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Can You Still Get Coffee from Little City, Though?
Or is that a nostalgia-tinted dream of old-school townies?
"...Well, of course you can get coffee from Little City roasters, Austinite!..."

Aug. 3, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bright Lights, Little City
An icon makes a big comeback
"...coffee shops, a large chapter starts and stops with Little City...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Little City II
"...I speak, drag your jaded palate to the new Little City location for a jolt of blessed reality. The..."

June 23, 1995 Arts Feature

Bright Lights, Little City
It's maybe silly to fix a personality on a place, but something happens when you hook a left onto Austin Ave. and drive into Georgetown's historic district. Everything slows down, just a little bit, and then there's that marquee, neon and spangly, lighting up downtown. Welcome to the Palace.
"...youth group. Last week, it was residents of Sun City, the nearby retirement community, who manned the lobby and..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Little City Hall
Architectural Team Picked to Design Scaled-Down Building
"...Austinites are damn good at fighting City Hall, even though we don't have one. We're also..."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bright Lights, Little City
"...to fall into the habit of taking the River City for granted. And if you're a film connoisseur, as..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Beer Brawl in the “Cleanest Little City in Texas”
In the home of Shiner Bock beer, Karbach Brewing Co. rents out billboards to announce "there's a new Bock in Shiner"

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Jessi Cape

Naked City
Against all odds, the design for the new City Hall does everything its architects promised it would do, from providing public spaces, to integrating natural elements, to simply looking good.
"...-- as we have said -- that Austin's new City Hall is an afterthought to the downtown waterfront's annexation..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Little Men
Friendships are tested in this bittersweet coming-of-age tale
"...what incredible inspiration Ira Sachs has pulled from the city in three films in swift succession – and what..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

City of Hope
"...Renzi, Kevin Tighe, Tony Lo Bianco and John Sayles. City of Hope opens with a shot on Spano's pretty..."

Oct. 25, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Broad City Limits
Glazer and Jacobson take their Comedy Central series on tour
"...Broad City, on Comedy Central, has caught on for a reason..."

Nov. 19, 2014 Arts Post by Elijah Watson

Broken City
Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe mix it up in this mystery thriller directed by Allen Hughes.
"...feature to direct without his twin brother, Albert, Broken City evokes the sociological breadth and gallows humor of the..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

City Hall Hustle: Tweetfully Yours
The City Council considers food, names, and form-based code
"...That was my first tweet from City Council chambers as their Sept. 23 meeting got under..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The New M.O. at City Hall
City Manager Marc Ott opens up on his new job, his new city, and his philosophy of governance
"...What makes Marc Ott tick? How might the new city manager's leadership change the direction of Austin? That's been..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The City of Lost Children
This follow-up from the same Frenchmen who made Delicatessen fancies itself a fairy tale – albeit a dark and scary one that's jam-packed with enough strange characters and wild mythologies for at least three movies.
"...dazzling genre-bender Delicatessen, comes this similarly eye-popping effort, The City of Lost Children -- a film at least equal..."

March 1, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
The battle over NYC's urban planning
"...vital and urgent struggle for the soul of the city in this documentary about the historic battles between New..."

June 30, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Hall Hustle: Call Us Ambiguous
Feeling confused? You must be talking to city legal
"...Once, the Hustle asked City Attorney David Smith the color of the sky. Six..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City of Men
This Brazilian followup to the award-winning City of God tells a new story but continues its look at gangster life and the cycle of poverty in the slums of Rio de Janeiro.
"...Dos Santos, Camila Monteiro, Naíma Silva and Luciano Vidigal. City of Men is a followup to City of God,..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City
Nickels and dimes add up to $1.8 million for a cash-strapped city budget
"...a $2 billion overall budget, but at a cash-strapped City Hall, every penny counts. That's the message behind what..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Little Indian, Big City
This inexplicably popular French comedy concerns a stockbroker who discovers that he has a 13-year-old son who was raised in the jungle, whom he now brings to Paris. It was remade in the U.S. with Tim Allen in 1997 as Jungle 2 Jungle. These Americans – quel idiots! Don’t they know that something so funny the first time around can never be improved on?
"...point of bothering since your target audience consists of little kids and what do they know anyhow? The story:..."

March 29, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Little Noises
"...Tatum O'Neal, Rik Mayall, Steven Schub and Matthew Hutton. Little Noises is billed as “a little comedy in the..."

May 8, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Auckland City Limits? Absolutely.
Expanding the “City Limits” brand beyond Austin
"...Two weeks before this year’s inaugural Sydney City Limits Festival late last month, Charles Attal felt confident..."

March 9, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

City of Ember
Despite some inventive production design and a comically villainous turn from Bill Murray, this film based on a young-adult novel never really picks up much steam.
"...Smith. Based on the young-adult novel by Jeanne Duprau, City of Ember digs deep but ends up feeling surprisingly..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Detroit Rock City
Four high school bandmates try to get into a KISS concert.
"...Natasha Lyonne and Shannon Tweed. Reactions to Detroit Rock City may fluctuate according to your degree of nostalgia for..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Plans New Emergency Homeless Shelter, But Without Much Community Input
A Southeast Austin warehouse will soon become a shelter
"...people living without shelter on any given night, the City of Austin announced, May 12, that they would convert..."

May 12, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

A Chaotic Scene as APD Clears Encampment Outside City Hall
Hastily planned action takes campers, officials by surprise
"...A chaotic scene unfolded outside of Austin City Hall Monday morning, as the people sleeping there in..."

June 14, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: (A Little More) Help Is On Its Way
Relief to include direct cash aid to struggling Austinites
"...At its meeting Thursday, April 9, City Council approved unanimously $15 million of relief for low-income..."

April 10, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

City of Ghosts
Battling ISIS with journalism
"...Heineman’s last film was the Oscar-nominated Cartel Land, and City of Ghosts only ups the ante when it comes..."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

State of the City 2016
Mayor Steve Adler declares Austin “prosperous, strong … and cool”
"...no great surprises in the mayor’s “State of the City” address Tuesday night at Zachary Scott’s Topfer Theatre –..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Council: Dream a Little Dreamliner
Leffingwell Crosses the Pond
"...Thursday’s City Council agenda will be a little thinner than expected,..."

March 4, 2014 News Post by Michael King

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