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Faces of Homelessness
Another Downtown attempt to find answers
"...and unmarked patrol cars in the area bordered by Congress Avenue and I-35, 11th Street and Cesar Chavez –..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Marc Savlov

Developing Stories: A Long Route to Go
Will we vote on urban rail in November 2010?
"...1) how to cross the river, other than the Congress Avenue Bridge, and 2) whether Brazos Street might be..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

City Hall Hustle: Small Council, Huge Agenda
Maybe they could use a few more members after all ...
"...a request from the Batfest promoters to close the Congress Avenue Bridge Aug. 22-23 for the festival – which..."

July 24, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Day Trips
Approximately 300,000 bats live year-round underneath the Waugh Drive bridge in Houston
"...The bat colony of Waugh Drive bridge in Houston fills the evening sky with hairline streaks..."

July 10, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Pride 2009
Event listings
"...be sorry if you do. 8pm. Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress, 472-5470. www.agliff.org...."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

Retirement and the City
Retirement is tough. Living Downtown makes it all better.
"...West Austin, to the Long Center, and down South Congress, South Lamar, and South First...."

March 27, 2009 Food Feature by Linda Ball

City Hall Hustle: Top 10 City Council Stories
"...when organizers of the fledgling Batfest asked to close Congress Avenue Bridge over Labor Day weekend. Businesses blanched, council..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Res Publica
Post-election funk? There's still plenty for good citizens to do this week: Nov. 6-13.
"...Marcos' Commemorative Air Force at the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge. From there, the procession heads to the..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature

Be Our Guest
Local attractions wish to welcome Hurricane Ike evacuees with deep discounts.
"...free-tailed bats that emerge from beneath the Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge at dusk on a bat watching cruise...."

Sept. 18, 2008 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

A Festival in Transition
Twenty-one years on, aGLIFF reinvents itself
"...choked up and broke down on the Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, it was an unfortunate but apt metaphor..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Batfest Flies to South First Street
Fest schedule resolved; reservations about Downtown closures continue
"...the outdoor Labor Day festival scheduled at Ann Richards Bridge, will be moving one bridge west, to the South..."

Aug. 13, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Fun, Healthy, and Green
A profile of the practice and business of pedicabbing
"...publicized hit-and-run accident occurred on the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, pedicabbers were restricted from loading and docking..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature by Sofia Resnick

After a Fashion
Stephen is hitting the holiday-party circuit with a vengeance and a few hotties on his arm
"...pathetic display of holiday lights on the Ann Richards Bridge and Congress Avenue and how, as the grandest avenue..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar Grinches about the crappy Christmas decorations on Congress Avenue and relates to one Nomi Malone
"...my annual rant about those hideous Christmas decorations on Congress Avenue – especially the horrid tinsel musical instruments that..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Austin and the Historical Significance of Fox 7
The closest thing Austin will come to an official history: an electronic booth.
"...time a bat pooped on the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, is actually quite fun and loaded with..."

Oct. 11, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips
The Old Tunnel Wildlife Management Area outside of Fredericksburg hosts a bat colony twice the size of our own
"...the summer. In contrast, the bat colony under Austin's Congress Avenue bridge number about 1.5 million, says Craig Hensley,..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Happenings
September 6-12
"...ANN W. RICHARDS CONGRESS AVENUE BRIDGE DEDICATION Celebrate the life of the late..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature

Local Critters Struggle Through Wet Weather
Austin, Hill Country's animals getting hammered by rains, other harsh conditions
"...roost and raise their young under the Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge. Unlike easily dislodged doves, they have a..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Happenings
June 14-20
"...ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CONGRESS AVENUE PARADE 1:30pm. From the Congress Avenue Bridge to..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature

Risk for Beauty
Sally Jacques sends dancers flying off a pair of federal buildings to give us a moment of transcendence
"...12-story Radisson Hotel. Thousands gathered around the intersection of Congress and Cesar Chavez and across the Congress Avenue Bridge..."

June 15, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rains on Richards Parade, Does Stop Ceremony
Congress Avenue parade canceled, but renaming ceremony still scheduled
"...The mist and rain has canceled the procession down Congress Avenue, but the 11am ceremony unveiling a plaque renaming..."

May 25, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City
"...ocean/tidal energy. Spokesman Mike Logan said the group will "bridge the gap between the private sector and academia" and..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

Developing Stories
Five current projects work for Austin-centric synergy
"...Corp.) to give a damn about what Las Manitas Avenue Cafe represents for Austin, it can seem that every..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

On the Waterfront
As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices
"...the hike-and-bike trail between the Hyatt Regency and the Congress Avenue Bridge. (With the 44-story 360 Condominiums now rising..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

All Eyes on First Night
Fireworks rule, parades with kids and bikes rule, giant art rules ...
"...fireworks over Town Lake and a Grand Procession down Congress. Pyrotechnics and parades give us a chance to fully..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Claus & Effect
The holiday how-to guide for the perpetually perplexed
"...and carat. But Wendy Nolin, general manager of Ben Bridge Jewelers at Barton Creek Square, says the most important..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Features Feature by Meredith Barnhill

Naked City
"...Texas House Speaker HEADLINES• City Council will name the Congress Avenue Bridge today in honor of dearly departed Gov...."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature

A Fitting Tribute
At the Ann Richards Congress Bridge dedication
"...Martinez said atop city hall's second story balcony, the Congress Avenue Bridge hovering behind him like a hologram above..."

Nov. 16, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Congress Avenue Bridge Named for Ann Richards
"...Item 40 was a vaguely worded ordinance naming the Congress Avenue Bridge – yet for who or what, it..."

Nov. 15, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Don't Mess With Texas
"...Sirs: As I was riding my bicycle across the Congress Avenue Bridge in the rain earlier, I happened to..."

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