Happenings

September 6-12

"...ANN W. RICHARDS CONGRESS AVENUE BRIDGE DEDICATION Celebrate the life of the late..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature

First Night Austin

First Night Austin gets ready to ring out the old year in a big way, with a cultural extravaganza on a scale the city has never before seen

"...world's longest chalk drawing across the entire First Street Bridge. An unpublished O. Henry story read aloud. An 8-foot-long..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Expanding on neighborhood expansion, taking C. Robison to task, and much more.

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

July 13, 2001 Column

Naked City

"...transportation funds. The project includes rehabilitation of the old Congress Avenue Bridge, originally built in 1884 over Town Lake...."

May 5, 1995 News Feature

His Name Was Gary Poulter

Meet the homeless man who became a movie star

"...At Sixth and Congress, the duo found themselves chatting up a homeless family...."

April 11, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Project Connect: Phases and Stages

Advisory group gets closer to official Council recommendation

"...Currently, one option is to build a new bridge over the lake to Trinity Street. A rail bridge..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Postmarks

Don't Dissolve District

"...about $8.4 million available" for a Lamar Boulevard pedestrian bridge across Town Lake, and that the City Council is..."

May 1, 1998 Column

Gay Place: Austin Pride Parade

A look back at the 2009 Pride Parade as we prepare for 2012

"...hundred of us gathered under the South First Street Bridge in pink evening light. The parade had a roster..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Naked City

"...• The South Congress Cafe may finally have to eighty-six its rear deck..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature

Postmarks

The Gotham backlash continues.

"...the construction of Gotham condominiums at Town Lake and Congress Avenue. Gotham provides a small number of residential units..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...dollar.” The auction Patrick referred to was ordered by Congress last year and, according to The Texas Tribune, much..."

Dec. 27, 2024 News Feature

Local Critters Struggle Through Wet Weather

Austin, Hill Country's animals getting hammered by rains, other harsh conditions

"...roost and raise their young under the Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge. Unlike easily dislodged doves, they have a..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Claus & Effect

The holiday how-to guide for the perpetually perplexed

"...and carat. But Wendy Nolin, general manager of Ben Bridge Jewelers at Barton Creek Square, says the most important..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Features Feature by Meredith Barnhill

Postmarks

We Get What We Want

"...as prevention of traffic hazards at the Loop 360 bridge...."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...a general contractor to begin construction on the Lamar Bridge. The three make a great team -- all want..."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Feature

Austin Photo Ops

Visiting Austin? You're going to want to take some pictures.

"...Texas Capitol Building 1100 Congress You might forget you’re in Texas while visiting the..."

Dec. 26, 2016 Chronolog Post by Kimberley Jones

Gone and Quartered

Stiffed on Capital Metro money, the city scrambles to fund another $51 million in transportation projects

"...began.) Also categorized under Great Streets are the Pfluger Bridge extension, which adds to bicycle/pedestrian infrastructure; the extension of..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Bicycle Projects

City projects in the works would benefit two-wheeler commuters

"...Colorado River State Park, via the U.S. 183 truss bridge. Mixed-Use Paths..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature

Wish List

Give 'Til It Helps, Part 2

"...510 S. Congress #206, 784-0683. www.equaljusticecenter.org EQUALITY TEXAS..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Features Feature

Sculpting a School

David Deming on the Art of Being a Dean

"...evicted from the front of First City Centre on Congress Avenue.) Further evidence of Deming's place on the national..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...A Real-Life Rainbow Bridge: The Parks and Recreation Board voted Tuesday to create..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature

Project Connect: Central Corridor Options

Last public workshop considers the future of high-capacity transit

"...1) urban rail or bus rapid transit; 2) a bridge, short tunnel, or long tunnel to cross Lady Bird..."

April 18, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

'Play Me, I'm Yours'

Giving 'keys to the city' a whole new meaning

"...Yes, that's a piano on the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, and yes, you may play it. After all, it's..."

April 1, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Bush League lambasting, locally-grown concerns, and a side of jazz.

"...With a Democratic congress, Bush knows he will never get his missile plan..."

June 22, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Pagan Cheer

"...Similarly, if 20,000 single-occupancy cars cross a bridge between 12 and 1 one afternoon, the government and..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Column

Facing the South

The Democratic primary for the new CD 25 pits Austin's Lloyd Doggett against McAllen's Leticia Hinojosa

"...want to get from one end of the 25th Congressional District to the other without actually leaving the district,..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

I Plan, Therefore I Am

A Downtown Planning Timeline

"...opens in 1883 across the street at 11th and Congress. It would relocate the next year to the Forty..."

Jan. 30, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Drunkenness, Affordability, and the Big Lie

"...the area around Wimberley (see "Hays County Moves to Bridge the SH 45 Gap Amid Political Firestorm"), and she'd..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

A Guide to Austin Lakes and What to Do on Them

Boating, ziplining, and more water activities to enjoy

"...more popular boat routes takes guests right under the Congress Avenue Bridge, where thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats can..."

Aug. 24, 2021 Chronolog Post by Avery Wohleb

John Lewis: Good Trouble

The life of the indefatigable civil rights champion

"...Lewis, the pioneering civil rights activist and longtime Georgia congressman, is yet another sobering reminder that the fight for..."

July 3, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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