Running the Numbers

The Oct. 14 agenda, from briefings to land swaps

"...Amount of Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration, and other federal grants ready to be accepted by Austin-Bergstrom..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Budget Crunch

Our discount 'menu'

"...the General Fund, which pays for core city services, and in most departments, we've tried to highlight the most..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Articulations

The consultants hired by the city to evaluate its arts funding process have submitted a report to the City Council, legendary comedy club the Velveeta Room has been replaced by Funnies, and Rob Nash brings season's greetings to Austin before an Off-Broadway run.

"...One more step has been taken on the thousand-mile journey to a revised arts-funding process for the city..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Sand Beach Battle

Sand Beach Reserve on the north shore of Town Lake is the subject of a land-use and legal dispute.

"...on the surface to be a strange alliance, local parks advocates are supporting the Aggies' plan, in hopes that..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

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

After 44 Years, Contentious Gravesite Decoration Rules May Change

Will new cemetery rules stick?

"...1978. It's tried several times, but it's an emotional and contentious issue where people don't see eye to eye...."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...also tested positive on Mon., April 13; the client and the seven people who shared a room with them..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature

Council Members Look to Tax Previously Exempted Waterfront Homes

Correcting the "Mistake on the Lake" could fund city initiatives

"...(long before the dams that form today's Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake were built) to protect the city's..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Aubrey Plaza Takes a Dramatic Turn

Aubrey Plaza discusses acting dramatic in Ned Rifle

"...at SXSW 2015 in advance of its Vimeo on Demand and limited theatrical release on April 1. Plaza spoke..."

April 3, 2015 Screens Feature by Russ Espinoza

A Few Rounds Over Decker

How many golf courses does Austin need?

"...two other courses, on 718 acres of currently underutilized land at Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park...."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Jo Clifton

Homeless Campground: South Austin Dilemma

Larger issue still unaddressed

"...of homeless Austinites camping on 18.2 acres of undeveloped land in South Austin were forced to find another place..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Goodbye to This Millennium's Must-See TV

How '30 Rock' reshaped the sitcom for the digital age

"...There was a blink-and-you-miss-it moment in 30 Rock's second season that made it..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Screens Feature by Aleksander Chan

Keeping the Golf Division Weird

Hancock neighbors want to keep the golf course open

"...seems to be a growing consensus between city staff and neighbors that the Hancock Golf Course should and will..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

The B&C List

"...Below is our subjective division of city boards and commissions into tiers, based on the degree to which..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature

Developing Stories

A developer offers to extend the Town Lake trail in exchange for a variance to build closer to Town Lake. Is it worth it?

"...raised by a proposed high-rise residential project at 300 and 222 E. Riverside. The South River City Citizens neighborhood..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

In Memoriam

Bil Pfuderer, an actor, director, and designer in Austin theatre for 20 years and producer of the Zilker Summer Musical from 1980-1995, died in Canton, Ohio, on June 4

"...the summer musical has passed. Bil Pfuderer, who produced and directed the annual free production in Zilker Park throughout..."

June 16, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Sparks fly over property tax rate

"...a proposed tax increase, which please few but the grandstanding legislators who pen the proposals and the libertarian cranks..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Birds vs. People at BCP

At least one Austin resident questions wildlife preserve's human-access policies

"...Who comes first on Austin's preserved public lands – the endangered species or the people? That's a..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Give It a Rest

Homeless people still get tickets for public sleeping, even though city law no longer bans it.

"...homeless advocate Richard Troxell set out to answer recently, and he was "flabbergasted" to learn that little has changed..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide

"...Sports CampsAUSTIN SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL TRAINING CENTER America's favorite pastime besides Web surfing..."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature

Naked City

The Austin Youth Hostel, an 11-year-old facility in East Austin, may have to shut its doors to make way for office space for the Parks and Recreation Dept., which owns the building where the hostel is housed.

"...the Austin Youth Hostel are covered in postcards, flags, and mementos from around the world. It's breakfast time at..."

July 7, 2000 News Feature

Zilker Park: A Neglected Crown Jewel

"...If the model for Austin parks at the end of the 20th century remains Zilker..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Dan Oko

The Impossible Dream

Should Public Money Go to Private Theatre?

"...dreams to renovate the State Theater. photograph by John Anderson..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Musical Chairs

Re-shuffling the Deck at the City's Enviro Department

"...we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing: And a wonderful method it can be for creating the..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Bob’s Burgers Movie

The Belchers make the big-screen jump beautifully

"...as dozens of other shows including Archer, Assy McGee, and WordGirl, and even when he’s on camera in shows..."

May 27, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...The next day, Gov. Greg Abbott added additional businesses and activities allowed to reopen this week under Texas' Phase..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature

Public Notice: The Beat(ing) Goes On

Never a dull moment on the Land Development Code front

"...1 on Friday, Oct. 25, with proposed corrections, clarifications, and revisions to the draft code based on testing and..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

SwimATX Tackles Lifeguard Shortage

Learn-to-swim program educates Eastside kids on water safety

"...January 2015, when the Aquatics division of the city's Parks and Recreation Department faced down yet another summer of..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Katarina Brown

Floating Tubes Hit NIMBY Rapids

City looks for ways to regulate Colorado River

"...elitist. He says no one cared when kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards were using the water, and that the complaints..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

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

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