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Austin theatre actor Robert Fisher has the heart of a rock & roller, the work ethic of a medieval craftsman, and the style of a Bob Fosse. Either he's in the wrong business or he is, as playwright Kirk Lynn calls him, "a wonder."

The Actor Behind the Antics of Michael Stuart

Gateway store will close temporarily for remodel and green update

Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman team together like Cartoon All-Stars in this animated picture.

The Austin-based maestro of Maradaine writes and sells at a steady and impressive pace

Boot Up the Volume

Constitutional lawyer Lawrence Lessig spoke at SXSW Interactive Saturday about the need to keep big corporations from indefinitely extending copyrights so that we can create a "creative commons."

The Dirigo Group's 'Gypsy Chain' Speaks for the Trees

Kings of the Hillel

Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.

Buffett began composing the song after visiting a local Mexican restaurant

As Burnt Orange cools down, UTFI heats up

The Domain may sound like just another fancy mall – but planners say it's the seed of a second Austin

A week in the life of local government

The city eagerly raises the corporate incentive flag, and we're all expected to salute

There's nothing lower-case or lethargic about theatre director, actor, and producer Sharon Sparlin. She's bold, animated, even electric, and channeling all that high-voltage energy into creating equally energetic theatre all the time.

May

Possibly. And look who’s leading the charge.

Land-use issues in all corners of the city dominate council agenda

Electric Transmission Lines & Eminent Domain

Our small part in the I-35 expansion story

Empty Promises on the Eastside

Eminent domain & high-voltage power lines – how does the condemnation process start?

With actor David Stahl currently appearing as the wicked Richard III and actor Katherine Catmull having recently played the evil Goneril in King Lear, the challenge of playing villains seemed a ripe topic to launch a series of artist-to-artist conversations on craft.

Slasher horror inspired by the beloved children's books

Austin's clean-energy industry appears poised to take off -- but city leaders seem surprisingly unenthusiastic.