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Sept. 21, 2012 Features Feature by Kate X Messer
Hey Sailor, Pt. 2!
More of Austin's GLBTeratti welcomes you with open arms and tells you what's hot about our town
"...A. A visit across the South Congress bridge near dusk. Now personally, I recommend not telling..."
March 17, 2006 Features Feature by Kate Getty
Postmarks
Rape saga redux and other local imbroglios.
"...unlucky enough to be on the wrong part of Congress Avenue that night...."
Oct. 26, 2001 Column
TxDOT Hopes for the Best
"...Dodson gestures over the side of the box culvert bridge on El Paso Street to the meandering flow of..."
July 14, 1995 News Feature
The Joy of Bicycling in Austin
A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite
"...not at all intimidating scene at the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge. As the 175 or so congregants pour onto Lamar..."
April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin
Jawbreaker, Last Band on the Titanic
Saving lives decades on
"...“Two million illegal rodents are living under the bridge on Congress Avenue,” Schwarzenbach announced, referring to Austin’s famed..."
July 14, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
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
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
Naked City
Architect Antoine Predock presents a sleeker, more sharply angled version of his City Hall design; the Bennett Tract faces a tough road with neighbors and the developer at an impasse over the size and scale of proposed development on the East Austin tract.
"...site. But anyone who believed that city assistance could bridge the demands of surrounding neighbors -- who want less..."
May 11, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Courting Ecstasy
Exploring the Landscapes of Playwright Lisa D'Amour
"...and felt the spark. It's that big sign along Congress Avenue, the one for the appliance store, Oscar Snowden's..."
Feb. 7, 1997 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves
The Killing of Garrett Foster Shocks the City – and Galvanizes the Moment
Whether Foster raised his gun may never be known, but there can be little doubt about the driver's intentions
"...in the street at the corner of Fourth and Congress, utterly silent, their heads cast down. For five minutes,..."
July 31, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
David Brendan Hall's Top 10 Photos of 2018
"...Luther King Jr. Day parade at 11th Street and Congress Avenue on Jan. 15, 2018...."
Dec. 27, 2018 Photo Gallery
Fresh at 75
Quality Seafood Market celebrates a milestone
"...lot of water – and fish – under the bridge. But some things haven't changed: Deliveries of fresh seafood..."
Jan. 25, 2013 Food Feature by MM Pack
First Night Austin
This New Year's Eve, why not join the throngs at this free arty party on the streets?
"...This year's event stretches from Congress Avenue at Fifth Street down to Cesar Chavez, along..."
Dec. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
'A Proprietary Love'
High-strung, hot-tempered Tom Miller made self-interest -- and his feuds with LBJ -- into Austin history.
"...never stretched far beyond the city limits. Born on Congress Avenue (in 1893), Miller grew up on the corner..."
July 4, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
The Devil in the Details
After 10 years, the Great Streets master plan runs into controversy over two-way streets.
"...-- the more walkable parts of the CBD, like Congress Avenue or the Warehouse District or the Red River..."
Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Alamo Drafthouse Becomes Silver Sponsor for the Trevor Project
Fundraising push continues throughout August
"...at 8pm at the Texas State Capitol Building, down Congress Avenue to the Ann Richards Bridge. Find out more..."
Aug. 11, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Austin at Large: The Cost of “Whatever It Takes”
Project Connect hits a patch of rough news but – so far – stays on the tracks
"...cars on the Drag; reconfiguring the Lady Bird Lake bridge to perhaps allow buses, and not just the Blue..."
April 15, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
“I Want Peace, but I Want Justice First”
Austinites protested against police brutality. Police responded with brutal force.
"...Sunday afternoon as she marched with a group down Congress Avenue, "I'm here for justice because we are tired..."
June 5, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Consider an Alternate Route
"...Blue Line should run west from the airport, cross Congress Avenue, and then run south along Lamar. This route..."
Jan. 20, 2020 Postmarks
Catching Up With Tish Hinojosa
Onetime local light begins El Sol y la Luna residency
"...the airport and managed to return to the late Congress Avenue Mexican eatery every day of my visit...."
March 27, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
Point Austin: Missing Ann Richards
New biography recalls the highwater mark of Texas liberalism
"...and of course the unforgettable January 1991 march up Congress Avenue from what is now the Ann Richards Bridge...."
Oct. 19, 2012 News Column by Michael King
Parades Go By
The history of the rainbow lineup rolls forward into a spectrum of Austin Pride 2012
"...– all of them proud to be marching down Congress Avenue...."
Sept. 21, 2012 Features Feature by Andy Campbell
Playback: Coolest Board in Town
Arlyn Studios just upped its ante
"...out of sight from the trendy storefronts of South Congress Avenue, the studio occupies part of the building that..."
Sept. 21, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Rare Bird
From her office vantage point, beside the rosy glow of the majestic Capitol dome, 78-year-old feminist, political powerhouse, and gay rights lobbyist Bettie Naylor keeps a watchful eye over the doings at the legislature
"...together, beginning from their offices near the Capitol, down Congress Avenue, across the bridge, and to the Deaf School,..."
June 3, 2005 Features Feature by Kate X Messer
Day Trips
Two new guides lead the way to some hidden Central Texas jewels
"...oldest Spanish mission, one of the state's last suspension bridges, the world's largest surviving herd of scimitar-horned oryx, and..."
Feb. 27, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
United for Peace
An estimated 10,000 anti-war protesters converge on the Capitol.
"...After the march, demonstrators filed down Congress Avenue to the bridge, where the mingling and peace-promoting..."
Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Sin Fronteras
Most observers would agree that Austin has a Latino visual arts community, but within that community are many voices, many points of view, many styles -- and no borders.
"...the most distinctive buildings south of the Capitol on Congress Avenue, La Peña and Mexic-Arte, earn their distinction from..."
Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran
Saturday Night at the Bookstore
The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters
"...ice. The nachos were selling well tonight. Cruising down Congress Avenue in a long Cadillac convertible covered with rust..."
May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Excerpt From A Twist at the End
"...inside. Had he dropped into a coffee shop on Congress Avenue, he would almost certainly have been drawn into..."
April 7, 2000 Books Feature
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