SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Of course, this being SXSW, there will always be an emphasis..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Council Budget Afterthoughts

Council members offer post-approval thoughts on FY 2016 budget

"...health and social service (by nearly $9 million), for parks, pools and libraries (by over $3 million), for beginning..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Toby Futrell's Budget

The staff-proposed city budget goes to council, with both breathing and wiggle room

"...improving and that her proposed budget "continues to rebuild our services, respond to growth, and reinvest in our workforce..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Keeping Austin Wild

As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space

"...the waterfall, and when I got out saw a four-foot snake slithering along the rocky creekbed...."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Beverly Griffith and Raul Alvarez rain on the mayor’s bond parade by adding a few proposals of their own; Cedar Avenue settlement goes back into mediation.

"...made a roomful of adults laugh, only to see our triumphant aphorism totally abased when an artless younger sibling..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Media Clips

Southwestern Bell and Time Warner push Jump.Net and other small Internet service providers out of the Austin market with anti-competitive pricing schemes.

"...for competition. Media activists argued otherwise, predicting an Orwellian future where fewer and fewer hands would control the flow..."

May 26, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

Day Trips

"...all within the agency's limited park budget. "One of our goals is to expand and diversify our park system..."

July 2, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Bond Brouhaha

Council Reenacts for Public What It Did in Private

"...Door. You wouldn't have found such a posting, of course, but those were the places where the deals were..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature by Jenny Staff

A Groovy Kind of Love

City, Community Reach Accord on Race Issue

"...the original case (in which U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks ordered a retrial because his bailiff had used racial..."

July 31, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

The latest on Texas festivals, swimming holes, and terrifying worms

"...8am to 7pm by reservation. To protect the natural resources, the number of visitors to the pool is limited..."

July 2, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

HOG Wild

How a concrete wasteland has become a street-art wonderland called the HOPE Outdoor Gallery

"...of joy in lots of people – locals and tourists alike – ever since...."

June 20, 2014 Arts Feature by Bob Makela

The Next New Neighborhood

City and residents plan a sustainable Colony Park

"...area are invited to participate in the public meetings. Four of the five census tracts in the planning area..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...Republic of Texas, Lamar had sent a party of four men from Houston to locate a site for the..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

Developing Stories: Waller Creek: $34 Million Runs Through It

Will the Waller Creek Master Plan hold water?

"..."toolkit" for funding and implementation is contained in the Parks and Open Space section of the draft Downtown Austin..."

April 16, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...Valinda Bolton (Dem) and Bill Welch (GOP), and a Court of Criminal Appeals loss for former District 47 Rep...."

April 14, 2006 News Feature

Page Two

Local Elections: Welcome to Ironyville

"...The great failure of our local elected leaders has not been their priorities, as..."

May 2, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Downtown's New Year

"...COMMERCIAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION1. Congress at Fourth..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Little Hotel on the Prairie

Proposed hotel and golf course would be constructed on city-owned parkland.

"...Lake Walter E. Long. But despite their utilitarian beginnings, our lakes have caught the fancy of Austinites who are..."

March 24, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bond Election Cliffs Notes

General Obligation Bonds

"...upgrade intersections and traffic signals; and (maybe -- city sources differ) fund "neighborhood traffic management," i.e., speed bumps and..."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Back to the Drawing Board

Process for Mapping School Boundary Lines Improved, Still Difficult

"...Taylor Parks doesn't understand the politics of school boundary lines. She..."

April 3, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

The Fight of His Life

Are Ronney Reynolds' Mayoral Hopes on the Ropes?

"...contender best prepared to face "the challenges of the future" and identify "goals, priorities, and values." And of course,..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Neither a Lender, Nor a Borrower Be...

1995-96 City Budget: Bond Debt and the Capital Budget

"..."Our city's growing and it's getting bigger and our debt..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Films will be released online (seven each day, in two-hour increments from 10am to 8pm) and will be available..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: City Hall Shark Tank

Council might be no fun, but there's lots of cool stuff going on this weekend

"...CodeNEXT, and going with the lobby-favored plan for rewriting our building codes. In both cases, it was Mike Mar­tinez..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'

"...Austin Chronicle: You've emphasized in your campaign that you're "a working-class guy with working-class values."..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

'Completing Communities'

A conversation with Kathie Tovo

"...County], because a small core of us talked to our council members, who were supportive, and made sure that..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Aug. 19-26

"...RINGLING BROS. BOYCOTT Join Action for Animals Austin an hour before the performance to protest alleged animal abuse at..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

Skatepark promised by city

"...for the city's first public skatepark, stating support for future facilities, and authorizing creation of a temporary skatepark on..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Pushing Priorities

Councilmembers Lay Down Their Cards

"...Goodman's Citizens' Planning Committee, and a limited number of Parks & Recreation Department youth activities designed to reduce juvenile..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Greg Casar Enters the National Spotlight, and Brings His Grassroots Coalition With Him

New year, new rep

"..."What I will remember most of your time on Council is the faces of the new..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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