Oilcan's
Volume 19, Number 10
features
Say Hello to Kitty
Join Austin writer Anna Hanks in her desperate search for the "Hello Kitty" hotline.
BY ANNA HANKS
news
Drug Warriors
Hays County drug war is costing lives and money.
BY NATE BLAKESLEE
Million-Dollar Man
AG press spokesman Ted Delisi also works as a campaign consultant to George Bush.
BY ROBERT BRYCE
Naked City
The Austin Peace and Justice Coalition is coordinating the bus trip to Georgia for the mass demonstration calling for the closure of the School of the Americas, TxDOT's Web site gets hundreds of new visitors curious about I-35 improvement projects, and the Austin Design Commission completes its proposed set of downtown design guidelines.
BY AMY SMITH
Council Watch
Council hears light rail report, questions legal fees on LCRA water deal and snorts at proposal to have new car displays in baggage claim area of airport.
BY JENNY STAFF JOHNSON
food
King Ranch
Bring your appetite and a healthy Western palate to Ranch 616.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
What to eat and who to see during the Texas Book Festival, November 6-7; how to procure the first certified organic beef in the state of Texas; and updates on local restaurant news.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
The Coffeehouse Chronicles
Intrepid coffeehouse chronicler Pableaux Johnson provides the lowdown on Flipnotics Coffeespace Cafe.
BY PABLEAUX JOHNSON
Second Helpings: American Cafes
Food Reviews
Saigon Kitchen
Mick Vann likes what he finds at Saigon Kitchen.
music
Complete Freedom
A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Against the Grain
A profile of Bad Livers bassist Mark Rubin
BY ANDY LANGER
Dancing About Architecture
The Butthole Surfers find themselves uncovered, Don Walser takes a dive, and time and music march on.
BY KEN LIECK
Live Shots
George Jones Stubb's, October 22
Wanda Jackson, Continental Club, October 24
Les Savy Fav, Emo's, October 27
Christian McBride Quartet, Antone's, October 28
Don Walser, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee, October 30
screens
Choose Your Own Adventure
A short list of the most promising games slated to hit home systems before Christmas.
BY BRENDAN SINCLAIR
Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
The world is not ending anytime soon -- but neither are television specials about the twilight of the millennium.
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Film Reviews
arts & culture
Dreaming ART
This year in Austin, autumn brings a Spring Storm, and with it Actors Repertory of Texas, the realization of the city's long-cherished dream of a locally based professional theatre company.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Articulations
Remembering Esther's Follies comedienne Margaret Wiley, who died November 2.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
A View From the Bridge: Go Away, Little Girl
Ada Calhoun examines the Alley Theatre's touring production of A View From the Bridge.
Red Light/Green Light: See the Music, Hear the Dance
Barbejoy A. Polnzio explores time, motion, and sound through the Ariel Dance Theatre production of Red Light / Green Light and the Walter Thompson Orchestra's Sound Painting
columns
Page Two
Ooooh, politics.
BY LOUIS BLACK
Postmarks
First, the good news ...
Public Notice
This week's breast cancer benefits sing the body electric; mother's help others; pixie dust, and more.
BY KATE X MESSER
After a Fashion
Crusading for better customer service
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Coach's Corner
No sympathy for Pete Rose
BY ANDY "COACH" COTTON
Mr. Smarty Pants
I've never met Willie Nelson either.
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Day Trips
River Inn Resort near Hunt is a perfect fall getaway.
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
About AIDS
Disease prevention remains underfunded despite public opinion.
BY SANDY BARTLETT
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
