Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...1½ million. Houston is among the top 10 Latino markets in the nation and one of the markets in..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature

Hatching a Plan

Austin's emerging culinary creative class is sharing talent and resources to find the right recipe for success

"...our visits to two busy commercial kitchens in the central city, they are doing it pretty much the same..."

June 18, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Jesus Is Coming

The video mailed across the state, the Christian film that found an audience in Austin, and other stories of evangelicals using film to spread the word

"...revival. They released Road to Redemption in 16 test markets, hoping when their next film comes out in 2002,..."

April 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Express Success

Sometimes a Round Rock Express game resembles a combination county fair and amusement park : with the baseball game as background more than a sporting event.

"...had not fronted the move of a team to Central Texas.)..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Sports Feature by Mike Butts

Natural Selection

Responding to market demands and consumer pressure, Whole Foods decides to banish genetically modified ingredients from its store-brand product lines.

"...its store brands, Austin's hometown "natural" grocery store placed Central Texas in the middle of the ongoing debate over..."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Postmarks

ACC Needs Planning, Not Damning

"...As the Executive Director of Legal Aid of Central Texas, I have already seen the seeds of welfare..."

June 20, 1997 Column

Qmmunity’s (Non-Exhaustive) Guide to Local Queer Austin Biz

For anyone looking to start queering up their ATX experience

"...5-9pm, Fri. & Sat., Brunch 10am-2pm, Dinner 5-10pm Cuisine: Central Mexican dishes featuring fajitas, tacos, & more compliment margaritas..."

March 6, 2023 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Farmers' Market Report: Nov. 23-24, 2013

The Thanksgiving Farmers’ Markets are this weekend

"...Thanksgiving comes right in the middle of Central Texas’ richest season. If you want to put on..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Sweet Tooth Satisfaction

"...to get this side of the Atlantic, with organic, Central Texas milk (Tèo Espresso, 1206 W. 38th)...."

March 15, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Farmers Market Report: January 26-27

Feels like Spring

"...Central Texas brought home six of the coveted national Good..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Farmers Market Report: October 6th, 2012

What to Expect at the Farmers Markets Saturday

"...for a week, so my ability to predict the markets this week is more speculative than usual! (I did..."

Oct. 4, 2012 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Get Your Goat On at Windy Hill Farm

An interview with Ty Wolosin

"...on the Colorado River, goat meat in West and Central Texas. We have to find a way to get..."

Sept. 1, 2012 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Farmers Market Report: Sept. 1

What to expect at the market tomorrow

"...Farmers Market is going to open up in North Central Austin where the airport used to be. The market..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Food-o-File

Austinites love local, fresh foods and doing the food-truck shuffle

"...booths at both the Downtown and Sunset Valley farmers' markets on Saturdays. On the SoCo food strip, Muck-N-Dave's Texas..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Urban Roots

Urban Roots gets kids growing vegetables and growing up, too

"...grow is sold by the teens at area farmers' markets, providing local, affordable, organic produce to the city at..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Food-o-File

Sarah's Party, a benefit for Sarah Rowland of Hairston Creek Farm, will feature locally produced foods and beverages and a silent auction

"...the modern organic farm and farmers' market movement in Central Texas in the early Nineties. The Rowlands' contributions to..."

May 23, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Letters @ 3AM

The current economic crisis is real, probably systemic, and maybe dire

"...only that the housing market is slumping, the stock markets are behaving wildly, the Federal Reserve Board has responded..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Wine of the Week

Big bargains at the big box

"...of our region buyers try to support their local markets, whether that is in Texas or the Central Coast..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Skies Partly Cloudy

Two years down the road, liberal network still struggles to establish itself

"...a viable part of the radio dial. In many markets, including New York, Franken and Randi Rhodes often beat..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Talk Radio Turns Blue

Leading with Al Franken, Air America lands in Austin

"...giving it a strong base in the Top 10 markets for the first time...."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Author Deborah Madison in Austin

Noted vegetarian cookbook author Deborah Madison comes to Austin with her new book, Local Flavors: Cooking & Eating From America's Farmers' Markets, in her basket.

"...book, Local Flavors: Cooking & Eating From America's Farmers' Markets (Broadway Books, $39.95). It chronicles the resurgence of farmers'..."

July 26, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Barbecue Books

Food Editor Virginia B. Wood reviews two recent barbecue books in honor of the Southern Foodways Alliance Taste of Texas Barbecue Field Trip

"...open-pit barbecue of the West Texas cattle range, the Central Texas German/Czech meat markets, and the Hispanic barbacoa of..."

June 14, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

This Old Mouse

Facing accusations of market saturation, cultural homogenization, and unethical labor practices, Disney keeps manufacturing the magic … but for how long?

"...writing tablets the very next year. Shrewdly pursuing new markets has been a cornerstone of the Disney success story..."

May 10, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Naked City

"...routinely misses Brownsville and Laredo and occasionally skips other markets. The Lege, which hopes to tackle Texas' increased homeland..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

Counting Our Blessings

Considering what we're thankful for in the local food scene

"...the small regional grocery stores but also the large supermarkets seem always to make space on their shelves for..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Still Hungry

Reassessing the state of Austin's food security

"...as canned goods, rice, beans, and peanut butter. "The Central Texas agencies we serve are seeing a 178% increase..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Death and Life of Free Radio

Austin microradio lived fast and died young -- can the movement live to broadcast another day?

"...Last summer, Central Texas had three microradio stations: Free Radio Austin and..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Food-o-File

What's cooking in the Central Texas food scene.

"...Farmer's Markets Save the World..."

June 1, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

E-tail This!

La Frontera is proof that e-commerce has not destroyed traditional retail commerce.

"...new retail space, the largest non-enclosed shopping center in Central Texas. Hmmm...."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Carrying the Burden

During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.

"...box outside that's filled with donated day-old bread from Central Market. Ciara Wilkerson and a neighbor boy eventually entertain..."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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