Austin's Paramount Theatre Turns 100

As the grande dame of Austin theatres turns 100, it matters more than ever

"...the Ford Pintos and Buick Regals zipping past 713 Congress. They were just in a hurry to get of..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

News Roundup: 10-1, Lawsuits, and Strange Fruit

The end of the year is a busy time

"...traveled through Downtown, at one point shutting down the Congress Bridge. APD was on hand to escort the march,..."

Dec. 8, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

POP Start

Sculpture heralds the first POP Austin international art show

"...a 15-foot Popsicle on the north end of the Congress Avenue Bridge. All in the name of art...."

Sept. 19, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Biznasty: A Preamble

Like a Gay Wall Street Journal (with fewer stock tips, and more nasty).

"...non-profit while keeping night hours that would make the Congress Bridge bats pass out, she slowly continued her transformation..."

Sept. 30, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

As Statesman Reporters Were on Strike, Gannett Posted Their Jobs

And published anonymously written stories

"...leader of the Austin NewsGuild, Friday on the South Congress bridge during the strike. “But they’ve attributed [articles] to..."

April 12, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Austin Staycationer: The LINE Hotel

Your close-to-home guide to getting away

"...boasts superior views for observing bats emerge from the Congress bridge at dusk. There's also the heated saltwater infinity..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Local Fallout From Unusually Heavy Rains

One dead; Zilker Zephyr closed indefinitely in flooding aftermath

"...Austin-Travis County EMS in Lady Bird Lake near the Congress bridge, about 30 min­utes after the man was reported..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

"Steve Parker: War Tuba" at Big Medium

In exploring sound's relationship to conflict and use in it, the artist fuses past and present, melody and discord, into a remixed reveille

"...space in public – batty megaphone arrangements under the Congress Bridge and choreographed, gridlock-inspired compositions in a parking lot..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

SXSW Film Review: A Tuba to Cuba

Preservation Jazz Hall Band doc is filled with life and joy

"...onstage, and led a “second line” parade out onto Congress Avenue and down Sixth Street. Holy SXSW!..."

March 15, 2018 Screens Post by Michael King

“One Solution: Revolution!”

UT protesters took to the streets Wednesday for anti-Trump march

"...the University of Texas campus Downtown toward the South Congress Bridge and back, past the Capitol, felt different...."

Nov. 10, 2016 News Post by Sarah Marloff

John Anderson's Top 10 Photos of 2015

"...Protesters burn a flag on South Congress bridge during a May Day For Freddie Gray march,..."

Dec. 31, 2015 Photo Gallery

Walk and Draw Along the Lake

Help create a people's field guide to the South Central Waterfront

"...to come to the Statesman Bat Observatory, underneath the Congress Bridge, and receive clipboard, paper, and pen and help..."

Aug. 26, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Solidarity With Larry Jackson: Rally and March

"...through Downtown, at one point shutting down traffic on Congress Bridge...."

Dec. 6, 2014 Photo Gallery

'Telling' the Truth

Austin veterans perform their pasts to bridge the civilian-military divide

"...political advocacy for HR 3435, a bill introduced in Congress in 2011 and meant to prevent and improve response..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

Civics 101

"...The march begins at the south end of the Congress Bridge and ends at the Capitol, but doesn't really..."

March 1, 2013 News Column

Jon Langford, Still Punk After All These Years

Mekons founder talks art and music

"...long a staple at the Yard Dog on South Congress. He’s also a founding member of first wave UK..."

Nov. 19, 2012 Music Post by William Harries Graham

In Dreams

Camera in hand, D'Ette Cole makes images to bridge the gaps between night and day

"...circles for her former haunts, including co-ownership in South Congress' funky-finds mecca Uncommon Objects, Cole might be called something..."

July 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Nikki Moore

Happenings

August 16-22

"...enjoy music from Public Offenders, and meet on the Congress Bridge for an 8:30pm vigil. www.myspace.com/youthwarisover...."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature

An Ill Wind Blowing No Good

"...by encroaching development is the urban bat population under Congress Bridge. Unchecked building would alter the insect population, which..."

July 17, 2007 Postmarks

A Small Light Bulb: Artists, activists, spiritual people convene

Monthly salon where progressives can meet and talk begins this Sunday

"...You've been down to the Capitol or on the Congress Bridge a time or two, protesting yet another egregious..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

After a Fashion

What do you get when you skewer a Spears? And why has it taken Austin so long to get a Gay Pride parade???

"...TxDOT parking lot on East Riverside, going over the Congress bridge, down Fourth Street to Guadalupe, where it ends..."

May 31, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Naked City

Longtime director Mark Rose leaves the LCRAfor a lucrative gig as president and CEO of Public Strategies Inc., a political consulting firm.

"...be considering a run for statewide office or for Congress...."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...art in museums and across the entire First Street Bridge. The first three hours are designated a family festival,..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First Night 2009 Schedule

"...One Congress Plaza, 111 Congress..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Arts Feature

Downtown's New Year

"...COMMERCIAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION1. Congress at Fourth..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...Invest­ment and Jobs Act, the "bipartisan infrastructure law" that Congress managed to pass last year.)..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Postmarks

Postmarks Scandal!

"...any better if industry lobbyists have their way in Congress. Polluting industries are using scare tactics and lies to..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Column

First Night Schedule

"...Museum – Feliz Años, Feliz Familias, Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress. Create traditional Latin American holiday crafts: maracacitos (noisemakers), papel..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Arts Feature

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...renewals every 180 days. C10 Bank of America Center515 Congress Ave...."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

Magic Time

Oh, the sights you'll see at First Night Austin

"...a chalk drawing the length of the First Street Bridge, giant puppets strolling the streets, and many other equally..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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