Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...yeah, they write the contracts so that really only one firm could be most qualified. Now this was back..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...Council, he deserves considerable credit for setting the progressive tone at City Hall, and for establishing the entire public..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: An F1 Piñata

Break it open, and out streams council confetti

"...unwrap the issue partially responsible for her win – Formula One, the gift that keeps on giving (or taking,..."

June 24, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Serendipity

"...they're off on a cross-country search to find the one that got away and to make sure that one..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

John Grisham's The Rainmaker

"...know, John Grisham may have filing cabinets full of unoptioned screenplays in which wealthy corporate and legal interests effortlessly..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Two, Three ... Many Festivals = How Many Cops?

As special events grow, so does the need for police

"...the sort of growth that pushes it to a development level on par with – in the parlance of..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Hellmund Agrees To Settle F1 Suit

Tavo Hellmund agrees to out-of-court settlement of suit filed against Austin F1 investors

"...a time of jubilation for the team behind Austin's Formula One race. Last Sunday the Circuit of the Americas..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Follow the Leader

Has Austin's ON Networks found the golden formula for the new media age?

"...No one can deny that the media climate is changing: from..."

May 15, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Blink

"...narrative improbabilities and toward its inevitable unfolding. Though the formula is familiar, the character of Emma Brody (Stowe) is..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: Race-off

Tovo's Place 3 council campaign gets off to a dubious start

"..."city subsidy for a racetrack." The racetrack is the Formula One venue now under construction near the airport, scheduled..."

May 6, 2011 News Column by Michael King

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"..."The Big Picture Map" to locate Town Lake Corridor development projects...."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Ferrari

Adam Driver as the man behind the racing giant

"...Mann. Starring: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Gabriel Leone, Giuseppe Festinese, Patrick Dempsey and Jack O'Connell...."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Threat Level Orange

Dangerous trends in local government

"...• City Planning and Development Review Dept. staff has recommended approval of seven different..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Council To Imagine Imagine Austin

Plus SH 45, White Lodging, frat houses, and more

"...Of course, the plan is not without controversy. One key point of contention deals with whether the much-debated..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...but impossible-to-quantify hipness market: Through SXSW, Austin City Limits, Formula One, and other such events, Austin has made itself..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Then There's This: Skid Marks

The mayor's race takes a sharp turn in the final lap

"...pursue a paid consulting job with organizers of Austin's Formula One, which she's now vigorously attacking in her campaign..."

May 11, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Headlines

"...of Adjustment to serve on the Planning Commission – one of few citizen boards that make sovereign decisions instead..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature

Point Austin: The Ultimate Game

The political ripples are uncertain but plentiful

"...effort by high-dollar neighborhood associations to drive all residential development to the suburbs, where it can forever spread concrete..."

June 24, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Travis County commissioners voted Tuesday to buy a plot of Downtown land..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature

City Council Gets Its Head in the Game

With only one first-term Trump-era vet and several rookies, Council squares up

"...lead the city under the presidency of Donald Trump. None can say they’ve governed under a Texas Legislature as..."

Jan. 31, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

How to Build Neighborhoods

Erin McGann is the sole newcomer in a race dominated by incumbents

"...and community engagement. On the dais, they currently sit one seat apart from each other – the last ever..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Point Austin: A Taste for Apple

When the big corporate boys come calling, the city pays the fees

"...real and personal property taxes of the proposed economic development deal with Apple Inc., to be formally considered this..."

March 23, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Use Only as Directed

Patenting the Formula

"...So a neighborhood planning program was one of the key CPC recommendations, championed on council by..."

Aug. 20, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

CodeNEXT Is Coming

Special called CodeNEXT meeting signals new day forward for land development

"...week that the long-awaited draft version of the land development code (CodeNEXT) rewrite should land on their desks by..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Caleb Pritchard

Public Notice: What Goes Around ...

This week's news sounds suspiciously familiar

"...with Lyft to operate legally at the airport for one year, for a concession fee of 10% of their..."

March 20, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Time for Some Halloween Horrors

Featuring The Unholy Return of the Short-Term Rentals Ordinance

"...nobody seems to understand it. It's more expensive than anyone realized it would be, and less than two dozen..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Council Briefed on F1 Prep Work

Crowd and traffic control present biggest challenges

"...City Council received a planning update for the upcoming Formula One race. "To my untutored eye, it looks like..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Nothing Funny Happened on the Way to the Forum

Candidates rehash their positions at new round of forums

"...Questions followed on Water Treatment Plant No. 4, Formula One, and the historic preservation (tax rebate) program. The..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

TDH: 6/7/11

Butler Park completion, F1 agreement, Willie Nelson statue on agenda

"...Item 6: Selecting artist Brad J. Goldberg for the..."

June 7, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

'An Independent Person'

A Conversation With Randi Shade

"...issue of [whether] council [is] going to go to one extreme or stay more balanced. I think that's where..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

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