Reconnect Austin: Part Two

It's a beautiful vision, but could it work?

"...A wistful Austin bumper sticker reads, "Visualize I-35 as a hike and..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Reconnect Austin: Part One

The Great Depression

"...The YouTube video is displayed by advocates of "Reconnect Austin" – the proposal to send I-35 underground and..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...For the second time in three years, Austin's unbeloved Interstate 35 has been "recognized" by the influential..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: More Land, or a Big Ditch?

If we’re really going this far on the reimagined I-35, we might as well go all the way

"...Sinclair Black, a grand duke in the aristocracy of Austin architecture, is the founding father (literally) of Reconnect Austin,..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Who Benefits From a Reconnected Austin?

"...The "value creation" touted as a benefit of the Reconnect Austin plan may have side effects, says Bo McCarver...."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Austin at Large: Ain’t No Highway Wide Enough

TxDOT abandons any pretense of new thinking about I-35. It's time to stop them.

"...it has abandoned already, for rebuilding I-35 through Central Austin: what the agency calls the Capital Express Central project...."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Making Good Trouble on I-35

America’s infrastructure systems are broken, but TxDOT has gone the extra mile

"...about its plans for I-35 through the heart of Austin – demonstrated a central element of that genius: telling..."

Jan. 28, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Film Festival Announces Second Wave of Programming

Local voices are spotlighted in the new round of eight fest films

"...Today, Austin Film Festival announced the second wave of film selections..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35

The road not taken

"...questions, concerns, and cries for help from thousands of Austinites, including City Hall itself and other powerful public and..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less

The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town

"...Chronicle's queries because the longtime TxDOT district engineer for Austin, Terry McCoy, has recently retired, just in time to..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin PBS Takes to the Streets for Muraling Austin

Three-part series will explore the vibrant art of our public space

"...Austin's public art doesn't live on plinths or in galleries:..."

Feb. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: New Year, Same Old Stories

I-35 deal nearly done, Nate Paul’s new enemy, Chip Roy ready for his close-up

"...23 appendices at my35capex.com/draft-EIS. In brief: TxDOT rejects the Reconnect Austin and Rethink I-35 visions of a future without..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Film Festival Lands The Whale

Brendan Fraser's Venice smash to open fest, Oct. 27-Nov. 3

"...Austin Film Festival is bringing home a leviathan: The Whale,..."

Sept. 8, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin FC Recruits Familiar Face in Ethan Finlay

Veteran winger explains why joining ATXFC was an easy decision

"...season that fell well below expectations on the field, Austin FC cleared room for several new players to join..."

Dec. 21, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Now Streaming in Austin: "dawn."

Ya'Ke Smith focuses on how hard it is to leave prison

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while self-quarantining. There's..."

June 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Belles & Chimes All-Female Pinball League Comes to Austin

International org sets down roots in ATX with new chapter

"...and finally, an all-female pinball league is coming to Austin...."

Oct. 21, 2019 Sports Post by Saskia Henn

Austin Film Festival Announces Second Wave of Films

Jeff Nichols' Loving gets a Texas premiere

"...The Austin Film Festival dropped more of its 2016 lineup today,..."

Aug. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Point Austin: How Smart Are We?

Council ponders a bond that voters will swallow

"...would be the largest transportation bond ever put to Austin voters...."

June 24, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Kickstart Your Weekend: The Austin Toy Museum

New collectibles archive launches fund raising with party

"...The founders of the Austin Toy Museum have a motto. "I had that."..."

April 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Reconnect With Texas

"...in our city. It will never be the same Austin. Local representatives and Mayor Will Wynn, with his “crystal..."

Oct. 16, 2008 Postmarks

Austin Film Festival to Celebrate Lost's Damon Lindelof With Outstanding TV Writer Award

Fall fest also adds All of Us Strangers, The Holdovers

"...at least there's a bright spot courtesy of the Austin Film Festival, which will bestow on him the Outstanding..."

Sept. 14, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

From the Walls to the Web: "Austintatious," Austin's Original Mural, Goes Online

"Austintatious," Austin's first and most famous mural, celebrates its golden anniversary with a new interactive history

"...University of Texas campus to 23rd Street to create "Austintatious," Austin's first mural. Now, 50 years later, not only..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Joelle DiPaolo

The Verde Report: Austin FC Signs Veteran Winger Ethan Finlay

Columbus Crew alum explains why the decision to join ATXFC was an easy one

"...season that fell well below expectations on the field, Austin FC cleared room for several new players to join..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin at Large: And Our House Is Your House

What did you do today to provide decent housing where it's needed for everyone?

"...right where we left off last week: On housing, Austin and Central Texas are failing across the board. We..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces

After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside

"...and widespread vaccination among the populace – more of Austin's performing artists began to welcome audiences back indoors to..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fake Fast Food Restaurateur (and Filmmaker) Kevin Smith Welcomes Austin to Mooby's

Silent Bob talks fan connection, veganism, and Mooby's origins

"...burrito from existence and both Sonics in central East Austin suspiciously went dark – as if we weren’t entering..."

May 11, 2021 Food Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...vibrations, Ben Ballinger, utilized an FM frequency to throw Austin's first drive-in concert of the COVID-19 era...."

May 15, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Film Festival Review: Undercliffe

British mystery probes the identity of a man and a town

"...path of realization for Stevie as he attempts to reconnect, across a matter of days, with his father (Mark..."

Oct. 28, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Documentary Uses Virtual Reality to Explore East Austin Gentrification

Technology and social justice come together in Latinitas' film

"...It's no secret that Austin is a city undergoing a large amount of change..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Mae Hamilton

Austin Film Festival Picks

Local flavor and Texas ties

"...Nov. 1, 6:30pm, Stateside David Bellarosa was kicking around Austin, working on films with Andrew Bujalski and Bryan Poyser,..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

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