Point Austin: Fire 'At Will'

Extending 'just cause' protections to all city workers

"...just fine, he says it will take months to design a new system, and – most dramatically – he..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Playback

Storm (Thorgerson), Chaos (in Tejas), and gender dysphoria: Welcome to summer music!

"...his date's breast on the Scorpions' Lovedrive. With his design team Hipgnosis, Thorgerson invented the dramatic LP cover and..."

June 1, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

2012 Restaurant Poll Results and Guide

And the winner is ... you, because you get to nom on all these treats

"...Top Notch, and La Reyna intend to maintain the standards that have made them popular for decades; Fonda San..."

May 18, 2012 Food Feature

Kerbey Lane Cafe

Kerbey your enthusiasm

"...everything. The aura of cleanliness is deeply satisfying. The design of the new place was done by Richard Weiss,..."

April 27, 2012 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Creating Sustainability

City plans Colony Park project as a long-term Eastside neighborhood

"...city and its partners must host a national conference, designed to disseminate the best practices and policy lessons learned..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...is – this box – she has pretty much designed it and has her imprimatur on it. And my..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Formula Farrera

Formula One cranks up sustainability engine

"...Architecture and a veteran of the city of Austin's design commission and airport advisory board, Farrera has worked on..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

More Cabs to Hit Streets; Music Permit Changes, More

Our council preview, Pt. Two, cranks it up to 11

"...of Austin meets and adheres to best practice contracting standards. The plan should address design, development, implementation, and monitoring..."

Dec. 13, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Juan Williams: Word for Word

Author of Muzzled speaks up

"...– the givens, if you will, in a geometric design of the journalism – well, "forward-looking liberal people are..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Books Feature by Michael King

Hair

Little City fields a big, strong tribe for its go at the love-rock musical

"...resources will inevitably invite themselves. Stepping away from the standards of Broadway, however, one can appreciate just how good..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Point Austin: Bag It

Proposed plastic bag ban will be popular – and under assault

"...and Chris Riley, that would direct city staff to design a policy that over time would effectively ban the..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Column by Michael King

WTP4: Still Bitter Waters

The controversy that won't die

"...the Davis water treatment plant because of its outdated design. According to Jane Burazer, AW's assistant director of treatment,..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Fonda San Miguel

This book is a must for every longtime Austin resident and for all fans of true Mexican cuisine

"...recipes from the Ravago family repertoire with Interior Mexican standards codified by Diana Ken­nedy, the restaurant's longtime mentor, friend,..."

May 20, 2011 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Point Austin: We Have Just Begun To Fight

The budget battles are only skirmishes in the long march toward democracy

"...Land, is not just cyclical but structural and by design: Business and political interests (see also: Wisconsin) are abandoning..."

March 18, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Man and Superman

Shaw does go on, but Austin Shakespeare delivers a strong show with tight acting

"...sign of things to come, at least by today's standards...."

Feb. 25, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

What Are You Looking At?

The year in pop-culture fixations

"...our heroes traveling the country, outfitting women who by design-world standards are too fat, too poor, and too child-encumbered..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Screens Feature

Point Austin: The Cloudy Crystal Ball

If you're wondering what the new Lege will do, look to its predecessors

"...a district, remember, classified as "wealthy" under state allocation standards), perhaps leg­is­lators can design a new cut-rate standardized testing..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Activated: Texas Freedom Network vs. Liberty Institute

The education of polar opposites

"...undermined Texans' confidence in the quality of our education standards, has subjected the state to ridicule from around the..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Sunday Survey: 8/8/10

Are we having Fun Fun Fun yet?

"...transportation bond this November. Well, maybe their new website design competition will give residents a way to track the..."

Aug. 8, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Sneak Peek at 'Alice Creed'

Membership has its benefits for Fantastic Fest fans

"...pre-dug grave, but it by no means broaches festival standards for creative death design and innovative uses for prosthetics..."

July 27, 2010 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

The Daily Hustle: 7/26/10

Item! From council!

"...the inspections found serious violations of basic animal care standards, including sick or dead animals in their cages, lack..."

July 26, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Eye on an Icon

A new exhibit explores Walter Cronkite's life and legacy

"...other ephemera elegantly organized by award-winning exhibit coordinators, the design firm Riggs Ward. Cronkite's childhood days in Houston are..."

May 28, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Developing Stories: Waller Creek: $34 Million Runs Through It

Will the Waller Creek Master Plan hold water?

"...The urban design consultants (ROMA Aus­tin, recently rechristened McCann Adams Studio) have..."

April 16, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Rethinking Downtown Zoning

Proposed changes address sustainability, mixed uses, and urban design

"...goals: sustainability, the promotion of mixed uses, and urban design...."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Charrette Duet

Curing Congress and going green

"...does Congress Avenue need to "measure up to the standards of the great public streets in the greatest cities..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

SXSW Web Awards Announced

At Sunday's ceremony, emcee Doug Benson dished out prizes for superior web content

"...the boundaries of CSS coding technology, bringing together top-notch design and content with standards compliant and accessible code...."

March 14, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and

"...of Texas," asking how it measures up to "the standards of the great public streets in the greatest cities..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature

The View From 21 Rio

Workers mourn and OSHA cites contractors in fatal accident

"...violations for failures in health and safety and inspection standards and two repeat violations for inadequate scaffold protection and..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

Off the Record

Stephen Bruton's final cut, a parting gift from At All Cost, and other holiday stocking stuffers

"...19, 2008) and shares writing credits for new country standards "Hold On You" and "Fallin' & Flyin'," which are..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Learning from Copenhagen

Upcoming blogs on climate action in Denmark

"...Pecan Street Project, Austin Energy’s generation plan, green building standards, and the city’s bicycle master plan...."

Sept. 29, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

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