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Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award honoree Danny Boyle

"...His latest film, Slumdog Millionaire, is screening at the Austin Film Festival in advance of its November opening across..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Another Ill Wind

Ike's aftermath leaves Red Cross, schools, charities picking up the pieces

"...The winds of Hurricane Ike may have bypassed Austin, but as evacuees move out of short-term shelters and..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cap Metro Cancels Shuttle Services

Transit agency bows to new federal rule on shuttles

"...special events. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Austinites trying to reach crowded events like the recent July..."

July 25, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Off the Record

Daniel Johnston-inspired rock opera Speeding Motorcycle rolls into town with Kathy McCarty riding shotgun, Transmission Entertainment gains another foothold on Red River, and the Black & White Years get Real! In Color! with the Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison

"...Entertainment District is starting to resemble a hotly contested game of Monopoly. While no ink has officially dried, Transmission..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Art for Healing

The stunning art collection of the Dell Children's Medical Center

"...airports and children's museums and private collections, and now Austin has its own...."

Jan. 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Off the Record

Barreling down the Big State Festival and going to 11 with the Paul Green School of Rock Music

"...prizes, on-site camping options, a built-in sports bar for game day, and two daily breaks for 30-minute track burners..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Naked City

"...Obama at the National Council of La Raza's annual conference in Miami Beach, quoting a 1968 telegram the Rev...."

July 27, 2007 News Feature

Friday Sleepers

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...good as ever, Sharpe could be one of the conference's shoulda-been-there acts. – Margaret Moser Thomas Dybdahl..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Soccer Watch

Lady Longhorns face UTSA in season opener

"...season this Friday, Aug. 18, with a 7pm exhibition game against UT-San Antonio, at Mike Myers Stadium, off Red..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

She's Her Own Grandma

Carole Keeton Strayhorn – what a long strange trip it's been

"...At a press conference last month outside her campaign headquarters, Carole Keeton Strayhorn..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Democrats Unite Behind Howard for District 48

GOP uncertain how to approach run-off

"...voters in this moderate swing district, which includes West Austin and Northwest Travis Co. In fact, out of 13,555..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

"...• The Washington Post obtained a copy of a..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...– White House spokesman and Austin homeboy Scott McClellan, responding to numerous questions concerning reports..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

GoliathSucks.net

The little guy takes on Clear Channel and wins, sort of

"...In the journalism game, this is known as a classic David and Goliath..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the upcoming city vote regarding smoking in public establishments ["Austin to Vote Smoke-Free?," News, March 11]. I am an..."

March 18, 2005 Column

Public Ed Bill Escapes the House – Barely

Dems – and a few Republicans – try to hold back the privatization wave

"...House Bill 2 that worries Rep. Mark Strama. The Austin Democrat had at one point considered supporting the bill,..."

March 18, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Are You Decent?

Dudley & Bob and the footsoldiers in the FCC's war on pop culture

"...Bob is consistently among the top-rated morning shows in Austin. But after 17 years at KLBJ, Dudley is not..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Benda Mask

Untold secrets of Jean Arthur

"...average renter in the above-average video/DVD market. (That's you, Austin.) Columbia, the studio that finally broke Arthur in the..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

"...Budgets, budgets, everywhere, and not a dime to spend..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Requiem for a Sane Man

Exalting comic maverick Bill Hicks on the 10th anniversary of his passing

"...Still, his refusal to play the Hollywood game and blunt his brutalizing rants on taboo topics like..."

March 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Naked City

The Statesman's editorial page editor eats his words

"...like to write an editorial on recruiting businesses to Austin and wants to use some of the Temple-Inland info..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

News Top Tens

"...Stan Knee told reporters during a Nov. 19 press conference regarding a Travis Co. grand jury report that raises..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature

Will Women Have a Voice at the New Women's Hospital?

Issues of choice and midwifery still perplex women using Brack's hospital-within-a-hospital.

"...dispute over the proper role of the city of Austin in the rules governing its own hospital -- and..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

"...Wal-Mart at the head of Blunn Creek in South Austin...."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Birthday Party

They can make movies, but can they cut a cake?

"...and Rick Linklater puzzle over an uncut cake for Austin Studios' third birthday on Friday, Nov. 7, in the..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

On the Lege

Redistricting: the end? the feds and the courts pick up the shattered pieces of Texas

"...less effect on the final negotiations within the House-Senate conference committee than did the West Texas standoff between House..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Column by Michael King

On The Lege

The GOP Senate tightens the screws on the absent Texas 11.

"...the sneaky Democrats to be able to return to Austin and use the staff spaces in place of their..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Column by Michael King

"Please, Sir, I Want Some More"

The legislative budget process is leaving buckets of blood on the floor.

"...wouldn't read "half a million." The most cynical shell game is to cut already criminally low Medicaid reimbursements to..."

March 7, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Coach's Corner

Kings?Blazers?Mavericks? Forget it -- the only team with a chance to unthrone the Lakers is the San Antonio Spurs. And that second-round series will likely be decided by a couple of injuries.

"...is another in the multitude of annual events littering Austin's calendar 52 weekends a year. Austin, a tribal and..."

April 26, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Loud, thundering, jackhammer rock & roll. That's what this Austin trio produces in prodigious quantities. Erik Conn is as..."

March 8, 2002 Music Feature

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