Day Trips & Beyond: October Travel Updates

A true beer cave softens the blow of pandemic cancellations

"...October weather is why we live in Texas. Time to take..."

Oct. 1, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin at Large: Counting Heads, Drawing Lines

Next year, when (if?) the current crises recede, we may be surprised at what we find

"...This week's pair of News features details the labor that goes into some of the unexciting but..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Can This Code Be Saved?

Plan for a common future, or pretend it just won't happen

"...changes on corridors and a few larger intersections, amidst the repetitively suburban blocks. The response was mixed – but..."

May 11, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Public Notice: Too Tired to Be Grumpy

It's time to enjoy yourself – spring break (and SXSW) are nearly here!

"...This election week, and the upcoming SXSW, have left me too distracted to be..."

March 4, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Along with who knows how many others, I went to perform my civic duty and vote..."

June 17, 2005 Column

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...to Brown and Dillard. For a couple of hours, the four young men drove around the city, cruising local..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...The City Council voted 5-2 last Thursday (Beverly Griffith and..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Silent Partner

You don't hear much about Wayne Bell when the Long Center for the Performing Arts is discussed. That may be because this honored Austin architect is low-key, modest, the consummate team player. But he's the point man on this $60 million project and arts writer Robi Polgar reveals how integral he is in getting it built in a calm, orderly, informed, and successful way.

"...a portfolio of firsts: first state restoration architect with the Texas Historical Commission; first chairman of the Historic Landmarks..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

When a Hard Rain Falls

Flood Plain Residents See Ray of Hope in Prop. 3

"...start backing up into his yard. A resident of the Crystalbrook subdivision near LBJ High School, McIver often has..."

April 10, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Real Austin Stories

Austin's Exploding Documentary Scene

"...First things first: Can we finally agree to remove the phrase "third coast Hollywood," and all its implications, from..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

At Close Range

The Men Behind the Texas Militia Myth

"...is squeezed into this trigger. I can feel it there, my whole worrisome, tentative life, all of the rage..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Proposed Development Would Revive Austin Opera House but Faces Neighbor Opposition

200 Academy Drive: Big hit or last call?

"...The long, one-story, gray building on the oddly shaped parcel..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

APD's Early Warning System for Reckless and Aggressive Officers Is Broken. Is It Worth Fixing?

Falling into the GAP

"...Relations between the Austin Police Department and the people it serves are..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less

The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town

"..."We call it 'the Main Street of Texas' for a reason," says Randy..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mayor's Omnibus Resolution: A Year Later

Twelve months after Mayor Steve Adler rolled out his plan to save live music and the arts, what's happened?

"...As Mayor Steve Adler took the podium on the Mayor's Balcony at City Hall in..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

East Austin Studio De-Tour

Homesteading artists face city code challenges – and raise old fears – in changing neighborhoods

"...Eight-hundred Gullett is the last address on a dead-end street in East Austin...."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Promises, Promises

Two Austin neighborhoods vie to bring down federal dollars to help transform communities

"...of tackling entrenched poverty, it's barely a drop in the ocean. Yet two Austin communities hope that it will..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Betty Baker Rules

Love her or fear her, Austin's land-use queen rules the city her own way

"...than many of us visit in a lifetime. Why, then, is Betty Baker still the most feared official in..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

"...week titled "Cyclists Chastise CAMPO" ["Naked City," June 13]. The article refers to "the CAMPO staff proposal to open..."

June 20, 2003 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...protest against military recruiting and war against Iraq at the UT-area hot spot. A group of more than 150..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

Who Owns Sixth Street

Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?

"...midnight on any given weekend, Sixth Street swarms with the seemingly random activity of an anthill. Bouncers barking on..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...It's been a while since we've heard the word "boondoggle" in relation to a City Council deal,..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

All Aboard

New ARA Board Swells With Inclusion

"..."The real crux will finally be whether we can all..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

All Roads Lead to Bergstrom

Light Rail Ignored as City Airport Planners Encourage Vehicle Use

"...Veronica Perez, president of the Patton Ave. neighborhood associationphotograph by Jana Birchum..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature

Austin Water Issues Citywide Boil Water Notice

Customers asked to curtail water use as much as possible

"...The city of Austin issued a precautionary boil water notice..."

Feb. 5, 2022 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Fun Fun Fun Fest Daily Lineups Revealed

One-day passes for the November festival go on sale Friday

"...those interested have had two full months to decide whether or not to invest in three-day passes. This morning,..."

Sept. 12, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar: May 13-19

"...FILMS FOR THE FOREST PREMIERE Join Rich­ard Linklater, Evan Smith, and others..."

May 14, 2010 News Column

Austin's Props A & B Score Easy Victories

The big engine that did

"...After decades of political struggle and strife, culminating in the most bitter local campaign of the 2020 cycle, Austin..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

So You Want to Redistrict Austin?

The process – and what’s at stake – with redrawing our City Council districts

"...Maria Solis didn't want to be a member of the commission that drew Austin's first single-­member Council districts. "I..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

Local, State Health Leaders Try to Keep Up with COVID-19

Six known cases in Travis County but actual number likely higher

"...best, state and local officials have doubled down in the last few days to try to head off what..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

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