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April 12, 2024 News Feature
Austin Gets Federal Funding to Cover I-35 With Public-Access Land
Council set to consider another loan this week
"...ways to do that is to build caps and stitches – land bridges – over the highway, so that..."
March 22, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher
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"...Chavez and Fourth streets as part of the city’s cap-and-stitch program...."
March 15, 2024 News Feature
Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week
Our guide to community events for the week
"...robots to teach about coding; Math Happens demonstrates curve stitching, a craft invented in the 1900s by mathematician Mary..."
March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events
Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good
"...Verde Verde Verde Festival, a 6-11pm concert featuring DJ Stitch, Aviator, Danger Roosevelt, Yacht Dogs, Relegated, Movimiento Cumbia, and..."
Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events
Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights
"...you can use some of these fine materials to hand-stitch dog toys for animals residing in local shelters. Visit..."
Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins
Hundreds Rally Against I-35 Expansion
TxDOT’s pricey project proving unpopular with Council members, congressmen, and regular Austinites
"...worst effects of the expansion by building caps and stitches (bridges and decks over the highway that can include..."
Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Council Set to Ask TxDOT to Pause I-35 Expansion Until Regional Climate Plans Done
If approved, the resolution will be the strongest stance the City of Austin has taken against the highway expansion
"...help Austin cover the approximately $700 million in caps, stitches, and other improvements to the highway expansion that TxDOT..."
Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
I-35 Expansion Clears Final Hurdle; Construction to Start Next Year
TxDOT releases final Environmental Impact Statement
"...boulevard-style frontage road improvements. The city has posited a cap-and-stitch effort that would add decks over depressed lanes and..."
Aug. 21, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher
Basement Show Vibes in a Ballroom with Why Bonnie, Font, and On Being an Angel
Good ol' Texas indie rocks campus-area stage
"...The Ballroom floor grew cozy one hour in. Less framed-cross-stitch-decor and plush throw pillows, more beer-stained carpet and ringing..."
Sept. 18, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin
Hays County Inmate Is Left to Rot in Jail
It’s not just a figure of speech for Ranulfo Benitez-Morales
"...hospital the cops told the doctors there just to stitch me up and not to do nothing else, and..."
Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
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
"...move), and not need to acquire even one li'l stitch of new right-of-way...."
Aug. 19, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Federal Funds Flow Into Waterloo’s “Confluence”
A creek runs through it, still
"...places to do things may also grow with new "cap-and-stitch" green spaces mounted above the to-be-lowered I-35 mainlanes, a..."
April 29, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Zilker Vision Not Quite 20/20
Rewilding advocates call for more specifics as Zilker Vision Plan process nears end
"...The "Stitch" plan features a land bridge over Barton Springs Road..."
March 4, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Public Notice: Zilker Park Vision Still Cloudy
It’s hard planning for the future, when humans insist on living in the present
"...• Concept A: Stitch. This one features the single most dramatic feature presented..."
Feb. 18, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Austin at Large: Making Good Trouble on I-35
America’s infrastructure systems are broken, but TxDOT has gone the extra mile
"...six times what TxDOT had called its "cap and stitch" provisions in previous iterations...."
Jan. 28, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Public Notice: I-35 Back on the Front Burner
TxDOT prepares the next draft of their rebuild plan
"...is now the highway's footprint: capping the highway, and stitching Downtown back together with East Austin...."
Jan. 14, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro
East Austin's Rocheli Patisserie Brings Haute Couture to French Pastry
The Garcia family weathers multiple storms to open their paean to luxury
"...macaron and banter back and forth about how to stitch together the zeitgeist of the winter holidays using the..."
Dec. 10, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns
Qmmunity Gift Guide 2021
Look good, feel good this holigay season with Austin’s LGBTQIA makers
"...Very Fine Stitch’s Embroidery..."
Dec. 2, 2021 Qmmunity Post by James Scott
Council Gets Briefed on Controversial I-35 Expansion Plans
Let the road rage commence
"...Alliance and Urban Land Institute have proposed as a "cap-and-stitch" solution to create new public space over the sunken..."
Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net
Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan
June 18, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net
Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan
June 11, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
"...music inspecting its diverse threads, Rubin adds a valuable stitch to the tapestry. – Doug Freeman Primo the Alien's Double..."
May 28, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland
The Austin School of Fiber Arts Wants You
Because Lynne Brotman just can’t, ah, weave well enough alone?
"...article by Jessi Cape – through other forms of stitching, and into wider realms of textile-based artistry...."
April 8, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Austin Embroiderists Build Community Stitch by Stitch
Local interest in fiber arts is growing rapidly as people find stitching is a way to calm nerves, find friends, and make political statements during the pandemic
"...My grandmother taught me how to stitch when I was about 6 years old, but I..."
April 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape
We Have an Issue: The Revolution Will Be Embroidered
In this week's cover story, Jessi Cape explores the resistance potential in cross stitch
"...of pattern deviation that unlocked the subversive potential of cross-stitch for her. Listening to the presidential debates last fall,..."
April 9, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones
Public Notice: I-35 Cap(ital Express) and Stitch
Pondering the future of a road with so much baggage
"...emphasis is mine, and that's where the "Cap and Stitch" movement comes in...."
Nov. 20, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Austin at Large: Too Late to Turn Back Now?
The long, slow slog to a new I-35 could still change direction
"...mainlanes – the "cut and cap" or "cap and stitch" scenarios that are championed by most local stakeholders. Purpose..."
Nov. 20, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The famous anti-protestor show trial recounted
"...General John Mitchell (Doman) pulled when he decided to stitch together a conspiracy trial against eight protestors attending anti-war..."
Oct. 9, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Austin Police’s New Rules for Incident Video
APD promises to release video of "critical incidents" within 60 days going forward
"...as a model, the department releases "community briefings" that stitch together video from various sources (including body and dash..."
