Moving Pictures

Twenty years on, more than two dozen filmmakers pay tribute to Slacker and a city in transition

"...lot sandwiched alongside the intersection of 24th and Nueces streets in West Campus, which served, in the considerably cooler..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Arms on Brazos

As it nears completion of an extended 'Great Streets' rehab project, has Austin learned any lessons?

"...conclusion, Brazos becomes the latest beneficiary of the city's Great Streets Program, designed to make the urban core more..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Actual Innocence

Austinite wrongfully convicted for a decade-old school prank hopes to clear his name

"...a felony he or she didn't commit. Misdemeanor convictions greatly outnumber felonies and also carry serious consequences – yet..."

July 29, 2011 News Feature by Caitlin Meredith

'Completing Communities'

A conversation with Kathie Tovo

"...of the different schools in the area to relocate programs, and they were running into the same challenges. There..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Color of Fire

The Austin Fire Department is making another attempt at staff diversity – will it do any better this time?

"...women into its ranks. Firefighters are well-paid, they have great benefits and pension packages, their interests are represented by..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

On the Move at SXSW

Get everywhere, no car needed

"...way for Daimler to bring its Smart car-based Car2Go program to town. You must be signed up as a..."

March 11, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Sky's the Limit

County buys AMOA block for a new "hundred-year" courthouse

"...the building will be built between Third and Fourth Streets at Guadalupe Street, just south of Republic Square Park..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The 12th of Never

The dispute over one Eastside housing proposal reflects a larger Austin conflict

"...social services to get formerly homeless people off the streets (see "What Is PSH?")...."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Rubber Meets the Road

Bond election project breakdown

"...is not limited to, the projects detailed below. (Note: Great Streets refers to widened, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks as laid out..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Scaling the Pyramid

City moves to reprioritize social service programs in the new year

"...the Austin Comprehensive Plan, the city's commitment to these programs is as much a moral question as it is..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Mobile Food

Some tips on getting a foot in the door of the trailer business

"...list 10,000 people long and a new Green Cart program that shortens the wait if a licensee agrees to..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Page Two: We Are the Walrus

... And other tales of circles unbroken

"...the ones who run the clubs, book the bands, program the movies, show the art, publish the books, help..."

July 9, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Family Matters

Downtown dining with young ones doesn't have to be daunting

"...many parents, I draw a blank on picking a great family-friendly place to eat afterward. Too often, we settle..."

June 11, 2010 Food Feature by Katherine Gregor

A Queer Renaissance in Austin?

AGLIFF's new mission and upstart QueerBomb

"...me like a movie star, and the festival was great fun, but – maybe it was because I had..."

June 3, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Steven Cheslik-deMeyer

Home Field Advantage

Sure, Austin can become a sustainable center for TV production. Just ask the Friday Night Lights gridiron gang.

"...my friend texts back to me. "And what a great actress she is, and if they need a Chicana..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Imagining Austin

Public forums begin on comprehensive and mobility planning

"...a plan to inform the city's entire Capital Improve­ments Program and our entire regulatory program. It will become the..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Gone and Quartered

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

"...of the Drag (Guadalupe from 21st to 24th), a Great Streets revitalization planned since 1995 was finally approaching construction...."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Charrette Duet

Curing Congress and going green

"...and a community plan for the Austin Climate Protection Program. In both conversations, some of the same solutions emerged,..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

New Bike City

In time for SXSW, Austin rolls out miles of new bike lanes and features

"...When Central Austin streets become crowded and traffic-snarled and the spring weather is..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin Comp Planning: A Brief History

Moving forward sometimes requires looking back

"...discusses are still on our wish list today: better streets and sidewalks, meeting the growing city's demand for water..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Dance, Girl, Dance

It was a good year for women filmmakers at a recharged Sundance Film Festival

"...The letters were seen on the tote bags and program books, as well as on all festival screens. Also..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...3D, Lemmy, SATURDAY NIGHT and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights...."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Can't Get There From Here

While suburban rail spends and stumbles, Cap Metro's transit-dependent riders wait at the end of the line

"...a lack of full connectivity with nearby sidewalk or streets, or perhaps there are no sidewalks with which to..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Neorealism, Now and Then, in Troubled Lands

AFS Essential Cinema: Children of Abraham/Ibrahim 4

"...Austin Film Society premiered its first Middle Eastern film program, Children of Abraham/Ibrahim, as part of the Essential Cinema..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Letters at 3AM: My Top 10 of All Top 10s

A list of the Top 10 cultural artifacts that have shaped my life

"...to be a writer, and this was my first great discovery: How you shape a sentence matters. Rhythm and..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hands That Feed

The groups that care for Austin's hungry could sure use a few more helping hands

"...and President Alan Graham is a fixture on the streets, recognizable by his patented Santa whiskers. But don't mistake..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Developing Stories: What to Do With Waterloo

Turning Waterloo Park into a beach – and other fanciful ideas

"...spaces, Waterloo Park – bordered by 12th and 15th streets and Trinity and Red River – has tremendous potential..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Greening the Neighborhood

Mueller development wins LEED for Neighborhood Design

"...the U.S. Green Building Council, which in a pilot program just designated Mueller a LEED Silver certified plan. The..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Climate, Meet Mobility

Copenhagen is all about green transport – and Austin should be, too

"...institutions that brought many thousands of revelers into the streets – I saw klima referenced in an exhibit on..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Faces of Homelessness

Another Downtown attempt to find answers

"...historic Sixth Street to take part in the city's Great Streets Program – an urban redevelopment effort that would..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Marc Savlov

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