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March 17, 2000

Volume 19, Number 29

features

  • The Pink Pick

    Kate Messer remembers when she first met Velvet Underground guitarist Sterling Morrison and they bonded over the Gibson SG like a couple of guitar geeks.

    BY KATE X MESSER

news

  • The Loyal Lieutenants

    Bush Applies Litmus Test of Allegiance in Choosing Inner Circle

    BY ROBERT BRYCE

  • Run Out on a Rail

    Capital Metro fires its freight rail carrier, Longhorn Railway, and its litigious owner, Don Cheatham, and finds a temporary replacement.

    BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON

  • Naked City

    Off the Desk

    BY AMY SMITH

  • Naked City

    As usual, election night returns came slowly, turnout was low, and there wasn't much suspense.

  • Naked City

    All's Well That Ends

    BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON

  • Naked City

    After winning a shoo-in primary, Gov.George W. Bush turns his attention to likely Democratic candidate Al Gore.

    BY ROBERT BRYCE

  • Naked City

    Ann Kitchen bests Mandy Dealey in the Democratic primary for Texas House District 48, and Jill Warren heads into a runoff with fellow Republican Scott Loras.

    BY ROB D'AMICO

  • Naked City

    Dawnna Dukes beats Stella Roland in the combative race for Texas House District 50.

    BY ERICA C. BARNETT

  • Naked City

    Winners in the constables' races include incumbents Bob Vann and Bruce Elfant. Rocky Medrano and Maria Canchola go into a runoff for Precinct 4.

    BY AMY SMITH

  • Naked City

    Incumbent Gisela Triana beats challenger Gus Garcia Jr. for the County Court-at-Law No. 5 seat despite Garcia's name recognition.

    BY AMY SMITH

  • Naked City

    Nice Girls Finish Last

    BY ERICA C. BARNETT

  • Going, Going, Gone?

    Gary Bradley agrees to sell 1,000 acres of land to the city

    BY JENNY STAFF JOHNSON

food

music

screens

the arts

columns

  • Page Two

    We are not sleeping.

    BY LOUIS BLACK

  • Postmarks

    Quote of the week: "You, my hyphenated friend, are an ambassador of evil."

  • Public Notice

    "Public Notice" is the sassy yet totally sincere public service column.

    BY KATE X MESSER

  • Letters at 3AM

    In memory of a Shaman

    BY MICHAEL VENTURA

  • After a Fashion

    Reports from a rare week of fashion activity in Austin.

    BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER

  • Mr. Smarty Pants

    The dirty South and the restless East.

    BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

  • Day Trips

    The New American fare at The Range in Salado alone is worth the 45-minute drive from Austin.

    BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

  • Coach's Corner

    Be true to your school!

    BY ANDY "COACH" COTTON

  • About AIDS

    Two drugs being developed from trees could help not only in the treatment of AIDS/HIV, but other diseases as well.

    BY SANDY BARTLETT

    • The Luv Doc: Real People vs. Smart Phones

    Nothing breaks the ice like a flawless recitation of the Monty Python 'Albatross' sketch

    Postmarks

    Letters to the editor, published daily

books