Day Trips: Active Plan, Brownsville

Tropical trail mix comes to the RGV

"...The Active Plan in Brownsville wants to get visitors and..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Experience the C.H.A.R.M.?

Marketing the "live music capital of the world"

"...On the city's letterhead and bumper stickers, Austin is the "Live..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election

Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot

"...We're bringing you our recommendations earlier than in the past, since voting – for those of you using..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

MoPac and the Expensive Mess That Never Ends

Engineering company renovating the beleaguered stretch of highway gets bought out

"...construction continues on MoPac's long overdue toll lanes, CH2M, the Colorado-based engineering company responsible for the project's design and..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Braden Maccke

Plan, Be

The citizens who spent years dreaming up CreateAustin are now working to make it real

"...This plan was supposed to be different...."

Sept. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?

Bikin’ down the highway

"...being used by most pedestrians or nonathletic cyclists for either transportation or recreation. When not congested at rush hour,..."

June 18, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Back to the Trenches

AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in

"...In the global scheme of things, Advanced Micro Devices is on..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...For the second time in three years, Austin's unbeloved Interstate 35..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Does Anybody Want the Warren Wildlife Gallery in Bouldin Creek?

Rick Warren's indoor safari brings turmoil to the South Austin neighborhood

"...Nobody's missing this mammoth among the single-family houses in Bouldin Creek. When its exterior was..."

Jan. 12, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Eastside Memorial Community: Accentuate the Positive

Supporters hope Education Commissioner sees gains

"...The next few days will be make-or-break for Eastside Memorial..."

June 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...The night Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson urged the community..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

A New Era for the Travis County Democratic Party

After years of infighting and a tumultuous election in March, the TCDP must now proceed as one

"...Just after 11pm on the night of this year's primary election, Dyana Limon-Mercado announced..."

June 15, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Art of the Deal

City Coucil wants to cut a deal with Stratus Properties on the Barton Creek properties because they think House Bill 1704 gives them no other option.

"...Coming soon to the Barton Springs watershed ... Plano, Texas!..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

The ARA Steps Up

East Austin Redevelopment Money Approved

"...Shea coined it the "week from hell." Ninety-nine items and millions of dollars..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Column

The Government Shutdown Hits

Affordable Care Act takes effect as Tea Party throttles government

"...If you want to visit the LBJ Museum today, or sort your taxes out, forget..."

Oct. 1, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

What the Task Force Wrought

Austin ISD's facilities review became a panic drill of cuts, closings, and contradictions

"...It was hour three of the meeting, and the Austin Independent School District board of..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

CreateAustin Cultural Master Plan

City Council looks ready at last to approve the cultural plan

"...It was June 2008 when the CreateAustin Cultural Master Plan that had been commissioned by..."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...Eight stories up on two wheels with one destination: the top of an unmanned parking structure reserved for state..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...The crowd starts lining up across from Cheer Up Charlies,..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Keeping the Faith

Women lawmakers endure – and defy – the anti-choice wrath of the Catholic Church

"...Dawnna Dukes' great-grandmother was a French Creole. She came to Austin from..."

April 6, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The 12th of Never

The dispute over one Eastside housing proposal reflects a larger Austin conflict

"...Along with the welcoming arch and mosaic mural greeting entrants coming off..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4

Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar's term at City Hall

"...Austin's first 10-1 district council took office in 2015, the northeast District 4 has been represented by Greg Casar,..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Developing Stories: What's Wrong With the Super PUD

The proposed PUD amendments won't fix the problems without a plan

"...How can the city best exert its powers to ensure that large-scale..."

June 6, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Downtown Austin Plan

The city unveils its Downtown Plan in progress

"...As Downtown grows and evolves, can the city's urban heart become a great place that embodies..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

New Plan Reimagines Walter E. Long Park

New plan reimagines Austin's largest park

"...is slowly getting closer to a long-promised makeover, with the Parks and Recreation Board's unanimous endorsement of the new..."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...Austinites remember the big floods – the expanding, treacherous storms that ransack..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Riley and Tovo Join the Mix

Incumbents enter and 10-1 Races Begin to Take Shape

"...The new 10-district City Council will feature at least nine..."

April 7, 2014 News Post by Michael King

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...Posted after the jump is the entire transcript of CNN's Democratic presidential..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Bubble

This gay-tinged Romeo and Juliet story set largely in Tel Aviv shows the complexities of love in a land where the conflicts are as old as Western religion and as new as suicide bombers.

"...Freidmann, Zohar Liba, Shredy Jabarin and Ruba Blal. Until the film's third act when the plot grows ultra-melodramatic, this..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin's Active Shelf Life

Can Our Public Library Keep Up the Pace?

"...need it, shrug when its funding gets deferred to the cops and tax breaks, and then castigate it when..."

Sept. 20, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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