Sisterhood Is Still Powerful Flame Throwers

"...grow up to be a rebel looking for a cause. But while women were marching for rights in the..."

June 30, 1995 Arts Feature by Barbara Strickland

The News Biz Is In Deep Shiz

Local newsroom leaders see growth potential despite tough climate

"...– it was always we wanted to be a business journal for the average resident,” Garrett said. “So we..."

July 26, 2024 News Feature by Abe Asher

Austin at Large: The City That Never Shrinks

“Austin’s rapid growth” has become background noise. We should bring it up front.

"...Our "Best of Austin" issue, like so many happenings and events that used..."

May 14, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Racial Disparities Persist and Worsen in APD Traffic Stops

Going nowhere fast

"...From 2015 to 2018, Black and Hispanic drivers in Austin were stopped and arrested by the Austin Police Department..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...Miles Davis' autobiography, one of the mightiest forces in music, let alone jazz, recounts a 1956 winter date at..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The San Marcos Music Scene Runs Deep

ACL Fest hip-hop headliners Brockhampton might just be the tip of the iceberg from our neighbors south on I-35

"...producers, from UT student Merlyn Wood to Texas State music major Russell Boring, aka Joba, scattered themselves around the..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Feature by Jeremy Steinberger

Jolt Aims to Energize the Latino Vote

Local activist nonprofit engages a growing demographic

"...Texas Capitol steps and stood, swaying to classical mariachi music outside the building entrance, braving the mid-July heat. In..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Can a Working Musician Find a Decent Job in This Town?

Musicians looking to subsidize their poverty-level passion already have one strike against them

"...Sitting in the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians office last summer, waiting for an eye exam,..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

What to Make of It

Local activists seek justice for black lives

"...officers on July 7 – gunned down in an ambush by apparently disturbed lone actor Micah Johnson – came..."

July 15, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Playback: HAAM Payback

Austin music says thanks for saving our butt, HAAM

"...All 365, the small staff at Health Alliance for Austin Musicians works to connect the city's musicmakers with health..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Music Column

FTA 'New Start' Funds MetroRapid Buses

Federal grant covers 80% of $47.6 million bus rapid transit program

"..."Austin has the distinction of having the greatest travel delays..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Newsgeist: 2/18/11

The spirit of the news

"...with today's Newsgeist. It contains articles on Planned Parenthood, Austin's population, and solar storms. The links can be found..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...What slowed the last session? The exit of House Speaker Tom Craddick, and his replacement by Speaker Joe..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Developing Stories: Private Projects, Public Benefits

Could developers become Austin's new benefactors?

"...Austin has begun to wise up about how much developers..."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

"We Are Defining When Life Begins"

Address by Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, to the House May 28, 2003

"...would not jeopardize reproductive freedom for women. Mr. Allen [House sponsor of SB 319, Rep. Ray Allen, R-Grand Prairie]..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

No Man's Land

Substandard Conditions Are a Way of Life for Northridge Acres

"...Zone. The foul scent of sewage permeating Kenneth Snyder's house and the green stagnant water in the drainage ditch..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Bucky: A Spiritual Sales Pitch

In the new solo show Bucky, playwright / director Alice Wilson and actor Brad Armstrong celebrate the life and work of Buckminster Fuller with energy and fervor, but their show is not for everyone : certainly not for anyone who dislikes audience participation.

"...gathers the whole audience onto the stage and instructs us to leave the theatre thinking of ways to serve..."

April 14, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Postmarks

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...To respond to your accusation of sexism by the board of directors for the..."

March 24, 2000 Column

Assessing the Underwhelming Field of APD Chief Candidates

Nearly three dozen people applied. Will any make the cut?

"...Austin has been without a permanent chief of police for..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Demolition of City-Owned Home Depot Building Finally Underway

It only took 15 years

"...N. I-35, is to the people living in North Austin’s St. John community – a vacant, deteriorating city-owned building..."

Aug. 16, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: A Puddle You Can Drown In

Democracy survives another round, but we don’t know about Apesh*t’s mind

"...whole thing was anticlimactic, like a movie that was just OK. It was fine! The world wasn't going to..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Here's Where You Draw The Line: City, State Redistricting Hearings

Both ICRC and Texas House face the public Sept. 18

"...As new maps for Austin's 10 City Council districts become public this week, the..."

Sept. 14, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Ain’t No Highway Wide Enough

TxDOT abandons any pretense of new thinking about I-35. It's time to stop them.

"...it has abandoned already, for rebuilding I-35 through Central Austin: what the agency calls the Capital Express Central project...."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Eberly Reopens, Ready for a Whole New Year

The elegant dining venue (and chef Jo Chan) returns with the heartiest food

"...again. The elegantly appointed exemplar of American fine dining just south of the river had been shuttered due to..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Eberly Reopens After … Damn, It’s Been a While, Hasn’t It?

The elegant venue (and Chef Jo Chan) returns with the heartiest food

"...We told you, in this week’s Food News Buffet,..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

AFF Short and Sweet: "Gabriela"

Natalia Kaniasty takes a look at a job you never think about

"...and Sweet, our look at short films playing at Austin Film Festival. This time it's "Gabriela," filmmaker Natalia Kaniasty's..."

Oct. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In 1990, We Predicted What 2020 Would Look Like. Did We Get Anything Right?

And since we're here, why not place some bets on 2050?

"...a whole issue devoted to imagining what life in Austin might look like 30 years hence. Now that we've..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing

Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality

"...as part of its effort to combat the deepening housing shortage, the city of Austin adopted its Strategic Housing..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Living History

The debate on how best to honor the history of Rosewood Courts continues

"...Residents of Rosewood Courts, a public housing complex flanked by Chicon and Salina streets, live in..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

We're Still Here

Assessing the continuing black Austin experience

"...The first recorded African-American in Austin, Texas, was, somewhat predictably, a slave. Arriving in 1839..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

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