Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Barton Leak: Barton Springs Pool will be closed for at least the next..."

Sept. 6, 2024 News Feature

Parks Board Recommends Zilker Plan Despite Misinformation-Fueled Outrage

Stakeholders respond to 5,000-seat amphitheater concerns

"...After more than 6 hours of contentious public testimony involving booing, clapping, call-and-response, and..."

May 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

We're All Good Liberals Here

"...multiple false statements on the citizen petitioned CodeNEXT review ordinance and on the ordinance sponsors. [In his "Point Austin"..."

May 21, 2018 Postmarks

Communication Breakdown

Does the closure of HausBar Farms spell trouble for the urban farming movement?

"...group People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources (PODER). While an urban farm may seem an unlikely..."

April 12, 2013 Food Feature by Anna Toon

Inside Out ... Outside In

The growing influence of fringe movements on City Hall reflects either a healthy populism or the implosion of civic engagement

"...the only thing that's protected us in America is our right to bear arms. So the methods used to..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Shameless Accusations

"...Dear Editor: In your reprint of Mike Clark-Madison's PR piece [“Austin@Large,” News, May..."

May 10, 2006 Postmarks

Naked City

This week at council: The city's proposed agreement with Stratus comes up for discussion; the Pedestrian Plan awaits approval; and Vignette's downtown deal is up for a vote.

"...-- get ready for a fight. Old-school environmentalists like Save Our Springs Alliance executive director Bill Bunch are grimly..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Lefty Changes His Spots

Not Your Same Old Slusher

"...Councilmember Daryl Slusher of his career change from investigative journalist to councilmember. As a writer, Slusher made a name..."

Feb. 27, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...IBM employee Ted Kircher answered every question with his "The-web-can-save-the-world" pitch. Ray "the Vet" Blanchette had few answers but..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes. Writer Peter Elkind, who spent four months investigating the New Jersey firm, says Gtech is..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature

Election Notes

Prop. 2 will shape the way the area develops at a time when the community is trying to decide for itself what sort of neighborhood it wants to be

"...be. "If Proposition 2 passes, we can hang up our [neighborhood] planning process," said Bruce Perrin, president of the..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, Texas, and elsewhere.

"...have been killed. We've liberated a country. We recognize our greatest security is found in the relentless pursuit of..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Cap Metro wants to hear your complaints; a reader asks whether the Summer Smut issue was worth the offense it generated; a radio fan finds sustenance in a substitute; and more letters to the editor.

"...hard to improve customer service and on-time performance of our bus service, while continuing to earn the public's trust...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column

Not Keen on Green

Enviros: Bristol and Biscoe Don't Cut It

"...the environment during their years on the county commissioners court. That kind of gusto from an elected official can..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Feature by Amy Smith

Down But Not Out

Shea urges supporters to keep fighting

"...fall below 50 percent. Then she launched into a pull-yourself-up pep talk to a cheering crowd, urging them to..."

May 13, 2012 News Post by Amy Smith

Water Fall

Between Austin Water's conservation goals and its execution ... lies a shadow

"...deadpan, and it would charge that a misallocation of resources and priorities was undermining the Wat­er Conservation Divi­sion's achievements,..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Cleanliness, Godliness, and Money

Critics charge that Clean Water Clean Government's finances are a bit murky

"...committee charged the supporting groups and their representatives – Save Our Springs Alliance director Bunch, political consultant Glen Maxey,..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Election Notes

Critics charge that Clean Water Clean Government's finances are a bit murky

"...committee charged the supporting groups and their representatives – Save Our Springs Alliance director Bunch, political consultant Glen Maxey,..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Page Two: When Does 'Open' Mean 'Closed'?

The open-government charter amendment is a special-interest wolf in populist sheep's clothing

"...1) You decide to ask your boss for a raise and better benefits. It's been..."

April 7, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Who's Taking Who?

The inside game of the 'property rights' legislation reveals the usual suspects

"...spent the past weeks, days, and now, the final hours, prevailing on senators to do the right thing. On..."

May 13, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Here a Box, There a Box, Everywhere a Big Box

One Lowe's, two Wal-Marts, and three sets of angry Southside citizens

"..."In order to preserve the quality of life our community is accustomed to, it is important to change..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Gary Bradley's Bitter Wisdom

Gary Bradley contemplates life.

"...an impact on some individual lives, especially some of our community's children."..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Statesman ignores Bill Bunch as part of its SOS history; Mary Arnold, Whole Foods and Lee Walker honored for their SOS dedication; the Austin Police Association's mailers for Rafael Quintanilla never got mailed; Mayor Kirk Watson will lay out his transportation vision.

"...the American-Statesman's memory lapses when it comes to recounting our environmental history of the past decade. Now, most everyone..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Round One

Also this week in council:

"...are back on the agenda today. Specifically, the new ordinance would decrease the amount of impervious cover allowed on..."

Aug. 20, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington

Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington

"...mostly as the supervisor and then the actual municipal court clerk of the city he later led. It wasn't..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Charter School Loophole Vote Pushed Another Week

Seemingly settled issue of planning and land use for charter schools drags out

"...Tem Kathie Tovo warned against revising and rewriting the ordinance from the dais, to which Adler agreed. Then, with..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pct. 2 Campaigns Trade Barbs

As election day nears, the sparks are flying

"...other. Shea, who was instrumental in passing the city's Save Our Springs ordinance, touts her "25 years of public..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature by Christopher Hooks

The Long Shadow of Wal-Mart

Place 1 candidates differ on development, environment

"...forward the new water treatment plant, revisions to the Save Our Springs Ordin­ance, and a ban on coal-tar sealants..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...wished to do you harm, you could put on your best Clint Eastwood persona and say, 'OK, creep, am..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature

No Worries for Wal-Mart? Not So Fast

"...Then came the threat of a lawsuit from the Save Barton Creek Association, which would have challenged the city's..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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