Point Austin: Compared to What?

Crisis at Kealing the latest chapter in a too-long story

"...current, more mixed situation as based on a "failed design – a school-within-a-school just doesn't work." "Most academic magnets..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Column by Michael King

El Gringo & the Red House

Amid lounging hipsters, comfort food with a sophisticated spin

"...around the bar. The Red House, with its retro-Western design courtesy of Joel Mozersky, is a comfy, inviting space..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Once Upon a Time in Spain

Guillermo del Toro on fairy tales, facists, and everybody's new favorite movie

"...children a disservice, you know? Because really, by today's standards, Disney is a tough guy! Everything has been emasculated..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Belmont

Going beyond the interior design and clientele

"...big buzz on the Belmont has been the interior design. Everyone who has been there – many of whom..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Food Review by Wes Marshall

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"...of the tax burden on modest properties; stifles innovative design; hands over aesthetic regulation to reactionary neighborhood groups; penalizes..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Column

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"...Oak Hill that has broad community support: a parkway design...."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column

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"...not give people something tragic to get over by design...."

July 14, 2006 Column

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...over Capital Metro's plans to require more stringent eligibility standards to use the transit agency's Special Transit Service, which..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

The Moriarty File

The former manager of the Austin Clean Water Program files suit against the city, claiming defamation

"...headaches), and can be major pollution violations by the standards of the Environmental Protection Agency. Only a decade ago,..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...even use some of Palmer's original panels in its design. Two venues – the 2,400-seat Michael and Susan Dell..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature

TV Eye

Austin is Comedy Central

"...of President Bush and swipes at creationists and intelligent design theorists. Oh, and the penis jokes...."

Dec. 16, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Interior Designers

After 30 years, Miguel Ravago and Tom Gilliland offer a cookbook as challenging and fascinating as their menu

"...the Ravago family repertoire as well as Interior Mexican standards codified by Diana Kennedy, including many of Fonda's most..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Endorsements

Travis County Bond Election

"...the nearby Hamilton Pool Road homeowners. But this is design funding only – still just a gleam in the..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature

Endorsements

No on everything. Double no on Proposition 2.

"...the nearby Hamilton Pool Road homeowners. But this is design funding only – still just a gleam in the..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature

2005 ACL Music Fest Preview

All 'picks' no 'sleepers' for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one blurb at a time

"...musicianship, Sara Hickman is also a partner in a media-design group for musicians and is extremely involved in humanitarian..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

Sayonara Shoal Creek Frankencurbs?

The 'consensus' that left nearly everyone unhappy leads back to square one

"..."What this plan was all about was to design something that was good for everyone," she said. Goodman..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Charting the TODs

Some visual samples of the neighborhood plans for Transit Oriented Development

"...pictured), though none of the currently proposed stations are designated as a "Regional Center."..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature

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"...Bad software design shouldn't influence our elections. Please be advised...."

Nov. 5, 2004 Column

Sheriff Hopefuls: Looking-at-Jail Time

Both McNeill and Hamilton say a new lockup is TCSO's top priority

"...been temporarily assuaged by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards' issuing a variance allowing the jail to "create" out..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...reports he is campaigning hard (at least by third-party standards) in New Mexico, including a $65,000 ad campaign there,..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...has 13 specific planning elements with goals, objectives, performance standards, and tracking methods...."

May 21, 2004 Column

Summer Fun

The recent renovation of Galveston's Hotel Galvez brings the old girl back to her beginnings, as the island's crown jewel

"...swim-up bar and tropical gardens, is a study in design acuity. The gentle turns of the water's edge follow..."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Austin @ Large: Vote, With Your Feet

This week's elections set the stage for years of citizen butt-kicking to come

"...on almost every issue of substance, is by conventional standards a "good candidate.")..."

May 14, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

North Central Blues

APD's new North Central Area Command force is bringing community policing to blighted north central neighborhoods

"...developing a plan to turn the area around. By design, the NCAC encompasses several of the city's highest crime..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Breaking stories from Austin and beyond

"...the summary was released last week of an investigation designed to determine whether former APD Assistant Chief Jimmy Chapman..."

April 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Bee Cave Mall Back on Fast Track?

Developers try – quickly – to get reapproval for a controversial big-box project

"...Springs and the Edwards Aquifer. By the latest retail standards, this particular Lowe's would be relatively small – 135,000..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Comfort, Upgraded

Zax Pints & Plates mixes boutique beers and a bistro menu – with predictably mixed results

"...therapeutic in its openness, but utterly without pretense or design gewgaws that bespeak the architects' influence. It is homey..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Naked City

Their plan calls for lots of new student housing -- but all in one place

"...plan aims to recommend downzoning existing multifamily properties, establishing design guidelines, discouraging on-street parking, creating historic-district protections, and otherwise..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...who believes in the sanctity of life. Scary the standards by which you "reported" this story...."

Dec. 12, 2003 Column

The Best-Case Scenario

After years of work, Envision Central Texas goes majorly public.

"...with entities with regional aspirations, ECT really is, by design, about as broad-based an enterprise, both politically and geographically,..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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