Holiday Wish Lists 2002

Presents for public service

"...Full-size grooming aids for school children: shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc...."

Dec. 27, 2002 Features Feature

If You Build It ...

What Dreams May Come

"...Scott Young's proposed Museum Park office complex are scoring high on the city's Smart Growth matrix, architectural renderings of..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Pocketbook Politics

If Not Now, When?

"...reach for many low-wage workers in Austin. Although Austin's higher wages put most workers well above the federal minimum..."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Tracking the MACC

A Brief History of Austin's Latino Cultural Center

"...photograph by John Anderson..."

June 12, 1998 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Harnessing Anger

"...City/county rivalry has been stoked to high intensity in Travis County Precinct 3, where an irate..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Pohl-Brown Town

Will the State Turn the Hog Farm into Edge City?

"...million, which would be comparable in size, and much higher in density, to all of downtown Austin, which does..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What a Tangled WWWeb

"...Round Rock Community Choir and choral director at Pflugerville High. She penned it after having various melodies and harmonies..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Arts Column

Dr. Marvin Kimbrough and Floyd Freeman That Essence Rare

"...Society, a group of African-American writers founded by Evelyn Anderson four years ago so named because the group initially..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

What Chronicle Music Writers Are Reading This Summer

Recent musical reads on Lucinda Williams, Sinéad O'Connor, and more

"...Fast Times at Ridgemont High by Cameron Crowe (1981)Hunter S. Thompson upended journalism in..."

June 30, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

10 Kid-Friendly Austin Restaurants That Parents Won't Hate

Dine out with small humans without sacrificing quality or losing your mind

"...School is back in session and the lethargy-inducing dog days..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...that has garnered much-deserved praise from local critics. Yoria's high tenor is often compared to Jeff Buckley's, and pedal..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...Fool, was produced by Dwight Yoakam's right-hand man, Pete Anderson. (Mother Egan's, 10pm) -- Jim Caligiuri..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...As much as I admire their integrity, what many old-school environmentalists in Austin don't seem to understand is that..."

May 3, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Neighbors relate their own housing crunches in response to last week's cover story.

"...for. Trucking firms are loud and dirty, but provide higher than minimum-wage jobs that don't require higher education. Without..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column

Status of the Original

"...and "Anger" from Seven Deadly Sins. photograph by John Anderson Local book artist Craig Jensen opened his own bookbinding..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Aleshire the Agitator

Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Limelight

"...photograph by John Anderson Don't expect many tearful farewells when Travis County Judge..."

Aug. 28, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Green Acres

Prop. 2 Seeks to Protect Water Quality - but at a Price

"...utility revenue bond money, to be paid back through higher water utility rates, in order to buy an estimated..."

April 10, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Neither a Lender, Nor a Borrower Be...

1995-96 City Budget: Bond Debt and the Capital Budget

"...portfolio of other local governments like the Austin Independent School District or Travis County...."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...your cards down, down, down, down.   – Carys Anderson Master Pancake: Road House..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events

Hit the town with these non-SXSW events

"...the historic farm in honor of International Women’s Day, highlighting 1800s protests over the Mother Hubbard style of dress..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: A Creative Storm Front

Front Festival hits Austin with a storm of great creative showcases over Labor Day weekend

"...Coordinator Wilhermina Beauchamp points to Sorensen as her personal highlight as she's followed their work for a while, but..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by James Scott

Review: Central Standard

South Congress bar and grill is pleasingly out of time

"...amber glass, fluorescent lighting. Possibly Naugahyde. There's a Wes Anderson-like attention to period detail, from the navy blazers at..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Austin Film Society Spotlights Ethan Hawke

Richard Linklater chats with Hawke on his illustrious career

"...The conversation began with Hawke's earlier career highlights, and discussed how he got the role in Dead..."

Feb. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Sweat Lodge

"...on Gibsons through Orange amps. Educated at the same school as Scorpion Child, but having smoked more pot behind..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Review by Michael Toland

Chain Gangs

Torchy's Tacos and Verts Kebap: two case studies in culinary expansion

"...that embraces quirky food trucks, artisan barbecue joints, and high-profile fine dining. We talked with the owners of two..."

March 28, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

"...Lord Wensleydale's Last High Tea, Parallelogramophonograph..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

FF2012: 'Dredd' Heads

Alex Garland and Karl Urban talk politics and hard R comic adaptations

"...heads straight for the jugular. Often with a heart-seeking high-explosive round...."

Sept. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All Over Creation: One Movement Ends, and One Begins

As one chamber music ensemble takes its final bow, another makes its start

"...ensemble, drawing colleagues from the University of Texas' music school to fill out the group and inviting accomplished artists..."

March 16, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Scene of the Crime

Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions

"...Springsteen's and Scott's defense teams while still in law school. "Start at the very beginning. ... You take the..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TAKS Camp Facts

"...Location: Austin, McCallum, and Travis high schools (four classes at each school; one teacher for..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature

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