The Road to Urinetown

Composer Mark Hollmann on the show's creation and success

"...They knew it was a stinker of a title. They..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Road to Somewhere

Citizens' Planning Committee Draws a Map

"...Twenty-two people can change the world. Or at least the small world of Austin...."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

Developing Stories: East Riverside: The Road Ahead

Let's capture the value – and federal funds

"...City Council's 7-0 vote on Feb. 25 to adopt the East Riverside Corridor Master Plan was a milestone. Improving..."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Rubber Meets the Road

Bond election project breakdown

"...The city stresses that spending of the $90 million bond..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...No, the list of candidates for the new 10-1 City Council..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Fork in the Road on Sixth Street

Business owners clash over direction of entertainment district

"...The 6ixth Street Austin Association is not known for contentious..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Road TRIPping

Austin has the fifth-highest rate of traffic fatalities in the nation, according to a highway lobbyist organization.

"...Greater Austin is the fifth-deadliest urban area in the nation for traffic fatalities,..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Slamdance Slams Into The Paramount

Utah fest award winners 'The Dirties' and 'Bible Quiz' this weekend

"..."By filmmakers, for filmmakers": That's the mantra of the Slamdance film festival. This weekend, Utah's..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Range War at the Dobie Ranch

A bulldozer's intrusion onto 'enchanted' property uncovers the struggles of UT's historic retreat for writers

"...The morning after a rainstorm, the sun shines down on..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Amy Gentry

The Tire Mound of Mystery

Thousands of city tires lie moldering southeast of town – and the city is claiming ignorance

"...Stacked in long rows and towering piles in the middle of a field southeast of Downtown are thousands..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Road to Recovery

A private health care consultant has improved efficiency at the county's primary health care clinics. Looming Medicaid cuts protenda new crisis.

"...ever has before as a family practice physician at the Rosewood-Zaragosa health clinic. She's happy about that -- kind..."

Sept. 15, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Genius of the Crowd ... Source

Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website

"...new acquaintances, or "casual encounters." But for years now, the only thing welcomed by the official city of Aus­tin..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

The Information Dirt Road

Marketing Your Band on the Net

"...Rock & roll and computers - they would seem to go together as well the Grateful..."

July 14, 1995 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

There Goes the Sun

Austin's clean-energy industry appears poised to take off -- but city leaders seem surprisingly unenthusiastic.

"...really gets to vote for Mom and apple pie. There's always some constituency that's disgusted by or allergic to..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Book Festival 2015: The Mighty 300

Authors for Fest 20 include Lethem, Lemony, Pitts, Diggs, Hart

"...What event could bring together Gary Hart and John Sununu, Jonathan Lethem and Lemony..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

My Semester on the Beat

Wherein our reporter pursues the bad guys, abhors Problem People, studies community policing, and earns a perfect attendance koozie in the APD's Citizen Police Academy

"...When you imagine a 10-hour ride-along with a cop, there's a lot of stuff you expect – sirens, squealing..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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

Meet the New Neighbors

A fugitive sect of Mormon polygamists is building a home – and an end-time temple – in the West Texas town of Eldorado

"...The town of Eldorado, Texas, seat of Schleicher County, flanks..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...3. The release of Microsoft's Windows 95, as much for the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

Adiós! Don't Let the Door ...

A Quick Roundup of the Best and the Worst of the 78th Lege

"...Monday at the Lege was Sine Die -- that's Latin for "Run..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

Death of the Neighborhood Library?

Closure of the Southeast Branch Library is Ominous

"...illustration by Doug Potter Like any other library, Austin's Riverside Drive branch has dizzying stores of..."

Sept. 5, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?

Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river

"...deal with Tesla, selling it a 2,000-acre site on the banks of the Colorado River in Southeastern Travis County..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...March 22 was a slow day on the News desk. This was Austin in campaign season, not..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Reefer Madness: The Thin Green Line

Author Jonah Raskin explores the contradictions of life in Marijuanaland

"...The longtime countercultural icon – an early member of the..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Meet the New Bosses

Long Center director Cliff Redd and ALO director Richard Buckley compare notes on leading an arts institution, the challenges they face, and being new to Austin

"...Leading an arts institution is challenging under the best circumstances. You can have an established presence in..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Daily Hustle: 12/8/10

Raining cats and dogs on the animal welfare front

"...That's right, the city (not to mention the Hustle) are pulling at..."

Dec. 8, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: The Army Saves the Day

The Corps of Engineers speaks, and Travis County and TXI hang fire

"...The cavalry arrived just in time...."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Column by Michael King

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