Landmarks of the Nineties

"...1. Barton Springs. The Springs have always been, and always will be,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

City inks 50-year water deal with LCRA

"...the end, neither the questions raised by Save Our Springs Alliance attorney Bill Bunch, nor the uncertainty of several..."

Oct. 15, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Food-o-File

In this week's edition of Food-o-file, Austin Chronicle Food editor Virginia B. Wood congratulates Grape Vine Market's selection as Food and Wine's Retailer of the Year and mentions several upcoming food events and changes in the local restaurant scene.

"...owners have added a climate-controlled patio dining area featuring natural wood detailing, Texas limestone, and a great view of..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Men Who Would be Mayor

Scrambling for Money, Consensus, & Power

"...to pay for legal protection of the Save Our Springs (S.O.S.) ordinance. The audience murmurs with discontent. An anonymous..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Miscellaneous

"...Riverside Sanctuary Work Day. The sanctuary is a small natural climbing and bouldering area behind the hospital in Georgetown,..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...-- A.M. Salamander Intervention On December 18, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) voted unanimously to try to..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature

Over a Troubled Bridge

Neighborhoods Battle Plan to Widen Lamar Bridge

"...Works began widening Lamar to six lanes between Barton Springs Road and Riverside Drive a few years ago, city..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature

Public Notice

"...Splash for the Springs (Monday, May 8, 7-10pm, Whole Foods new flagship store,..."

May 5, 1995 Column

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 28 - March 6

"...(April 20-May 20): Beavers are the engineers of the natural world. The dams they fabricate not only create shelters..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Five Galleries With Weird Creatures Inside

Fantastic beasts, you might say, and where to find them

"...such … things. Really Small Museum: The Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata..."

July 15, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Keep Date Night Alive With Our Al Fresco Dining Checklist

You have the time, why not make it special?

"...egg with toast and coffee, or a cheese and natural wine hangout (distanced or remote); maybe it's a full-on..."

May 29, 2020 Food Feature by Alex Detmar

Controversial Pipeline to Cross the Hill Country

The PHP presents potential risks to Edwards Aquifer, and there is little Austin can do about it

"...adopted a resolution opposing the Permian Highway Pipeline, a natural gas line planned to transport methane from the West..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...Shoal is much longer and quite a bit more "natural" than Waller and doesn't have a major diversion project..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...have begun to mingle with references to a Trans-Pecos natural-gas pipeline in West Texas. Tying in the Trans-Pecos..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Day Trips

Devils River is the most pristine waterway in Texas and is surrounded by uncompromising rugged terrain

"...At the Devils River State Natural Area there is a two-story screened shelter in a..."

April 6, 2012 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Twisting in the Wind

Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done

"...than they'd otherwise pay for more conventional sources: coal, natural gas, and nuclear power. The upside for subscribers is..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The 1821 Club

Tuning in to the future of Austin's music scene today

"...one of the rock star teachers this summer at Natural Ear Music School. The classes are mostly full, a..."

July 10, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Event Menu

Your local food events, May 15-16

"...fourth annual Free Chicken Seminar this weekend at the Natural Gardener (8648 Old Bee Caves Rd., 288-6113, www.naturalgardeneraustin.com). Local..."

May 15, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Don't Spray It! 'Bad' Effluent Threatens Hill Country

Spraying treated sewage over the aquifer isn't cool

"...Austin-area watersheds. John Dupnik, a planner with the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, says that even with practically raw..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

On the Lege

Rose, Dukes rewarded for standing with Craddick

"...chairman of the House Human Services Committee, the Dripping Springs Democrat followed the actions of his two predecessors: He..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...both ends of the Town Lake Corridor, as a natural setting for the hike-and-bike trail and as public parkland,..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Raw Deal

A survival guide to the raw-foods movement

"...if they want to work, absolutely have to stay preternaturally thin, glow with health, and look 10 years younger..."

May 5, 2006 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• When you think of cool-kid consumerism, Target springs to mind. The hipster big box joins its decidedly..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature

The Texas Monkey Project

The Texas Monkey Project: 2005 Art Show and Sale runs Saturday, July 23 through Saturday, Aug. 20, at Progress Coffee. All proceeds benefit the Primarily Primates sanctuary

"...75 acres in the San Antonio exurb of Leon Springs...."

July 22, 2005 Arts Review by Cindy Widner

Day Trips

Brazos Bend State Park and Palmetto State Park are unique among the hundreds of wildlife refuges in Texas

"...the George Observatory operated by the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The observatory is open to the public on..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

2002 Summer Camps

"...Classes June 3-Aug 30. Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd. 397-1458. www.ci.austin.tx.us/dougherty...."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips

The venerable, towering National Forests of Texas.

"...forests. The 1984 East Texas Wilderness Act added five natural areas to bring the total to 635,000 acres of..."

June 1, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Southern Exposure

The 'Renaissance' of Far South Austin Pushes Upscale Development South of Stassney

"...to an area of town that served, in its natural state, as the nondescript centerpiece of Richard Linklater's Suburbia?..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips

Explore the Texas Underground -- literally -- with the help of Blair Pittman's new travel guide, Texas Caves.

"...gut-wrenching descent 150 feet into the Devil's Sinkhole near Rocksprings, using fencing wire as a rope, underwater breathing equipment..."

April 21, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Little City Hall

Architectural Team Picked to Design Scaled-Down Building

"...the various bodies of water, the Hill Country, Barton Springs, the creeks, the fabulous topography. All that is very..."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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