What's the City Going to Do About Bert's?

"...electricity from a repaired city transformer caused the electric box at Bert's to catch fire; then the Austin Fire..."

June 20, 2007 Postmarks

Developing Stories: Counting Cars and Fears

Officials say their hands are tied at Northcross – but is that true?

"...is, the city's newly effective design standards and Big Box Ordinance.Policy ... What Policy? By sliding a second site..."

June 8, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...want to buy," nods Brown. "He was always one step ahead of what the next thing might be. He..."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesucristo Superestrella

Zachary Scott Theatre's Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesuchristo Superestrella transcends the usual ascension into the heavens of rock & roll to become an anthem of Mexican tradition

"...Theatre Center, one of Austin's non-Latino theatre companies, to step up and deliver a Mexican-American production of Jesus Christ..."

June 1, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...short and Dragnet's ludicrous hippies inspired more kids to step one toke over the line than they scared off...."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...took seats at the table. Still, as positive a step as that was, it made for a most unbalanced..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Reefer Madness: North Dakota Hemp Heads Toward Federal Showdown

State's farmers stuck in web of federal bureaucracy

"...DEA's Office of Diversion Control. "The process necessarily involves steps that take a substantial time to complete." For example,..."

May 11, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

Letters at 3AM

Heterosexuals are no longer the sole 'official' definers of marriage and gender.

"...who "was asked the same question three times and sidestepped the issue." Following suit, Obama then put out a..."

April 27, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Day Trips

The Brown Ranch and Hummer House south of Christoval is the summer home of the largest concentration of black-chinned hummingbirds

"...The first thing you hear when you step out of your car at the Brown Ranch and..."

April 13, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Developing Stories: Concord – At Last

Up from the muck at Concordia

"...Map: What would the huge development inside the black box be like? No one really knew. The insufficient detail..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Site Unseen

"America Starts Here" shows how the pioneering artistic team of Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler made the overlooked visible

"...stones, each one a little smaller than a shoe box, are mounted high on the wall. The stones are..."

March 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Friday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Visions Oakland rap crew Zion I always keeps a step ahead of the hip-hop evolution curve. When backpackers were..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Day Trips

Port Arthur's the home of Janis Joplin's psychedelic Porsche

"...Winter brothers (Johnny and Edgar) took the music a step further. And Mark Chesnutt and Clifton Chenier returned the..."

March 9, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Game of Life

An early look at Will Wright's Spore

"...at their local electronics store will soon find a box adorned with the simple word "spore." Players will take..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Saltzman

Nichols Execution: Another Texas death row travesty

Prosecutorial misconduct includes hiding crucial witness

"...instantly; Williams returned to the counter, grabbed the cash box, and ran...."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lamb of God's Randy Blythe: Survivalist, Wakeboarder

Lamb of God's journey through ultraviolence

"...Mark [Morton] and I both decided to take a step away from the political aspect of things. We tried..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Developing Stories

Citizen passion against city-approved site plan for redeveloping Northcross Mall continues to run hot and deep

"...new commercial and retail design standards are a huge step in the right direction. By establishing consistent, code-enforceable standards..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Nothing Here Has Any Real Value

Honorable mention

"...reds, purples, blues, greens – some darkened with dust. Boxes of yellowed financial papers kept long past the requisite..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Sarah Elizabeth Eastep

Ana's Opening

Third place

"...last row of the church, next to the confession box...."

Feb. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Stacy Muszynski

MM Pack on the 10 Best Austin Neighborhood Stores

"...slice. The made-to-order lunchtime sandwiches are an invitation to step outside to the picnic tables and enjoy them with..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Developing Stories: Where Are They Now?

The latest on this year's big digs

"...Las Manitas: The City Steps Up..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

TCB

"O Death, where is thy sting?" – 1 Corinthians 15:55

"...that placed a higher premium on musical kinship than box-office receipts, back when artists and venues could afford to..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Worldwide Radio Wrestling!

HD format hopes to body-slam satellite radio to an industry draw

"...But as HD takes its baby steps into the market, serious questions linger. Is it too..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Claus & Effect

The holiday how-to guide for the perpetually perplexed

"...Spy Exchange are sure to make him feel a step ahead of the rest:..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Features Feature by Meredith Barnhill

Vince Gill

Gift Guide

"...most ambitious artistic statements of the year, a 4-CD box set of all-new material apportioned across roots genres and..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Review by Scott Jordan

Day Trips

James Owens Handmade Boots of Clarendon are family footwear made the old-fashioned way – one stitch at a time

"...nor the craftsman. It has to be done one step at a time. That's how it's been done here..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Curatorial Reportage

The Blanton Museum's ever-shifting WorkSpace offers up- to-the-minute views of what's happening in contemporary art

"...laterally and consider another type of space: the black box. In the terms of theatre, the black box is..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Developing Stories

Big Box, Back Off!; Las Manitas Swirls On; and Bucking the City

"...Big Box, Back Off! Who hates big box? We hate big..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Parade

'Parade' is an ambitious musical for a university theatre department, but the entire company presenting it at St. Edward's is impressively in tune with Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown's retelling of the Leo Frank case

"...moves all of a piece, whether executing period dance steps by choreographer Stacey Huston or leaning in intently at..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Future of Biodiesel

Texas Biodiesel Conference and Expo sells out, casts spotlight on the alternative fuel

"...renewable fuel that burns significantly cleaner than petroleum (see box). In Texas, it's often made from soybean oil and..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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