Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...for a two-week vacation, Betty Dunkerley, director of the city's Financial and Administrative Services, sent one of her department..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...community art project, will also be on display at City Hall, Whole Foods Market (Sixth Street), and other locations..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature

Mexico City/Austin Trio Demons My Friends and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Plus the debut of Radio Coffee’s new location and Natalie Jane Hill’s Texas return

"...on cocktails and coffee, the new Radio/East welcomes a fleet of food trucks in Veracruz All Natural, Shortwave Diner,..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Naked City

Gasoline/electric hybrid concept auto cruises through Austin

"...functions as a regular 40- to 50-mpg Prius. The city is testing similar technology, hoping to hook up a..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Looks Like City Is Already Cutting Basic Services

"...different outcome. They wouldn’t have had to have a fleet of trucks come out, nor would the young couple..."

March 6, 2009 Postmarks

Naked City

Local biodiesel producer expands its business

"...Shell and Texaco convenience store gas stations and offers fleet and commercial fuel services. The two will operate a..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Tire Mound of Mystery

Thousands of city tires lie moldering southeast of town – and the city is claiming ignorance

"...tires on this piece of land belong to the city of Austin. They are scrap tires pulled from every..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Something Must Be Done

City Manager Marc Ott needs to clean up Fleet Services management

"...Somebody at City Hall needs to understand, once and for all, that..."

July 2, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: What the Memos Didn't Say

City management says it's solving the problems at Fleet – let's hope so

"...The city's Fleet Services story is getting curiouser and curiouser...."

July 16, 2010 News Column by Michael King

It's Not Easy Being Green

The city's Office of Sustainability is still trying to find a sustainable mission

"...Lucia Athens is the City of Austin's Chief Sustainability Officer. Hired in 2010, Athens..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Has Austin Resource Recovery Found a Solution to Its Chronic A/C Problem?

Taking the heat off local garbage collection trucks

"...will have a sustainable solution for cooling the collection fleet before the hot days return. An Urgent Issue Now..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Xtreme Solution

APD squad cars will now have 'no-idle' battery packs sufficient to run new video hardware – but did city officials fall for a system too expensive and impractical?

"...to that time, unsuccessful – ambition to have the city purchase a new digital video system. The system the..."

Dec. 2, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Untiring Efforts

The investigation has just begun, but already one city employee has been put on administrative leave

"...of last week's Chronicle story about tires removed from city vehicles and abandoned in a field southeast of Downtown,..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Kick-Starting CarShare

Austin CarShare hits the road

"...Austin CarShare (www.austincarshare.org) appears to be thriving, despite the city's reluctance to shed some of its vehicle fleet and..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Can Austin Become Carbon Neutral by 2050?

The city stepped up its game, but it'll need your help

"...before the September climate crisis protests in Austin, the city of Austin declared a climate emergency in response to..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Francesca D'Annunzio

How Cool Is Austin

2010 snapshot of the ACPP 'five plans'

"...Municipal Plan Make all city of Austin facilities, fleets, operations carbon neutral by 2020.Objective..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...If not, don't blame yourself. While the city of Austin indeed has been hard at work implementing..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Tire Keeps on Turning

More mess inside city's Fleet Services

"...Fallout from the city’s scrap tire mess continued this week with the suspension..."

April 29, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Austin Climate Protection Plan

The five components

"...5) Going carbon neutral as a city 1) The Municipal Plan: Leading by Example..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

Transportation Options at SXSW

How to get around during the clusterfuck of festival season

"...SXSW is upon us once again, which means the city is not only packed with things to do, but..."

March 1, 2017 SXSW Post by Katarina Brown

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

The film story of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's tough road to success is so melodramatic that if it weren't real it would be laughable.

"...force of the Irish immigrant experience in New York City, while previous outings – The Field, In the Name..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sharecropping on Wheels

While the city juggles taxicab franchises, drivers demand 'a fair shake'

"...Cab and Austin Cab, began winding their way to City Council for renewal. Late last month, the council voted..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Billy Clayton's Flying Circus

State, City Head for a Dogfight Over Mueller

"...That, friends and neighbors, is the sound of the City of Austin being strafed by the low-flying puddle jumpers..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Top 10 Local Stories

Terrorism strikes a little too close to home

"...3) CITY CAUGHT FLEET-FOOTED City officials insisted that in 2009 they..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

The Passion & Paradox of Father John Misty

Charged Austin City Limits taping rivals a TED talk

"...he pretended he was filming an episode of Austin City Limits, complete with the usual reveal of having grown..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Austin Mobility Gets a Federal Funding Boost

Cap Metro, city both draw millions from bipartisan infrastructure package

"...will accelerate the agency's transition to a fully electric fleet. There's also $1.6 million for "programs to enhance the..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Day Trippin'

More day parties than you can shake an iPhone at

"...Function (2:30), Hibachi Stranglers (3:15), Brimstone Howl (4), Headache City (4:45), Johnny & the Limelites (5:30)..."

March 11, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

New to Town? Here Are Nine of the Biggest News Stories Affecting Locals.

A primer on Austin politics

"...your first taste of life in the little big city...."

Aug. 30, 2018 News Post by News Staff

Crash-Scene Budget

The budget balances, and stitching is transparent

"...Considering the 2010 city budget process began months ago, back in May, it's..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Jesus Saves

With the city facing its biggest budget crunch in a decade, city manager Jesus Garza has begun to make some tough financial choices.

"...Suggest to Betty Dunkerley and John Stephens, the city's former and current CFOs, that citizens may be caught..."

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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