The Tesla Project: A Celebration of All Things Tesla

Sure to be the most current event this weekend

"...up to this shindig in one of those new Tesla Roadsters with a flock of pigeons heralding your arrival;..."

July 4, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tesla Gigafactory to be Investigated for Labor Standards Violations

Workers Defense Project calls out wage theft, unsafe conditions

"...On Tuesday, the Workers Defense Project filed two labor standards violation referrals to the Department..."

Nov. 16, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Tesla Updates Travis County on Community Investments, “Ecological Paradise” Progress

Massive workforce development, still no data on water usage

"...Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court approved Tesla’s $750,000 community investment plan, to go toward community partners..."

Oct. 19, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

City Staffers in Vegas’ Tesla Tunnels: Still Not Clear Why!

Neither Project Connect nor AUS needs the Boring Co.'s services yet

"...firm headquartered in Pflugerville, which currently move people in Teslas underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center. The stated purpose..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Travis County Allows Mystery (Samsung?) Project to Seek Tax Incentives

Say yes to the ... Silicon Silver?

"...to by county officials only as the "Silicon Silver Project." The intended recipient will be made public when and..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund

Bringing transit home

"...When Austin voters approved financing for the Project Connect transit plan in November 2020, they created along..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Tesla Gigafactory to be Investigated for Labor Standards Violations

Workers Defense Project calls out wage theft, unsafe conditions

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?

Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river

"...Three years ago, Travis County cut a deal with Tesla, selling it a 2,000-acre site on the banks of..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

'The Tesla Project' / 'Lifecycles'

We need more science – and more art shows inspired by science – as pleasing and stimulating as these two

"...'The Tesla Project'Invenio, 916 Springdale www.inveniomedia.com Through July 28 'Lifecycles'Art.Science.Gallery, 916..."

July 11, 2014 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Billionaire Wants His Own Town, Go Figure

Musk Town headed for Bastrop isn't "paradise" Elon proposed, either

"...a “utopia” in Texas for a while now. In Tesla’s October 2022 stockholders meeting (yuck) Musk said he wanted..."

March 9, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Event Menu

Between lobsters, Tesla, and Bastille Day, this will be a busy, delicious week for Austin foodies

"...than 20 area artists inspired by visionary artist Nikola Tesla at the Pump Project Satellite (1109 Shady). Proceeds will..."

July 9, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Maker Faire: Happily Ever Crafter

"...you will, the ghosts of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla puking their wackiest dreams of science all over the..."

Oct. 24, 2007 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Local Nonprofit Accuses APD of Illegally Raiding Offices

Workers Defense Project decries “unnecessary” show of force

"...Workers Defense Project, the Austin-based nonprofit that fights against wage theft and..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Doggett Gets Funding for Texas State University Climate Change Research

A publicly available tool will project climate impacts on state water resources

"...the next phase of a three-to-five-year study "developing actionable projections for how climate change is impacting our water," said..."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Very Last Night at Wardenclyffe

The Eastside art gallery and cultural powerhouse is moving on

"...Even Nikola Tesla, that genius and master of strange forces, had to..."

May 16, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"...Requiem for Tesla, Kirk Lynn..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Longtime Commissioners Face Challenges From Their Left

In the hot seats

"...estimated $7.2 billion (of city taxpayers' money) in the Project Connect transit overhaul, which "doubled down on the north-south..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Reynold's 'Tesla' Score Deserves Praise..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column

Opinion: Electric School Buses Are a Win for Kids’ Health, the Environment, and Our Community

There's no safe level of exposure to diesel fumes for children, and yet our kids spend hours each week breathing fumes on diesel buses

"...As the future home of Tesla, Volcon, and other EV manufacturers, Austin was recently hailed..."

March 12, 2021 Column by Mary Beth Bennett

City Hall Visits Sin City and Musk’s Boring Co.

Will what the Development Services Department learned in Vegas stay in Vegas?

"...peer city has faced in planning new subgrade transportation projects, such as those that may be needed to support..."

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Shawn Sides and Graham Reynolds: Rude and Golden

How two of Austin's top creative stars meld a busy life of art and love

"...of Color: Call to Color, Forklift Danceworks' The Trash Project and The Trees of Govalle, Salvage Vanguard Theater's The..."

March 25, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Scientists Focus on Helping AI Do Good

Weighing the pros, cons, and concerns of humanity's future overlords

"...Austin has also dabbled in the realm of AI. Tesla uses AI for "vision and planning" in its choppy..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Culture Cash

Austin's artists and arts groups are working hard to survive the economic downturn, and now more than ever it's essential for the city that they do.

"...the Downtown facility, AMOA turned its focus to a project that it could complete on a short timeline: the..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Shows in 2003 That Shed Light in a Dark Year

"...10) How Late It Was How Late/Requiem for Tesla (Rude Mechanicals) Something old and something new that proved..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How a Small Town Has Fared as a Microchip Factory Brings in Billions

Has Taylor, TX, become Boomtown, TX?

"...of the Texas Beer Co. "It's a $17 billion project, and could be 10 times more than that because..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

Faster Than Sound: Girls Like Us Occupy Hotel Free TV

P1nkstar celebrates trans Texan artists on Hotel Vegas' virtual platform and Music Lab closes final location to make way for Tesla

"...spacey synth via Black Marble, are perfect for the project...."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Turning Lipstick Traces Into a Graphic Novel

Lana Lesley adapts the Rude Mechs' punk spectacle to the printed page

"...But, with Lipstick Traces, they created a phenomenon that..."

May 29, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Method Gun

With this play about theatre and tigers, the Rude Mechs earn their stripes forever

"...Rudes and their friends who collaborated fiercely on the project for years – was watching that episode of Star..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2002-2003

The full list of nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Michael Raiford, Love! Valour! Compassion!/The Pavilion/Requiem for Tesla/Rigoletto/Smokey Joe's Cafe..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dancing About Architecture

Texas musicians report from NYC and D.C., Nick Cave and others cancel shows, and the Trail of Dead headline a Red Cross benefit at the Mercury

"...corners and bands offered up patriotic declarations between tunes. Tesla couldn't make it and Spacehog had already dropped off..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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