Naked City

"...suggests an entirely new way for Austin to referee greenie/development confrontations. Although the new draft uses many of the..."

Sept. 5, 1997 News Feature

Let's Fix That

How New Plays Are Developed in Austin

"...This play is not even done yet. It's in development...."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

AFF Interview: Michael Lovan Draws All the Right Cards in Murder Bury Win

Board game dark comedy rolls the dice on laughs.

"...Battleship. Jumanji (sorta). We've had movies based on board games, but Murder Bury Win, the new dark comedy from..."

Oct. 22, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

VR Austin Jam Makes Quick and Dirty Virtual Worlds

Local and national developers create VR environments in 24 hours

"...out. But this is not a competition. Like most game jams, the goal of the event is to create..."

Nov. 8, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...designations, and policies. All act in concert with economic development, with a particular focus on cultural tourism – very..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

'The NFL Beat': Week 7

Fantasy notes for all the lucky people, and their shoes

"...or players who might have never really loved the game and had gotten by previously on physical prowess alone...."

Oct. 19, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Serious Play in Saving the World

Gaming gets on the sustainability bandwagon

"...The mind-boggling evolution of video game environments over the last decade is not just about..."

April 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Electric Sheep Co. of 'Second Life'

Herding pixels for fun and profit

"...kinds. SL, as it's familiarly known, is an online game that's not quite a game: There are no preset..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Memory Harker

Downtown's Tall Order

Where can we put 20,000 new residents?

"...from a just-released downtown planning map. Created by downtown development insiders, the color-coded map identifies, by a process of..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Back to the Trenches

AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in

"...the Barton Springs watershed has reignited an old, ugly development fight, pitting unbridled economic development interests against environmental preservation...."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Alien Vs. Predator

An asinine grudge match between two of the most memorable Eighties-era screen bugaboos

"...past for producing ham-handed horrors with all the character development of a funeral, and while AVP is unlikely to..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Uncle Blubbafink

Keith Graves, the author of seriously ridiculous stories like Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance, is garnering Hollywood’s attention, but did he ever want it?

"...was stock-optioned out of a job, is now in development as a Nickelodeon feature film, and of all of..."

June 8, 2001 Books Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Council Watch

Peace at Last? City, Gary Bradley Strike the Deal to End All Deals

"...Bradley gets to proceed unmolested in the relatively high-density development of his currently grandfathered tracts, which will reportedly include..."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Scanlines

Knute Rockne, All-American

"...We know, by now, that baseball is a beautiful game. We know this because we have been told so,..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Screens Feature

Dungeons and Draggin's

My Short Vacation in Sunny Brittania

"...they keep coming back? According to author and multiplayer game designer Amy Jo Kim, who's writing about UO for..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Infill On Trial

What's the Verdict on the Latest Central-City Boom?

"...the entire concept of comprehensive planning as a fool's game at best, a violation of sacred rights at worst...."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

The Road to Somewhere

Citizens' Planning Committee Draws a Map

"...to make sense of the messy confrontation we call development in Austin. With that beginning, the CPC members --..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

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.

"...is being strained more and more by tempests of development. "Drainage is a unique utility in that you can..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

'The NFL Beat': Week Two

Back to the grind

"...to be used as a decoy in his first game back...."

Sept. 15, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Betty Baker Rules

Love her or fear her, Austin's land-use queen rules the city her own way

"...a 30-year career of crafting the city's planning and development process, is much, much larger than the woman herself...."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

The LCRA Means Business

Authority's Plans to Expand Threatens Austin's Control Over Growth

"...is available to the LCRA is symptomatic of unrestrained development in the booming Eighties. All manner of Municipal Utility..."

Feb. 7, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

SXSW Conference Taps Issa Rae, Signal and Colossal Leads for Keynotes

Lineup drop also adds Kevin Bacon, Hideo Kojima, Last of Us cast & crew

"...drama-horror The Last of Us, which returns in April; game creator Hideo Kojima, discussing upcoming release Death Stranding 2:..."

Feb. 11, 2025 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

We Have an Issue: What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Disaster

In this week’s cover story, Lina Fisher examines the looming threats of flood and wildfire

"...a native Austinite who writes frequently about environmental and development issues, about her experience reporting this story...."

May 27, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Exploring Diverse Foodways at the Austin Food & Wine Festival

Plant pioneers, wines, and more to satisfy your culinary cravings

"...a lot of beef, steak, but also wildlife and game." Gates sources her proteins from Texas ranches, hewing as..."

April 26, 2019 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Next Generation of Austin Hip-Hop

Young rappers reinvent the most streamed genre in America

"...DJ Hella Yella, hollered at shawties during Huston-Tillotson B-ball games, you the networker had to actually hand the man..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Feature by Clara Wang

Mike Osborne: Man of the Moment

Photographer Mike Osborne is looking for the bigger picture in the world we share

"...studying Monopoly, the landmark Parker Brothers (now Hasbro-owned) board game, for its aesthetic genius. But for almost half a..."

June 10, 2016 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

We Can't Make It Here Anymore

As the city's Economic Development Department readies its recommendations to City Council on Mayor Adler's Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, is it already too late for local artists in terms of local affordability?

"...opens into an expanse of country, though new subdivision developments already dot the tight, winding road. Addison's 8-acre plot..."

May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Where the Sidewalks End

Austin's patchwork sidewalk system has a history – and just maybe a better future

"...Austin talks a good game about "walkability," and the city does have some big..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Power On

Top 10 games of 2012

"...Compiling my rough list of memorable games of 2012, I made it to 15 before including..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

'The NFL Beat': Week 10

Our little season is all grown up

"...backup, former Texas A&M standout Mike Goodson, before the game started in the likely event that this injury would..."

Nov. 10, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

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