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"...office calendars for conspiratorial "insight" and proposes Big Brother "open" government...."

April 28, 2006 Column

Point Austin: Greens vs. Greens

Charter election rhetoric begins rising all around

"...campaign over Prop. 1 and Prop. 2, the "clean water" and "clean government" propositions that will appear – in..."

March 31, 2006 News Column by Michael King

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...I should not have been so surprised. The opening featured the dream yarns and hacksawed Americana of Matthew..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

The Battle of the Bonds – Take Your Turn

With two public input meetings left, it's a good time to review the ups and downs, the winners and losers in the city's bond package so far

"...cut in transportation was funds for street construction, which opened at $150 million and have limped in at $65.7...."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Sultan of Scotch

At 18, Michael Parker had his first sip of whiskey at a Bennigan's. Two decades later, Austin has Opal Divine's Freehouse.

"...and, with one month to go, they decided to open Opal Divine's Freehouse in time for South by Southwest...."

Sept. 5, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Money for Nothing

Millions of Williamson County taxpayer dollars pour into a contractor's pocket, and no one seems to know why.

"...The open questions about the contracts are rather basic: How were..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...of Austin cleaning up our already polluted air and water and saving our endangered wildlife...."

June 14, 2002 Column

Georgetown Smackdown

Suburbanites Wrestle Over Managed Growth, Smart Growth, and "Stupid Growth"

"...Friday at 9:59am -- one minute before the Texas Open Meetings Act deadline -- and conveniently beyond the deadline..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Don't Dissolve District

"...on the Aquifer as their only source of drinking water. Since its creation, the District has been on the..."

May 1, 1998 Column

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Park and Ride

"...paving over and polluting our most vulnerable and treasured water resource...."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

Off the Desk

"...holiday at a more politically correct event: braving the waters of Barton Springs Pool on New Year's Day as..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Supporting Local Farmers and Ranchers Helps Everyone

Back to the soil

"...that sustained freezing temperatures and knocked out power and water across Central Texas, regional farmers and ranchers experienced extraordinarily..."

March 5, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie

“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”

"...is real, and the first phase is planned to open by late spring 2017. When complete, it will add..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Flood Closes Some Lamar Restaurants

Cleanup effort ongoing

"...their staff was safely out of the building. They opened for business as usual Tuesday morning. Across the intersection..."

May 26, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...80,000-student district; two new schools, Perez and Clayton elementaries, opened in August. Blazier Elementary should open its doors to..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond

"...the fifth floor of the city-owned Brackenridge Hospital, will open for business in January, said Trish Young, CEO of..."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

An S-O-S for SOS

What will the Stratus deal mean for the Springs?

"...(which Bradley spearheaded), new ordinances regulating development in the watershed, and, of course, (promoted) market demand for growth in..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Grow and Prosper

With neighbors still reeling from 1990 expansion, Hyde Park Baptist plans another growth project.

"...as an enclave, HPBC leaders see it as a wide-open frontier, ripe for development into church buildings and parking..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

A Day

First Place

"...small lead pellets raining down around him like spit watermelon seeds. Night after night he eluded me, the pellets..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Karl Monger

Celebrate Community and Connection in Austin During Ramadan

Soujouk, samosas, and dinner with Rep. Ilhan Omar and Mayor Steve Adler

"...accompanied by a period of abstaining from food or water between dawn and dusk. Those who celebrate Ramadan use..."

May 3, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...beyond the memory of those squalls, another form of watery overflow has washed into town its own ruinous legacy:..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Rising From the Halloween Flood

Rebuilding the homes – and lives – displaced by the 2013 Onion Creek floods

"...of bed to explore, a puddle topped her toes. Water covered the entire floor of her house. Feeling her..."

Dec. 26, 2014 News Feature by Kate X Messer

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News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...city of Austin hoping to stop further work on Water Treat­ment Plant No. 4. Specifically, the plaintiffs charge that..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Feature

Preserving a 'Special Kind of Place'

Scott Swearingen on the ‘environmental city’

"...Travis now. Let's build hike-and-bikes; let's try to retain open space while it grows. And the Austin Tomorrow plan..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Crash-Scene Budget

The budget balances, and stitching is transparent

"...10% since January – have been out in the open all year. The "unprecedented transparency" that Ott's touted for..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Radical Nautical

'Radical Nautical,' maybe the most jam-packed show in Gallery Lombardi history, is a quirky, energetic celebration of water

"...world to once again dream about pirates and the open sea. With rainbows in their eyes, Ian Schultz with..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Arts Review by Salvador Castillo

Break Out the Paddles

The lakes are re-opening, but the process could be very slow.

"...on the floods. Lake LBJ and Inks Lake will reopen for recreational use at 8am on Saturday morning. That..."

July 6, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...citizens' personal data. "I am a strong supporter of open government; however, my obligation as an elected official is..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

Beside the Point

The future is sunny, cab drivers are stormy, and water treatment's horizon is cloudy

"...effect, including the unknown price tag of the proposed "Open Government Online" amendment, and uncertainties like fuel and public..."

May 5, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...Public debate began over the Austin Water Utility's plan to move the downtown Green Water Treatment..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature

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