A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...samples from bev brands like Ktonic Kombucha, Meridian Hive, Zilker Brewing Company, Fever Tree, Picadas, Happy Dad, Tip Top..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...Travis County because everywhere is just one giant, overpriced neighborhood anyway. Our POWER RANKINGS scores acknowledge a brewery’s attention..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Zilker Revamp Plan Dead in the Water(shed)

Mayor Kirk Watson calls it off

"...of events over the weekend, the controversial and years-in-the-making Zilker Master Plan "will not be on the August 31st..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Community Advocates Worry Commercial Interests Dominate Zilker Park Vision Plan

Zilker Park or "Park Zilker"?

"...and stakeholder input, the city's final draft of the Zilker Park Vision Plan has drawn the ire of environmentalists..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...most iconic bar districts, while also serving as the mid-neighborhood respite from the excess of East Sixth’s indie-sleaze mischief...."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Zilker Vision Not Quite 20/20

Rewilding advocates call for more specifics as Zilker Vision Plan process nears end

"...Department and Design Workshop have been working on the Zilker Park Vision Plan, their shadow has been the rewilding..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: Zilker Park Vision Still Cloudy

It’s hard planning for the future, when humans insist on living in the present

"...consultants Design Work­shop presented the latest iteration of the Zilker Metropolitan Park Vision Plan Tuesday night, Feb. 15, to..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Mobility plans on the move; land use boards stay put

"...impact in operations from this decision." A Vision for Zilker Park..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Top 10 Stories of 2021

Some top topics on the community news front

"...Oak Hill neighbors, the Fix290 Coalition, Save Barton Creek Association, and others, seeking to downsize the Texas Department of..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Recap: New 4 U In 2022, It’s VMU2

City Hall dives into reworking its housing bonus programs

"...overlay wasn't applied to all properties on transit corridors; neighborhoods were allowed to designate which sites (if any) would..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

How Much of Zilker Park Can Austin Return to Nature?

Balancing ecological preservation and the human element in city's Zilker Park Vision Plan

"...Austin has parks, and then it has Zilker Park. With more than 2 million visitors a year,..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

City Council: On South Lamar, Who Can We Trust?

With new zoning, housing project developer commits to some income-restricted units

"...to retail. Those requests have drawn opposition from the Zilker Neighborhood Association, which says it carefully crafted the current..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

At Council: More Apartments, North and South

Council considers two zoning cases facing opposition from surrounding neighbors

"...Lamar become a more affordable place to live. The Zilker Neighborhood Association, which opposes the rezoning, agreed to the..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...of beer smooshed into fresh powder like wholesomely dressed neighborhood kids experiencing it for the first time inspired us..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin ISD Leans in to Win Back Families, Boost Enrollment

Every student counts

"...If the district's tactics – walking the neighborhoods, dropping fliers everywhere, resolutely branding each school's pride –..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Council Backs Parkland Preservation in Vote for New Dougherty Arts Center Site

Austin's oldest community arts venue would relocate to new facility in Butler Shores' southeast corner

"...Along with the Zilker Neighborhood Association and the owner's association of the Barton..."

May 28, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...Shores. That concert series came from free concerts at Zilker Hillside and public parks and Downtown plazas. Kansas City..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Entertain the Family With These Thanksgiving Weekend Events Around Austin

From holiday lights to puppy yoga, there’s something for everybody

"...the lighting of the largest man-made holiday tree at Zilker Park on Dec. 1 at 6pm. Pre-event music from..."

Nov. 26, 2019 Events Post by Addie Costello

Election Ticker: Down to the Wire

What you need to know before voting on Nov. 5

"...from the Long Center to Ballet Austin to the Zilker Kite Festival (AllAustinAgainstA.com). It's also explicitly opposed by many..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Is Austin Big Enough for Both MLS and USL Soccer Teams?

Rival sports titans square off in soccer city

"...At that point, Francoise Luca, president of the Gracywoods Neighborhood Association and a member of a group calling itself..."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Introducing the 2019 Class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The stories behind the art transformers of this year's Hall of Fame inductees

"...Eighties, as the airport became an issue for surrounding neighborhoods, he helped organize the campaign to move it, spent..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...hysteria. The Texas Public Policy Foundation, representing the Texas Association of Business and others, fought the ordinance in court..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council: The Race Is On

Previewing November’s elections for Districts 1, 3, 8, and 9

"...Advo­cates, she's president of the East 12th Street Merchants Association, and has used that work to establish herself as..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...county contracts, and funding from private entities like ranching associations. In 2016, with a budget of more than $142..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Top 10 Austin Breweries

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...Last Three Out (in no order): Zilker Brewing..."

June 23, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Council Wrap: Not Quite Midnight

Council tweaks youth curfew, promotes greenwater, frees lemonade

"...consent a new set of limits governing use of Zilker Park, Vic Mathias Park (Auditorium Shores), and Fiesta Gardens...."

June 19, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Why Does Everyone Hate CodeNEXT?

Can a polarized Austin reach consensus on land use by next spring?

"...accelerate growth and encourage the destruction of traditional single-family neighborhoods via intensive redevelopment; 2) CodeNEXT will prevent the necessary..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Is the Special Events Permit Parking Program a Scalper's Delight?

Say goodbye to non-resident parking near the city's big events

"...crescendo during "special events" – ACL Music Festival, SXSW, Zilker Kite Fest­iv­al, et al. – and bears a particular..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...floodwall, a 5,700-foot levee built to protect the eponymous neighborhood from Walnut Creek flooding. The project cost the city..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Rundberg Rising

How do you keep improving a neighborhood after $1 million in grant money runs out?

"...well-being of individuals living and working in the Rundberg neighborhood." [inset-1]..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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