The Wheeler Brothers: Fresh' / 'The Wheeler Brothers: Now Even Fresher'

In two Austin exhibits, Lubbock's Wheeler brothers offer another tour of burger joints, dry landscapes, girls, advertising signs, and references to famous paintings – mostly of girls – in the Americana narrative of Wheelerville

"...Now Even Fresher: Eastside Art Palace, through May 6..."

April 15, 2005 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

Dream Come True

Back home in Texas, Lisa Scheps finally gets her place to play!

"...out as an actor, just one year removed from high school, moving from Houston to New York at the..."

March 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Getting to Know You

East Austin Stories celebrates three years of documenting Eastside lives with a free night of movies and music

"...since expanded to include collaborations with students from Reagan High School. The goal of the project is to give..."

June 25, 2004 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

El Diablo

Digging down into the depths of history (segregation) for the story of Willie "El Diablo" Wells and Austin black baseball.

"...He's right, too. Austin's Eastside, 1977, is a long way from the streets of..."

July 4, 2003 Sports Feature by Michael Chamy

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...his former girlfriend, 15-year-old Ortralla Mosley, in a Reagan High School hallway March 28. Prosecutors had sought to try..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

TCB

Austin soldiers on beyond SXSW with hot rods, SPAM, and puking

"...Kustom Round Up. Last year's inaugural event, held at high school football shrine House Park, drew a rave from..."

March 28, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Top 10 Y2K Top 10 Lists

Our favorite things about the change of the millennium

"..."Class of --" stickers and recycle for this year's high school graduation. 7. Burn for fuel when you have..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Features Feature by Anna Hanks

Second Annual Labor Day Festival at the Doris Miller Auditorium

"...set up for the band reminiscent of a small-town high-school gym. Sweet Pea reminisced a bit about his childhood..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Election Snapshot

Voting Trends Stay the Course, With a Couple of Quirks

"...always anemic UT/West Campus boxes, Central turnout was the highest in town; factor out those UT boxes with their..."

May 8, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Plight of the Pils

A Brief History of an Old Standard

"...dad's poker game, downed on a dare during a high school party, or quaffed in the first years of..."

July 19, 1996 Food Feature by Gerald E. McLeod

Uncontrolled Experiments

AISD says charters and single-sex academies will lift all students' boats – and attacks any research that says otherwise

"...The mantra of the Austin Independent School District under Superintendent Meria Carstarphen has been simple: Look..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Shrinking Schools

While the suburbs sprawl, central city schools count their children – and their blessings

"...up along the sidewalk joined in, until the entire school, plus moms and dads and grannies galore, was parading..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

IDEA Still Trying To Fill Seats

New charter school has lost some of its recruits

"...At the start of the summer, IDEA Public Schools proudly proclaimed it had so many applicants for the..."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Plan and the Man With Its Fate in His Hands

The repurposing of Pearce Middle School

"...On Monday, Aug. 3, the Austin Indepen­dent School District board of trustees voted unanimously in favor of..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...AISD Superintendent Pat Forgione's Blueprint plan to reform low-performing schools hit a snag this week when Blackshear Elementary, the..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Ever since the Austin Independent School District began tracing new school boundaries early last year,..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature

Schooling, Pre-Sputnik Style

Is O. Henry Rolling In His Grave?

"...O. Henry, is best known. As most Austin public school students of American literature know, O. Henry briefly lived..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

AISD Accountability: Good News and Bad

New rating system poses challenges for educators, stakeholders alike

"...Good news for Austin ISD: 70 of its schools earned a total of 205 Distinction Designations from the..."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Can Edison Pass the AISD Test?

AISD considers hiring Edison Schools Inc. for East Austin.

"...Tonight (Thursday), representatives of the for-profit school management company Edison Schools Inc. appear before Austin ISD..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Carstarphen Report Card: B for Bland

AISD head receives lukewarm review

"...over in five minutes. On Dec. 16, Austin Independent School District board president Vince Torres ran through the long-overdue..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

How Green Grows My County?

'Greenprints' aim to protect our most precious natural lands

"...new parks and conservation lands. The greenprinting process identifies high-priority areas to preserve – such as our nearly unspoiled..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin @ Large: (Jennifer) Gale Force

The vote in the AISD board elections suggests too many Austinites are just not paying attention

"...pulled down nearly 40% of the vote against incumbent school board President Doyle Valdez. As the map above shows,..."

May 28, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Allan Rising

The Allan Early Childhood Center is home to a flourishing collection of nonprofits

"...making lemonade out of lemons. When the Austin Independent School District handed the beloved but under-enrolled Allan Elementary over..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Thursday Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...hot. Between the sultry elegance of Bajofondo and the high energy of Ozomatli, no one should leave Lady Bird..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...I consider to be joyous bike freaks of the highest order. If you don't know them, you might recognize..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Mapping Calle Ancha

The Avenue That Existed Before That Big Parking Lot in the Sky, I-35, Was Built

"...Ancha -- "the wide street" -- isn't among Austin's high-profile streets and avenues. It's not at the center of..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

Neighbors relate their own housing crunches in response to last week's cover story.

"...and fimly believe those who want to de-industrialize the Eastside are misguided and will result in the death of..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column

The Electoral Collage

Single-Member Debate

"...6 -- did not in fact win among "their" Eastside constituencies, it seemed that single-member, besides being worthy on..."

June 25, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Tool of Racism?

CodeNEXT fears aired; hopes expressed

"...it's been a tough 10 days – as several Eastside representatives came out with dramatic statements regarding the gentrification..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

AISD: IDEA Down, Travis Heights Up

AISD board cancels IDEA at Allan, but IDEA promises to stay in town

"...gut-check moment. On Monday, Dec. 17, the Austin Independent School District's board of trustees voted to cancel the district's..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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