Cool City: Acting Locally, Cooling Globally

The Austin Climate Protection Plan takes form

"...In the three months since City Council unanimously approved the Austin Climate Protection Plan Feb...."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Cool City: Water Utility Flows Green

Daryl Slusher hops from Austin Energy to Austin Water Utility to serve as first assistant director of environmental affairs and conservation

"...for energy efficiency, environmental protection, sustainability, and climate protection? City Manager Toby Futrell says she's determined to make that..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Cool City: The Leffingwell Lens

One council member's view of the Austin Climate Protection Plan

"...It's been six months now since the City Council unanimously adopted the Austin Climate Protection Plan. Conceptually,..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Cool City: Getting Down With the Grid

Everybody's excited about the Pecan Street Project – they're just not sure what it is

"...told the impressively large (and visibly geeky) crowd at City Hall. In a nutshell, the Pecan Street Project is..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Cool City: Solar Subtleties

Cost of solar array depends on how you look at it – and when

"...Public questions linger about the city's proposed $250 million solar-power-purchase agreement – the first step..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Cool City: My Big Fat Carbon Footprint

One reporter's liberating steps toward energy efficiency

"...cause has been championed by local activists (www.bagthebags.com), the city of Austin, and Keep Austin Beautiful's campaign Austin's Got..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

AFS Doc Days Gets Cool With Miles Davis

Three day celebration of true tales returns for second year

"...the announcement that music biography Mile Davis: Birth of Cool will be the opening night picture, trumpeting in true..."

April 26, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chill Places to Cool You Off

The summer heat is your enemy. Let these locales be your refuge.

"...have you covered with our list of places to cool off...."

June 13, 2016 Columns Post by Tucker Whatley

Occupied City

A portrait of Amsterdam now and under Nazi occupation

"...Wenders' own documentary on Kiefer, Anselm, and now Occupied City, Steve McQueen's monumental study of Amsterdam across the five..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Babe: Pig in the City

"...scope considerably by transplanting the action to the metaphorical City (with its skyline sporting not only the Statue of..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sources: City Manager Spencer Cronk Will Be Asked to Resign

Brazen police-contract gambit follows ice-storm SNAFUs

"...City Manager Spencer Cronk successfully fended off passage of a..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Budget: Something's Gotta Give

Cooling economy, rising costs mean tough choices for City Council

"...The current city budget predicament has a fairly simple frame: For the..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

State of the City 2016

Mayor Steve Adler declares Austin “prosperous, strong … and cool”

"...no great surprises in the mayor’s “State of the City” address Tuesday night at Zachary Scott’s Topfer Theatre –..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Five Good Reasons Las Manitas Deserves a City Loan

Exploding some of the myths regarding the city's loan to the Downtown restaurant.

"...council approaches its Thursday vote on the proposed $750,000 city loan to the owners of Las Manitas. The loan,..."

June 6, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

How Cool Is Austin?

With a deep, collective breath, the city rolls out a world-class – but as yet unproven – climate-protection plan

"...Protection Plan. Embodied in a resolution adopted unanimously by City Council in February, the plan states no less lofty..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Council: Welcome to Solar City

Council buys megawatts, ponders PUDs, and contacts neighbors

"...The mood at last Thursday’s City Council meeting was lighter than it had been in..."

Oct. 7, 2015 News Post by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Trouble Abhors a Vacuum

There's always room for argument at City Hall

"...gonna be something," said Laura Morrison at the last City Council meeting, explaining her "conservation of controversy" theory. Any..."

June 19, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Counseling: How Many Librarians Equal One Firefighter?

Fire Department budget cuts

"...With the city facing dramatic budget cuts, the Austin Fire Department –..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Ocean's Seven

When the joint is hoppin', the cool cats and kitties come knockin'

"...Convening the City Council meeting last Thursday, a stuffed-up Will Wynn announced..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

White Denim Added to Austin City Limits’ 40th Anniversary

Local foursome about to go even wider thanks to PBS staple

"...what with local treasure White Denim headlining the pivotal 2,500-capacity space for the first time in their eight years..."

April 7, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

KGSR Rebrands as Austin City Limits Radio

New licensing deal will re-invent frequency’s format

"...that the radio station is officially rebranding as Austin City Limits Radio KGSR. Behind the name change, the iconic..."

Sept. 6, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Public Notice: City Hall Shark Tank

Council might be no fun, but there's lots of cool stuff going on this weekend

"...It's blood in the water time at Austin City Council, and the lobbyists are circling. Lame duck council..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Capital City Black Film Festival Mounts The Last Defense

Viola Davis-produced documentary series added to fest

"...After a year off, the Capital City Black Film Festival is back at the end of..."

Aug. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...costs Harris Co. citizens about $1.5 million to heat, cool, and maintain (one idea floated: an indoor lake). Proposals..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Meats Puppets Open Sound City Players SXSW Showcase

Local cowpunks ready another career high in ‘Rat Farm’

"...overlook the Meat Puppets opening for Dave Grohl’s Sound City Players extravaganza tomorrow at Stubb’s. Sure, they’ve been around..."

March 13, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

City Hall on Wheels

Mayor Leffingwell to kick off Texas Rollergirls' 2010 season

"...2010 season this Sunday, Feb. 28, you are less cool than Mayor Lee Leffingwell. He'll be blowing the whistle..."

Feb. 27, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Lightbulb Moment at City Hall

Get yer free bulbs at City Hall, HEB …

"...This is pretty cool. Free lightbulbs! Ch-check it: Council Member Sheryl Cole helps..."

April 13, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

How Cool Is Austin

2010 snapshot of the ACPP 'five plans'

"...Municipal Plan Make all city of Austin facilities, fleets, operations carbon neutral by 2020.Objective..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

Remembering James “Prince” Hughes, Atomic City Owner and Austin Punk Luminary

The Prince is dead, long live the Prince

"...sole proprietor of the legendary and phantasmagorical punkutopia Atomic City, passed away from complications of lymphoma...."

Aug. 7, 2022 Arts Post by Marc Savlov

Chris Cubas Headlines Cap City on July 4th!

And July 1st and 2nd and 3rd, too – how ’bout that?

"...Oh, hello. And not only is Cubas headlining Cap City all this week, but he’s got that Ryan Cownie..."

June 30, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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