Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...and green-leaning Council members announced their opposition to the "Clean Water/Clean Government" city charter amendments written by the SOS..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature

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"...Brewster McCracken for several years and I'm supporting him because he represents a rare combination in politics -- he's..."

June 6, 2003 Column

Surfwise

This documentary is a revealing portrait of Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, the spiritual father of Israeli surf and the corporeal father of a nine-child surfing dynasty in California.

"...the film, youngest son Joshua laughs: “We were born ’cause Doc wanted to repopulate the world with Jews. That’s..."

June 6, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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"...the old hangouts like Barton Springs and Lake Travis, because apparently more development increasingly continues to be the preferred..."

July 5, 2002 Column

New Name, Same Game

S-Comm's end hasn't lessened the fear of deportation for Travis County's immigrants

"..."My record is clean," says Sulma Franco, a Guatemalan immigrant who made her..."

July 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

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"...writers, directors, and producers go unnoticed and underfinanced simply because they see what Robert Rodriguez sees. Film itself, those..."

June 28, 2002 Column

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Global Warming, Public Schools, and Jazz a la Zorn.

"...to hate. Now we have Carl Swanson ["Global Warming Causes Hot Air?" Jan. 19], whose combination of arrogance and..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Column

Letters at 3AM: The Mob, 9/11, and Your Garbage

Don't look too closely at your garbage collection

"...New York is squeaky clean now, right? As U.S. attorney (1983-1989) and mayor of..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

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"...Member Daryl Slusher in City Council Place 1 precisely because Kirk Mitchell is more than a "single-issue" candidate. Yes,..."

April 26, 2002 Column

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...heard things. Trust me, though, this is the one. Because when this decade is just a dream, and people..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Step Outside

California's Smoking Ban... Coming to a Club Near You?

"...however, did not take effect until January 1, 1998, because A.B. 13 kept getting suspended. On two previous occasions,..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Sxsw

"...do? Read the Chronicle's "Picks & Sleepers," of course, because herein are clues to nearly 300 bands playing SXSW...."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Naked City

Austin is now officially in non-attainment of the Clean Air Act's ozone standard, but it's still unclear how Texas cities will enforce the federal law.

"...act like it is indeed in violation of the Clean Air Act. But what that means is still months..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...When I first worked on the Austin Clean Water project, we put together a bid and as..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Climate, Meet Mobility

Copenhagen is all about green transport – and Austin should be, too

"...Danish words I learned to recognize was klima (climate), because I saw it everywhere: on bill­board advertising, in my..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Capitalists, Conservationists Say No to Dirty Coal

Showdown taking shape over plans to build 16 old-style coal-fired power plants, which threaten to push Austin's marginal air quality into the red

"...into the red; keep Houston and Dallas in federal Clean Air Act violation; and obscenely add to Texas' nation-leading..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

CSI: Travis County

Why Is the Medical Examiner's Office so screwed up?

"...to her father, and she still doesn't know the cause of his death – or, more precisely, what caused..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...reading the "Naked City" section of The Austin Chronicle because it gives me an insight into the Austin political..."

June 13, 2003 Column

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"...we already have crews on salary that can go clean out the brush and undergrowth? They don't need to..."

May 30, 2003 Column

Slimed!

Is Barton Springs Pool Losing Its Soul to Algae?

"...have even quit swimming at Barton Springs. The principal cause of the algae is the change in the city's..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Shooting Star

"...the house before police arrived. He may have run because he had felony drug warrants out for his arrest,..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Music Feature by David Holthouse

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"...has an abrasive or confrontational style, this would be cause for constructive criticism (thanks Audrey Duff ["Inside Agitator," Vol.17,..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

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Park and Ride

"...propositions, SH130 and SH45, are unfair for Austin residents because city residents pay more than their share of the..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

Stomped Out

As Sheffield's case awaits trial, he still wonders why CLEAT took such drastic action against him

"...crime that legal authorities determined never happened. The accusations caused him irreparable harm, he says – inducing stress, a..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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"...that have, and they certainly aren't enjoying it, didn't cause it, and aren't profiting from it. Thanks for pointing..."

March 28, 2003 Column

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"...freely, stay out of wars, drink or swim in clean water, etc...."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column

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

"...guess). Recordings made in New York are not "local" because they are played here...."

Feb. 23, 2001 Column

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It's a salmagundi of responses this issue, with bits regarding dolphin bacteria, word use, national politics, and Marc Savlov's cinematic taste (or lack thereof).

"...paths. Car-free cycle paths and footpaths are the cheapest, cleanest transportation facilities there are...."

Dec. 1, 2000 Column

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Still Pissed

"...instead of playing god with his typewriter ["The Lost Cause," Vol. 18, No. 3]. As to whether you, as..."

July 9, 1999 Column

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"...Quote of the Week "Clean darky." – KVET deejay Sammy Allred, satirizing Joe Biden's..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

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