Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision

Oscar-winning documentary about the famed artist.

"...of years ago in a print ad for The Gap. A series of black-and-white photographs featuring famous people in..."

March 22, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Building Housing in a Hurry

Mayor Kirk Watson touts Austin housing success at SXSW panel

"...still 4 million homes short of addressing its supply gap. The report found that, at the current pace of..."

March 14, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

From Runways to Sidewalks

The Mueller neighborhood at midcourse

"...part in the design of the place." Riding the Gap..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

A Mission To Communicate

Austin ISD's new multicultural, multitasking outreach director has a big job ahead: telling the district's story and getting the district to listen to the response

"...He said, "Just as there is a student achievement gap, there is a communications gap, there is an engagement..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gone and Quartered

Stiffed on Capital Metro money, the city scrambles to fund another $51 million in transportation projects

"...budget office have been scrambling to fill the funding gap – to beg, borrow, swap, or find new funds..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Fess Parker: In Honor of a Good Man and the Festival He Founded

The man behind the Buffalo Gap Wine & Food Summit

"...Buffalo Gap Wine & Food Summit April 23-25 at the Perini..."

April 2, 2010 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Developing Stories: Council holds line on TODs and affordable housing

Council holds line on TODs and affordable housing

"...established a 25% affordable housing goal. That leaves a gap of 15% – the portion over and above what..."

May 2, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

What's at Stake in Austin's Schools?

Austin ISD faces a spring election and a brace of persistent problems

"...boundaries, while also trying to close a persistent achievement gap between well-off students and others. High turnover on the..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Click on This

"...enthusiasm for several different things, from hot dogs to gap-tooth smiles, but their whispers are the same: This is..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Why Natural Wine Is the Biggest Drink Trend in Austin Right Now

Act natural this summer

"...made it a little bit harder to bridge the gap between conventionally made wine and natural wines."..."

May 26, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Eiffel

A made-up romance provides a solid foundation for this engineering story

"...story.” That’s the filmmakers’ cunningly phrased hand-wave acknowledging the gap between actual history and the moony-eyed imagined romance proffered..."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Call Me by Your Name

Tenderness comes in many tongues in this coming-of-age romance

"...a coming-of-age picture, not a mere romance. Their age gap has caused some consternation, especially in this particular cultural..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

City Budget: Something's Gotta Give

Cooling economy, rising costs mean tough choices for City Council

"...couple of years, the budgeteers expect a $2-4 million gap between revenues and basic expenses – meaning Council will..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Pioneers or Settlers?

Balancing renewables and affordability at AE

"...– suddenly become as uncertain as renewables? Filling the Gap With Gas..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Not Fade Away

Five years after the end of The Sopranos, creator David Chase directs his first movie, which takes him back to New Jersey in the Sixties.

"...“Roadrunner.” Seismic changes were rattling households throughout America. The gap between the generations extended beyond their musical tastes; the..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hitting the Budget Barbells

The annual city budget workouts begin, and you're all invited

"...million worth of proposed cuts. However, with a budget gap estimated between $11 million and $28 million (depending on..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Counciling: City Budget Preview

Not great, could be worse

"...The city faces an $11.4 million gap between estimated revenues and expenses to the city's General..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

No Fair Share? Property Tax Report Provokes a County Review.

Property tax study says commercial property owners are draining homeowners' bank accounts

"...need to put together a strategy to close the gap," Biscoe said, acknowledging that Brown, who assumed the chief..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

Beside the Point

If it's August, it must be budget-making time at City Hall

"...the cliffhanger looming over its preparation, a $27.5 million gap between incoming revenue and proposed spending, had been closed...."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Day Trips

Abilene State Park is an oasis in the parched, red-dirt prairie

"...they waited for the buffalo to funnel through the gap in the low mountains called the Callahan Divide. White..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Reviews

"...Mind the GapD: Eric Schaeffer; with Alan King, Elizabeth Reaser, Eric Schaeffer,..."

March 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Darcie Stevens

City Begins Budget Cut-and-Paste

We're $68 million in the hole. What's council going to do about it?

"...The "structural funding gap" in the city's taxpayer-supported General Fund was first broached..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hightower Lowdown

Bill Clinton won't go away; a Harvard economist says you're poor because you deserve to be; Charles Schwab needs taxpayer help … to hunt ducks.

"...Explaining the Income Gap..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Reality Bites

Stiller's first feature film as a director captured the zeitgeist and is imbued with an honest and sarcastic wit.

"...collection of Gen X misfit/archetypes, a musician/slacker, an oversexed Gap manager, and an emerging homosexual, respectively. Most of the..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin ISD Board President Eyes Tutoring Program Expansion to Prevent Illiteracy

One-on-one time may save money on remedial teaching down the road

"...“We’ve developed a proven, systematic, explicit foundational literacy skills..."

Dec. 6, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Literacy Is a Problem for Austin Kids. To Fight the Summer Slide, Libraries Have Incentives.

Librarians recommend kids read 10 hours each summer

"...that summer learning loss “contributes much to the achievement gap in ninth grade.”..."

Aug. 16, 2024 News Feature by Abe Asher

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...that the food production is close." A $2.3 Billion Gap..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Austin at Large: Storms Along the Waterfront

How much should the city invest in the Statesman PUD? Zero, or $400 million?

"...memo drafted earlier this month, EPS says the financing gap has grown, not shrunk, as construction costs have inflated;..."

July 29, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas' Rickety Health Care System Heads for a Fiscal Cliff

As D.C. dollars dry up, millions of uninsured Texans see no signs of improvement

"...of bills aimed at closing the state's immense coverage gap, including with customized "Texas solutions" for expanding Medicaid that..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

True Life, Unfiltered

New mini-fest AFS Doc Days scours the globe for fresh viewpoints

"...be revelatory – like revisionist skateboard ride Minding the Gap, or glorious fashionista explosion The Gospel According to André..."

May 11, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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