City of Austin "Major Events" Roster

The city lists over 400 days’ worth of events from the Commitment Day 5K on Jan. 1 to the New Year’s Celebration on Dec. 31. The full list is posted here.

"...lists some 196 “Major Events," with about a quarter of them being multiday. There's a total of over 400..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature

A Republic of Indie in a Netflix Nation

How Austin's homegrown video stores are faring against the big red giant

"...rental stock – some 55,000 titles in all – of Manhattan's legendary rental store Kim's Video on St. Mark's..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Republic of Sandwich

We pledge allegiance

"...Republic of Sandwich2320 Hancock, 512/960-6566 Mon.-Fri., 7am-7pm; Sat. -Sun., 8am-3pm..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Luv Doc Recommends: Republic of Texas Rally

Congress Avenue, Thursday, May 31, 2007

"...to kill yourself: Warm bath, razor blade; big baggie of barbiturates; exhaust rerouted through the car window; DIY hanging;..."

June 1, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Republic of Texas Friday Night Bike Parade and Free Concert

11th & Congress, Friday, June 4, 2004

"...last night and leave your bedroom window open instead of running the AC, you no doubt were audience to..."

June 4, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

The Czech Republic of Texas

The story behind the iconic photo and the iconic bakery that's in it

"...station chilidogs through a trucker's lower intestines. The capture of the ominous mushroom cloud looming over the Sonic Drive-In..."

April 18, 2013 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

Flavors of April

Three foodie festivals that will have you drooling

"...Austin's reputation as an irresistible tourist destination is well-established. The..."

April 20, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Wrath of Don

Zimmerman's constituents accuse him of online, in-person abuse

"...In late August, David and Anita Brad­ber­ry walked out of their Northwest Aus­tin home and headed to the nearby..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Culture Wars Come to Austin

New think tank sets up shop near campus

"...face it. Even before the Frost Tower was finished, Austin was already Gotham. What we lacked in gargoyles, we..."

Feb. 19, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Ruby’s BBQ: Where Austin Music & Barbecue Legends Intersect

Campus-area mainstay celebrates its silver anniversary

"...Many aspects of Austin culture exert a strong gravitational pull – the..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

A Question of Fairness

Austin voters will have another chance to broaden city insurance coverage

"...City of Austin Municipal ElectionElection Date: May 13..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: The Lege v. Austin

The Austin-bashing bills are not just about water – also property, power, and democracy

"...It's hard not to take personally the portrait of Our Fair City that is perennially on display down..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Austin At Risk

Tech leaders look for solution to Austin's growth problems

"...So, is high-tech killing Austin? Uh, no. Well, maybe. It could. But it hasn't..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Vision of a New Republic

Plans for the Revitalization of Republic Square

"...When Bobbie Barker, regional vice-president of Southern Union Gas, was chair of the Downtown Austin..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Chale Nafus

What Kind of Rail Bridge Will Austin Build Across Lady Bird Lake?

Project Connect offers options for the transit expansion

"...and the airport will enter a subway Downtown near Republic Square Park and emerge onto a bridge crossing Lady..."

April 26, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...the Travis County Commissioners Court to tell their elected officials about what it's like to live near one of..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Big Freedia Announced as 2019 AIDS Walk Austin Headliner

New Orleans’ Queen of Bounce joins ASA in mission to Step to Zero

"...you hear what I queer? It’s the bouncelicious beats of the Queen Diva, because today AIDS Walk Austin announced..."

July 31, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Bats of the Republic

An arcane tapestry of alternate cowboy history and steampunk sci-fi in a multitextured graphic package

"...In which Zachary Thomas Dodson, co-founder of Featherproof Books, has created for his own debut novel..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mayor's Roundtable Benefits Austin History Center

Luncheon named for Angelina Eberly

"...Why is there a statue of Molly Pitcher downtown? It’s not. That's a statue of..."

Jan. 31, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Good Eye: Of Pomp and Pompadours

Beautiful people at the launch of slow-fashion brand Essential Oliver

"...a style columnist in her early-mid-cough-cough 30s. Saturday's launch of Austin-based slow-fashion brand Essential Oliver had all the ingredients..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Austin's ROTten Roads

How to navigate around the Republic of Texas Biker Rally

"...a road? Then you can probably hear the roar of engines in town for the Republic Texas Biker Rally...."

June 14, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Trains! Tunnels! Billions! Austin Gets First Look at Proposed Transit Plan

Next steps: public input, May Council vote, November election

"...its recommended Project Connect plan for high-capacity transit in Austin - with light rail in the Lamar/Guadalupe/South Congress corridor..."

March 6, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Living in Emergency

One day at a time in the former republic

"...Well, it's been a very strange week in the Republic of Woebegone, formerly known as the U.S. of A...."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Seduced by Austin

Jesse Herman – hospitality pro, mover and shaker with the Austin Food & Wine Festival – is making his mark on his adopted town

"...When the history of Austin's early 21st century culinary explosion is written, I'm..."

April 25, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Austin @ Large: Money for Love

There's a word for that sort of thing. It starts with an 'F.'

"...We all kind of knew this already, but now it's official: Freescale Semiconductor,..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...aura around the steps. The glow comes from dozens of camping tents, each lit from the inside, stretched and..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

City of Dreams

Visions in Earlier Austin Plans Not Unlike Our Own

"...was remarkable even then, and General Burleson's tiny settlement of Waterloo. Then Mirabeau Lamar, vice president of the Republic..."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Feature

Austin's Queer Dance Freakout Returns for the Texas Primaries

Why we want Cruz out and how to make your perfect protest sign

"...A gaggle of queers are about to descend on the Capitol. A..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Late Urruti Winner Powers Austin FC to First Win of Season

The Verde and Black defeat CF Montreál, 1-0

"...Austin FC captured its first win of the 2023 season..."

March 5, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

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