Chain-Saw Frenzy

Fear of a Springs PARD massacre is about trust as well as trees

"...The city's Parks & Recreation Depart­ment climbed out on a dangerous public..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...trio of "Smart Growth" bond propositions, a field of candidates vying to fill six seats on the AISD Board..."

May 1, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...perfectly clear: I oppose HJR 6. It is unnecessary and doesn't even do the one thing that its supporters..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Proposition B Swaps Parkland for ... More Parkland

City seeks voters OK of land swap proposed by Oracle

"...eight constitutional amendments put before all Texans, the high-dollar and highly emotional Save Austin Now police staffing proposal contained..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Secret's Out

City bans Eastside tubes & swimmers

"...And in its sinking – following the nautical tradition established..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Then There's This: Swimming Upstream

Families' access to city pools depends on where they live

"...that municipal swimming pools – once a neighborhood staple and valued community space in most towns – are always..."

June 21, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

The Daily Hustle: 11/15/10

No time like the present(ation)

"...there be no more than two presentations per meeting, and the one scheduled for Wednesday is a real doozy:..."

Nov. 15, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Mayor Kirk Watson is pumped with pride over his handling of the homeless campus project, but says, on the..."

March 20, 1998 News Feature

Outgunned in the Greenbelt

"...They're undermanned, under- paid, and underequipped. And it doesn't look like they'll get help..."

Aug. 8, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Nov. 18-23

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

Nov. 19, 2010 News Column

City Council Clashes Over 2017 Budget

Competing ideas on how to spend $969 million

"...Fund" budget, but the "enterprise" departments, which are income-generating and essentially self-funding: most prominently, the utilities Austin Energy and..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...I see you standing on the other side...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...South Austin Tennis Center is not a neighborhood park and identified it as a "semantic" distinction, noting that some..."

May 13, 2005 Column

Plans in Play

The Big Eight

"...help citizens track all the plans, get up-to-date information, and participate in public processes. Toward that end, here's the..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

'Austin Chronicle' Endorsements

General Election, Nov. 6 – Proposed Constitutional Amendments

"...In keeping with our contrarian tradition – and our conviction that constitutional referendums are a poor substitute..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature

'Austin Chronicle' Endorsements

General Election, Nov. 6 – Proposed Constitutional Amendments

"...In keeping with our contrarian tradition – and our conviction that constitutional referendums are a poor substitute..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature

'Austin Chronicle' Endorsements

General Election, Nov. 6 – Proposed Constitutional Amendments

"...In keeping with our contrarian tradition – and our conviction that constitutional referendums are a poor substitute..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature

Developing Stories: Where Are They Now?

The latest on this year's big digs

"...extended by 30 days – the Enchilada Sisters Lydia and Cynthia Pérez had been at an impasse in negotiations..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Lewis File

Park Police personnel record casts a harsh light on small law enforcement agencies

"...January 24, 2005, Warren Struss, director of the city's Parks and Recreation Department, wrote a three-paragraph memo to Darryl..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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

Then There's This: Showdown at the Springs

Is the pool's south side in need of a makeover?

"...dirt parking lot, a pathway leading to a gate, and a small ticket booth where one gains entry to..."

July 6, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

The Daily Hustle: 9/20/10

Unpacking items from council

"...1.5 of City Code Chapter 25-2, Subchapter E (Design Standards and Mixed Use) until after the Design Commission reviews..."

Sept. 20, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...into the Iraqi desert, rolled onto its bristly back, and died." – Salon.com's Andrew O'Hehir Headlines• Get your tissues..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature

City Budget Hearings Begin Today

Parks and Rec, Library funding, Health and Human Services, Neighborhood Housing and Community Development, and Solid Waste Services to be discussed; citywide increases proposed across the board

"...budget begin today, Thursday, with departmental presentations at 11am and hearings for the same departments at 6pm. Today's grouping..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Council Preview: Only Reconnect

Agenda weighed down with zoning

"...swear otherwise. Today they're meeting as the Austin Energy board of directors (remember that argument?), with a handful of..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Beverly Sheffield, the longtime director of the Parks and Recreation Dept. and a local visionary and civic leader, has died.

"...Austin Aquatics in 1935, went on to run the Parks and Recreation Department until 1973, and stayed active in..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Marshall Frech

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...on the Cinema West Adult Theatre saga? Well, the red-and-white Cinema West marquee is (comingdown, that is) at 9am..."

June 25, 1999 News Feature

Merriment & What-Not

Will Eeyore Be Banished From the Hundred Acre Wood?

"...afoul of the grumpy old donkeys who live near and/or manage the Hundred Acre Wood -- Pease Park, on..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The One-Man Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitar Park Conspiracy

“Do you see it? Cuz if you don’t, then I’m crazy.”

"...Chronicle’s gravel parking lot just as the paper’s founder and publisher, Nick Barbaro, exited his dog-shaped station wagon. With..."

Dec. 23, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Nov. 6 Elections: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...The Chronicle editorial board (consisting of the News staff and Publisher Nick Barbaro)..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature

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