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

Developing Stories: A Long Route to Go

Will we vote on urban rail in November 2010?

"...block east) is already getting necessary work via the Great Streets Program. "There is a risk, if we change..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Can This District Be Saved?

The revival of the Warehouse District is rooted in Austin's history – and its popularity is also its peril

"...July 23. (They're within the Final Draft Density Bonus Program report, online at www.cityofaustin.org/downtown.) The issue is scheduled to..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Great Public Spaces Summit

Dancing in the streets, singing odes to streetscapes

"...a big city, it's time to provide properly for great public urban spaces, as well as natural green spaces...."

July 10, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

All That Remains

Roxanne Paltauf vanished three years ago, leaving her family with only memories and investigators with few clues

"...her way to the Goodwill job training and GED program and was thriving there, said her case worker, Sandra..."

July 3, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"...was going to be a 10-minute video or a great [feature-length] movie, like it is now. Honestly, when we..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

The Hightower Report

Reactivating the CCC for National Recovery; and Pothole Advertising

"...successful Civilian Conservation Corps that Roosevelt launched in the Great Depression...."

April 17, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Pondering Downtown Condos

Frequently Asked Questions

"...He also pointed to developers' self-funded participation in the Great Streets program and funding of other amenities and public..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Great Escapes

AFS Essential Cinema: Children of Abraham/Ibrahim 3: Films of the Middle East & North Africa

"...humanity squarely against the torments of human history. The program kicks off with the Austin premiere of director Deepa..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"...Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd. As always, the Saturday program offers the Best of the Week, culled from works..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Urban Planning: A Roundup

How Austin is working toward getting better by design

"...completed neighborhood plans yet had no formal follow-up implementation program to address the needs, priorities, projects, and visions they..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Campfire Horror Story

How Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the state destroyed a healing camp for kids

"...but also that none of the allegations against the program or its staff would be sustained. The Perfect Storm..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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