The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...Austin's next mayor will only serve two years before facing..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...It’s a really nice return to reality. In turn, Austin-area breweries have recommitted to quality-driven mainstay beers supplemented by..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Public Notice: Meetings, Meetings, Meetings

The fall schedule is heating up

"...some 38 contracts to be approved ($1.4 million for Downtown wayfinding, $400,000 for "a web-based integrated business intelligence suite,"..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Has Much Business to Attend to Before Its Break

A 125-item agenda stands between Council and a summer break

"...the workforce protections now standard in city contracts to Austin Energy's renewable power contracts – appears per the Council..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Zilker Park Vision Still Cloudy

It’s hard planning for the future, when humans insist on living in the present

"...by the Save Our Springs Alliance and the Zilker Neighborhood Association; and as I noted last week, the rebuttal..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Proposed Development Would Revive Austin Opera House but Faces Neighbor Opposition

200 Academy Drive: Big hit or last call?

"...Congress strip, looks wholly unremarkable today. But it's an Austin cultural landmark dating back 45 years, home to vitally..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

We Got Gators in Austin. Now What?

Fearsome invaders or frightened longtime residents facing displacement?

"...Garnica has worked as a game warden in Austin for about two years, during which he has almost..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Public Notice: Top 10 Stories of 2021

Some top topics on the community news front

"...Here are my top 10 "Public Notice" stories of..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

How Much of Zilker Park Can Austin Return to Nature?

Balancing ecological preservation and the human element in city's Zilker Park Vision Plan

"...Austin has parks, and then it has Zilker Park. With..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...Psst, hey. You hear the latest Austin Chronicle Power Rankings dropped? You’re looking right at ’em,..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...Last July, as anger with the Austin Police Department washed over the city's budget deliberations, the..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Beili Liu's Sculpture Cloud Pavilion Shimmers at Seaholm

How this glistening steel sculpture by the Austin-based artist became a permanent fixture of an evolving Downtown

"...This summer, Austin will unveil an ethereal steel sculpture that will bejewel..."

May 28, 2021 Arts Feature by Vivie Behrens

Council Recap: Clearing the Decks for 2021 in a City That Never Stops Growing

Zoning, housing, and COVID relief dominate year's final meeting

"...valued at $7.5 million was awarded to Caritas of Austin to help transition ProLodges residents into different housing programs...."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

So You Want to Redistrict Austin?

The process – and what’s at stake – with redrawing our City Council districts

"...to be a member of the commission that drew Austin's first single-­member Council districts. "I said, 'No, I don't..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...life. She wanted to ask why Christopher Taylor, the Austin police officer who shot Mike Ramos in late April,..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Recap: It's a Long Way From City Hall to the Landfill

Tensions over trash, and wheeling and dealing to Save Muny

"...last item of the day was a request from Austin Resource Recovery for Council to approve an emergency contract..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...presents a focal point for the current era of Austin music activism. The local title earns name-drops in discourse..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...how hard it is being a venue owner in Austin with the way things are changing and growing. Venue..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...new housing should be built in and near established neighborhoods – a new draft code has risen out of..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Dials Back Laws Targeting Homeless

In response, Abbott again threatens to save Austin from its elected leaders

"...But Abbott has vowed to save Austin's residents from the local officials they elected, tweeting on..."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Bites the Bullet, Helps the Homeless

Decriminalization advocates prevail, new shelter deal OK'd

"...June 21, City Council took major steps to confront Austin’s homelessness crisis by reducing existing criminal penalties and by..."

June 21, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Introducing the 2019 Class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The stories behind the art transformers of this year's Hall of Fame inductees

"...What keeps Austin's cultural scene among the liveliest in the nation is..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive

City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide

"...For most Austinites, East Riverside Drive – from I-35 to Texas 71..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Council Set to OK New Contract for Downtown Homeless Shelter

Council ready to take next (Front) Steps

"...remains on her ideological perch as chief representative for neighborhood interests after graciously turning her title over to Garza..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...The biggest stories of any year in Austin tend to unfold over weeks and months, sometimes fading..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Formerly Homeless Find Good Neighbors at Community First! Village

A week’s stay at Austin’s most talked about neighborhood

"...Graham walked up to a popular taco joint in Downtown Austin with a date on his arm. Just a..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Playback: Agent of Change Returns

New hope and typical bureaucracy precede Council vote on sound dispute resolution

"...Austin not only deserves a progressive music policy when it..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

New to Town? Here Are Nine of the Biggest News Stories Affecting Locals.

A primer on Austin politics

"...Greetings, young upstanding student, and welcome (back) to Austin, where you’re either re-acclimating to the increasing chaos of..."

Aug. 30, 2018 News Post by News Staff

Margarita Deals in Austin for National Tequila Day

What’s better than a margarita? Buy one get one free margaritas.

"...it’s just a cynical ploy by the National Tequila Association, it’s a cynical ploy that leads to us drinking..."

July 23, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Sudden Death for McKalla Place?

It's June. Expect a soccer showdown.

"...Capital Partners and Whitfield-Chen presented ideas to a Gracywoods Neighborhood Association meeting. Capella already owns three acres next to..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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