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Another Austin theatre company suffers a mid-performance disaster and responds to it with resourcefulness and pluck, and the Austin Community College Drama Department marks Shakespeare's 437th birth with an all-star "Billy Bash."

The union's due, the boys in blue, The Sopranos' view, and Miracle Mike takes it on the, um, chin.

The Downtown Austin Alliance presented its annual Impact Awards to groups and individuals responsible for "revitalizing" the Central Business District, but not everyone is happy with what they consider downtown gentrification.

Tear-Down, or Fixer-Upper?

Examining the prospects for Austin's lobby at the 77th Legislature

The latest casualty of Vignette's relocation downtown: The Chain Drive, a gay leather bar that sits on property owned by Perry Lorenz that is directly in the path of Vignette's expansion.

City Manager Jesus Garza introduces a budget that focuses on roads, utilities, and cops, and skates around a needed tax increase.

Austin looks to ways it can build its utility infrastructure to accomodate new growth while keeping the environment clean, avoiding the precedent set by cities such as Dallas that have built infrastructure without regard for where future growth will be.

Intel secures $15 million in incentives to locate its facility downtown, saying only $2.5 million of that consists of actual "incentives"; the council votes to annex the property owned by the Regents School, whose sports facilities have annoyed neighbors in the nearby Travis Country subdivision.

A plethora of environmental concerns are argued in this week's letters to the editor.

City plots downtown's retail future

Council divided on Gotham condo project; Jesus Garza gets a big raise; East Austin residents voice concerns about the future of the brown building and flood control.

The End of the Road

Local activists keep raising questions about the proposed water deal between the city and the Lower Colorado River Authority.

Off the Desk:

Upholding Tradition

Timing Is Everything

What New Book Did You Most Enjoy in 1998 and Why?

The Early Days

Power Plays

They Got Nothing on Lacresha

Teachers Trade Low Pay for High Tech

Plain English Is the Goal for Land Development Rules

Candidates Line Up to Run for Commissioners Court

Off the Desk:

Want Telecom Reform? Hang Up and Dial Again

Council Activists Fight to Reform the ACVB

Councilmembers Lay Down Their Cards