AISD Goes Global

Johnston High School welcomes immigrant students and makes waves in the neighborhood

"...school, housed at Johnston High off Bolm Road in East Austin, is the district's answer to the challenges posed..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

County commissioners snipe at City Hall while endorsing district budget

"...22 in the Commissioners Court hearing room, 314 W. 11th. (That rate represents the 6.35 cents currently paid by..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin @ Large: Lesson Planners

All I need to know about cities, I learned in kindergarten

"...this was easy. For me, Proposition 5 – the 11th-hour add-on packaging a (worthy) performing arts center with a..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

TCB

Texas history, Handsome Joel, and 'Choice Cuts' from Tee Double.

"...history nonetheless. The museum presently shares quarters with the East Austin Economic Development Corporation and some APD administrative offices..."

May 28, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

Spring is here and there are more music festivals than bluebonnets

"...Old Settler's Fest (see "Pick-Me-Up Hoedown," p.66) and the 11th annual Austin Marley Fest, which takes over Auditorium Shores..."

April 16, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

The Insatiable Taste for Tunes

In Austin, the self-proclaimed Live Music Capital of the World, seeing great music doesn't always have to mean fighting the crowds at a smoky nightclub

"...tastes even better when it's paired with live Middle Eastern music and belly dancing on Saturday evenings...."

March 19, 2004 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Elsewhere, They Have Congressmen

The congressional landscape, Tom DeLay style

"...by seven congressional districts, including even Craddick's spanking new 11th District, which reaches from West Texas all the way..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The Dream vs. the Nightmare

The MLK Day march becomes a referendum on Tom DeLay and Ronnie Earle

"...the Capitol, Lloyd Doggett, currently the congressman for the eastern half of Travis Co. but soon to be fighting..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Luv Doc Recommends: FronteraFest Short Fringe Best of Show

Hyde Park Theatre, Saturday, January 24, 2004

"...you can prove your mettle this weekend at the 11th anniversary FronteraFest. FronteraFest is Hyde Park Theatre’s festival celebrating..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...SH 130 will have on local mobility. The long-awaited Eastside toll road, first officially proposed 18 years ago, will..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Happenings

"...Alan Pogue. The event is 6-10pm at 1604 E. 11th; $25 admission includes chocolates, champagne, and a silent auction...."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Changing Places

The new Pickle Elementary School is a crucible of the changing St. Johns neighborhood

"...place to start. The St. Johns community, in north East Austin, was one of the city's first African-American neighborhoods,..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...an elegant but noisy ceremony on the lawn of East Austin's French Legation, with County Court-at-Law Judge Gisela Triana..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Happenings

"...from 7:30am to noon at the Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez. For more info, call 476-5461...."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature

Up South

Austin MC Bavu Blakes takes it to the streets.

"...of human civilization. Likewise, Blakes wants to reroute the east/west rap map southward to get to the roots of..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Music Feature by Chale Nafus

Curtains Closing on Stratus Deal?

The Stratus Properties development deal heads for a third and final City Council vote, just as environmental and neighborhood opponents step up demands for a referendum.

"...In light of those and other pipeline-related concerns in East Austin, Council Member Danny Thomas is proposing a pipeline..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Big Circus of Life

Books Editor Clay Smith and Litera columnist Ric Williams handicap which of the 200-plus international poets attending this year's Austin International Poetry Festival will be best bets.

"...on Saturday from 7:30-10:30pm at Victory Grill (1101 E. 11th) or the Performance Showcase hosted by Carlye Archibeque with..."

April 19, 2002 Books Feature by Ric Williams

Naked City

"...for 6:30pm at the Terrace Club, 2600 U.S. 290 East...."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Food-o-File

For all of Austin's March visitors -- SXSW participants, rodeo fans, basketball parents, relative newcomers, or just plain curious foodies -- Food Editor Virginia B. Wood gives the lowdown on local dining.

"...(212 Trinity, 391-1500) and a brand-spanking-new Hard Rock Cafe (East Sixth & San Jacinto) decorated with Texas rock memorabilia...."

March 8, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...project actually eliminates 172 existing spaces. That leaves at least 472 overflow cars, not counting visitors, fighting for parking..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Column

Something Short of Miraculous

Months in the making, the city's plan to maintain reproductive services at Brack still raises questions.

"...including rape victims -- due to the Directives. Seton's 11th-hour announcement stunned then-Mayor Kirk Watson and cast a shadow..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

News Shorts

"...Lee introduced him), he's a competent public speaker (at least as good as Gov. Rick Perry), and he rang..."

Sept. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

News shorts

"...At least three recall petitions are now circulating, seeking to recall..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Will Pay Cash for Film

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund underwrites independent film and video

"...on the New England Regional Fellowships -- essentially an East Coast version of SWAMP -- and together they began..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

South by Southwest draws closer -- lots of news from SXSW 2001

"...tad more welcome at the opening of the Mecca East Hip Hop Culture Center this Friday. Guru from Gang..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City

In a truncated meeting the Austin City Council votes to allow the Austin Film Society to use hangars at the disused Mueller airport as film production space.

"...vote on the development of the Bennett tract, just east of downtown on 11th Street and I-35. In 1991,..."

Oct. 20, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...another undercover assignment for a drug task force in Southeast Texas. For his work in Tulia, the Department of..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...Ukaegbu, a longtime Austinite who recently moved to the East Coast. "And then he had this outrageous lifestyle, which..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...or noxious this maiden performance really was -- at least one thing is certain: "Saturday Night at the Bookstore"..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide

Listings

"...the UT Robotics lab; and last but certainly not least, "weird" ologies, which will cover a grab bag of..."

May 5, 2000 Features Feature

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