Day Trips: Container City, Burnet

Shipping containers become cabins for a scenic mountain getaway

"...Container City outside of Burnet is built of … you..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

What Is Colin McIntyre Building In That Shipping Container?

So it’s a sort of … lung? And it’s … resonant?

"...a year since the opening of Dimension Gallery, the city’s only venue dedicated exclusively to exhibiting and promoting contemporary..."

Feb. 28, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...of art from the Census Bureau) around the core city, along with those areas expected to become "urbanized" in..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...riding in a parade car, thus supposedly violating Texas' open-container laws (See "Beyond City Limits")Headlines• The City Council moved..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: Gas, Water, and Trash

There could be a higher utility bill in your future

"...and Visitors Bureau are delivering their recession-ready presentations to City Council today, as part of the 2008-09 annual budget...."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...the House. Quoted in the Quorum Report. Headlines• The city announced it will hold public meetings June 11 and..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...Hundreds crowded Thursday's City Council meeting to oppose the Stratus deal; the public..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...have since apologized. See "Austin Stories," below. Headlines • City Manager Toby Futrell meted out only a mild scolding,..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...a traditional cemetery, which usually requires an outer burial container). Now that's truly dust to dust. – Lee..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature

Eve of Destruction?

The City plans for a big New Year's Eve party downtown while East Sixth Street merchants complain of threat of competition

"...they are the faces of Austin's pre-millennial tension. The city's officially sanctioned New Year's Eve celebration -- a downtown..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Andy Langer

Austin Water Issues Citywide Boil Water Notice

Customers asked to curtail water use as much as possible

"...The city of Austin issued a precautionary boil water notice Saturday..."

Feb. 5, 2022 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Le Havre

Aki Kaurismäki's distinctive blend of deadpan humor and quotidian melodrama comes through in this new film.

"...Filmed in the Normandy port city of Le Havre, France, the film is Finland’s official..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cash for Trash?

Privatizing the City's Garbage Pickup

"...labor leaders would have lined up in protest at city hall last month after Mayor Bruce Todd launched his..."

July 5, 1996 News Feature by Amy Smith

Wayne Alan Brenner's Top 10 Arts-Related Things I Enjoyed in 2017

Bold takes on history and art that moved around the city spoke to a growing, changing Austin this year

"...composer Graham Reynolds and director Shawn Sides with Mexico City's Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol (and poet Carrie Fountain, singers..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Puppy Mill: Cuteness Kills!

No one ever said we needed more puppies!

"...landed in the Newsdesk inbox this morning; as the City Council recently levvied additional fees on breeders in the..."

March 25, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Five Arts Events in Austin This Weekend

Theatre, graphic glory, steamrollering, coffee, and the ol' brown box

"...Get out into the city. Experience something more than the familiar cushions of that..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

10 Tips for ACL First-Timers

Make the most of ACL Fest

"...The Austin City Limits Music Festival is one of the many events..."

Oct. 7, 2015 Events Post by Patricia May

Vegan Magazine Founder Summer Burton Talks Reason and Queso

Former Buzzfeed exec and Texas native is obsessed with animals

"...A pivotal move to New York City changed not only her work, but her life. "I..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Change As You Go

Reynolds' Latest Flop: Pay As You Throw

"...he shocked us all by withdrawing support for the city's "Pay As You Throw" garbage program. The pride and..."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban

The Force Behind Rainey's Renaissance

Bridget Dunlap is the one-woman army who changed the face of an Austin neighborhood

"...backyard into Bar Illegal, a miniature candle-lit space with capacity for 20 or so, serving only mezcal and Mexican..."

May 25, 2012 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

To Market, to Market

So you want to sell your food product?

"...what it costs to make – including ingredients, label, container, labor, overhead? And why should someone choose your product..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Food Feature by MM Pack

From Nonna's Sicily to Texas Bellies

Jay Maffi's journey to meatball superiority

"...a mixture of crushed and fresh tomatoes. A 32-ounce container holds four big meatballs suspended in sauce and serves..."

June 6, 2014 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Getting to Zero

Will Austin's green seif-image be realized with its "zero waste" goals?

"...Capitol to the Texas Disposal Systems landfill, where Austin's city-collected residential trash goes to be forever entombed. From a..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Climbing Mount Compost

Austin's next big zero-waste project is feeding nature's recycling program

"...According to the city, this is the type of setting where Austin's veggie..."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Running the Funny

Club manager Margie Coyle has kept the laughter going for 20 years

"...hemisphere of loose brown curls, walks into Austin's Cap City Comedy Club. In her hands is a large Tupperware..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...Marcos Police Officers' Association, Hartman was part of the city's police leadership. Investigators later determined he had been traveling..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Olsen Hearing Raises More Questions Than Answers on APD Policy

Will Austin Police Department Sgt. Michael Olsen get his job back?

"...After four days of testimony before the city's Civil Service Commission, it was still unclear last week..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Headlines

"...Meeting Like This: City Council meets today, Feb. 9, with a modest 51-Item..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature

The Party Poop

"...event promoter whose MiddleMan Music Company has produced the city's Lance Armstrong parade, the Antone's Blues Festival, and last..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature

The Dimension Sculpture Park Is Newly Illuminated

... and the darkness cannot overcome it

"...distanced landscape beyond our four walls, how fortunate this city is to have so many parks for wandering –..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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