An Alliance of Friends

An Alliance of Dripping Springs residents forms to defend itself against unregulated development.

"...Sundays as the Friendship Baptist Church. Back then, Bear Creek, a natural spring, ran year-round alongside the church, and..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Clouds Over Dripping Springs

As the pressure for growth continues, Dripping Springs residents question the role of city government insiders

"...go before council. (Some of the controversy over the Cypress development agreement may have been avoided, for example, had..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Liquid Assets

The 'Chronicle' food and wine update: spring, 2003

"...Flat Creek Estate Vineyard and Winery24912-1 E. Singleton Bend in Marble..."

May 9, 2003 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Day Trips

"...most common Christmas trees grown in Texas, but Leyland cypress trees are becoming a popular evergreen alternative...."

Dec. 13, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Rick Green and Ken Armbrister push a flurry of bills creating special water and development districts -- including the reviled, though much-revised, "Bradley bill" -- through their respective chambers at the Legislature.

"...Hays County Water Planning Partnership, and the Save Barton Creek Association, would create several quasi-governmental districts that would be..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Liquid Assets

Texas Hill Country Wine Lover's Wine Trail

"...Sister Creek Vineyards..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Find fall foliage and festivities all over Texas

"...with large windows looking out over the scenic Verde Creek. The general store and restaurant are a wonderful stop..."

Sept. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

In Search of the Wild Art

'Cracks in the Pavement' leaves art objects in unexpected spaces throughout the city

"...spotted while strolling down the street or crossing a creek. Others are hidden or set in more secluded locales,..."

June 18, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Westward Ho!

In-progress or proposed developments for near-western Hill Country rise overnight like so many toxic mushrooms

"...west of Austin while you can – before the creeks turn muddy, the swimming holes run dry, and the..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

People, Not the Place, Make This Festival a Utopia

UtopiaFest's triumvirate of land, music, and people takes shape

"...of the event's two primary platforms, the Arrowhead and Cypress stages, which sit side by side. In Utopia, music..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Neighborhood Wins, Then Loses at ZAP

"...Platting Commission first voted to deny waivers sought by Cypress Ventures Realty Invest­ments for a planned mixed-use development on..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...The Save Our Springs Alliance and Save Barton Creek Association have filed suit against the Texas Department of..."

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

Liquid Assets

Texas Hill Country Wine Trail

"...Dry Comal Creek Vineyard..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Food Column by Wes Marshall

The Spiritual Vanguard

Eliza Gilkyson

"...who flies away like some fantastic prehistoric doom. Dried cypress leaves and floating tree limbs part at the bow..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

After the Flood, Before the Flood

As the area recovers from the Memorial Day flood, El Niño looms

"...its path, knocking out homes indiscriminately and savaging the cypress trees along its banks. Twelve people were killed. Spencer..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

First Project Under New Ordinance Gets Nod

Project in Barton Springs Zone wins unanimous council approval

"...sites in the Barton Springs Zone. In this case, Cypress Real Estate Advis­ors will tackle a vacant Cinemark Theatre..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Cypress Realty has gained permission to drill test wells on..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cypress Grill

"This small restaurant is tucked away in one of these nondescript strip malls in far Southwest Austin, on the way to Oak Hill," writes Claudia Alarcón. "Cleverly using their prescribed rectangular strip-mall portion, Cypress Grill is a comfortable space with a neighborhood bar atmosphere."

"...Cypress Grill4404-L W. William Cannon, 358-7474..."

July 18, 2003 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

Day Trips

"...It was the river, or rather the cypress trees that grew along its banks, that first attracted..."

May 8, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Top 10 Local Stories

Central Texas in 2005

"...faster than you can say "preliminary plat." The West Cypress Hills subdivision hammered pristine Lick Creek, and Little Barton..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...in city bond financing originally approved for the Waller Creek Tunnel flood-control project. The City Council was supposed to..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips: Secret Fishing Holes

Texas Parks & Wildlife’s RACA program adds two more spots

"...an isolated part of the river lined with towering cypress trees.* This is the take-out point for a 3.6-mile..."

March 25, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Kevin Curtin Hung Out With All of Austin’s “Tree of the Year” Winners

A socially distanced journey through the city’s green spaces

"...let me recommend visiting all the oaks, pecans, and cypresses that've been named Austin's Tree of the Year...."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips

Park is home to famous tree

"...Earlier this year, "Old Baldy," a 103-foot-tall, 500-year-old bald cypress tree in the park joined the Famous Trees of..."

June 7, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a problem-plagued detention pond and dam at his West Cypress Hills subdivision dumped another round of pollution in Lick..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...The misbegotten West Cypress Hills project got shut down – again – by..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...a Friday evening, the penultimate night of the Waller Creek Conservancy's annual Creek Show public art event, and the..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...a lot of folks, is the nearly pristine Barton Creek, and the Barton Creek Greenbelt, a winding city park..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Early Voting

Oct. 23 - Nov. 3

"...OCT. 23 MT Supermarket, 10901 N. Lamar, 10am-6pm West Cypress Hills Elem., 6112 Cypress Ranch, 7am-6pm LBJ Building, 111..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature

First Plates Extra Helpings: Mardi Gras 2015: Good Time Rolls

Link to us when the heart's Louisiana-bound, but the rest of you can't be

"...Lavaca Street landing of Turf N Surf, Southwest Austin's Cypress Grill, VBW's Muffuletta roundup, and the 75th birthday of..."

Feb. 10, 2015 Food Post by Kate X Messer

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