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March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
City Arts Funding: The Resolution
Council approves 2019 funding, ponders next move
"...The three-act drama about city arts funding that opened Sept...."
Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Robert Faires
City Council: The Race Is On
Previewing November’s elections for Districts 1, 3, 8, and 9
"...now into its fourth year, meaning it's graduated from the toddler stage and into early childhood. Already we're seeing..."
June 22, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff
Point Austin: The Best of Times
Cutting a city budget easier said than done
"..."I can't find any reason not to say the Austin area is the strongest regional economy in the..."
May 9, 2014 News Column by Michael King
The Hightower Report
Scoring a Point for Community; and The Kochs Are Coming!
"...For me, the most significant statistic coming out of this year's Super..."
Feb. 25, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower
Do the Right Thing
Call me Commissioner
"...a great deal of fanfare, I was appointed to the Austin Music Commission...."
Dec. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
The Custody Battle at Brackenridge
Seton's plan to build its own pediatrics facility throws a monkey wrench into the proposed hospital district.
"...The afternoon of Oct. 29 was not one of Patricia..."
Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith
The Hightower Lowdown
The New Environmental Regime; Ripping Off the Pentagon
"...The New Environmental Regime The official motto of Washington, D.C.,..."
Feb. 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower
A Delicate Balance: Austin Progressives Struggle to Hold the Movement Together
Council Watch
The Chronicle's endorsements explained; Council Watch writer JennyStaff Johnson says goodbye.
"...If you've been reading the papers lately, you may have noticed that SOS Action,..."
May 5, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
On The Lege
Knocking Out Hate
"...Had boxing referee Mills Lane been in the room, he would have declared it a technical knockout...."
March 19, 1999 News Column
The Art of Film Producing
Lynda Obst's Hollywood Survival Manual
"...Hollywood producer Lynda Obst is the author of Hello, He Lied: And Other Truths From..."
Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten
Off the Desk
"...TateAustin, the bustling downtown ad and PR firm which is home..."
Jan. 12, 1996 News Feature
Chapter 4: The Nineties!
March 1991 -- December 2000
"...Austin: The recovery blossoms into the second boom. The first half..."
Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature
The People vs. Mike Sheffield
The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?
"...different this morning, but Mike Sheffield is happy that the Austin Police Department will now be monitored by citizens..."
March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
A Season for Scaring at Phantom Fest
With Phantom Fest, Adam Sweeney wants Austin to become Halloween Town
"...Ever feel that the only bad part of Halloween is that it just..."
Oct. 21, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
"...What Is There, Apple Music..."
Sept. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman
Record Turnout in Run-Off Election Pushes Democratic Party Toward Change
State and local races show the blue getting bluer
"...Surf's up for Texas Democrats, as the building blue wave of voter enthusiasm drove nearly 1..."
July 17, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff
Bittersweet Ending
Notes From the Republican Revolution
"...8pm: The big banner screaming "Republicans: The Future of Texas" is..."
Nov. 6, 1998 News Feature
Guardians Fight On to Save SSLC
Following Senate vote to close SSLC, guardians turn to House for hope
"...In the state Senate gallery, a group of guardians watched intently..."
May 1, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Qmmunity: Queer Alt-Country Trio Next of Kin Debuts New Single
Be part of the country collective this Friday at the Continental Club
"...are manufactured by executive management but a few have the distinction of organic origins. Such was the start of..."
Sept. 27, 2024 Column by James Scott
Council Approves New Austin Energy Rates; Advocates Disappointed
Average customer will see bill increase of $9 in March 2023
"...At Council’s last meeting of the year yesterday (Dec. 8) – and for Mayor Steve..."
Dec. 9, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher
Austin at Large: We Need to Talk About Apesh*t
Whether Trump is trivial or catastrophic, the rules of engagement have now changed
"...resurrection rallies, you may have heard. Jeremy Wallace in the Houston Chronicle captures the scene well, talking to giddy..."
Feb. 4, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Can Schlotzsky's Be Saved?
John Wooley and the battle to bring Schlotzsky's back to life
"...On the morning of June 17, John Wooley peered out the..."
Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith
Top 10 City Council Stories
The big stories of Council's last seven-member year
"...1) OUT WITH THE OLD ... After a prolonged campaign including December run-offs,..."
Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature by Michael King
Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council
Power for the people?
"...It wants to change its base rate structure for the first time since 2017. Back then, the city-owned utility..."
Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Res Publica
Voter registration's only the top of the iceberg – here's the rest of your civic agenda for the week, Oct. 2-9
"...MEET LARRY JOE DOHERTY Find out more about the District 10 candidate (see "The Man in the White..."
Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Quote of the Week"That's just how I roll." – UT student Laura..."
Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Get the Facts Straight..."
April 4, 2003 Column
Postmarks
Don't Dissolve District
"...I appreciate the coverage of the referendum to abolish the Barton Springs..."
May 1, 1998 Column
Hancock Center, R.I.P.
Everything Old Is New Again at 41st & I-35
"...a feature has turned into a eulogy, now that the bulk of Hancock Center has heard the call of..."
