The Heart of the Community

SXSWedu gathers voices on schools in communities, communities in schools

"...a child. Yet between No Child Left Behind's culture of high-stakes standardized testing, the reform movement's bullish attitude to..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Five Austin Museum Day Recommendations

Back, tyranny of choice! Back, we say!

"...With the Austin Museum Day celebration providing free admission at venues all across..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Place is this year's opening night film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

PrintAustin: Inking Out Loud with Cathy Savage and Elvia Perrin

The third annual PrintAustin floods our artful river city with multiple originals

"...tell you that a print is an original work of art (e.g., a woodcut, etching, or lithograph) intended for..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week

Our guide to community events for the week

"...a lineup that includes Los Tigres del Norte, Caifanes, and Alejandra Guzmàn isn’t extremely cool. But Bésame Mucho is..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...Planet Theatre: Tomorrowland..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Austin Finally Gets a Planetarium (Sorta)

Stargazers get home in Cedar Park, but still looking Downtown

"...Advocates for science education have spent years bemoaning the fact that Austin..."

Feb. 16, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Planetarium Group Still Vies for Permanent Spot

Texas Museum of Science and Technology considers Cedar Park home temporary

"...Austin Planetarium group announced that it would open its Texas Museum of Science and Technology in Cedar Park instead..."

July 10, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Her Body, Her Choice

Cheryl Morris plans to donate her body for display after death

"...Of the people who would want their body to be..."

July 3, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Living With 'Monstrosities'

Jen Hirt and Scott Webel and their Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata

"...Consider Jenny Hanniver's situation: Her co-habitants are the corpse of a two-headed calf, several tufts of ultraviolet-reactive fur from..."

June 27, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Headlines

"...meeting Feb. 26. In the meantime, more policy workshops and possibly organizational decisions, including today (Feb. 19): On the..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide

"...Science & NatureFUTURE KIDS Put the power of computers in..."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature

A Starring Role: Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Our man Brenner talks with the famed astrophysicist, because science.

"...Neil deGrasse Tyson, the celebrated astrophysicist, the director of the Hayden Planetarium, the subject of a thousand Facebook..."

Nov. 26, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Engineering Extinction Event

Why Texas needs more walking dinosaurs

"...with getting kids ready for the high tech future, and the three truths about science education. One, equations are..."

Nov. 22, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

2002 Summer Camps

"...Summertime, and the living is easier when your young ones aren't..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Titanic, turtle hatchlings, and Texas beaches after Harvey

"...Titanic artifacts come to Texas while the Gulf Coast recovers from Hurricane Harvey, and..."

June 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books

Big books give heft to big success stories about women in business, Flatbed Press, UT’s collections, Pan Am, and the Spurs

"...real heft – say, a collection that holds millions of objects or a major-league franchise that's had five championship..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 in Design 2008

2008 was a great year for design – see what made the list

"...Yes, yes, everyone has a top 10 for everything. And honestly, I don't know why I should be any..."

Dec. 30, 2008 Design Post by Andy Campbell

Throw the Switch

City Planners Consider Options on the Seaholm Power Plant

"...to build a new public library within strolling distance of the old power plant, a 1950s art-deco structure on..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Local Group Has High Hopes for Plan-it-arium

Stars aligning for an Austin science museum

"...has spent the last decade trying to get a science and technology museum built. Now the local charity has..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Summer Camp Guide

"...I went to summer camp, and it was nothing like it was supposed to be...."

April 28, 2006 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

Stars Aligning in Planetarium's Favor

Austin Planetarium group's persistence may finally be paying off

"...What do the cities of Dallas and New York and even the Mesquite Independent..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Marcel Duchamp's X-ray Specs

"...Linda Dalrymple Henderson in her home office surrounded by her father’s inventions. photograph by Crawford Morgan..."

July 16, 1999 Books Feature by Sid Moody

Postmarks

Reusing Seaholm

"...I appreciated Jenny Staff's coverage of the Seaholm Reuse Planning Committee's report to the City..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Column

Power to the People

"...Ken Altes photograph by John Anderson..."

April 23, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Lumberman's Investment Corporation has offered a compromise to the city on its plans for the Sand Beach Reserve, located just north of Town Lake; the CityCouncil approves a $1.8 billion budget.

"...In what was essentially the same kind of parks-vs.-roads standoff that Mayor Watson and Council Member Griffith..."

Sept. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Girl, Upgraded

According to the 1999 Interactive Digital Software Report (IDSA), the majority of people playing computer games are older than 18, and 38% percent of the people most frequently playing computer games are women. Boy, have things change

"...an effort to reinvent the century's most resilient -- and maligned -- girl toy for a modern world, Mattel..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...things are opening up there are more festivals, events, and happenings around the state. Maintain a social distance out..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...for this year's film festival, but the complete list of all the movies at this year's hybrid event. The..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Years With Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes says he can not imagine a world without Shakespeare and Cervantes, but it is impossible to imagine a Mexico without Fuentes.

"...Fuentes tend not to exist anymore. His vast body of work not only reflects the historical events and personal..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

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