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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...temporarily halt the state GOP from wiping the slate clean and tapping another candidate for the ballot. GOP lawyers..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature

The Drawer Boy

Michael Healey's The Drawer Boy is a sweet, sometimes hilarious, and ultimately moving story of lifelong friendship well-staged at Hyde Park Theatre

"...young, keen actor Miles arrives. Miles has come to research firsthand what it is like to live and work..."

June 11, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Food-o-File

V.B.W. keeps an eye on the comings, goings, and goings-on

"...seem to indicate that the NYC celebrity chef's heavy-handed power play has not enhanced his reputation hereabouts. After a..."

May 28, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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"...State Geoff Connor just doesn't have that kind of power. -- Lee Nichols..."

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

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"...and Reps "totalitarian" just because they favor larger, more powerful government than do Libertarians. Neither label is accurate; neither..."

April 18, 2003 Column

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Several Shades of Green

"...A meticulous researcher, Robbins devotes the first half of the book to..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Second Helpings: Bagels, Beignets, Doughnuts, and Kolaches

Store some SXSW energy by eating lots of carb-loaded dough.

"...Bagel Wars of the mid-Nineties and has proven staying power. They've been serving the same classic, East Coast-style boiled..."

March 14, 2003 Food Feature

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News from around Austin

"...Pato's Good Tacos owner Roldan Ramirez raise money and clean up the site of his restaurant, which burned down..."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

20 Years of Austin Gifts

... And a slew of other local businesses celebrating significant anniversaries

"...got two options: Get off your eggnog-enhanced ass and clean the place yourself or let Austin All Maid do..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Life After Death

A new life for almost-forgotten author Mary Gavell

"...me that there is every likelihood that the Basic Research Division will be merged with the Statistics Division." She..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Faith Healers

A look inside the Teen Challenge faith-based drug treatment in Fort Worth suggests that there are problems with Christian drug rehab programs.

"...45 minutes they shower in assigned 15-minute slots and clean their rooms to the center's exacting standards (nothing on..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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"...all can be proud of. If the balance of power is precarious enough that the Greens are the swing..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Column

Welcome to Texasland

Bob Bullock's final monument to himself, the Texas State History Museum, won't have many historical documents, but it promises to be entertaining.

"...Well, in Texas, all it takes is one helluva powerful politician -- in this case, the late Lt. Gov...."

June 23, 2000 News Feature by Bill Crawford

When Good Food Goes Bad

"...These included things such as holes in screen doors, unclean ceiling tiles, and not using shatterproof light bulbs in..."

June 4, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

From Southerners to Seventh Grade

"...well. This is a true story, heavily undergirded with research, seasoned by plenty of folklore and interpretation...."

Oct. 2, 1998 Books Feature

Mattox is Back

Former AG Rises From the Ashes

"...conducted for Scripps Howard by UT's Office of Survey Research, the only candidate who is outpolling "undecided" in any..."

March 6, 1998 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Cracks in the System

Is the City's Minority Procurement Process Up to Par?

"...A good, clean certification process, the reasoning goes, acts as a barrier..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Chris Walters

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Open Records Good

"...As part of a research project to shed light on the operation of the..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Column

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Postmarks Scandal!

"...of the people there. Let the journalist M.C.M. do research on a subject before writing about it...."

Aug. 1, 1997 Column

"Corporate Predator" Dissected

Freeport Makes The Nation

"...as its efforts to derail the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and other legislation...."

July 21, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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