Solar Celebrity HelioVolt Lands in Austin

Darling of international renewable energy circles to build its first solar-manufacturing plant here

"...Austin's race to become the clean-energy capital of the nation..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Even if a current criminal probe turns up no fire, Austin's minority contracting program has never lacked for smoke and heat.

"...enterprise") program -- focusing as it does all of Austin's neuroses about race and equity, economic growth, and good..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Canary in the Data Mine

Profile of the 2002 Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project

"...the time is right for ... big-picture talk about Austin Tomorrow. After a few weeks of post-election lull, with..."

June 28, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin’s Steady Strides Toward Climate Sustainability

How are we doing and how effective can local policies be at mitigating a worldwide crisis?

"...(of all ages, but set in motion primarily by Austin-area students) were joining a worldwide movement to alter that..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

How Austin's Queer Community Supports Its Own

Spotlighting the LGBTQ people and orgs looking after our health, youth, elders, and art

"...acts are born from extraordinary circumstances, but every day, Austin's queer community shows up for one another in ways..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff

Clear-Cutting Austin

Rapid growth laying waste to city's urban forest

"...and several of its trees. The clearing was prep work for a new house – a huge new house,..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...On Friday, Oct. 4, city planners released their initial..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Energy's Quest to Bring Solar Power to Renters and the Less Wealthy

What can new incentive programs and community solar projects do for the city's most abundant energy source?

"...than if you set your gaze to the east. Austin Energy's solar incentive program has made great strides recruiting..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Austin Musical Theatre Hits the Heights

That's Show Biz!

"..."The Farmboys" in Austin Musical Theatre's Gypsy. photograph by Kenny Braun..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Feature

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...by fearsome large and loud machines and many election workers in an ad hoc bullpen. And around this bullpen,..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, Austin Choirs Seek Community Through Virtual Worship

Music remains an integral part of most religions, so what happens when the choir can't meet?

"...same time on Zoom, but it's horrible. It doesn't work."..."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Nataleah Small

Austin @ Large: The Real Race Problem

A cowardly city hides behind a dishonest daily's tall tales

"...my count) the sixth time in 18 months: The Austin Police Department has a race problem. It's a problem..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Greater Need

Educator, Motivator, Ellis Marsalis

"...given that teaching certificates take considerably less time and work to obtain than say, a law or medical degree,..."

June 13, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Climate Protection Plan

The five components

"...2) Austin Energy..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

A Dynamic Greater Than You Can Imagine

Buckminster Fuller believed pieces of things could be combined in new ways to create a powerful new dynamic. Now, playwright Alice Wilson is combining her words with Bucky's life for a dynamic new solo show. Wayne Alan Brenner gets the story.

"...props to a chain-store cafe in the middle of Austin? "To attack this project," says Wilson in the coffeehouse,..."

March 31, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...Welcome to Austin! It hasn't always been like this. Will it always..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Fixing What Ain't Broke

Does city want fair hiring, or to break the union?

"...extraordinary display of public solidarity last Thursday, several hundred Austin firefighters and their supporters showed up at the City..."

May 23, 2014 News Column by Michael King

The World Horror Convention? In Austin!

Lend us your fears

"...it’s happening. You hopefully get to some point of greater understanding through the characters.” And so it goes –..."

April 26, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less

The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town

"...Chronicle's queries because the longtime TxDOT district engineer for Austin, Terry McCoy, has recently retired, just in time to..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Braces for Weekend Rush of Evacuees

After the flood

"...leases on a warehouse and office building in Southeast Austin to house evacuees, rather than the Convention Center...."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Point Austin: Race-off

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

"...(by the racetrack owners to city specifications and eventually greater cost) on an accelerated schedule. "That's real money," he..."

May 6, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Austin's Chambermaid

"...excise Chamber member Gary Bradley's Circle C subdivision from Austin's extra-territorial jurisdiction, the Chamber of Commerce Executive Board voted..."

June 16, 1995 News Column by Alex de Marban

Are You Local? Crit Group Reunion Redefines What it Means to be an Austin Artist

Two-part retrospective exhibition brings local creatives together, and to the main gallery

"...this paper in which I referred to an artist working in Austin as a "local artist" in the headline...."

Nov. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Vivie Behrens

Men at Work

City's day laborer program undergoes successful overhaul

"...Austin's day laborers, the mostly Hispanic, mostly young men who..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

How Austin's Theatrical Couples Keep Romance Alive Love's Labors Won

"...real conversation during strike; we were supposed to be working. Some things never change."..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis

Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies

"...For more than a year, the city of Austin, its social service partners, and primary and behavioral care..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Science-Based “314 Action” PAC Attacks Congressional Candidate for Her Legal Work

PAC pitches hardball against Shannon Hutcheson in TX-10 Race

"...primary care doctor treating uninsured and underserved patients at Austin’s People’s Community Clinic, Gandhi was a natural fit for..."

Feb. 26, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"...cause for the "current crisis we are in" over Austin and Travis County's handling of sexual assault "is the..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required liability insurance to host a gay event in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

How Austin Is Tackling Homelessness on the Street and at City Hall

More shelters, more beds, and more fights about ordinances ahead

"...Page was at an appointment with a medic from Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services' Community Health team when the..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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