City Base Wage Jumps to $20/Hour for Next Fiscal Year

Council approves increase for city workers

"...late in the evening Thursday, Aug. 18, to a $5 billion "all funds" fiscal year 2023 budget. The General..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: Let the Haters Eat Cake

Plus, beer that gives back, storytelling for Stonewall, and more LGBTQ events

"...you are beautiful, you are strong, and you do not need Taylor Swift's milquetoast ally-anthem to celebrate this Summer..."

June 21, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Top 10 Austin Breweries of 2018

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...We know what great beer is, and last year we power..."

March 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Indian Explosion

Austin gains a bounty of healthy menu choices

"...Chola2601 S. I-35, Round Rock, 512/244-2222 Mon-Fri., 11am-2pm, 5-10pm; Sat-Sun., noon-3pm, 5-10pm..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

East Austin Studio Tour

The city's autumn marathon of art covers work by some 300 artists in 175 venues

"...Austin Studio Tour, your legs need to be strong enough to carry you to more than 175 studios, galleries,..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Announcing the 2007-08 Austin Music Awards lineup; Charlie Sexton brings sexy back; and KOOP Radio returns to the airwaves

"...In what's already been dubbed "Rokkervil," Okkervil River (pictured)..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

General Lee and Me

My life and dirty times as a Jam & Jelly Girl with Dino Lee & the White Trash Revue

"...It's nearly 1am on a sweltering summer night in 1985. I'm lying on my back on the main stage..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

"...that looks like California with a $400,000 housing average."
50; City Council Member Brewster McCracken, after a trying, three-day..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Landeros Working for UNDear Editor,..."

June 23, 2006 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...End the Transportation Wars..."

May 30, 2003 Column

Naked City

"...Trustees' April 1 meeting. The new budget reflects cuts announced earlier in the year -- including class cancellations and..."

April 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

Post-election political rumblings , and Music Editor Raoul Hernandez takes it on the chin from Nina Simone fans.

"...Sad (Sunshine) State of Affairs..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...ordered Jesus Garza to "put out" his resumé for not denouncing the Griffith-Slusher counterproposal. Todd may have had success..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Feature

SXSW -- A List at Last!

"...Okay, now, don't get too fired up about the list of..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Music Column

Whether You Like It or Not...

Eric Mitchell's Redevelopment Dreams

"...logical solution to the mayor's proposed anti-homeless ordinance. Why not use federal housing grants earmarked for Eric Mitchell's pet..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Council Watch

High Chairs, Water Systems, and Jails

"...Mitchell's voice cracked during his acceptance speech to the..."

July 21, 1995 News Column

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...For the thousands staring anxiously at their computer screens..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"...is largely offset by the budget's fixed "cost drivers," notably a 2% raise for all city employees, including both..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Last week, SXSW announced that high-concept horror A Quiet Place is this year's..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

How DPS's Occupation of a Border Town May Have Crippled Its Economy

Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism

"...Are Texas state troopers damaging the economy of a small town near the border? Eloy Vera..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Gay Place: I'm Not Gonna Miss You

Gay Place bids you adieu

"...a less deviant deviation as it were, featuring a no-alcohol atmosphere and safe space for ladies-only (female identified, all..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Column by Kate X Messer

A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads

Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote

"...The train is about to leave the station, and the rubber is meeting the road...."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Off the Record

Throwing the first stone for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...year that saw the local sheltering of more than 50 Scandinavian artists, Krebs returned to Austin for what House..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Running the Numbers

A packed agenda yields some interesting figures

"...There's no shortage of numbers in any City Council..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...its second SX, and, as always, the bluegrass revivalists/punk innovators sit at the head of the picnic table with..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

The Dark Horses

The redistricted Centex Democrats bravely into battle go

"...District, currently represented by Austinite Lloyd Doggett. Yet on another, less familiar map, we are not really leaving the..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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"...Another Pro-Heckler Heckle..."

March 8, 2002 Column

Sterling Lands' New Mission

Sterling Lands II and the Eastside Social Action Coalition fight for equity in Austin's public schools.

"...escapes the walls of Greater Calvary Baptist Church in Northeast Austin, flooding outward into the parking lot. It's an..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Identity Crisis

Looking back at the highlights of Austin's music scene in 2000.

"...hardwired high tech hub and laid-back lefty oasis, and nowhere was this ongoing drama -- more soap operatic than..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Treeless Houses..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column

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