Making Hay Out of Y2K

Preparedness 101

"...much the situation," Brady said. "Just because the computer code is incorrect and won't roll over to the year..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature by Marc Savlov

No Stone Untenured

ACTLab Director and Visionary Sandy Stone

"...their credit, they were taking a jump into the unknown in hiring someone to do things that they didn't..."

May 15, 1998 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Cyber Swindle

Beware the Net Racket

"...In reality, the owner of the 800 number, unknown to the consumer, has forwarded the call to a..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Screens Feature

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...Sat 18, 1am, the 13th Floor Balthvs illuminated the unknown sweet spot between surf tones, deep house, and Turkish..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Reasonable Doubt

Did misleading DNA analysis land an innocent man on death row?

"...at the fingernail samples as a mixture of two unknown people, when in reality the mixture would always include..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

One Man's SXSW ... Times 4

Our intrepid correspondent wanders through all four Festivals – and lives to write about it

"...alongside the physical product – either as a download code or transferred to a USB memory stick. Better to..."

March 29, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Questions Unanswered

APD suspends Quintana, fires Dunn – but doubts remain about the Nate Sanders II shooting

"...a traffic stop (albeit a potentially risky one, of unknown suspects who Quintana believed were likely armed) ended with..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Police dropped charges against AISD senior Mamadee Kamara – but that didn't stop the district from acting as judge and jury

"...According to AISD's student code of conduct, there are a handful of offenses that..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Missing in Austin

Message to parents: Get to know your kids

"...By definition in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedures, all missing persons are defined as..."

July 3, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Out of Commission

The curious saga of 20 portraits of British literary greats that UT paid Feliks Topolski to paint, then didn't show for decades

"...through considerable effort almost half a century ago, languished unknown amid the Ransom Center holdings. And thereby hangs a..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...campaigns. Problem is, the conspiracy component of the election code didn't take effect until Sept. 1, 2003, although the..."

Oct. 14, 2005 News Feature

News Top Tens

"...lawsuits related to the now-defunct, mid-Nineties undercover drug investigation code-named Mala Sangre. This has, of course, given them the..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature

'Something Went Wrong'

Six months after he was killed by an Austin cop, Jessie Owens' family still wants some basic answers

"...But in any case, Owens' past was apparently unknown to Glasgow at the time of the incident. (It's..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...space to reviewing local live shows by new and/or unknown bands, with the emphasis on the "new" and the..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Running Out of Steam

"...renovations required to bring the building up to city code (Crooks operates under a loophole that allows him to..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Austin Regional Intelligence Center's Secret Informants Show How Profiling Works

“Middle Eastern”? Your info might be on file at Austin’s fusion center.

"...stated that after a cashier asked for a ZIP code the two "began yelling at her that there were..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Other Worlds Shows Us The Artist Depiction

Join a Q&A about this incredible dive into NASA's art tonight

"...These were conceptual artists for an adventure into the unknown, trying to bring insight into what science can achieve..."

June 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 5-11

"...how much we prefer ugly scenarios to the pure unknown." Your assignment in the coming weeks is to thoroughly..."

June 5, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Painful Splits Along the Way to Stopping Sexual Assault in and Around Austin

Different approaches to accountability lead to rifts throughout the county

"...Largely unknown to the broader public, the Austin/Travis County Sexual Assault..."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Lawsuit and Untapped Locations Add to Soccer Drama

Many balls in play for the Columbus Crew

"...from relocating to Austin. The lawsuit cites a state code revised in 1996 after the Cleveland Browns announced plans..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Playback: You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory

But you can still put your arms around Margaret Moser

"...see your friends alive. Death mostly adheres to an unknown time table, which is why you always take the..."

June 16, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Unlocking the Joys of Austin’s Puzzle Rooms

Escape rooms bring the solitary diversions to life

"...art thief, find the stolen painting, and get the code that would allow us to leave before the hour..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Majcher

DVDanger: 'Haunter' / 'Hellbenders'

A supernatural weekend in home releases

"...(The Day the World Ended) drops begins on an unknown iteration of the constant repetition. Breslin's search for answers..."

Feb. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Skeptics Question Aquarium Owners' Record

Groups ask city to investigate animal welfare

"...says that the Covinos were issued a citation by Code Enforcement in July for keeping animals on-site without a..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Techno-Artistic

Katie Rose Pipkin and the new art

"...allow her to say things like, "I'm not a code expert. I do HTML, CSS, and occasionally a little..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Arts Feature by Matthew Irwin

Toke the Vote

Reefer Madness looks at pot ballot measures around the country

"...they've got shallow thinking and the fear of the unknown on their side, which could be potent for Election..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...Source Code Director: Duncan Jones, Writer: Ben Ripley When soldier Captain..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

"...positions, council's "four person staffing" resolution on fire engines, Code Compli­ance, internal departments like Human Resources, and more. The..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature

Wording on Gómez Misleading

"...Austin Democrats, Gómez still only lost the 78704 ZIP code by a mere four percentage points. This included a..."

March 15, 2010 Postmarks

To the Lighthouse

After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?

"...There still remained the unknown factor of Cortaña, purchased in 1993 as the city's..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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