Council: Visitors Welcome?

CodeNEXT, Visit Austin return to City Council

"...zoning cases, and only a few Items that appear to bear an aura of controversy...."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council Proposes “Austin Affordability Action Plan”

Looking for ways to balance the budget

"...Council air, carrying as many definitions as there are tongues to repeat it. Formally on the agenda today, March..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council Roundup: Late Nights, Longer Meetings

Now let’s find a way to get out of meetings earlier

"...As its first regular 2017 meeting comes to order Jan. 26, City Council is brooding once again..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Sing

Animated film about a koala who stages a singing competition

"...Directed by: Garth Jennings and Christophe Lourdelet...."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Public Notice: Angry Hornets

Happy ending to Grove saga leaves questions

"...I do love poking the hornets' nest from time to time, and a brief item in last week's column..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Plenty of Work, and Campaigns

November elections are coming soon

"...than six council committees held meetings from May 23 to May 26, on everything from public safety to Austin..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Sisters

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler wistfully party like there's no tomorrow

"...she created and played on 30 Rock from 2006 to 2013, she was a crumbs-sticky mess, caught in a..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

Top honors to Salvage Vanguard's Thr3e Zisters, LOLA Austin's Femme Bohème, and Texas State's Kiss Me, Kate

"...Kiss Me, Kate with three awards each. Nine projects took home two prizes each: Ballet Austin's Belle Redux; Zach..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

While We're Young

Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts suffer a midlife funk in Noah Baumbach's latest

"...For 20 years now, writer-director Noah Baumbach has cast an amusing eye on characters..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

DVDanger: Youth Gone Wild

Pre-millenial teen angst, both period and retro, melds with noir

"..."There are 32 ways to tell a story, but only one plot: Things aren't..."

Jan. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Welcome to Hell ... Halloween, Austin queer-style

"...Need more reasons to preen and prance in front of that mirror than..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Safe Haven

Director Lasse Hallström can't find the pulse in this Nicholas Sparks sudser starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel.

"...Sometimes a person just wants to take a hot bath and quick-skim a paperback romance...."

Feb. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Become an Individual Again: Austin Craft Riot

Austin Craft Riot Loots Palmer Events Center on Saturday

"...You may remember an event a few years ago..."

Aug. 15, 2012 Design Post by Anne Harris

That Old Feeling

"...of bitchy one-liners lightly sweetened with romantic whimsy, and wall-to-wall cleavage aren't much to build a movie around. Still,..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Bride With White Hair II

"...Directed by: David Yeung and Ronnie Yu. Starring: Leslie Cheung and Brigitte Lin. Finally, a Hong Kong sequel..."

Jan. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Studio Tour 2022 Is All Over the Map

The annual celebration of art expands to match its city's size

"...Here's the 2022 Austin Studio Tour, a free, self-guided celebration of visual art, offering deep looks..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...canceled South by Southwest in the face of COVID-19, Victor-Andres Cruz stepped onto the ramshackle stage at East Austin..."

July 9, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Bartender-Turned-Activist Jeannette Gregor Amplifies Her Profession

Mohawk's new venue manager on her "messy and fickle" industry and getting back to live music

"...demanding release of local SAVES (Save Austin's Vital Economic Sectors) resolution funding for music venues, Jeannette Gregor stayed up..."

June 25, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council Plan Would Aim Help at Encampments of Unsheltered People

A time to HEAL?

"...City Council is poised to approve a resolution today, Feb. 4, introduced by Council..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New Audits Highlight Problems at Police Academy

“It comes down to the culture”

"...that helped drive the City Council decision in 2020 to shut it down and put new APD cadet classes..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: The Costly Pastime of Politics

The big bucks are rolling in to local candidates and PACs. Why, and for what?

"...Austin and Texas politics – need a new place to park its cash? We take VoA at its word..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Recap: $15M in SAVES Funding for Venues, Child Care, Iconic Biz

Efforts to raid Convention Center reserves turned back

"...canceled and music venues throughout the city were forced to close, City Council has approved $15 million in relief..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Council Shapes Land Use Overhaul on Second Reading

Debate continues as Austin learns to code

"...rewrite on Wednesday, Feb. 12, as the Chronicle went to press, and expects to vote on approval of the..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austinites Without Homes Find Themselves Pushed Out of Sight

Turns out those with and without shelter both want to be safe

"...had also cleared camps under I-35 from Holly Street to 15th Street, and were planning to finish out the..."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: 50 Years Queer History

Everything you need to know to make the best of Pride Weekend

"...annual Austin Pride and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Beth Sullivan and I set off several months..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

City Council Heads Into Holiday Break Wrestling With Process

Trying to reinvent the wheel since 2014

"...Toward the end of a 90-minute briefing at Tuesday's work..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Precourt’s Plan for McKalla Place

Terms set with city staff, McKalla's fate moves to Council

"...from the city and Precourt Sports Ventures have agreed to a set of terms for a potential deal to..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Overboard

Unexpected remake of the Eighties' most questionable rom-com

"...the movie that introduced Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell to each other, thereby serving as the launchpad for their..."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Council: A Toy Store Full of Puzzles

The mayor’s Downtown Puzzle proposal returns to Council this week

"...City Council has a full plate today (Thursday, Sept. 28), with an agenda that was still..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...Okay, readers, your wait to learn who will be attending the literary banquet of..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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