What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?

City Council mulls the "Go Big" bond in preparation for the November ballot

"...The centerpieces of the proposed Nov. 8 transportation bond –..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Why Rail?

The city is pushing for a 2012 vote to build urban rail. The critics are asking, 'Who needs it?'

"...of Austin's movers and shakers did last year at the Headliners Club – and you may come away convinced..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Mart Growth

Will the city stand up for its neighborhoods and urban vision against Wal-Mart?

"...Who would the city rather get sued by – its citizens and..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Season of Risk

What can be done to stop the rising rate of HIV in Austin?

"...Nelson, a genderqueer 27-year-old, made a choice last year. Having spent six months working as an..."

May 22, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Techno-Artistic

Katie Rose Pipkin and the new art

"...me obsolete well before I'm ready to pour out the inkwell...."

Aug. 9, 2013 Arts Feature by Matthew Irwin

Delay of Game

Seaholm, Block 21 challenge the Downtown Domino theory

"...won't be released for a year and a half, the models and pretty pictures of possible future Seaholms and..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Turning Point

Relations on the Mend

"...S.O.S. Chair Robin Rather When the City Council gave its preliminary approval of..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Floral Realness, a John Aielli Experience, Spooky Movies, and More Recommended Events

Fill your weekend with the wild and weird

"...honest: I am writing about this event 99% because the photo the gallery sent me is fascinating. In keeping..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Alpha Rev's Casey McPherson Gave Up a Life in Music to Cure His Daughter's Rare Disease

The Cory Morrow-headlined RoseFest fundraises for FDA clearance on Aug. 12

"...McPherson had two stacks of documents staring him in the face. One was a record contract from Sony Music..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Point Austin: About That D.A. Race ...

Point Austin dissents from the Chronicle Editorial Board’s view of the incumbent

"...County Demo­cratic primary time – a period that combines the deadly earnest with the completely absurd, never entirely free..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Column by Michael King

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...Matthew Wallace wasn't planning on spending the night in jail,..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Putting Your Money Where Your Mouse Is

Austin filmmakers on the promises and perils of crowdfunding

"...turn to crowdfunding to raise all or part of their budget. That's as true for Austin, and its ever-growing..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: NSFW

The return of Eurosex with 'Nymphomaniac' and 'Under the Skin'

"...Sex sells, as the saying goes. It also horrifies people, and makes them..."

July 19, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Nice To Car Share

The more hands on the wheel, the merrier

"...Last summer was the final straw. Tooling down Louisiana's Highway 1 to witness..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Point Austin: Bad Loan

Las Manitas wins even without city loan

"...That was my first reaction to the news that Cynthia and Lidia Perez, owners of the..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Round One at Round Rock

Is the noisy suburban school battle an omen of things to come?

"...The story so far: When the Round Rock ISD put..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...From an urban design perspective, the proposed site plan for the Triangle property in Central..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Skip the lines and vote early at a polling place near..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature

All Aboard Again for Interactive Play Overheard on a Train

Rebecca Maag's rolling stock theatre hops on Austin’s Red Line

"...made up stories about your fellow travelers to break the boredom? That’s why Rebecca Maag created innovative interactive play..."

April 10, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX TV Festival 2022: Griselda

True-crime series promises a new side of Sofía Vergara

"...upcoming role as Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, aka “The Black Widow,” aka “La Dama de la Mafia,” in..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Extreme Metal All-Stars Vltimas Debut “Monolilith”

Ex-Morbid Angel singer David Vincent hosted local LP sessions

"...and drummer Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy) – after partly coming together in Georgetown, where the frontman moved five years ago...."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

McKalla Place Eyed for Soccer Stadium

North Austin location identified as Precourt Sports Ventures' third first choice

"...The big soccer news last week was that Precourt Sports..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Working in Stereo

Sean Ripple on "Tom Sachs: Boombox Retrospective" and the rising role of the artist-curator

"...Entering the Contemporary Austin's Downtown location these days, one immediately sheds..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

AFS Grants Announced

$115,000 awarded to filmmakers

"...The Austin Film Society is at it again: giving away..."

Sept. 2, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Plaza Saltillo Decision Comes Down to Money

Cap Metro chooses Endeavor over Saltillo Collaborative

"...In a blow to neighborhood and grassroots activists, the Capital Metro board on Monday selected Endeavor Real Estate..."

June 24, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

Field Trip

Ben Wheatley's historical horror tackles the English Civil War

"...Period dramas are expensive. There are costumes and props and sets and horses and..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: A Taste of Freedom

Thanks to those who fought for justice – the fight continues

"...Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making a point, making a difference..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Cart Arrives ... Horse Expected Soon

School district's IDEA project bereft of actual ideas

"...On the positive side, the Austin Inde­pen­dent School District's agreement to..."

Dec. 23, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Extend Our Trail (If Not Our Sympathy)

New astroturf org backed by developers pose as anti-developers.

"...want, you should lie, distort, and take advantage of the innocent public for your own gain, right? Guess that's..."

Oct. 2, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Wednesday Picks

The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts now

"...Tacks, the Boy Disaster..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

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