Public Notice: The Planning Puzzle

Music venues, hospitals, and neighborhood plans

"...the schedule of community events going on around town, Austin is definitely finished with its midwinter break (see below)...."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Threading the Needle

Is this the year of urban planning?

"...Mayor Steve Adler declared that 2016 was to be Austin's Year of Mobil­ity. The Uber/Lyft overreach created a temporary..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Preview: Wildhorses, Salamanders, Elephants

Only 51 items on today's agenda – but plenty of potential land mines

"...day. On Monday, they managed final approval of the Austin Energy rate agreement (above), then held an all-day work..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: First, Do No Harm

Council dives in

"...they're already in session, learning about Comprehen­sive Planning and Imagine Austin...."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Salinger

The reclusive author is dragged posthumously into the light.

"...6. A new cut of Salinger will open in Austin and 61 other cites on September 20. This “special..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Razzle-Dazzle 'Em

David Bologna on making it to Broadway with 'Billy Elliot'

"...original Broadway cast of Billy Elliot the Musical, the Austin song-and-dance phenom had a lot to say – more..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Preparing for Takeoff

Plans under way for major redo of Airport Boulevard and Highland Mall

"...Boulevard to a largely appreciative public. A few highlights: Austin Community College will keep the mall buildings as a..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Aug. 12-19

"...energy, asking whether they are "Friends or Foes?" 5:30-8:30pm. Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second. $25 ($15, in advance)...."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, April 22-29

"...Eckhardt keynotes this evening of all things green. 5:30-8:30pm. Austin Community College Eastview Campus, 3401 Webberville Rd. www.tinyurl.com/yaeppka...."

April 23, 2010 News Feature

Developing Stories: Task Force Tango

Comprehensive planning group struggles to find its role

"...finally began making progress on a road map for Austin's future...."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Nov. 5-12

"...Elizabeth Avellán and Richard Linklater host a soiree for Austin nonprofit Rainforest Part­nership as it celebrates the one-year anniversary..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature

World Carfree Day

"...get before they acknowledge it?) and an invitation to imagine Austin with a little less motor-vehicle obsession. Fifty years..."

Sept. 22, 2008 Postmarks

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...Throughout our 17 decades of existence, Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

By Any Other Name

The history of Austin's cherished landmarks reveals the extent to which chance plays a part in who among their namesakes we remember and which fade with time.

"...So who's the more important figure in Austin history: Tom Miller or Robert Mueller?..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

"...“unknown” actors named Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey. The Austin-lensed film played a few festival dates (SXSW among them)..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Comic Creator Spotlight on Evan Narcisse: “This Is Important Beyond Any Preconceived Notions About Superheroes”

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...games, talking shit, listening to hip-hop.’ I had to imagine Spider-Man was Black under that mask. I didn’t have..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Much Wine! Many Food! And Buzz Burger Debuts, Sway Goes West, It’s a Whole New Lunar Year, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

Jan. 17, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Checking In: D-Madness Calls Getting Cut-off ‘Pure Hell’

Multi-instrumental funk marvel holds on tight to his sound-makers

"...Imagine supporting yourself as a performing musician and watching your..."

Aug. 24, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Brunching Up the Dope Chinese of Old Thousand

They're waging a sort of, y’might say, To-Go Box-er Rebellion

"...Sometimes a journo gets an email about a brunch..."

April 28, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Finally, Riverside Rezoning Case Arrives at Council

Massive southeast side project comes ashore

"...Corridor, the units were built on shuttle routes for UT-Austin students, many of whom now live in the relatively..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Terror Fest Review: Dorthia Cottrell, Panopticon

Windhand singer and outdoorsman Austin Lunn stage own AMAs

"...Imagine folks milling about a patio wearing metal t-shirts and..."

June 9, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Council Previews Fall's Main Event: A Land Development Code Revision

A code, foretold

"...prospectively in October, bring back a draft of how Austin might revise its code. "There is no final decision..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

CodeNEXT Advisory Group Ready for Next Steps

Second draft of land development code soon to be in the works

"...unified set of standards." Another priority is to maintain Austin's creative attributes. The group hopes the second draft includes..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Emily West's "Why Eulagene?"

Second Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...but from what I've been told, and what I imagine it was like. A womb's such a surreal thing,..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Emily West

DVDanger: What to Watch This Halloween

Part I: Slugs, zombies, and one-night stands

"...Halloween is upon us. and even if the Austin weather refuses to concede that it should be fall,..."

Oct. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Deep Dive Into Play

Austin is about to become an R&D lab for interactive stories

"...as it's happening? Good. There's one coming up in Austin, and the whole thing should only take you, oh,..."

Oct. 5, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Out of Pocket

Teachers forced to pay for supplies after flood

"...Imagine turning up at work, and your boss says you..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Then There's This: The House McKown Built

The emotional fight to save 'the crown of Crestview'

"...McKown, a pioneer road contractor who contributed much to Austin's midcentury growth, might agree that the current owner of..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Bad Milo!

In this gross but smart comedy from Jacob Vaughan, a man's stress grows into a monster that explodes from his rectum.

"...most original gross-out comedies in years. Directed by former Austin resident Jacob Vaughan, Bad Milo! has a whip-smart script..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'A Tickle In Your Soul'

Chely Wright talks about Atticus Circle, allies, and more

"...Atticus Circle, the Austin-based, national agency that encourages straight people to stand up..."

Jan. 25, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

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