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Life as a War Boy
Dressing as Furiosa's most disposable characters
"...by climate change, and everyone's obsessed with guns and cars. And for one afternoon, Austin also had its own..."

May 24, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Way, Waymo: Waymo, a driverless car company that tested cars in Austin, is under federal investigation, the Statesman reported...."

May 24, 2024 News Feature

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping
What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios
"...under blankets, pipes bursting in our walls. When Texas’ electric grid failed in 2021, 4 million homes and businesses..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts
From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music
"...“Eternal,” just before bringing the project to an all-or-nothing electric end with “Sympathy.” The night features support from Venezuelan..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Top 10 Beers Defining Austin in 2023
Austin’s best beer flight
"...Coasters, the conservative liberals, the Aggies who drive maroon cars with 30 pieces of aTm flair, the lake dads,..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself
After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic
"...beginning with a drum sample. Then Burton plugged an electric guitar straight into the board and cut the micro-riff..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?
Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future
"...not all. The jury is still out on driverless cars. Will they become ubiquitous? Walking and biking on many..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Common Law
New Texas laws passed in the 2023 legislative session
"...Taxing Your Tesla (or other electric vehicle). SB 505 requires owners of electric vehicles to..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?
Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river
"...area's groundwater supply wouldn't be enough for both the cars and the people living there. In a research note..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...that will make it harder for Texans to register electric vehicles, by adding $400 in cost to register the..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature

SXSW Panel Recap: Urban Air Mobility: What's Next?
Like winter, personal air transport is coming. But for who?
"...thanks, Bladerunner – but, nah, a world of flying cars never really seems to happen in any substantial, generally..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
A tribute to tattoo legend Shanghai Kate, Hi How Are You Day, and Karima Walker highlight our recommended shows
"...glam rock gravitas than A Giant Dog, where fiery, electric showmanship from guitarists Andrew Cashen and Andy Bauer fuses..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...was held in 1899 in New York City, included electric cars, as well as those fueled by steam and..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Public Notice: Mobility for All
Three visions for our transportation future
"...if we get half the people out of their cars, but the population doubles, don't we still have just..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Gas Prices Just One More Nudge in the Shift to Cycling
Riding up that hill
"...Farm. He added that sales in commuter bikes and electric-assist bikes have picked up pace at the Burnet Road..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Opinion: Musk – Make Austin an Ecological Paradise
Time for Tesla to lead the green charge in Austin
"...Tesla's electric cars are a great way to reduce emissions, but..."

July 29, 2022 Column by Jessica Edwards

Austin at Large: The Cost of “Whatever It Takes”
Project Connect hits a patch of rough news but – so far – stays on the tracks
"...to allow the Orange Line to have priority over cars on the Drag; reconfiguring the Lady Bird Lake bridge..."

April 15, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: SXSW, in Four Dimensions
Reporter, presenter, attendee, local: An after-action report on confab’s comeback
"...hear about the rapid evolution of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, and what we need to do now to..."

March 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Twitter Flame War Fires Up Austin FC Supporters to Help the Unhoused
For Los Verdes, y'all means all
"...it would be handled. This video is from today. Cars, trash, drugs, prostitution. Help us @MayorAdler."..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

Texas Officials Optimistic as Freezing Temps Approach
Peak energy demand forecast for Friday morning
"...to weather its first serious cold snap since the electric outages of Winter Storm Uri occurred last Valentine’s Day..."

Feb. 2, 2022 News Post by Kimberly Reeves

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands
UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”
"...ride to S.A. It's quite possible several of the cars bounding South on I-35 from Austin for Randy's Rodeo..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces
After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside
"...through windows; drive-in concerts with audiences listening from their cars; plays told in audio, in letters, in phone calls;..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Opinion: Looming Climate Disaster Is Obvious. What Are You Doing About It?
"...my street, parked in my driveway. There are no electric cars. There is one house with solar. There are..."

July 2, 2021 Column by Martin Luecke

Beili Liu's Sculpture Cloud Pavilion Shimmers at Seaholm
How this glistening steel sculpture by the Austin-based artist became a permanent fixture of an evolving Downtown
"...Perched on a street called Electric Drive in the walkable Seaholm EcoDistrict, the 14-foot-tall Cloud..."

May 28, 2021 Arts Feature by Vivie Behrens

Opinion: We Still Haven’t Solved Austin’s Public Transit Problems
People don't get out of their cars to use public transit because it's inefficient
"...completed because the car industry convinced city fathers that cars were the future of transportation. In Austin, we say..."

May 7, 2021 Column by Barbara Epstein

The Ray Wants to Bring Electric Car Charging Stations and Roads to Central Texas
Helping Austin travelers reach the future faster
"...freezing rain pings on its roof. The car, an electric pickup, is low on charge, but its driver is..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Public Notice: Wednesdays
All this news is sure getting in the way of the news.
"...which is meant for low-income customers" of the city-owned electric, water, and drainage utilities. He notes that CAP "will..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
"...closer that burns bittersweet. – Alejandra Ramirez Kalu & the Electric Joint, "Mirror"..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?
Project Connect looks to help make connections
"...According to AAA, those who buy new cars spend an average of nearly $10,000 a year (on..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

The Perfect Date Night Is In the Details
A sort of recipe for showing your beloved (and yourself) some love
"...your hypothalamus to squirt dopamine all throughout your brain’s electric pudding and, ooooooh, veggie prep can be a real..."

Sept. 22, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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