Soul Searching

Asleep at the Switch

"...which is a majority of working families and small businesspeople and family farmers and old folks and children and..."

Oct. 30, 1998 News Feature by Jenny Staff

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Below is the full..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...the City Address before the Real Estate Council of Austin today. Reprinted below is the full text...."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

We Were the Urban Pioneers

Our search for the just-right million-dollar condo, in the wilds of Downtown

"...grand achievement comes a new kind of pioneer to Austin. We're speaking, of course, of the urban pioneers –..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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Barrientos Misrepresented

"...Your recent article on the House actions relative to H.B. 1704 ["Council Watch," Vol. 18,..."

May 7, 1999 Column

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"...Dear Austin Chronicle:..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Column

Luv Doc: Lucky You

How can someone who has experienced such wealth and plenitude ever hope to live a life free of tortured conscience?

"...in N.Y.), and can feel myself getting steadily more jealous of him and his job experiences, prospects, and trajectory...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

The Next New Neighborhood

City and residents plan a sustainable Colony Park

"...T-shirts and carrying clipboards, three UT students approached the house on Colony Loop Drive and knocked. A woman peered..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

What the Task Force Wrought

Austin ISD's facilities review became a panic drill of cuts, closings, and contradictions

"...It was hour three of the meeting, and the Austin Independent School District board of trustees was bogged down..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

How Green Grows My County?

'Greenprints' aim to protect our most precious natural lands

"...stretch of free-flowing river that begins at Longhorn Dam, just east of I-35, then twists and turns toward the..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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Our readers talk back.

"...Letter to the editor of The Austin Chronicle, The Austin Police Department is very concerned with..."

July 23, 2004 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...in her letter in your Aug. 1 edition, would accuse the 27 people who spoke against religion in science..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...hypotheses and theories, as to the strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information."..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Column

A Room With a View

Steve Wertheimer prepares to open a second Continental Club -- in Houston.

"...basically feels like a grown-up version of what's in Austin." Steve Wertheimer is standing on the debris-strewn platform that..."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Think Locally, Act Regionally

Regional Government's All the Rage - Are We Ready?

"...illustration by Doug Potter So where is Central Texas, anyway?..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Good News, Bad News

"...mistake and one omission. Waterloo Records has won the Austin Readers Poll for "Best Record Store" for all of..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Column

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...nominate a Democrat who isn't named Lloyd Doggett. That's because TX-35 has once again morphed in a GOP-controlled redistricting..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Riding the Pinwheel

The GOP redraws the map of Texas – brazenly sidestepping most of the state's newest voters

"...room during the 82nd Texas Legislature, I ran into Austin political consultant (and staunch Democrat) Alfred Stanley. He was..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Acevedo on Dallas, Austin, and Ambition

"...On Monday, March 29, I spoke with Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo about the status of..."

April 2, 2010 News Column by Michael King

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...figure, okay, this kid's been to Marfa. And it's just a beat later that I realize there's not a..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...saying he wanted a week for council members to discuss the case without pressure from those on either side..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

A Work in Progress

East Timor begins the process of reconstruction in its struggle for independence.

"...neighboring West Timor and talking with concerned parties of various backgrounds in Jakarta. "What a fiasco," says the nervous..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by John Sayles

Oh, Oh, Those Summer Bites

Camp Food

"...present. I ache for specific things: misty mountain air dusted with campfire smoke, toasted marshmallows. The memories of childhood..."

July 9, 1999 Food Feature

False Accusations

"...the editor (Vol. 16, No. 28). The letter falsely accuses both the management of Barton Springs and the City..."

March 21, 1997 Column

What Land Use Code Do We Need to Build the City We Want?

Planning a way forward after CodeNEXT

"...hindsight, last year's shuddering halt to the CodeNEXT land use code rewrite looks less like an act of defeated..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Evicted and Helpless

Disabled residents to be forced out of state supported living center

"...is, until she found refuge for Jason at the Austin State Supported Living Center (formerly the Austin State School)..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Exiled From Main Street

Can Austin's stock of affordable housing keep pace with high-speed growth?

"...respectable office jobs in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to start a glamorous limo-laden life at their new company ... in Austin,..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Point Austin: 'Embrace What Is Right'

On Obama, what it means … and what it doesn't

"...Until then, I was fairly impervious to the inaugural hoopla, having so long anticipated this..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Political Realist

An Interview With Ben Barnes

"...perennial punching bag of the GOP, the former Texas House speaker and lieutenant governor didn't achieve his meteoric rise..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Capitol Chronicle

Despite the hopeful numbers, the economic outlook on Main Street remains glum.

"...the Clinton Recession and the roaring takeoff of the Bush Recovery -- signified by the 7.2% third-quarter increase in..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Column by Michael King

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