The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...a slow day on the News desk. This was Austin in campaign season, not Chicago during Prohibition...."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Toros NBA Call-Ups and Much More

Thomas now with the Hornets

"...As the clock struck 10:45pm on Dec. 9, I was unable to turn the..."

Dec. 18, 2011 Sports Post by Will Schmidt

What the Task Force Wrought

Austin ISD's facilities review became a panic drill of cuts, closings, and contradictions

"...It was hour three of the meeting, and the Austin Independent School District board of trustees..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Three Days of What?

Sen. Watson breaks down the parts of Gov. Perry's special session call

"...So much for the finely-defined, two-issue special session...."

June 27, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Reefer Madness

Are Kids Really Kicking the Habit?

"...good news: Teen use of illicit drugs did not increase appreciably in 2008, according to the annual Monitoring the..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith

There Can Be Only One

'Chronicle' beats BookPeople for the millionth time to capture ASL title

"...recorded on Oct. 19, its Fabian policy and vagaries finally giving way to the "hand grenades and machine guns"..."

Nov. 13, 2008 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

The Alternative Softball League

It's the first official season of the Alternative Softball League, and hopefully will be one to remember

"...will be one to remember. The ASL was created in order to give local businesses a way to get..."

June 23, 2008 Sports Post by Kristine Tofte

Hustle and Show

City Theatre Company's first year is a lesson in building a new stage and mounting a season at breakneck speed

"...The City Theatre Company did it in about five weeks...."

July 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Elegance Never Forgets

Jazz is certainly sensuous music, and a couple of finely fashioned drinks followed by a good meal could work wonders for lovers: Reed's Jazz and Supper Club has it all and offers a terrific spot for romance this Valentine's Day.

"...9901 Capital of TX Hwy. #150, 342-7977..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Capitol Chronicle

The grandfathered pollution exemption celebrates its 30th birthday, and the Lege takes another look at cleaning up the air

"...Out in the East Texas county of Milam,..."

April 6, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Lansdale's Revenge

For umpty-some years now Joe Lansdale has been terrorizing the book world with radically weird, unsettlingly violent, and often indefinable short stories, novellas, and novels. What happens when he veers toward the mainstream?

"...East Texas native (and longtime Nacogdoches resident) has been terrorizing the book world with radically weird, unsettlingly violent, and..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Seeing the Light

Capital Metro unveils plans for light rail, a bus-rapid-transit system, and HOV lanes for Austin.

"...After 15 years of flirting with light rail, is Capital Metro..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Dancing About Architecture

Exposing the Subgenius; Austin clubowners gather to mourn the Steamboat; Earthpig moving to the taxicab center of the universe; and Jonathan Richman breaks down.

"...If you've lived in Austin for any length of time, you've probably run..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Music of the Spheres

Sinatra in the Sahara

"...The kingdom of Morocco achieved independence from French and Spanish rule..."

July 9, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...VORTEX season was composed entirely of new works. It's indicative of Cullum's fervor for material on the far side..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Going With the Flow

The LCRA Connection

"...concept, and enough of its specifics have already been outlined that "design" will be the easy part. The far..."

Sept. 4, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Record Reviews

"...el pee (FUME/Cold Spring)..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Music Review

Top Tens of 1997 Council Watch

Top Ten Quotes Heard Around City Hall

"...1) "In fact, we have a two year old named Cooper..."

Jan. 9, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Hollywood Babble On

The Silver Screen in Black & White

"...It's no big secret that during its heyday from the Twenties until the late Fifties,..."

July 25, 1997 Screens Feature by Alison Macor

Whose House

Making a Place for Black Theatre in Austin

"...Robert Faires Last fall, August Wilson started a fire in my head. I was actually just killing time, thumbing..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Proposed Amphitheater Near Dripping Springs Faces Neighbor Opposition

Traffic concerns clash with 5,000-capacity plans off Fitzhugh Road

"...A 5,000-capacity amphitheater proposed for a portion of Hays County just..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Racial Profiling Report Finds Cops Still Racial Profiling

Austin Police Department annual report shows a disproportional number of Black Austinites arrested, injured

"......"

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Sundown for the El Rey Network

Robert Rodriguez's cable network ends broadcasting

"...There's a gap in your cable box right now: El Rey, the TV..."

Jan. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

COVID-19 CODE RED: Austin Moves Into Crisis Mode

Austin Public Health: "We are in a very dangerous situation in Texas"

"...As was sadly anticipated, Austin and Travis County are hurtling toward what had been..."

July 10, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Levitation Live Shot: Flipper

More sociable than sociopathic, more celebratory than cynical

"...had some kick-ass barbecue today,” drummer Steve DePace exclaimed in the middle of the happy chaos of Flipper’s set..."

Nov. 10, 2019 Music Post by Rick Weaver

A New Era for the Travis County Democratic Party

After years of infighting and a tumultuous election in March, the TCDP must now proceed as one

"...crowd of advisers and supporters gathered at the South Austin Third Base that local attorney Anne Wynne had just..."

June 15, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

If We Had Budget Enough, and Time ...

Council closes in on a final FY 2017 city budget

"...City Council resumes budget deliberations today, Sept. 8, planning a nearly full day of work around a midday..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

An Undue Burden: Supremes Vindicate Pro-Choice Texans

Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt

"..."Did we win today or what?" asked NARAL Pro-Choice Texas' Heather Busby..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Cold Front

Are Austin's two new chain breweries a threat to local craft beer?

"...beer fans have surely heard that two out-of-towners are setting up full brewing operations in town: Colorado's Oskar Blues..."

May 13, 2016 Food Feature by Eric Puga

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