Spangles and High Heels

Dreams come true, just ask "Her Tallness," Marcia Ball.

"...poster. Step right up, folks -- a quarter a ball, three for 50 cents, and eight balls for $1...."

June 20, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

High School Homecoming

The nation’s best runner, that guy from Spoon, and me

"...Going to someone else's high school reunion/homecoming is sort of like looking at friends’..."

Oct. 19, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

A Ball of Illusion

At the Krewe of Illusions Mardi Gras Ball in Lake Charles, just try to figure out where the queens end and the back-pieces begin...

"...The annual ball thrown by Lake Charles' Krewe of Illusions is an..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Checking In: Marcia Ball Took Her First Summer Off Since 1984

“It gets hot in Austin in the summer, did you know?”

"...Fifty years ago this year, Texan Marcia Ball founded a progressive country act in Austin called Freda..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Jaimee Harris’ Wrecking Ball

“Wear something pretty and white”

"...together a tribute at Strange Brew to Emmylou’s Wrecking Ball, released 20 years ago come September. The album crossed..."

April 1, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

'Smokin’ Hot: A Texas High School Football Story'

'Smokin’ Hot: A Texas High School Football Story' Book Review

"...In Smokin’ Hot: A Texas High School Football Story, photographer Kevin Vandivier turns his attention..."

Feb. 1, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

Old School and High Tech

TVs, iPads, laptops: watching Texas State football

"...televisions on at once, each tuned to a different football game – college on Saturdays, pro on Sundays, natch...."

Oct. 17, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Over the 8 Ball

Anna Hanks consults one of the world's most enduring toy fortune tellers just in time for Halloween.

"...The reason the Magic 8 Ball is an occult power tool, in my humble opinion,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Features Feature by Anna Hanks

Springsteen’s High Hopes in Houston

Rarities set-list turns on a pair of Hispanic siblings

"...such as the present, 17-date road show for January’s High Hopes, a disc of outtakes, redoes, and covers, is..."

May 8, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Luv Doc Recommends: Aye Eye Ball

The Off Center, Saturday, August 21, 2010

"...eggheads, techno-geeks, cocooners – pretty much anyone with a high-speed Internet connection and flexible morals. As far as fashion..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

'Play Ball'

Allison Orr finds dance at the diamond, choreographing baseball moves in a tribute to Downs Field

"...swing of a bat, then you know how closely baseball's moves resemble dance. Well, friends, this weekend the pitch,..."

May 9, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Marcia Ball Reviewed

"...Marcia BallSo Many Rivers (Alligator) What's not to like about Marcia..."

June 20, 2003 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Zombie Ball at ACL Live 10/29: The Craziest, Sexiest, Most Disturbing Halloween Ball of Them All!

The Zombie Ball makes a big impression on chrontourager Ashley Hardy

"...Saturdays Zombie Ball was a "party to die for," literally (almost). Everyone..."

Nov. 1, 2011 Events Post by Ashley Nicole Hardy

Luv Doc Recommends: Zombie Ball

Sustainable Waves, Friday, October 30, 2009

"...Hopefully by now you already have your balloon boy costume put together. Good show. Your friends and..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Extravagasm Fantasy Ball

The Vortex, Saturday, November 1, 2003

"...you’re the shut-in victim of roaming hordes of chocolate-moustached, sugar-high school kids or you’re sweating/freezing your ass off in..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

Play Ball!

"...WHAT: From Reconstruction to the Round Rock Express, baseball has been a key part of the social fabric..."

July 4, 2003 Sports Feature

AISD Gets the Ball Rolling on High School Redesign

Gates Foundation grant pushes attempt to completely rethink high school

"...board of trustees grappled with the proper recipe for high school success, the latest step of a multiyear process..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Shakeup at Comedor After High-Profile Chef Out

Philip Speer speaks about national search for new chef

"...and Assembly Kitchen Philip Speer, along with co-owner William Ball, announced via email that Gabe Erales, executive chef of..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Umlauf x Sky Candy: Burlesque Ball

An elegant night of high-flying finery & bodacious bidding battles

"...We’re pretty sure that the Umlauf’s Burlesque Ball this Saturday night will cover all those bases, as..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Smaller High Schools Better

"...Dear Editor: Reading this article [“AISD Gets the Ball Rolling on High School Redesign,” News, Jan. 13] gives..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Postmarks

Play Ball!

Microsoft Game Studios steps up to the plate with its first Xbox baseball title while EA and 3D0 improve upon last year's Playstation2 models

"...High Heat 2004 3DO, $49.98 PlayStation2MVP Baseball 2003EA Sports, $49.98..."

June 20, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

Balancing High School and a Budding Onigiri Business

Samurice entrepreneur Kenta Asazu will even deliver your order by bicycle

"...with the delicious Japanese snack, onigiri is a rice ball formed around any number of fillings. Asazu says his..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Food Feature by James Scott

High Tech, Low Priority?

Not Everyone Is Sold on Computers in Schools

"...computer labs, and waited for schools to crow about higher academic achievement -- which failed to appear when technology..."

July 25, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

News Roundup: TCAD Denies Rent Too Damn High

And where are all the voters?

"...site. There are seven state constitutional propositions on the ballot – for more information and Chronicle endorsements, see here,..."

Nov. 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

A Whole New Ball Game

Stakeholders say Colorado River Park can serve a lot of different needs.

"...preserve the land. A band of trees hides the softball fields and parking lots from view, so that the..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Dan Oko

Amid Improving Numbers, Austin's COVID Crystal Ball Still Cloudy

Disease remains unpredictable given range of variations in vaccine distribution, public's behaviors

"...the first surge last summer, when APH was on high alert to avoid overwhelming area hospitals. COVID-19 patients now..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Reckless Kelly swings for the fences

"...personal scouting reports for this Sunday's third annual Celebrity Softball Jam. Here's what came back. Doors open at noon...."

April 28, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Point Austin: The Cloudy Crystal Ball

If you're wondering what the new Lege will do, look to its predecessors

"...to absorb an estimated shortfall "that could reach as high as $100 million" (reports its website) for the 2011-12..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Column by Michael King

The High Cost of Rocking

Braving bullets in Heavy Metal in Baghdad

"...nostalgic for metal's golden age, before Riki Rachtman's Headbangers Ball, before Winger and Warrant and Bret Michaels' limp and..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Toros Trade Merritt, Suspend Da Bull, Host Kids Burgers and B-Ball Clinic

"...and the Colorado 14ers with eight points and a game-high six assists. Former Longhorn Tucker didn't fare so well..."

Jan. 25, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

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