They're History

The Blue Genie boys -- those whimsical artists responsible for the armadillo-festooned entrance to Threadgill's World Headquarters, the guitar gal atop Fran's Hamburgers, and other mini-landmarks around Austin -- have been fun for the people who see them and fun for the people who made them. Making giant panels for the new Texas State History Museum, though, was a bit more than just that.

"...The panels' images were designed by an artist from the Texas Parks and Wildlife..."

April 27, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

Architect Juan Miro proposes a new plan for the CSC-City Hall complex that's so simple and obvious, it's striking.

"...isn't it too late to do anything about CSC? Well, almost. But if the city itself jams on it,..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The University of Texas announces the finalists for the design of its new art museum (after rejecting the original design as too modern) and everyone on the list, with few minor exceptions, hews closely to the classical or neo-classical tradition.

"...Herzog and de Meuron, after the Swiss firm delivered designs for a flat-roofed, glass-walled, high-modernist home for UT's vast..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

After a Fashion

"...fashion are the lifeblood of the industry, and no designer, critic, or journalist can afford to wallow in the..."

June 2, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...past few months, district and TSPR staff have worked well together to analyze business practices and seek ways to..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

Drake Tungsten and His Boy Skellington

"...be more like the Soft Effects EP, which was done real thrown off, done real fast. We didn't put..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Downtown Bound

City to Lease Downtown Lots to Residential Developers

"...must be stopped," but now that the deed's been done and you've been brought into the Austin fold, you'll..."

Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mulling Over Mueller

"...sue to keep Mueller open, which the AOPA has done successfully in other states, and/or that Southwest Airlines will..."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Vertical Integration

One-Stop Music Manufacturers

"...started airing than the fulfillment of a lifelong ambition. "Well I've been meaning to do it for a couple..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Pedestrian Bridge: Separate and Equal

"...longtime interest in compact city principles compelled him to design his own alternative to the Texas Dept. of Transportation's..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature

A Brief Guide to the Yard in South Austin

Encountering the true ATX spirit in our bustling modern metrop

"...First, let's note the well-known habit of old-timers telling newcomers something along the lines..."

May 13, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Public Notice: Taking Our Toll

New toll booths on I-35 will benefit transit, TxDOT, and the Chronicle

"...building should not be demolished, but incorporated into the design. It's taken a while to get to this point,..."

April 1, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Richard Linklater's Memories of the Moon in Apollo 10½

The filmmaker's childhood in space race-era Houston recalled through Austin-made animation

"...How do you get to the moon? Well, first, you have to decide to go. Richard Linklater..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Father’s Day Gift Guide

Hop on this crop of opps for top Pops shops

"...that, when he puts fire to a piece of well-carved cow flesh, it’ll be cooked in a way that..."

June 9, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Predator

The Predator needs an editor

"...and videos about it more than 30 years later? Well, in theory, you could do worse than hire up..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Public Notice: Deadline? Whose Deadline?

CodeNEXT: "We've got to figure this out"

"...couple of other commissioners pointed out, the shift could well serve another proposal Vela put forward: that the planners..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Unlocking the Joys of Austin’s Puzzle Rooms

Escape rooms bring the solitary diversions to life

"...Simply put, people pay to be locked in a designed space which they have to work together to get..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Majcher

RTX: Nine Things We Learned About RWBY

Rooster Teeth's anime-inspired series takes centerstage

"...However, showrunner Kerry Shawcross said that, if all goes well, it will be available on consoles before the end..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From Prisoner to Reformer

A Q&A with 'Orange Is the New Black' author Piper Kerman

"...Piper Kerman: Well, the Council on At-Risk Youth has been doing their..."

May 9, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

A Starring Role: Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Our man Brenner talks with the famed astrophysicist, because science.

"...NdGT: Well, there's a three-layer answer to that, so allow me..."

Nov. 26, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

After a Fashion

After a long absence, Your Style Avatar returns ... to SoCo

"...of songs with his band the Blues Grifters as well as Tje Austin, who was also on Cee Lo..."

July 15, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Getting the Formula Just Right

Austin's Formula One track faces engineering hurdles

"...For Formula One fans, the big issue is track design. Unlike NASCAR, in which cars race on a regular..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

But Is It Art?

Austin Kleon gets creative with poetry in his new collection, Newspaper Blackout

"...there. Now an Austin resident, Kleon is a Web designer by day; he's also a talented cartoonist (check out..."

April 9, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

More From Omar Freilla

"...pipeline. We've got one group that's starting up a design/manufacturing firm for solar products; another one that's starting up..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Column

Shiner at 100

After 100 years, the Spoetzl Brewery still shines

"...Years of Shiner Beer, Dallas author Mike Renfro has done just that. As Spoetzl has approached 100, it has..."

March 13, 2009 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

After a Fashion

Apparently, Stephen has more than one finger

"...to write in about it, then I have successfully done my job as a writer. Doesn't matter if you..."

July 25, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Nothing Less Than Magical

Veterans of the Zilker Summer Musical recall enchantment on the hillside

"...the people who have been part of it, as well as the thousands upon thousands of locals who flock..."

July 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...the proposal out in November for consultation, but the Design and Planning commissions and Scenic Austin criticized it for..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature

Planet Funk Meets Planet Punk

Nu beats on famous bleats

"...When you're done, head over to the Here and Now: Austin's Beauty..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...is a parkway concept and the viability of that design to carry the traffic projected in CAMPO's 2030 Mobility..."

June 16, 2006 Column

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