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Our readers talk back.

"...Barton Springs and don't represent the interests of average Austinites. Nothing could be further from the truth. They are..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Column

The Golf Cart Story

The oral history of the Great Chronicle Lakeway Golf Cart Raid

"...Nick Barbaro: It was a condo with a swimming pool that we hadn't seen before when we bartered..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Round Up the Usual Suspects

Cap Metro tries to re-make its image, Beverly Griffith considers her options, and the budget strains

"...that anyone, even John Kelso, would really think that Austinites had voted on (and down) light-rail transit for the..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Georgetown Smackdown

Suburbanites Wrestle Over Managed Growth, Smart Growth, and "Stupid Growth"

"...to come to Georgetown -- in the manner that Austin has over the past several years -- preferring instead..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

The Save Barton Creek Association tries to force the TNRCC to listen.

"...but it's "grandfathered" under environmental laws less stringent than Austin's Save Our Springs Ordinance. With the exception of the..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Dancing About Architecture

Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...

"...that any and every live music venue in downtown Austin, and specifically our neighborhood friends Stubb's, Waterloo Park, and..."

July 27, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

You Can Leave Your Hat On

The ballad of Mambo John Treanor

"...Treanor no longer takes the mile-a-day swim that has been his ritual since 1976. He also..."

July 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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Expanding on neighborhood expansion, taking C. Robison to task, and much more.

"...Erica Barnett's "Austin Stories" article on the proposed redevelopment of 11 tracts..."

July 13, 2001 Column

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A fresh melange of reader responses to our recent issues.

"...order in the material attributed to me in the "Austin Stories" column of May 18, 2001, by Erica C...."

May 25, 2001 Column

Day Trips

Off-road biking trails of the Lone Star State.

"...rides are at McKinney Falls State Park. Too often Austinites overlook this beautiful park on the southeastern edge of..."

May 18, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Three Canyons

The Southwest Edge of Texas Hill Country -- Home to Lost Maples and Garner State Park -- Is Rich in Both Beauty and History

"...southwest of here. It looks a lot like what Austin looked like 150 years ago, before the trees and..."

May 18, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide

"...both two-week and four-week schedules. Ages: 5-12. 343-0087 or austin_lc@berlitz.com...."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature

Austin Festival of Dance

For the 10th year, Charles Santos and the Austin Festival of Dance offer a spectacularly diverse evening of modern dance, ballet, and jazz, with plenty of skin and choreographic tricks from rope and trapeze work to strobe lights and shadow play to create an incredible show.

"...Austin Festival of Dance: Bare Chests and Strobe Lights..."

April 20, 2001 Arts Review by Dawn Davis Loring

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Notes on the music scene, the music seen, the music herd, and the music heard.

"...Disgusted Austinite..."

March 30, 2001 Column

Laying It All Out

Novelist Shelby Hearon has made an art of the little white lie.

"...Ella, the grownup wild child of a staid old Austin clan. Like Ella, I hadn't had my hair cut..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

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Development peccadillos and Lost Austin kudos.

"...of developable area. When we discovered other city of Austin rules made it impossible to use the total city-committed..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Column

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Global Warming, Public Schools, and Jazz a la Zorn.

"...I'd like to suggest that The Austin Chronicle consider assigning one of its environmental reporters to..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...the very talented Michael Roesch, who came down to Austin from Cleveland to work on this show, and in..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Column

Good Impressions

Si Bon is located on South Lamar in a comfortable old home. Step through the door and you find a warm, friendly atmosphere: happy customers tended by smiling staff. A cozy bar. White tablecloths, a comfy fireplace and lip-smacking aromas. Before you ever get to your table, Si Bon makes a good impression.

"...its mark on each bite. Nage is French for "swim," but the cooking term refers to making a potent..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...of Time, Big Joe Turner's last album, Toni Price's Swim Away, Duke Robillard's Swing Time, and Ministry's Filth Pig,..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Public Notice

Public Notice notes a few great ways to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday weekend by helping a good cause.

"...Dean and hope it helps. Then we remember that Austin has lakes, rivers, and creeks to quell our urge..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

After a Fashion

"...some of the challenges presented, it was sink or swim, and she swam. Furthering her studies with a summer..."

June 16, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Holiday in Town

Bed, Breakfast, and a Whole Lot More

"...When Judy and Vic Dwyer decided to relocate to Austin in 1991, their hearts were set on owning a..."

May 26, 2000 Features Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Holiday in Town

"...Built as a turn-of-the-century railroad resort by the Austin & Northwestern Railroad in 1901, the Antlers has been..."

May 26, 2000 Features Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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The Chronicle endorsements (or lack thereof) under fire.

"...Quintanilla has "undeniable" credentials for his work in East Austin, yet endorse a much younger, "greener" candidate, shows me..."

May 5, 2000 Column

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Readers are baffled by the Chronicle's "no endorsement" for the mayoral race.

"...10 of those 35 megawatts to the city of Austin and the rest goes to our 44 wholesale electric..."

April 28, 2000 Column

Velvet Underdog

Sterling Morrison: An Oral History With Interviews

"...stood in a La Quinta Inn motel room in Austin, Texas, grinning at one another like a couple of..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Beyond the Norm

The Impressive Euro-Asian Fare at Bistro 88

"...it is in a chi-chi strip mall in West Austin and given its mostly affluent, predominantly non-Asian clientele, it..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

A Honky-Tonk Song

Profile of piano man Earl Poole Ball

"...Mr. Earl Poole Ball. For months, the buzz around Austin has been, "Oh, Earl Poole Ball, the guy who..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Naked City

Beverly Sheffield, the longtime director of the Parks and Recreation Dept. and a local visionary and civic leader, has died.

"...wondrous pool. He started working as the director of Austin Aquatics in 1935, went on to run the Parks..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Marshall Frech

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