Gettin' Out the Vote

Singing Eric Mitchell's Praises

"...get a rap concert with your council meeting, but the audience had waited hours to speak about Eastside revitalization,..."

May 2, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban

The District of Austin

Another Capital City Gets No Respect

"...Austin is the Washington D.C. of Texas...."

Nov. 8, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Off the Desk:

"...For the past month, former city councilmember Brigid Shea has been..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature

Off the Desk:

"...Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt has decided not to list the Barton Springs Salamander as an endangered species. The U.S...."

Aug. 30, 1996 News Feature

Keel: The Real Deal

He's No Andy Griffith

"...Travis County Sheriff Terry Keel recently bragged about the time that two men tried to carjack him on..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Live Music Recommendations for the Week Ahead

Get to know your shows

"...Celebrating its 45th anniversary, the Cactus Cafe welcomes local treasure Kevin Russell, stepping out..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Protesters Freed: On Wednesday afternoon, the 79 individuals who were arrested for criminal trespass at..."

May 3, 2024 News Feature

The Eugenic Circus Comes to Town

A Downtown hotel is hosting a natalist, eugenics-aligned conference in December. Why Austin?

"...A conference is coming to the shores of Lady Bird Lake next month that hopes..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Bicycle Meals Offers Pedal-Powered Distribution to the Streets

Meals on (two) wheels

"...When it's in the hundreds outside, a Popsicle can change your day...."

Sept. 29, 2023 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...More Cooling Centers As fall comes with milder temperatures, the city is closing its Cooling Centers and the Misting..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature

Here's How Austin's Last-Minute City Budget Battles Played Out

How advocates' calls for action were and weren't answered

"...By the morning of Aug. 16, the day City Council was..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...Southwest’s first Music week since 2019 began to radiate the hype and hysteria it’s known for with Phoebe Bridgers..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Verde Report: Austin FC Is the Wake-Up Call Its Texas Rivals Needed

FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo open their checkbooks to sweeten their rosters

"...FC made its splashy entrance into Major League Soccer last year as the league's 27th franchise and its third..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bowie and Elvis tributes, Kelly Willis, Kool & the Gang, Unsane, and more live local shows

"...Birthday brothers born 12 years apart, Elvis Presley and David Bowie..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Verde Report: With MLS on Break, World Cup Qualifying Madness Arrives in Austin

"...capped off an exhausting but profitable trio of matches last week with a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Ugly End to Jason Dusterhoft's Police Career Was Only the Beginning for APD

Three chiefs gone in Austin

"...Early on the morning of Friday, July 14, 2017, Brian Manley escorted..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Mini Music Festival Serenades the Esperanza Community Homeless Encampment

Bands and residents soundtrack Been There event

"...That’s Cole, a visual artist who currently lives at the Esperanza Community, sharing a heartfelt compliment about another resident,..."

April 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Roosevelt Room Reopens, Launderette Brings the Bagels (and Schmears), and – Who Was That On Netflix's Meateater Last Week?

All the news that's fit to make your taste buds quiver

"...Here’s your Food News Buffet for the fourth week of September, culled from numerous PR releases,..."

Sept. 23, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Symphony Orchestra Keeps Playing From Beyond the Stage

For the second time in its 109-year history, the ASO weathers a global pandemic

"...contemporary music acts explore alternative avenues to engage with their audiences, what does a nearly 80-member musical group with..."

June 19, 2020 Arts Feature by David Sotelo

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...Thomas, Lisa Davis, and all those we've lost along the way...."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Breathing Room for the City Budget

Proposed FY 2019 city budget features sunnier projections

"...That's one takeaway from the FY 2019 proposed city budget formally presented by City..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Playback: Friday the 13th Reaps Austin Music

Joe Valentine, Ponty Bone, Fai Jow all pass on the same day

"...Easy to dismiss Friday the 13th superstitions as irrational nonsense, but the calendar's most..."

July 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Medical Board Loses a Case ... and Attacks the Judge

Judge Hunter Burkhalter forced to resign by State Office of Administrative Hearings

"...Faced with a disappointing judicial ruling, most people either lick their wounds and move on, or appeal to..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: The EV/AV Club

Thinking big about planning and mobility

"...As we go to press Tuesday, the Planning and Zoning and Platting commissions are holding another..."

March 10, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: All Grove All the Time

In Austin's housing toolbox, all we've got are hammers

"...In late September, the White House released a "Housing Development Toolkit," an..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Playback: The Return of the Austin Smoking Ban

A decade after the initial smoking ban, local health group hopes to stomp out smoking patios

"...The initiative comes courtesy of Central Health, a taxpayer-financed hospital..."

July 22, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Working the Budget

Council and staff review the preliminary numbers, with crossed fingers all around

"...The initial City Council budget work sessions ended with a..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Kaci and the Wagakkiband: A SXSW Interview

Rock + traditional Japanese instruments = 俊英!

"...those well-dressed forces of nature that comprise Wagakkiband rocked the adoring crowd at SXSW's Des Moines Embassy last week,..."

March 23, 2016 Arts Post by Kaci Beeler

Playback: And the Award Goes To ...

The Grammys went bust, but their local equivalent – the 34th annual Austin Music Awards – just dropped its star-studded lineup

"...Monday night, I submerged into the couch and stared at my television, cross-eyed and drooling,..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Anthem of the Sun

Non-commercial frequency Sun Radio broadens its solar-powered Americana throughout Central Texas

"...Up on the second-story rooftop of Sun Radio, one looks east to..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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