Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...him the prospect of patronizing local businesses, amplifying city and state sales taxes, and other ancillary coffer-filling actions. As..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom With America's Gutsiest Troublemakers

Nick Offerman's book of essays about 21 personal heroes is funny, thought-provoking, and mostly interesting

"...of paper that fits into the palm of your hand that's worth a hunk of fried glazed dough isn't..."

June 12, 2015 Arts Feature by Melanie Haupt

Upcoming Pop Culture Trivia Nights to Test Your Knowledge

How much do you know about Gilmore Girls, Bob's Burgers, Selena, & more?

"...Grab your sharpest friends and get ready for a month full of trivia. We’ve..."

April 6, 2018 Events Post by Alyssa Frost

The Sunday Survey, 6/27/10

Dems on holiday, GOP shenanigans, and a monster council session

"...championship for a sport that other nations actually play and two, it's time for the Sunday Survey...."

June 27, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Moontower Comedy 2019: Final Headliners

Nick Offerman, Hari Kandabolu lead third wave of comics

"...headliners: Nick Offerman, Hari Kondabolu, Jon Glaser, Vir Das, and Trumpersonator supreme Anthony Atamanuik...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Hearts Beat Loud When Nick Offerman’s Around

Parks and Rec star talks Austin, breakdancing, and the state of humanity

"...In Hearts Beat Loud, Nick Offerman plays an aging record shop owner who teams up with his daughter to..."

June 22, 2018 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

WilCo Election Screw-Up

County clerk sends out wrong information to 3,000 voters

"...If you live in Williamson County, and you think you know where you are suppsed to..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Most Likely to Murder

Sketch-friendly comedy proves you should never go home

"...old classmates aren’t so easy to impress anymore. (Oh, and one might be a murderer.)..."

March 13, 2018 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Naked City

Raul Alvarez and Rafael Quintanilla head into a runoff for the Place 2 seat June 3.

"...Oh, sure, second-place candidates always say they're happy if they just manage to..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Sausage Bang

Chris Cubas and Kath Barbadoro call the shots on Moontower's all-guy and all-gal shows

"...we're gonna sit here on our high journo horse and give you some tips about what's good to see..."

April 27, 2012 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, March 3-10

"...For more details and events, see Community Listings. Thursday03..."

March 4, 2011 News Column

Hancock Golf Course on the Block?

Not enough revenue, they say

"...Among the items on the city Parks and Recreation Board agenda Tuesday night (Oct. 25) was..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Nov. 18-23

"...For more details and events, see Community Listings. Thursday18..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...abuzz this week at the prospect of the city parks police getting a nice pay raise -- without even..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Feature

Top 10 Hits

Proposed Budget Cuts Have Some Singing the Blues

"...season is not marked by greeting cards, supermarket decorations, and beer specials. Instead, dark circles under tired eyes and..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure

How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options

"...club finally debuts in North Austin mid-June, supporters will demand a prematch spot that will heed the gravity of..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

Civics 101

"...of Sur­vivors of Torture with music, a silent auction, and more. 6-9pm. 360 Condominiums, 360 Nueces. Free. www.cstnet.org...."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Column

Day Trips & Beyond: Out of Town Closures Due to COVID-19

Here are the latest updates

"...COVID-19/coronavirus, events around the state are canceled or postponed, and travel is not advised. Here is a partial list..."

March 24, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

The West Austin Park, for years an unofficial off-leash "dog park" for neighborhood residents, gets an unexpected makeover into a T-ball field.

"...up in arms over a decision by the city Parks and Recreation Dept. (PARD) to turn the park into..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Day of Dickering

Bonds Take Center Stage Over Budget

"...by Jenny Staff and Mike Clark-Madison..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Column

PARD's Peeved Constituents

"...Chronicle, You can add one more group to Austin Parks and Recreation Department's long list of peeved constituents: cemetery..."

Jan. 2, 2013 Postmarks

Nick Offerman

The audience came seeking cult icon Ron Swanson, and that's who Nick Offerman gave them

"...Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival, the oddities were fewer and farther between than the comics last weekend. Still, at..."

May 4, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

This Is Your City Budget

More police, vanishing grants, rising costs, and ... Jazzercise?

"...long ago, conventional wisdom held that once City Council received the city manager's proposed budget – that annual assessment of..."

Sept. 2, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Environmental Group’s Push to Spare Barton Springs Tree Ain’t Happening, City Says

No, Parks and Rec says

"...that the tree’s fatal fungal infection left her deteriorating and posing a threat to pool visitors, so they would..."

Oct. 4, 2023 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

The Budget Battles, Round 3

Will Wynn proposes permanently shuttering libraries, parks, and other facilities to devote scarce resources to the ones that are left.

"...After weeks and months of promising hard choices, forced tradeoffs, and other..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Clowns to the Left of Us, Jokers to the Right

The overwhelming hubris and audacity of Uber continues

"...few of my favorite topics today: the overwhelming hubris and audacity of Uber, and the unholy alliance between charter..."

June 10, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

All This & Budget Too

Council treads water over aquatics plan

"...After the high-summer break – and with the dog days still barking – City Council..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Desperately Needs Lifeguards but Has Resisted Calls for a Wage Increase

Lifeguards in limbo

"...a group of lifeguards is organizing for the wages and benefits it believes will alleviate the shortage. Citing the..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Austin at Large: It Hurts When We Do That

As the old doctor joke goes, then stop doing that. Good advice for City Hall.

"...with the voters' verdict on Proposition B. Our man Sanders gets to the heart of the policy dilemma and..."

May 21, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Sara Hensley Turns Over a New Leaf

The new PARD director has big ideas – to realize them, she'll have to raise big bucks

"...Council Member Randi Shade wasn't suggesting that Austin's new Parks & Recreation..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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