Lisa Scheps' Ground Floor Theatre

The tireless advocate for the underserved has built a home for their stories

"...From the moment she jumps out of her brown Mini Cooper in front of the converted warehouse on..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Arts Feature by Jenn Lewis

After the Flood

Israel Nash emerges from the Hill Country like a train coming through town

"...Long, light brown hair, thick beard, aviator shades, tattooed arms, and heavy..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Fun Fun Fun Q&A: Afrika Bambaataa

Hip-hop pioneer predicts Martians breakdancing to “Planet Rock”

"...and pulling out stuff from the Sixties – James Brown, Sly & the Family Stone, George Clinton, Curtis Mayfield,..."

Nov. 5, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Sunday Fun Fun Fun Fest Interviews

One of the founding fathers of hip-hop takes the Blue stage

"...collection now resides in the library archives at Cornell University. Hip-hop, of course, became a globally dominant art form...."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Lit-urday: Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend

The story of one man’s witness to history and life in bondage

"...Legend Ron J. Jackson, Jr. and Lee Spencer White University of Oklahoma Press, 352pp., $29.95..."

Oct. 31, 2015 Books Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Little Melba & Her Big Trombone

Little known female jazz trombone player gets her due – with children

"...the Study of Race and Race Relations at the University of Florida, author Katheryn Russell-Brown writes in lawyer-ese: blunt..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Trailer Space Closing October 31

Venue first, clubhouse second, and record store third. Trailer Space's constant free, all-ages concerts filled a void for up-and-coming Austin acts.

"...Nutty Brown Cafe concludes a tradition this Sunday with a final..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place: Computer Love

The robots come to town and teach us a li'l history

"...Austin Revolution Film Festival. Fri., Sept. 25, 9pm. Doubletree University, 1617 N. I-35. www.fb.com/austinrevolutionfilmfest, www.skellyfilms.com...."

Sept. 25, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

The Good Word

This Knish combines literature and pastries

"...no accident. Weinbrot is a professor at St. Edward's University with a Ph.D. in English literature. Indeed, the inspiration..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Food Feature by Serena Yeh

Texas Teen Book Festival: The 2015 Lineup

Sesame Street and Star Wars collide in the 2015 TTBF

"...Among the other writers hitting the St. Edward's University campus on the last Saturday in September will be:..."

Aug. 17, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Collateral Damage

Assessing the cost of service for minority veterans

"...Nearly Double National Average." Talking to Army veteran and University of Texas IT specialist Kyle Peoples, the service is..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Next Stop for HB 2 – The Supreme Court?

Legal experts eye Texas law as the most likely abortion case to make it to the high court

"...University of Texas law professor John Robertson said the 5th..."

June 26, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Exploring Calvin & Hobbes

This catalog from an exhibition about the comic strip reveals an unusual amount about its creator

"...brought them into mass culture via newspapers, keeps Charlie Brown alive and kicking, only he's not. Day after day,..."

June 12, 2015 Arts Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...This spring, the University of Texas at Austin made national headlines for a..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Local Heroes

The 2015 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...theatre and soon started scoring family-oriented plays at the University of Texas and Second Youth Repertory Family Theatre –..."

May 29, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Far From Equal

UT student experienced discrimination during early days of integration

"...On the day of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954, John Har­gis..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Tall Tales and Texas Rising

Fact battles fiction in new History Channel miniseries

"...ended up in Los Angeles after graduation from the University of Texas. In the interconnected world where it matters..."

May 22, 2015 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...riff on Chekhov, Thr3e Zisters; and the Texas State University Department of Theatre & Dance's spirited revival of Cole..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Do UT Frats Have a Race Problem?

Longtime Longhorn Sees some improvement; room for more

"...18th anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education, Richard Reddick, an associate professor..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Who's Responsible for Financial Aid Woes at H-T?

Students frustrated by delayed aid

"...On Feb. 9, Huston-Tillotson University students* rallied together to protest what they feel is..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Tashanna Turner

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

SXSW Thursday handicapping by the blurb

"...Joe Doerr is an English professor at St. Edward's University by day, but his stage persona taps the finer..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Willful Ignorance

How common is police abuse of force? We don't want to know.

"...Before Mike Brown, there was Larry Jackson Jr...."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Past Passion

Austin Shakespeare revisits Tom Stoppard in Hades for The Invention of Love

"...the underworld's favorite boatman, Charon, through his time at university, with an array of disputative dons arguing over Latinate..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hero Returns

Vince Young carves out a second career at UT-Austin

"...If you need to find Vince Young on the University of Texas campus these days, don't go to Darrell..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature by Jessica Luther

California Forest Fire: Cleopatra Degher

Emmylou Harris for a new generation of folk?

"...genre of folk, squint a little, and her long brown hair starts you thinking of Emmylou Harris around the..."

Jan. 15, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Top 10 Reasons (+3) I Stayed in Love With Theatre in 2014

Valentines to theatre and comedic craft played a large part in making 2014 a memorable year in theatre

"...5) A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Texas State University Dept. of Theatre & Dance) It's been many a..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Education Stories

The year in local education

"...GOODBYE MACK, HELLO CHARLIE Veteran UT football coach Mack Brown resigned, replaced by University of Louisville head coach Charlie..."

Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Making of Gone With the Wind

This account of the cinematic epic's epic creation is as full of drama and memorable characters as the film itself

"...Making of Gone With the Wind by Steve Wilson University of Texas Press, 352pp., $50..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place

Lumberjacks, queens, and Mom Jeans: Keep those receipts, kids

"...Kramer's infuriating classic. Fri., Dec. 12, 7:30pm. Texas State University Mainstage, 430 N. Moon, San Marcos, 512/245-2204. Free; donations..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

News Roundup: No Justice, No Peace

Shootings, protests, and politics

"...Wilson for the killing of Ferguson, Mo., teenager Mike Brown, protesters took to the streets last Tuesday, Nov. 25,..."

Dec. 1, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

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