Tailgating Teasips

Mick Vann makes a foray into the curious and often elaborate rite of University of Texas fandom known as "tailgating" and discovers some intriguing practices.

"...the term "grassy knoll" and LBJ in the same breath led me to believe I was on the right..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Miss Montana's Wedding Day

Third Place

"...have to wear boots; it had been snowing for weeks. The sun had come up, but it was still..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Amanda Eyre Ward

Bending the Rules

Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.

"...six artistic disciplines -- music, visual arts, mixed arts, theatre, dance, and literature -- 186 expect funding from the..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Day Trips

The Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne.

"...Brent Evans, literally wrote the book on How to Create and Nurture a Nature Center in Your Community (UT..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Automat

"...The new weekly Chronicle feature "Automat" offers readers the opportunity to sample..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Food Feature

It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature

Understanding the Science

"...GE foods are safe for humans and animals to eat. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with the..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

"...of a national flood and erosion project during the Great Depression, the CCC built two small dams that keep..."

April 16, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Page Two

"...In October 1991, the Chronicle featured a mask of "The Developer of the Black Lagoon"..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Memories of My Father Watching TV: A Novel

"...Dinty Moore beef stew, sardines in mustard sauce, potted meat, lots and lots of non-dairy cheese products like Velveeta..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Books Review

Reissues

"...McPhatter went through several more labels before his premature death in 1972. Kudos to Bill Dahl for his lengthy..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature

Buried Alive

The "Freedom Flotilla"

"...arrival, when he killed a woman. "There was a death in my house," he begins. "The police said I..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Saturday Night Live

Mayor Kirk Watson takes his downtown vision to the streets

"...conversation to the streets. Watson, as usual, was a great sport about the idea and agreed to a club-hopping..."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

The Waiting Is the Hardest Part

How Mr. Denton Spent His Summer Vacation

"...recent books: Blackburn, Lunatics, and One Day Closer to Death. And the New York-based publisher has rights to the..."

July 31, 1998 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Food for Thought

Books on Cuisine Make the Perfect Summer Treat

"...and hilarious gastronome, whose autobiographical effort is, to his great disappointment, appropriately titled Domesticity...."

June 12, 1998 Food Feature by Meredith Phillips

God's Own Clothesline

In Search of Far Flung Adventures With Butch Hancock

"..."You should meet him, he's a wonderful guy. A great guide, too." I hadn't seen him. That was the..."

May 15, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Postmarks

VanScoy on Wrong Track

"..."Mixed Signals," declared the headline for last week's "Council Watch" [Vol.17, No.30]. Reporting on the city council's..."

April 10, 1998 Column

Postmarks

"...Triangle Park development controversy, especially the recent story that featured the design contest results [Vol.17, No.9]. As an active..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Column

Food-O-File

"...an inedible bread sculpture to a tasteful selection of locally made salad dressings and a huge basket of grocery..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

One Is Enough

"...make you infertile for two to three years after treatment and sometimes fertility does not return. Kirk, ever the..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Networking Or: Who Dropped Their Lunch?

"...old music crap I have to shovel through every week, I want to take a moment to chat about..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Welfare Coverage Excellent

"...your responsible and timely coverage of this very serious threat to thousands of elderly and disabled people in our..."

July 4, 1997 Column

Dancing About Architecture

"...Sixth Street, a riot nearly erupted since, inexplicably, the featured performer -- a has-been white rapper whose single claim..."

June 27, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Apathetic Is Pathetic

"...Cinco de Mayo, buying or swapping a bike at Wheatsville, enjoying the lake or one of the parks, playing..."

May 9, 1997 Column

Trusting Twang

Jack Ingram

"...Kelly Willis, Kris McKay, and Bruce and Charlie Robison eat together occasionally. They're friends who make a living in..."

April 4, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Austin on the Q.T.

Tarantino and Linklater Host Filmfest

"...least twice before. In October 1994, he hosted the local premiere of Pulp Fiction as a benefit for the..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Food Pantry Phased Out?

"...The food is used to provide meals twice a week to about 100 homeless teenagers, most of whom stay..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Bambi, the Buck Stops Here

"...Hunting season ended last week and we know what you're thinking... "When is Sears..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

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