Naked City

The city gets into the affordable housing development business, buying land in East Austin for a mixed-use development there.

"...Last week the City Council dared to hope again, giving the city housing office..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

Council adopts the four-years-in-the-making Mueller redevelopment plan.

"...came into the world peacefully at last Thursday's City Council meeting. No surprises there -- everyone down at City..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Have Connections, Will Pay

Council Watch

"...This will be Councilmember Max Nofziger's last term if the speculation of some..."

Aug. 18, 1995 News Column by Alex de Marban

Naked City

What's coming up at City Council.

"...Barring unforeseen incident (like another postponement), the City Council will vote this week on an oft-delayed resolution to..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

Council Watch

"...No council meeting last week. This week, on Thursday, June 1,..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature

Naked City

Council Watch

"...This Week in Council: The council's morning session (9am Thursday, Sept. 30) will..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature

Daryl Janes, R.I.P.

Austin journalist Daryl Janes has passed away.

"...bit of timing, the Monday death of former City Council Member Sally Shipman (see tomorrow's issue) was followed shortly..."

May 30, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Altered States

Daryl and His Other Brother Daryl

"...boondoggle." Words like that from the mouth of a councilmember could easily have elicited an entire column, replete with..."

May 15, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...by Al L. Ears and editing Alice Wightman in "Council Watch," Robert Bryce in "Environs," and Roseana Auten on..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Postmarks

Wrong John, Wrong Reason

"...in opposition to closing Riverside Drive. I attended the council meeting and observed at least three or four comments..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Column

Dreams and Schemes

He's Got Vision

"...a good chef," said a source close to the council...."

Nov. 20, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Save the Music

Power Plays

"...signed stating he would not "lobby, directly or indirectly, council members or other city officials." They claim that Melchior..."

Sept. 4, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...knew her or not, and I remember things like watching Joe Dishner grow grayer by the moment as he..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

The Show Must Go On

"...llustration by Doug Potter..."

Nov. 6, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

MAYOR: Watson's Plastic Past

"...Specifically, the former councilmember of nine years complained that the local daily never..."

May 2, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...CodeNEXT conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Member Greg Casar, found below...."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Election Night Live

Up-to-the-minute midterm coverage

"...seen anything like this. Ten new districts, nine new council members, one new mayor, and the future of urban..."

Nov. 5, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Downtown Mishmash

Hard Day's Night

"...The council vote to relocate the day labor site to a..."

June 11, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

News Roundup: Storms, Season's Greetings, and Open Carry

Reminder: Open carry law takes effect Jan. 1

"...in public; CapMetro offers free rides on New Year’s; council members deliver holiday greetings; and more...."

Dec. 29, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Just Say No Way

Same Old Song

"...take place tonight, Thursday, April 1 at 6:30pm in council chambers, with a vote to follow immediately. Tiger Market..."

April 2, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Washout

Back to the Forum

"...with this week's news out of city hall that Council-members Daryl Slusher and Bill Spelman would vote against the..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

That Was the Year That Was

Impatience Is a Virtue

"...dollar CSC downtown deal he put together passed the council a mere week or so after the public got..."

Jan. 1, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Forum Fracas

Watershed Worries

"...Nonetheless, some councilmembers fretted about the consequences of allowing intense retail development..."

Nov. 27, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Fish Tank

In this raw and award-winning film, a prickly British teenager hurls herself into scenarios fraught with danger.

"...in fact. Mia, a self-taught dancer who likes to watch Web videos of dance crews showing off their moves,..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Toby Futrell Put This Porn on My Computer!

Texas Monthly's Mike Levy tells council what for in EMS porn scandal.

"...they've landed in your mailbox before, especially around City Council elections, whether you wanted them or not. But he's..."

March 13, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Billboard Blues

East Cesar Chavez Plans

"...the Austin real estate market: Go East. According to Councilmember Gus Garcia, the East Cesar Chavez neighborhood is the..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Postmarks

VanScoy on Wrong Track

"..."Mixed Signals," declared the headline for last week's "Council Watch" [Vol.17, No.30]. Reporting on the city council's recent..."

April 10, 1998 Column

Campaign Snapshots

City Council Districts 7 and 8

"...We're over halfway through our City Council media forum series, Ballot Boxing, produced and sponsored by..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Facts, Not Gossip

"...need (including backpacking, bicycling, "beach-bumming," scuba diving, shopping, bird watching, etc.) until recently there has been a scarcity of..."

June 5, 1998 Column

Post Marks

Muddying the Waters

"...issue of annexation and the history of MUD districts ["Council Watch," Vol.17, No.9]. Kayte spent a great deal of..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Column

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