Protecting the Waterfront (Part 1)

New Waterfront Overlay draft ordinance advances the public good and pleases no one

"...to miles and miles of this precious public waterfront that is the heart of our city...."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir

Run, Haruki, run, you skinny Howard Roark!

"...Not that a bumper-stickerized slogan at the end would make for..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Books Review by James Renovitch

Betting the Farm

Gamecock helps indie video-game developers play with the big boys

"...originality from the art form, Gamecock is a rare bird...."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Chewing Up the Scenery

Last thoughts on Planet Earth

"...ever having contact with humanity. Long may it be that way." – Sir David Attenborough narrating the Planet Earth..."

May 25, 2007 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Recommended

"...up and restless, Fiennes became intrigued by a goose that could be blown off-course. "I wondered at the mysterious..."

March 15, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Ravyn Lenae, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music with a little help from these recommendations

"...SZA and Noname. More big names appear on August follow-up Bird’s Eye – Ty Dolla $ign lends a verse..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Thelma, Louise, Musketeers, and More Queer Films Headline Our Week in Events

Get your weekdays squared away

"...who rejects small-town conventions resonates today with its themes that parallel current issues like the right wing's fear of..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Beat the heat in San Marcos and have fun at events around the state

"...chilly 72 degrees. Before you go you should know that the city has banned single-use containers on the river...."

July 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

This Week's Recommended Arts Events

On walls, on screens, and in crates, get some culture this week

"...vibrant neo-expressionist works starring the three B’s – bunnies, birds, and butterflies – the New Yorker even paints with..."

May 3, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Rain on Me

A new era at the classic Fourth Street bar starts with Show Director Basüra

"...Their plan is to integrate a community vibe that honors the people and places that shaped the entertainer..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by James Scott

George Kinney, Who Helmed the Golden Dawn’s Early Psych Rock Treasure Power Plant, Has Died

Homegrown psychedelic trailblazer passes at 75

"...“It is with heavy heart that we announce the passing of George Kinney, on July..."

July 18, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Federal Funds Flow Into Waterloo’s “Confluence”

A creek runs through it, still

"...Someday, it's possible that the name of Waller Creek will become Waterloo Creek,..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 15-21

"...I must do it." Aries author Erica Jong said that. Since I'm not an Aries myself, her aspiration is..."

April 15, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington

Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington

"...mentor to countless women in public life, died the following day, Dec. 26, after several years of declining health,..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips & Beyond: November Travel Roundup

Port A's Harvey recovery, Millican's pecan pie, and fall travel news

"...watched Port A grow and change, but still maintain that fishing village/beach town vibe...."

Nov. 6, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect

Diving into the plan

"...to voters in 2000 (lost narrowly), 2004 (won handily; that's the MetroRail Red Line), and 2014 (lost handily). This..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...Greyhounds' fifth formal full-length swiftly afoot. Co-composed with onetime T-Bird & the Breaks leader Tim Crane (soon aka Jank..."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips & Beyond: Pandemic's Effect on Travel

Out of town closings due to the threat of COVID-19

"...13. Most events will continue as planned, though events that involve shareable or touchable materials have changed or canceled...."

March 17, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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

"...cultural scene among the liveliest in the nation is that it's never static. The work created in the performing..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: Lost in the Silent City

Crowdsourced sci-fi, getting steamy with Black Pistol Fire, and a mighty storm of music

"...experienced by "Playback." Hovering over their consoles, the audience follows color-coded visual projections as the humanoid scurries around miming..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Aida

In Verdi's Egyptian tragedy, Austin Opera excavates from the pomp and pageantry the personal

"...What is it that Rick tells Ilsa when he's convincing her to get..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Playback: SXSW 2015: Turnt Up & Dialed Down

SXSW Music 2015 – that's a wrap

"...A light drizzle fell, but the downpour eluded us. That felt like the story of South by Southwest Music..."

March 27, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXsports: Mega-Events and the Damage Done

How events like the Olympics and the World Cup destroy the host cities

"...years, these games have been crippling to the countries that hosted them financially and culturally...."

March 15, 2015 SXSW Post by Eric Sollenberger

Who's Afraid of Accountability?

Gables Residential not ready to "Build It Better" just yet

"...Park Plaza ... nestled between Austin's Downtown and Lady Bird Lake," and the Gables Park Tower, "Austin's newest and..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Lit-urday: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Haruki Murakami turns the volume down

"...and weird sex and strange new realities, a book that seems to want to hold all of Japan inside..."

Aug. 23, 2014 Books Post by Amy Kamp

SXSW Friday Interviews

Spotlighting Texas at SXSW TGIF

"...Ryan Lewis' "Same Love," an anthem supporting same-sex marriage that crashed pop culture consciousness...."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Point Austin: It's a Map, Not a Revolution

We have districts – we'll still need citizens and community

"...get an earful about District 9 still crossing Lady Bird Lake into (horrors!) northern territory, followed with, tonight (Thursday)..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Column by Michael King

SXSW Saturday Showcases

"...literary works and various LP oddities, with a catalog that runs the gamut from Tim Kerr paintings to weird..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Council: Task Lists and Wish Lists

On the agenda: Green Water Treatment Plant, Seaholm, urban rail and Austin Pets Alive!

"...with a vengeance today (Thursday), with a 145-item agenda that was still accumulating late last week. Much of that..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Then There's This: Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You

More questions than answers in Green Water Treatment Plant deal

"...years ago presented the city with a redevelopment proposal that, in staff's opinion, bested a handful of other competitors..."

April 20, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

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