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"...industry. Like junkies protecting their stash, councilmembers, city staff, and electric utility commissioners racked their brains in 1996 for..."

Jan. 10, 1997 News Feature

Power Outage

The Council Discharged

"...manage the city's flagship utility -- the Electric Utility Department (EUD)...."

June 14, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Page Two: Wild & Free

Surveying the SXSW landscape

"...screening that night. There are so many great films and interesting events, and so much outstanding music, that I'll..."

March 6, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Amalgamated Transit Union 1091, representing Capital Metro's bus drivers and maintenance workers, have voted overwhelmingly against accepting the final..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...as being the "most sophisticated battle tank ever built" and when he states that "the Patton tank was designed..."

July 14, 2000 Column

Postmarks

The Gotham backlash continues.

"...support the construction of Gotham condominiums at Town Lake and Congress Avenue. Gotham provides a small number of residential..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...Sure, we have our fair share of landmarks. But what gets saved -- and how it gets..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Pushing Priorities

Councilmembers Lay Down Their Cards

"...were in full swing this Wednesday, Sept. 4 -- and as we go to press, to the victor go..."

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

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, many events are canceled and many venues are closing for an extended period, so..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Nature, history, and more to explore in 2023

"...month starts the yearlong centennial celebration of our state parks; there’s also a Renaissance festival in Kerrville, Lunar New..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Crash-Scene Budget

The budget balances, and stitching is transparent

"...undeniable – especially in comparison to recent years past. And several of the most controversial proposed cuts, vetted and..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Day Trips

"...Footprints, hoofprints, and bicycle tire tracks mix on the trail at Lake..."

March 13, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Room for the Unexpected

With the budget season not yet in full swing, there's still time for hope

"...of the sad perennials of budget season: an old standby that, like deferred parks maintenance, cuts to summer programs,..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

No Parking at Pease

Griffith: Don't Even Think of Parking Here

"...construct a driveway through a patch of unused park land. City Hall is considered a crucible for madness, and..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban

Eco-Education 101

The DUD: New Heitz or New Lowz?

"...Heitz was appointed as administrator of the city's environmental and water-quality programs because he has experience. It's just that..."

Feb. 9, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Voices of Deep Eddy

Conversations with those who helped restore the historic bathhouse

"...in the project to restore the Deep Eddy bathhouse and among them many volunteers, organized by the Friends of..."

June 1, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

One More New Job for Heitz

"...After 181/2 years, six jobs, and five city managers, Mike Heitz, director of the city's..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Cruel to Be Kind

The Sting of Austin's 1996-97 Budget

"...Gone are many of the preventative measures against juvenile and adult crime, the horticulture unit in the Parks &..."

Aug. 23, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Paying for Waller Creek

"...The flood-control tunnel, and the surface improvements such as parks and trails, are..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Day Trips

Old Settler's Park in Round Rock is one of the best city parks in Texas.

"...as famous as Central Park in New York City, and it may not even have the diversity of Austin's..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Another Ill Wind

Ike's aftermath leaves Red Cross, schools, charities picking up the pieces

"...Austin, but as evacuees move out of short-term shelters and state and federal agencies focus on coastal reconstruction, the..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: June Travel Updates

Safe daytripping as coronavirus continues

"...maintain a social distance, wear a mask, wash your hands often, and light a candle for continued good health...."

June 26, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

23rd Street Artists Market Failing Because of City

"...some time) once enjoyed a national reputation for quality handcrafted items, attracted thousands of tourists, and gave a wide..."

June 23, 2008 Postmarks

Postmarks

Preserve Town Lake

"...relatively undisturbed green space along the Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail is a significant part of what makes..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Column

Close to Outrage

A letter sent to city leadership by Sarah Campbell, who recently retired from a 20-year career with the city's Parks & Recreation Department, where she was a senior planner.

"...recently retired from a 20-year career with the city's Parks & Recreation Department, where she was a senior planner...."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature

Articulations

The Austin Arts Commission defuses a community controversy by restarting the process of selecting public art for the soon-to-be-expanded George Washington Carver Museum and Library.

"...restart the process of selecting public art for the soon-to-be-expanded George Washington Carver Museum and Library. The process had..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Healthy Streets Program's Partial Closures Give Nondrivers Room

Share the streets

"...cities that aim to provide more space for outdoor recreation and safer commutes for nondrivers by closing some local..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Giving Tree

Making movies takes money. Lots of it. From grants to bakes sales, credit card max-outs to benevolent rich uncles, local filmmakers struggle to come up with the cash.

"...ways to shoot it, but Austin's vibrant filmmaking community and passion for the arts has traditionally made the city..."

May 24, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

A day-trippers look back at 2010

"...the year the drought was broken by spring rains and then snuck back with autumn like a dry blanket..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Affordability: Everywhere But Here

Council parses contracts, buys CD’s, and postpones housing

"...adjourned at the fairly unheard of hour of 5:30pm, and proceeded with relatively little melodrama. There was the ongoing..."

Aug. 8, 2016 News Post by Michael King

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