Postmarks

Our Free Radio coverage generates some audio radiance, and more.

"...the photo of the newly opened James Pfluger Bike/Ped Bridge says "... the new bridge, which takes bicyclists and..."

June 29, 2001 Column

Steve Parker's Song for Bat / Man

For this year's Fusebox, composer Steve Parker flies a batty Austin concert with live echolocation

"...colony of Mexican free-tailed bats, happily ensconced beneath the Congress Avenue Bridge, will be discomfited by Parker's interactive concert..."

April 8, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Our Little Town

Travis Heights Arrives

"...In 1891, after the new bridge had spurred a boom along South Congress, the "Village..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Five Dark Events to Beat the Heat

Nighttime distractions that flip off the sun

"...Hotel, Sixth and Brazosaustinghosttours.com Enjoy a Mosquito Massacre on Congress Avenue..."

July 21, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'

"...we created the Business Retention and Enhancement Program, on Congress Avenue and Sixth Street, BRE. And we used seed..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Point Austin: Not So Smart

Jury rules in favor of officer, but APD policy still stings

"...a crowd of anti-war demonstrators in 2003 on the Congress Avenue Bridge. The verdict was hardly surprising – the..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Column by Lee Nichols

Seeing the Light

Capital Metro unveils plans for light rail, a bus-rapid-transit system, and HOV lanes for Austin.

"...District, and then across the river and down South Congress all the way to Slaughter Lane...."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips

Approximately 300,000 bats live year-round underneath the Waugh Drive bridge in Houston

"...The bat colony of Waugh Drive bridge in Houston fills the evening sky with hairline streaks..."

July 10, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Downtown Developments

"...yet broken, single units have been presold to several congressmen and a federal judge...."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

Happy Trails on the Horizon?

AMTC's Vision Quest

"...of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) by Congress in 1991, and the creation of the Enhancement funds..."

July 28, 1995 News Feature

All Eyes on First Night

Fireworks rule, parades with kids and bikes rule, giant art rules ...

"...fireworks over Town Lake and a Grand Procession down Congress. Pyrotechnics and parades give us a chance to fully..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

The Home Front

Various dispatches from the anti-war movement around Austin.

"...of the Bush administration's war against Iraq, sponsoring a congressional resolution advocating the repeal of Congress' October endorsement of..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature

Austin’s Best Free Summer Events

From museums to live music to yoga to bats, Austin has it all

"...ages are welcome. Free advance ticket reservations are recommended. Bridge Bats..."

July 15, 2022 Events Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Day Trips: Bat-Watching in Texas

Six places to watch the bats

"...International (batcon.org), and the largest urban bat colony under Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin...."

June 18, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Readers weigh in on the criminality of musicians, the integrity of neighborhoods, and more.

"...incongruous than motorists driving to reach the new pedestrian bridge in order to walk on a structure named for..."

July 6, 2001 Column

Council Watch

The Gotham Cometh: Town Lake Condo Clears First Hurdle; Council Moves On to Water

"...planned Gotham condominiums on the south end of the Congress Avenue bridge, Spelman cited the nearby South Congress offices..."

Oct. 8, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Public Notice: The 30% Solution

Capital Metro slow-rolls out the next draft of the rail plan

"...goes up Lavaca, Guadalupe, and Lamar and down South Congress, and the east-west Blue Line goes from Downtown out..."

April 29, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Proposition B: Getting Behind Active Transportation

Voters also have the chance to approve a record investment in pedestrian, bike infrastructure, and traffic safety improvements

"...several major projects, including a new pedestrian and bike bridge over Lady Bird Lake at Longhorn Dam; a better..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Day Trips

Several historic bridges around the state have been recycled as pedestrian promenades

"...Take a short walk on an old bridge. Several historic bridges around the state have been recycled..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Near-Term Downtown Transportation Plan

"...Left-turn restrictions on Congress..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...piece regarding the Seaholm District Master Plan and Pfluger Bridge completion permutations. The following thoughts clarify what may have..."

June 21, 2002 Column

Public Notice: We Have Seen the Future, and ...

Deconstructing Project Connect’s new vision for light rail

"...underground component. Two of the plans include a South Congress spur. None of the plans, obviously, does all these..."

March 24, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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

Diving into the plan

"...serve the UT campus, Capitol Complex, Downtown, and South Congress to Stassney Lane. It's a route served today by..."

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

Day Trips

Bracken Bat Cave outside of New Braunfels is home to the world's largest bat colony

"...folks who do educational programs about bats at Austin's Congress Avenue Bridge, the largest urban colony of bats in..."

June 15, 2012 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.

"...Bad Bridge, Worse Rail..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postscripts

Details about where Austin's own writin' reverend Charles Meyer will be reading from his new murder mystery about a serial murderer, as well as the Austin connection to British journalist Clare de Vries' I & Claudius: Travels With My Cat

"...Night came out earlier this year, will be at Congress Avenue Booksellers on Wednesday, December 8, from 11:30am-1pm. Lunch..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

A Long Time Coming

Why Now?

"...renovated Palmer Auditorium, a new Civic Center, a pedestrian bridge, and enhanced parkland. Courtesy of City of Austin All..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Condo Clash

The Gotham Has Neighbors Up in Arms

"...condominium developer Randall Davis has proposed for 200 South Congress, brings to mind Austin's rodent mascots. Quite the contrary...."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

A Sampling of Summer Attractions Around Texas

"Day Trips" columnist Gerald E. McLeod picks some of his favorite things to do and see around Texas

"...if you're looking to travel farther afield than the Congress Avenue Bridge, there are other bat-spotting opportunities around the..."

May 17, 2019 Features Feature by Gerald E. McLeod

Live Music This Weekend, Aug. 18-20

Soundtracking this weekend’s sweat-fests

"...Congress Avenue Bridge Sat., Aug. 19, 4pm..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

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