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May 30, 2025 News Feature
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Brand-New Flower in Texas: The top news this week concerns..."
March 7, 2025 News Feature
Spiders, Slams, and Other Shows Worth Seeing This Week
Dare to go out on a school night!
"...Monday 17 - Wednesday 19, Alamos Slaughter Lane, Lakeline, and Mueller..."
June 14, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup
Plus dispatches from SandFest, farewell to Gary Oliver, and more
"...It’s time to enjoy the May weather and rediscover two recently restored historic sites, plus lots of..."
May 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week
Our guide to community events for the week
"...a lineup that includes Los Tigres del Norte, Caifanes, and Alejandra Guzmàn isn’t extremely cool. But Bésame Mucho is..."
March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events
Get out the vote and more this week
"...C’mon y’all freaks and geeks: Austin’s premier transmedia festival dedicated to bold creativity..."
Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Recommended Austin Events
Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more
"...into a major cultural arts org. Explore photographs, posters, and other records at the exhibit on view through July..."
Jan. 26, 2024 Column
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
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...his refusal to remove floating barriers in the Rio Grande meant to deter immigration, arguing the barriers constitute a..."
July 28, 2023 News Feature
Council Advances Plan to Replace Dairy Plant With Housing
Borden redevelopment passes hurdle
"...Plant – currently an industrial site located at 71 Strandtman Cove – into a mixed-use development that would bring..."
June 16, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Crosstalk: Austin Parks and Rec Board Discusses Fair Pay at SXSW, and More Music News
The latest moves from Austin's Tribe Mafia and Jackie Venson
"...The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, after protests demanding fair pay for artists..."
March 31, 2023 Music Column by Lina Fisher
Austin at Large: When Jesús Takes the Wheel
Garza sends several executives packing, brings on a host of City Hall veterans
"...City Manager Rey Arellano – who oversaw public safety and directly supervised police Chief Joe Chacon – is taking..."
March 3, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...a whopping $90 million in eminent domain charges to reclaim Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's South Terminal, operated by Lonestar Airport..."
Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature
Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35
Riding on TxDOT's endless highway
"...of I-35 between U.S. 290 East (the Manor Expressway) and U.S. 290 West (Ben White Boulevard). February 9 is..."
Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Community Advocates Worry Commercial Interests Dominate Zilker Park Vision Plan
Zilker Park or "Park Zilker"?
"...After two years of discussion and stakeholder input, the city's final draft of the Zilker..."
Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Low Turnout, the Fight for Voting Rights, and More Election News
Keep marching on
"...under threat in Texas, with the Texas Legislature creating brand-new barriers to the democratic process. But it was hardly..."
Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff
Council Finds a Compromise on Renaming Pan Am Park
Pan Am still flying
"...voted last week to honor longtime East Austin teacher and coach Tony Castillo with a plaque instead of renaming..."
Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher
Local Roller Derby Community in a Jam Over Extreme Heat
A shade covering could cost more than $100,000
"...2002 as a group of women came together to resurrect the sport. Many hundreds of leagues now exist worldwide,..."
Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele
We're Loving Eberly’s Loo, Bakery Lorraine’s Proud Macarons, Satellite’s Greek Tacos, Eastciders’ Yellowbird Flex, and – Who Says Mañana (Dos) Never Comes?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."
Aug. 3, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
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
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...than storm in) has stopped cooperating with state investigators and hadn't responded to information requests for over two days...."
June 3, 2022 News Feature
Public Notice: Top 10 Stories of 2021
Some top topics on the community news front
"...– but selected for their importance to local residents, and/or an element of public input into the political process...."
Dec. 17, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Public Notice: To Comply, or to No-Comply ...
That is the question as skaters try to slow ACC’s roll
"...was an emotional Monday night at the city's Historic Landmark Commission, with a 2½-hour hearing regarding the demolition of..."
July 30, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Pro-Cop Group Submits Signatures for High-Priced Staffing Plan
Save Austin Now 2.0 eyes the ballot
"...along with eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution and perhaps other local measures including marijuana decriminalization (see "Public..."
July 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders
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
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
Haute News
"...believe my eyes when I opened the latest issue and saw a photograph of Terre Haute's own Fowler Park!..."
Aug. 24, 2020 Postmarks
Pools Reopen, but With New Rules
Expect temperature checks, required masks, and sign-ins when you return to city pools
"...the summer – not all pools will open immediately, and those that open will do so for only four..."
June 5, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff
What to Expect at Austin's Newly Reopened Pools
New policies, fewer pools, and how to navigate them
"...marks the first public pool activity in months – and, for some neighborhoods, their first functional community pools in..."
June 2, 2020 News Post by Clara Ence Morse
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...The next day, Gov. Greg Abbott added additional businesses and activities allowed to reopen this week under Texas' Phase..."
