Council: Meet Your City Manager Semifinalists

Winnowing down the list

"...available info on the group yields additional detail. Cecil House..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

The Hightower Report

Congress Incorporated; and Mountaintop Tiff

"...beaming members of the new Republican majority entered the House Chamber accompanied by their proud families. But the moment..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play. Directorial debut of..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...bass, NYC's Yeah Yeah Yeahs draw comparisons to Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and the White Stripes, but neither of..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...a decade of punishing, overdriven noise rock, frontman Chris Spencer moved from NYC to SF and started up the..."

March 8, 2002 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...for patron saint of gloom Jeff Buckley. (Opal Divine's Freehouse, 9pm) -- Christopher Gray..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Live Shots

"...Sorry, Jody, not mine. But if KGSR had a house band, they'd be it. Russ Barenburg, Jerry Douglas, and..."

April 18, 1997 Music Feature

Preserving History’s First Draft in Central Texas

From treasure legends to backyard graves, news archives fill gaps

"...he noticed that the Lockhart Post-Register had an open house...."

Oct. 25, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Council Makes Last-Minute Changes to $4.5 Billion Budget Plan

A budget is born

"...the budget proposed on July 9 by City Manager Spencer Cronk before voting to approve the $4.5 billion spending..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Connecting with Project Connect

Capital Metro announces next round of public input on Orange, Blue light rail lines

"...the middle of that run is an in-person open house at Austin Central Library, Sat., July 31, 10am-2pm, that..."

July 9, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Council and Staff Push and Pull Over Campsites and Transit Oriented Development

OK, how about here?

"...timeline imposed by Council) at finding places for the unhoused to go once enforcement of the Proposition B camping..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Lays Out Slow, Steady Plan to Enact Prop B

Arrests will be a "last resort" in phased plan to move camp residents over coming months

"...City Manager Spencer Cronk did say, however, that the city would "de-emphasize"..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Plan Would Aim Help at Encampments of Unsheltered People

A time to HEAL?

"...Chronicle. "It's pretty clear. The purpose is to immediately house the people in these camps and, over time, eliminate..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...a series of policy questions posed by City Manager Spencer Cronk to City Council aimed at sussing out just..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD Weed Arrests Decline, but Racial Disparities Remain

Of the 86 people jailed, 41 were Hispanic, 31 were African American, and 14 were Caucasian

"...that were prepared for City Council by City Manager Spencer Cronk, APD chose to make 41 discretionary arrests for..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

AmericanaFest Is SXSW for Root Genres

T is for... Tennessee, Tanya Tucker, and 10 top-notch breakouts

"...Sun Radio broadcast from the Sun Diner downtown, ATX-based House of Songs dished several stellar showcases, local imprint Nine..."

Sept. 17, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Austin at Large: Mapping the Transition Zones

Ever so slowly, City Hall learns to govern without consensus

"...the other. A new apartment building and an old house couldn't just sit comfortably side by side. Since the..."

May 3, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Qmmunity

Lewkin' at the Lege

"...by anatomy and genetics at the time of birth." House Bill 1035 protects "governmental entities" and basically anyone who..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Food-o-File

Deep Eddy Vodka's in high spirits

"...stylish midcentury modern interiors by eclectic restaurant designer Mickie Spencer. Shallcross reports they've been testing Louisiana-style menu items developed..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

A Sense of Place

For two decades, Stephen L. Clark's gallery has made a home for photographers of the region

"...set, perched on the porch of some weathered stucco bunkhouse, butt sunk deep in a sagging wooden chair but..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hillside Farmacy

Hillside Farmacy has the potential to cure what's ailing you

"...to say "art direction" – is superb: The building housed Austin's first black-owned pharmacy, and the antique wooden display..."

June 1, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday night blurbage of SXSW

"...fuzzed-out guitar rock worth hearing. Along with his longtime powerhouse band, the Miracle Three, Wynn's 2010 Northern Aggression was..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Post-Oedipus

An ironic modern spin on Oedipus' tragedy, as seen through his wife's eyes

"...Ah, the house of Cadmus. It isn't so much a family tree..."

April 9, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Live Shots

The Barkers

"..."Drive to Nebraska," echoes of "Stardust" surfaced in Alice Spencer's languid, commanding vocals as she swept luxuriously through supple..."

June 4, 1999 Music Feature

Sticking it to the Fat, Lazy Americans

International Acts at SXSW

"...Life"). Far richer and more intense than the nondescript coffeehouse filler of many an acoustic duo. (Cactus Cafe, 10:30pm)..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...four other collaborators from album track “Blackbiird.” Following Brittney Spencer’s earlier standout duet with Parker McCollum – making her..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Council Has Much Business to Attend to Before Its Break

A 125-item agenda stands between Council and a summer break

"...project that aims to resurrect the old Austin Opera House (Item 103); second reading for revisions to the plans..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin on Forefront of Addressing Excessive Force Used by Police During Protests

Shock and awe at mass indictment in Black Lives Matter protest shootings

"...who is currently running in the GOP primary for House District 19. The round that hit Warkoczewski's face penetrated..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Steve Davis’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...1) Spencer..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Trace Sauveur’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...and with a murderer's row of great performers. 9) Spencer..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

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