SXSW Eco: A Better Death Through Recomposition

Urban Death Project wants your last act to be giving back to the Earth

"...it," says Katrina Spade, founder and executive director of Urban Death Project...."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Jessi Cape

The Blocked "Death Star" Law Could Wipe Out Broad Areas of City Code

Austin Judge Maya Gamble ruled it's unconstitutional

"...then cities like Austin, Houston, and San Antonio – urban centers where large concentrations of liberal, often Democratic majorities..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Death by a Thousand Waivers: Variances granted here

Many projects on the waterfront are asking for exceptions to the rules

"...Council. Unlike council members, PC commissioners must decide a project's fate based on limited community input, often looking only..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Death Waits for No Plan

Austin works on making its cemeteries more accessible to the public

"...in detail every aspect of Austin's five municipal graveyards. Project Coordinator & Cultural Resource Specialist Kim McKnight called it..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

For Texas Prisoners, COVID-19 Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

Criminal justice advocates warn of outbreaks behind bars

"...them. A report by Keri Blakinger of the Marshall Project details the concerns of city officials in Palestine, a..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hill Country Militia

Grassroots homesteaders tighten ranks to fight urban encroachment

"...and all. Dissenters have sprung up across the so-called "urban" counties linking San Antonio to Austin...."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Greg Harman

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

Austin's Zellner brothers make a wry heartbreaker

"...The Zellners’ story was inspired by an urban legend concerning the baffling facts about a real Japanese..."

March 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

E-tail This!

La Frontera is proof that e-commerce has not destroyed traditional retail commerce.

"...partnership based in Austin, La Frontera Village is a project of Irving developer David Berndt and, more importantly, Developers..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Prepare for Departure

Mueller Airport Redevelopment Project Inches Toward Council Approval

"...like a beautiful baby: a showpiece, cutting-edge inner-city redevelopment project that increases the tax base, enriches the neighborhoods around..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Candyman

Based on a short story by Clive Barker, this tale about an urban legend come to life is set in Chicago's infamous Cabrini-Green.

"...infamous Cabrini Green (perhaps best known as the housing project with the highest murder rate per square foot in..."

Oct. 23, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas to Execute Father Accused of Murdering Child Despite Innocence Argument

Will Gov. Abbott allow Robert Roberson to be put to death?

"...ask Gov. Greg Abbott to stop the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson. Texas prison officials plan to..."

Sept. 27, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...from her upcoming EP. Due later this year, the project will chronicle the nuanced stages and outcomes of a..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

Bulworth

"...and other state occasions. Or maybe it's just that life-and-death decisions shouldn't be made when one is feeling suicidal...."

May 22, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Zellners' Beautiful Dreamer

The Zellner brothers mine urban legend in Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

"...if cinematographer Sean Porter and soundtrack scorers the Octopus Project were standard-issue collaborators within our collective, dormant subconscious...."

March 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

News Roundup: Lawsuits, Laws, and Plea Bargains

Brian Rodgers vs. COA, Abbott vs. women's rights, etc.

"...and the Downtown Austin Alliance concerning last year’s defeated urban rail project; 2) records concerning the inception and development..."

June 15, 2015 News Post by News Staff

Cook Globally, Grow Locally

Green Corn Project's 10th annual fall festival returns

"...Local gardening nonprofit Green Corn Project celebrates 10 years of installing organic home vegetable gardens..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Preserving Austin's Natural Mecca

Interactive documentary project Living Springs celebrates Barton Springs

"...oasis, a refreshing reprieve from soaring heat indexes and urban sprawl. But it's so much more than a cool..."

July 31, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Review: The Cherry Bowl

Chekhov gets a pie in the face in this silent spoof

"...Woody Allen’s film Love and Death is undoubtedly a mocking love letter to Fyodor Dostoyevsky...."

Nov. 21, 2013 Arts Post by Stacy Alexander Evans

Hex Dispensers + Chip Tunes = Espectrostatic

One bandmate raises money for another via video sci-fi

"...VGS. In his typical sci-fi fashion, Cuervo gave the project an imaginative back-story:..."

April 4, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Committee, and others all spoke in favor of this project and the desperate need to provide housing for students..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

The Action's in Place 3

Shade, Tovo, Nofziger race most watched and closely contested

"...issues, most prominently the Water Treatment Plant No. 4 project and the settlement with the family of Nathaniel Sanders..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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"...and one not, I've also been serving on the Urban Transportation Commission, a role which requires that one view..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...Big Picture Map" to locate Town Lake Corridor development projects...."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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"...season, City Manager Futrell found time to make our project and East Austin redevelopment a priority. As anyone who..."

July 4, 2003 Column

Naked City

"...piece" in what is described as the largest deconstruction project in the city's history. And while most of the..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Film Reviews

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"...SUDDEN DEATHD: Peter Hyams; with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Booth, Raymond..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Reinventing Airport Boulevard

Can 'form-based zoning' transform a suburban drag into walkable neighborhoods?

"...who would love to see a few nice infill projects supporting those beloved places and improving their main thoroughfare..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Keeping Austin Green

The Parks budget finally got a boost, but the real job has just begun

"...two cities regularly commended for their efforts to preserve urban parkland, spend $158 and $166...."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...Nathan Wilkes, senior project designer of the city's Active Transportation Street Design Division,..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...in the form of an update on the Triangle project's progress. Joseph Scanga, of Calthorpe Associates -- the Berkeley-based..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature

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