: As I was riding my bicycle across the Congress Avenue Bridge in the rain earlier, I happened to..."

Oct. 26, 2006 Postmarks

Gentle Disturbances

Creating ripples in public space with large-scale public art

"...in that spot. Think Barton Springs Pool. Think the Congress Avenue Bridge. Think Mount Bonnell...."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...else – at a 2003 anti-war protest on the Congress Avenue Bridge. See "Point Austin." Naked City• The AISD..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature

First Night Austin

Austinites turned out by the thousands to enjoy the first First Night Austin on New Year's Eve, as one 'Chronicle' writer saw for himself

"...the parade and made the march from Ninth and Congress down to Cesar Chavez Street and west to City..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Holiday Wish Lists 2005

'Give' is a four-letter word: part two

"...510 S. Congress #206, 474-0007. www.equaljusticecenter.org..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Features Feature by Anne Harris

Cheney in Austin

Yes, it's a joke

"...1pm: Refreshing nap, hanging under Congress Avenue bridge..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Where the hell is Matt? In Austin!

"...swing through Austin for a sunset dance on the Congress Avenue bridge – and on this stop, he says,..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rare Bird

From her office vantage point, beside the rosy glow of the majestic Capitol dome, 78-year-old feminist, political powerhouse, and gay rights lobbyist Bettie Naylor keeps a watchful eye over the doings at the legislature

"...together, beginning from their offices near the Capitol, down Congress Avenue, across the bridge, and to the Deaf School,..."

June 3, 2005 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Culture Flash!

'The Death of a Cat' gets another new lease on life, First Night Austin needs a lot of artists this New Year's Eve, and an Austin art car Hoovers up the competition in Houston

"...event that will feature art and performance stretching from Congress at Ninth to Town Lake, west to City Hall,..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Musicals Mocking Musicals

Hits like 'The Producers' and 'Bat Boy' have their singing, dancing cake and spoof it, too

"...Bat Boy, which is not, alas, set underneath the Congress Avenue bridge. Co-creators Keythe Farley, Brian Flemming, and Laurence..."

May 20, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

deEP End

deEP End

"...EP is a tried and true industry standard, the bridge between demo and LP. For three newborn Austin rock..."

April 29, 2005 Music Review by Matt Dentler

Delay of Game

Seaholm, Block 21 challenge the Downtown Domino theory

"...pinned on the market. Indeed, MetLife, which owns 100 Congress, is pulling permits for its long-discussed (and now residential)..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back

"...any beautiful pictures of 1,500 people dancing on the Congress Avenue Bridge in the Chronicle at all, if not..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Column

The 'Chronicle' Fails the Revolution ... Again

"...any beautiful pictures of 1,500 people dancing on the Congress Avenue Bridge in the Chronicle at all, if not..."

Feb. 2, 2005 Postmarks

Time to Move From Theatre to Effective Political Tools

"...small businesses. Even worse was the blocking of the Congress Avenue Bridge. This action did not change anything. I..."

Feb. 1, 2005 Postmarks

Now Appearing on Local Stages: Willie Nelson and Austin Biofuels

The Red-headed Stranger tries to cut down on smoke in the air. The bad kind, that is.

"...venture, Nelson recently toured D.C. with his friend Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, contacting dozens of Congress members to elicit..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Overnight Sensation

Sword of Dracula' creator Jason Henderson is taking over the (fantasy) world

"...the atrium of the Hyatt Regency Hotel beside the Congress Avenue Bridge-cum-bat-sanctuary, it should be mentioned, at the very..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Your Beautiful New Home

Welcome to the City Hall you thought would never come

"...manager to her budget office – is carried via skybridges that, again, expose our elected and appointed leaders to..."

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

Kerry Year One

No surprises at the Texas dailies – one good failure deserves another

"...me heartily applaud those Austinites who gathered on the Congress Avenue bridge that afternoon to blow enthusiastic raspberries at..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...In his ongoing attempt to build a bridge to the mid-20th century, AISD Superintendent Pat Forgione announced..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

After a Fashion

What did the drag queen teach Stephen, and when and where will he get Wilde?

"...also trips to Barton Springs, Lake Travis, and Natural Bridge Caverns, among other sights. On a more serene note,..."

June 11, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Jim Bob, Gettin' Paid Again

Times may change, but Moffett's gargantuan salary remains a constant

"...perennials: The redbuds bloom, the bats return to the Congress Avenue bridge, and Jim Bob Moffett gets another gargantuan..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Austin @ Large: Switching Tracks

The Union Pacific offer to move east symbolizes a new era in regional transportation politics

"...their daily journeys across the lake, over an antique bridge, in the heart of town. But some rail fans,..."

April 9, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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