For 12 Years, There's Been a Gap in One of Austin's Most Famous Murals

Will an image from an iconic Austin movie complete the picture?

"...from universally acknowledged classics – Battleship Potemkin, The General, Citizen Kane, Little Women, North by Northwest, Giant, and 2001:..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tensions Rise Ahead of Meeting on Zilker Plan

Dazed and confused over Zilker

"...affiliated with Rewild (it's run by a single private citizen), and though some of its points have echoed long..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck

Change is coming, but how much?

"...The first of these citizen initiatives was placed on the ballot after a petition..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Five Things to Do at PrintAustin This Year

Printmakers showcase their work at venues all over town

"...means there's a lot to try and take in, citizen – even without considering those damned 'ronas still gumming..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Council Recap: Despite "Positive Strides," APD Academy's Not Reimagined Yet

Chief, advocates agree that more changes must be made

"...vision for the academy in the first place. A survey of the 144th class, expected to graduate in January,..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Police Live by Their Own COVID Rules, It Seems

A closer look at vaccine and mask policies among Austin's first responders

"...can hope for is truthful responses to a voluntary survey. In a statement, a city spokesperson said: "The city..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

First-Ever Comprehensive Plan Looks at Zilker's Future

The Zilker Park Vision Plan starts rolling

"...parking that encroaches on green space. In the "baseline survey" fielded by PARD and Design Workshop as part of..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Small Change at APD

An interim chief and a blueprint for academy reform

"...for the profile. In May and June, a community survey will generate more feedback for city leaders and stakeholders..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Polling and the Police

What we know, don't know, and need to know about the public's view of public safety

"...The Progress Texas survey, fielded by Public Policy Polling (Dem-leaning but also well-regarded..."

July 17, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips: Statues of Texas Women

A list of Texas women who stand tall

"...Angelina was a citizen of the Hasinai tribe who served the Spanish as..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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

Rival sports titans square off in soccer city

"...Friends, well above the 20,000 required to put a citizen initiative on the ballot...."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Displacement Bad

New task force report finds room to improve

"...7) Engaging, persuading and empowering Austin citizens, neighborhoods, developers, businesses and philanthropic organizations to act to..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Police Oversight: Starting From Scratch

Farah Muscadin’s work in progress

"...that oversight went out the door with it. The Citizen Review Panel – the volunteer body designed to "serve..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Public Notice: Major League

Pushed by mayor, City Council takes the leap

"...Council members fought over the ballot language for two citizen referendums – and indeed, the wording is now being..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Central Market + Maffei: Better Than a Halftime Show

We review the recent Chef’s Table class at the popular cooking school

"...recent flyer of Central Market sales specials; a customer survey...."

Jan. 24, 2018 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Uncle Staple and Austin’s 13th Annual Independent Media Expo

The weekend of fannish revelry and indie-comics celebration returns

"...others, yes – then look elsewhere for that intel, citizen...."

Sept. 4, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: What We Think of Us

City's "community survey" an annual public selfie

"...are drawn from the City of Austin's latest "Community Survey," this one performed by the ETC Institute (a market..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines: Islamophobia Is out of Hand

In Texas and the nation, anti-refugee and anti-Muslim fervor grows

"...Rep. Kyle Biedermann, R-Fred­ericks­burg, sent out more than 400 "surveys" to Muslim student associations and mosque leaders across Texas,..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

News Roundup: Delusions and Deluges

"Downtown doesn't exist just to entertain people of means."

"...you don't vote now, you can designate yourself a non-citizen of your community. – M.K...."

Oct. 26, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Citizen Survey Results

City of Austin services

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature

What Do Austinites Want?

10-1 City Council wrangles its first budget

"...if you actually ask Austinites. Every year, the city surveys (via phone, mail, and online) a broad cross section..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

After the Flood, Before the Flood

As the area recovers from the Memorial Day flood, El Niño looms

"...home owners took out [flood insurance] policies; as one citizen said, 'We have not had a flood since 1952..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Public Notice: PUD Doesn't Get ZAPped

Zoning Commission works through Council hiatus

"...month of July, but not so all of their citizen counterparts, the 73 city boards and commissions which advise..."

July 10, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Be a Good Citizen

County commissioners brief businesses on environmental upgrade program for buildings

"...telling us what we can do to be better citizens...."

June 26, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Boy Wonder at 100

Alamo Drafthouse screens Orson Welles centennial retrospective

"...Magician provides a survey of Welles' films (finished and otherwise), bolstered by archival..."

April 3, 2015 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

A Kinder, Gentler SXSW?

City to tighten "temporary" permits

"...the Con­ven­tion Center to detail conclusions wrought from a citizen survey taking stock of March's mayhem. "We're all going..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Diving Right In

The new 10-1 Council begins to re-invent Austin government

"...transform the procedures of city government, to promote more citizen engagement, to get folks involved earlier in the policy-making..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Get Your Meeting On

A roundup of civic events to start the year off right

"...the Austin Police Department? If so, join the 82nd Citizen Police Academy, a 14-week program designed to give the..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City’s SXSW Survey Finds Little Worth Noting

General questions by ACE staff lead to general answers

"...for Events (ACE) staff, which presented results of the citizen feedback survey taking stock “on all events related to”..."

May 29, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Dove Springs: A Demographic Snapshot

"...Unemployed Civilians 2,141 (9.4%) 35,074 (7.1%) Not a U.S. Citizen 10,889 (25.1%) 109,523 (13.0%)..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature

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