Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Don Hutto Residential Center, which reportedly houses 293 adults and 92 children, will convene for a vigil on Dec...."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature

Show Us Your Bulbs

Recycling Artists Take New Orleans Trash and Make Illuminating Mardi Gras Treasure

"...Products, they will. Based out of a little gallery and workshop in the historic Crescent City Garden District (although..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Go-To Guy

Meet ME TV's Paul Saucido, if you haven't already

"...Día de los Muertos. The two-day festival celebrating life and conceding the certainty of death also reminds us that..."

May 25, 2007 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Council Notes

City Council heads into the budget season, looking to restore previously cut services

"...same amount of revenue as the previous fiscal year, and the higher nominal rate, which is identical to the..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: A Life of Quality

In the shadow of another tragedy, the city takes a step toward justice

"...League, the Capital City African American Chamber of Commerce, and the NAACP. The paper is unceremoniously titled "On the..."

July 1, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...show of unity, the City Council, city staff, boards and commissions, environmentalists, and neighbors all support Austin's proposed pipeline..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Arts Consultants: Connect the Cultural Dots

The city's consultants recommend a new, one-stop shop and more funding for Austin's arts programs.

"...agency" to "connect the dots" in Austin's culture programs and replace the benighted status quo...."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two

If loving new City Manager Toby Futrell is wrong, we don't want to be right; longtime Books Editor Clay Smith departs, to the chagrin of almost everyone.

"...a lousy alternative. We love this city, its people, and its culture too much. Sometimes we're so boosterish, I..."

June 7, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Dancing About Architecture

Champ Hood takes his fiddle to heaven.

"...Deschamp "Champ-- Hood is dead, and the old line "I didn't even know he was..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

More Austin music news

"...in use at some Los Angeles venues, in which bands provide a deposit (in this case, allegedly $500) to..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Council Watch

The delicate business of funding substance abuse programs for musicians.

"...-- the Austin City Council, the Austin Music Commission, and the SIMS Foundation -- agree that a one-time city..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Dancing About Architecture

It's in the Can

"...Well, the MTV Sports and Music Festival has come and gone and the folks..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing about Architecture

We're Coming to Austin -- To Paint the Mother Pink!

"..."Austin Welcomes MTV" (courtesy of Gavin Lance Garcia, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, and your tax dollars). Meanwhile, the..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Another New Discovery

"...were flying that a new boss was coming in and unceremoniously dumping a load of acts, which could spell..."

May 16, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Public Downsizing

Reynolds Wants Public To Lay Off

"...the public? Sure the people put the councilmembers there, and yeah, they pay their salaries, but they're just so......"

Sept. 13, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Off the Desk:

"...Babbitt has decided not to list the Barton Springs Salamander as an endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife..."

Aug. 30, 1996 News Feature

The Public as Afterthought

Not an Athenian Democracy

"...considering Todd's desire to privatize much of the city, and his preference for expediency and secrecy over public input...."

Aug. 16, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Assisted Suicide?

The Demise of the Clinics

"...On one side, city staff and the mayor. On the other, Jackie Goodman, Daryl Slusher,..."

Aug. 2, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Dame Todos!

Act II: The Mayor's New Career

"...mechanics. You cultivate lofty contacts at the local, state, and national levels. Then the capitalistic spirit prevails, and you..."

July 19, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Cash for Trash?

Privatizing the City's Garbage Pickup

"...privatize a variety of city services. But this isn't Cleveland or Detroit, where worker representation carries punch; this is..."

July 5, 1996 News Feature by Amy Smith

Mayor's Omnibus Resolution: A Year Later

Twelve months after Mayor Steve Adler rolled out his plan to save live music and the arts, what's happened?

"...at City Hall in February 2016, the shining sun and blue sky seemed to signal this was a new..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pachanga!

Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más

"...more compelling picture (see "Sonidos del Barrio," May 1, and "Tres Chicas," May 8). From those portraits, three things..."

May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

A Browner Shade of Black

Blazing trails of Chicano soul

"...the late-night talk show are the twin saxophones of father-and-son duo Cleto Escobedo Jr. and bandleader Cleto Escobedo III...."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

For the Record

"...To The Austin Chronicle and its readers:..."

May 15, 1998 Column

A Rose by Any Other Name

Ranking cabinet member of the Latino scene Rose Reyes

"...for Rose Reyes. Her spirit, ideas, generosity, impeccable taste, and always – always – fabulous shoes are only a..."

May 8, 2009 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Now That's a ROT of Money

"...cleared from the Republic of Texas Biker Rally, city and county staff are counting the estimated $36 million the..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

"...Convention Center Failed..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Column

Record Review

'Austin Music Mezcla 2009': A Latino Music Sampler

"...The Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau's Austin Music Mezcla 2008 was a..."

May 8, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Terror Twins

Council Activists Fight to Reform the ACVB

"...On the bill was the emancipation of the Austin Convention & Visitors' Bureau (ACVB) from a city agency to..."

Oct. 4, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

City Council Preview: Juggling Act to Include Budget, Transportation Bond

Council agenda occupied by a handful of pressing subjects

"...regular work session Tuesday, a budget work session Wednesday, and today's regular meeting (Aug. 11), which includes 30 zoning..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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