AFS and UT Press Celebrate the Legacy of CinemaTexas

Notes on cinema history

"...Its seeds were planted in CinemaTexas, the film programming unit of UT's Department of Radio-Television-Film. This wasn't some small..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kerrtains at AFD

Fire chief to leave for Florida

"...In a brief staff memo issued on Feb. 7, Austin Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr abruptly announced that..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Whose Affordability Crisis?

Looking through the prism's lens

"...a percentage of a household's annual income) is still 29.7%, below the national median of 30.6%, and even below..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Life After Gentrification

When you and your home both have to move

"...trailer park set up alongside the Chevron on Highway 71 in Del Valle. Aside from the two dozen other..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Top 10 National Albums of 2017

National themed lists

"...7) Paramore, After Laughter (Fueled by Ramen)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota

How Austin Handles Mental Health Emergencies

Police, EMS, and Integral Care work together to serve people in psychiatric crisis

"...taken to their private bedroom on the extended observation unit, where they'll spend the next 48 to 72 hours..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: The End of Single-Family?

Possibly. And look who’s leading the charge.

"...of which would eliminate all the auxiliary categories of single-unit dwellings – cottage, duplex, attached, detached, accessory dwelling units,..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Building Foundations

Good work on the sustainable design front

"...this week when we give affordable housing nonprofit Foundation Communities their fourth "Best of Austin" award, and also feature..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Checking Out Austin's New Central Library

Yes, the city’s “Library of the Future” still has books, but this 21st century facility is about so much more

"...about so much more than books. It's About the Community..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Brain Behind Ambient Trio Dallas Acid

Exploring the oscillators, envelope generators, and filters that create the band’s pastoral, spacey sound

"...Its maker rushed the machine home, maxed the AC unit for the weekend, then crossed his fingers...."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

CodeNEXT Marches On

City Council extends consultant contract, maintains timeline

"...On the dais, there was similar division, with District 7 Council Member Leslie Pool and D10 CM Alison Alter..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Pearl Moen: Out of Jail Already?

Your parole hearing hardly means you’re out on parole

"...who's worked in the Travis County D.A.'s Office since 2007. (He now heads the child abuse unit under current..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Which Way to CodeNEXT?

A conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Member Greg Casar

"...the CodeNEXT rewrite will be released (www.austintexas.gov/codenext). On September 7, the day following a preview of Draft 2 by..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Gimme Shelter: A Song for Margaret Moser

A stoned soul picnic of Rolling Stones for Wattser

"...our way with him to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Near midnight last Friday, Margaret Moser died during Hurricane..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

MoPac and the Expensive Mess That Never Ends

Engineering company renovating the beleaguered stretch of highway gets bought out

"...that its disruption of Austin's westside commute was "approximately 75% complete." The delays have come with extreme cost overruns..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Braden Maccke

Jason Isbell’s Whipping Post

First night of three re-imagines Southern rock

"...The Nashville Sound, cresting behind his band the 400 Unit. He credits his creative rejuvenation to sobriety, but at..."

July 15, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Looking Back on the Champions Tract Rezoning

Does this development belong in this particular corner of the Hill Country?

"...City Council granted last Novem­ber would allow a five-story, 325-unit apartment complex to be built there, just before the..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

How Many Jobs Do You Need to Afford a Two-Bedroom Place?

Those making minimum wage in Austin must work 3.2 full-time jobs to afford an FMR two-bedroom place

"...rural, urban, people of all ethnicities, cultures, and faith communities." According to the 282-page report, Travis County residents working..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Music: Summer Snapshot

Concert calendar

"...New Kids on the Block Total Package Tour with..."

May 19, 2017 Music Feature

Council: It’s Always Something

This week's City Council, courtesy of CodeNEXT

"...public comment, and several activist groups (Austin Justice Coalition, Communities of Color United, Counter Balance: ATX, Grass­roots Leadership) have..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Housing Blueprint Strategery

City Council works Merck, Housing Plan, Austin Oaks PUD

"...Medical School, the Central Healthcare District, Huston-Tillotson University, Austin Community College, Austin ISD, Seton Healthcare, the Chambers, Capital IDEA,..."

April 17, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Headlines

"...City Council meets today, April 13, with a theme..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature

Council: Our House, in the Middle of the Corridor

Council considers strategic housing … again

"...It looks like plenty of déjà vu all over..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: More and Cheaper Housing

Demographer's report offers new perspectives

"...means the much bandied-about figure of 135,000 "future housing units needed" over the next 10 years should actually be..."

April 14, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Mucho Housing Needed

Council braces for the next big number crunch

"...the early agenda (finalized tomorrow) is a rather paltry 37 Items, which suggests there is much more to come...."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Once More Into the PUD

Council crosses swords over Austin Oaks planned unit development

"...began mid-afternoon, when a few witnesses accepted a courtesy opportunity of daytime testimony. The full public hearing resumed in..."

March 27, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Undocumented, Unafraid

Balancing fear and power in the wake of ICE arrests

"...Customs Enforcement agents arresting members of her Rundberg corridor community in early February. Her mind went to her mother,..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council: Robert Rules, OK?

Plaza Saltillo inches forward, Capitol views move East, and tears flow

"...whether to approve a $200,000 increase to a $600,000 2016-17 contract with Catholic Charities of Central Texas for “legal..."

Feb. 20, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...Red Guards promote themselves as a "Marxist-Leninist-Maoist collective of community organizers and mass workers" who believe Dixon's label of..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Headlines

"...Land Use Developments: City Council received its initial CodeNEXT..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature

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