It Came From the Back Yard

House of Torment's yearlong scare tactics pay off in Halloween screams

"...scare seekers. Every year, the local business sets new standards in artistry and technical complexity, and the national Halloween..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Villas condos is actually a case of poor architectural design and the architecture firm is to blame ["Does MACC..."

June 6, 2003 Column

Bikes on a Road to Nowhere?

"...Council today (Thursday) to advocate approval of a bikeway-related engineering-and-design contract with transportation consultants Wilbur Smith and Associates. Other..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Our readers talk back.

"...housing; a feeble slap (p.30) at the post office design and Gotham's changing the skyline; excuses (p.38) for St...."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

Naked City

UT Regents Rita Clements and Tony Sanchez torpedoed Herzog & De Meuron's design for the Blanton Museum because it didn't fit in with the Campus Master Plan. But neither do most buildings built on campus since the mid-1960s.

"...Tony Sanchez: 1) Who is Paul Cret? 2) Who designed the world's tallest building? 3) What is a "horizontal..."

Dec. 31, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Condo Clash

The Gotham Has Neighbors Up in Arms

"...lot. The developer's representatives say that adhering to MF-6 standards would make his project financially prohibitive. The property is..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

A Budding Hamlet

Georgetown Village: Smart Growth Without Trying

"...NeoTrad without mixed uses, and Georgetown Village incorporates the urban-design concepts that, on paper and in focus group meetings,..."

July 31, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Three True Tales of Urban Infill

Believe It, or Not...

"...who is charmed almost totally by the serendipitous, a designed city sounds as appealing as military barracks. Or Lakeway...."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

The 5 Iconic Austin Beers You Cannot Miss at SXSW

You’re here; you might as well drink like a local

"...you’ll be handed all week. With its striking can design, Carl provides a crisp, full-flavored, and mild ABV (4.6%)..."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...Contribution to Austin’s Beer Scene: ABGB raised the standards for what Austin breweries could achieve, not only as..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Opinion: Want to Correct “Learning Loss” in Texas Schools? Listen to Texas Students.

To improve students' experience in school and their capacity to learn, student voices need to be amplified

"...with their teachers. Students there are now helping to design and lead school reopening orientations and drafting districtwide anti-racist..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Column by Haley DeVos-Roy

Farmhouse Delivery Brings the Best of Local Restaurants to Your Home

Take part in Project Takeout

"...wife, Kim Beal, run Rain Lily Farm, Rain Lily Design, and Farmhouse Delivery. Farmhouse Delivery specializes in delivering farm-fresh..."

March 19, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Brandon Cash Says He's a Clown. His Critics Say He's a Bigot. Will His Customers Keep Coming Back?

The show must (?) go on

"...attractive," Cash said. "I'm now able to visualize spaces, design them, permit them, build them, and operate them."..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Lee Ackerley

Lights, Camera, Safety: Film and TV Production Is Coming Back to Texas

Now producers and unions are making sure no one gets sick

"...on one hand, you have the animation companies, graphic design, games. They are drinking from a fire hose and..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD’s Transformative Schooling

Decoding Kendall Pace’s texts

"...campuses best suited for the trans­form­a­tion zone. To help design it, TEA paired the district with Empower Schools, an..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

County Delays Funding for New Women’s Jail

A surprising turn of events

"...seemed ready to approve $6.6 million for the facility's design and preconstruction. But in a last-minute turn of events,..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Council: Not According to Code

Parks, plumbing, and miscellaneous

"...Rec for approval to negotiate a contract for restoration design of the Barton Springs Pool Bathhouse, Mayor Pro Tem..."

June 12, 2017 News Post by Michael King

State Board of Education Evolves

A rare bit of good news out of the SBOE

"...recent vote to scrap wording in high school biology standards that instructed students to challenge evolution. The issue dates..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

A Level Playing Field

Due to a city loophole, a charter school can build a campus in less than half the time AISD can

"...said, "They don't have to comply with the compatibility standards, or even to the development standards."..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback – Agents of Change: Downtown Clubs vs. Downtown Hotels

Can clubs and hotels coexist in Downtown Austin?

"...the report, adding that the Westin achieved the lowest environmental-design rating and neglected to conduct a pre-build acoustical analysis...."

Nov. 27, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Face-to-Face

A new law requires in-person visits for Texas jails, but it's not clear if Travis County is exempt

"...today, Thursday, Sept. 24, with Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) Executive Director Brandon Wood and representatives from the..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

High Stress at EMS

ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...secretary at the Code Green Campaign, a national organization designed to increase education and awareness about depression and PTSD..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Mayor's Story

Three contenders try to write a personal tale that will convince the voters

"...economic incentive policies, on focusing on labor and safety standards both for incentive programs and in city contracts, and..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Keeping the Lights on at Casa de Luz

The iconic Austin eating-and-meeting place dearly wants to continue pursuing its macrobiotic mission – but can't quite seem to comply with public safety codes

"...is kind of the point. Casa de Luz is designed to feel like your own dining room – if..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Smart Enough to Die

In 2002, the Supreme Court banned the death penalty for mentally retarded defendants. Still, Texas finds a way.

"...Supreme Court imposed a ban, it let the states design procedures for determining mental impairment, affording Texas the flexibility..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...that Austin Energy's rate proposal would have to be redesigned with affordability as a primary standard. That reaction, and..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

Paperless Voting to Continue, for a While

Commissioners accept plan to add paper, but not until after 2012

"...requirements, but it is expected that products meeting these standards will be on the market in the near future.”..."

Oct. 20, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

City Hall Hustle: In the Shadow of Sanders ...

Council facing less dramatic agenda this week

"...code amendment limiting the number of tax-abating historic property designations to three per month (Item 50). Several recommendations to..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"..."nonattainment" (violation) of the Environmental Protection Agency's air quality standards (see "Can Austin Avoid the Stigma of Dirty Air?,"..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

"...the Northwest Austin site and approving further preparations, including design work. Laura Morrison was the sole dissenter. "I think..."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature

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