City Hall Hustle: First One In

McCracken cracks open his war chest in officially declaring his candidacy for mayor

"...on an anonymous stretch of South Austin street, the clean-room white walls of solar-cell concern HelioVolt come as a..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Two-Wheeled Texas

Bikers' best bets on the highways and byways

"...Hip-hop, Reggaeton, Tejano: booty-shaking goodness so close to the fairgrounds. Slim Thug appears June 19 during the rally. 6575..."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Angela Armstrong

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Good cops and bad cops, radio waverings and global warming warnings.

"...time, the police will be held accountable for their actions. Kudos to the Chron and to those who came..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Column

Going Green

Going green is easier than it seems

"...for experiments in ecological dwelling. This is no paint-by-numbers affair, mind you; I intend to Jackson-Pollock the place. As..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Features Feature by Abe Louise Young

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Think Positive

"...to Mike Clark-Madison's portrayal of the ongoing Mueller redevelopment planning process in "This Is Our Land: Remapping Mueller" [Vol.17,..."

May 8, 1998 Column

2011: Bring It On

Celebrities dish up their New Year's resolutions

"...a compromise and lets the Democrats keep the wonderful plan to extend un-working Americans' unemployment benefits for 99 weeks!!!..."

Dec. 28, 2010 Chronolog Post by R.U. Steinberg

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...phantoms and fangsters ever since, with a few sidebar affairs, once upon a time, into John Ford and Sergio..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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Our readers talk back.

"...Be Aware of TxDOT's Plans..."

July 9, 2004 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...helping to meet growing electricity needs and helping to clean the air – then that is their right. These..."

April 30, 2004 Column

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Readers weigh in on the criminality of musicians, the integrity of neighborhoods, and more.

"...and jury selection). Furr's -- the victim -- only action was to report what the cashier saw (as they..."

July 6, 2001 Column

It's Always the Nice Ones

"...brunching al fresco with the quintet initially reinforces these clean-cut notions. The banter is familiar DIY shop talk: college..."

March 5, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets

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"...dare I say "race" relations than all the hot air being blown about by Clinton's faux "race commission." Keep..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Column

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

The Hot Sauce Fest, a Love & Lightstream, and more sounds to check

"...his discography outside of 2018 EP Oo. He hadn't planned on releasing a track so different but cites a..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Stage, Left: Exit Josh Meyer

The co-honcho of Rubber Repertory heads for Hollywood

"...Wallace Shawn's A Thought in Three Parts – a live-action pornography (at least in its second Part) that moved..."

May 14, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: The Army Saves the Day

The Corps of Engineers speaks, and Travis County and TXI hang fire

"...little more time to try to fend off TXI's plans for a major aggregate mining operation. But it was..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Measure for Measure

Setting Shakespeare's play in 1920s Savannah makes for a more resonant and timely drama

"...of Dayton, Tennessee's infamous Monkey Trial, ringed by sultry swampland, sits Savannah, Ga., another outpost of the Bible Belt..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Channel 15, as the City Council last week approved plans to transfer what was once the Austin Music Network..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

2004 ACL Fest Guide

Everything you need to know

"...Low ticket prices, 130 acts, and fan- and family-friendly planning make it a no-brainer. Last year, not even misty..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature

Naked City

"...uninsured patients. County Probate Judge Guy Herman said organizers plan to gather the 100 signatures required for the Commissioners..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hightower Lowdown

The media buys the Pentagon's lies, W can't keep his free-market ideology straight, and biotechnology brings us Frankenpigs.

"...media powerhouses that make them such suckers for Pentagon fairy tales?..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

By Any Other Name

The history of Austin's cherished landmarks reveals the extent to which chance plays a part in who among their namesakes we remember and which fade with time.

"...years later, they had their chance when Austin's tiny airport opened on the northeast edge of town...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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