Off the Record

Austin Music Poll winners are just going to have to wait until the Austin Music Awards, plus a closer look at SXSW's international acts

"...Awards themselves, slated for the Austin Music Hall on Saturday, March 19. You'll have to wade through a stacked..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Gone and Quartered

Stiffed on Capital Metro money, the city scrambles to fund another $51 million in transportation projects

"...agency is too cash-strapped to pay its bills. Most reports have focused on how Cap Metro got itself into..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Headlines

"...• City Council meets today (June 11) with a heavy agenda, from firefighters to..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature

Chapter One: A Team Is Born

A season preview for the Austin Aztex and the United Soccer Leagues

"...the highest level – with no player draft, scouting reports that are pretty hit-and-miss, and a whole universe of..."

April 17, 2009 Sports Feature by Nick Barbaro

Rocketing Through Hard Times

Yellow Tape and other small theatre groups blast past the black hole of the recession

"...could also be talking about any of their past eight shows, the weather, his glued-to-the-hand iPhone, or pretty much..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...in the nation, two green groups announced plans last Thursday to sue the company to halt construction of a..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...• Brakes slammed all over town Tuesday, over news that Gov. Rick Perry had tapped his..."

May 2, 2008 News Feature

Point Austin: Dude, Let's Go Bowling

You can tell a lot about newspapers by what they don't cover

"...been mentioned in the media over the past thirty days:..."

April 11, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Soccer Watch

Austin Aztex tryouts, English FA Cup semifinals, and more

"...Austin Aztex tryouts continue this weekend, Saturday-Sunday, March 15-16, 10am, each day at St. Edward's University,..."

March 14, 2008 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Aztex Tryouts Continue, Upsets in Europe

"...Austin Aztex tryouts continue this weekend, Saturday-Sunday, March 15-16, 10am each day at St. Edward's, 3001..."

March 11, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The Unnecessary Death of Vilhelm Hesness

Bicycle groups question official response to driver recklessness

"...According to police and toxicology reports, Lee was speeding and apparently wasted on a cocktail..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

"...had a rough night at the Urban Renewal Board Monday, as the ARA tries to justify a city contract..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature

Line of Descent

Carol Dawson and Carol Johnston's House of Plenty: The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Luby's Cafeterias

"...dining. We were all genuinely nostalgic for the glory days of Luby's, when seemingly hundreds of made-from-scratch choices were..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

My Migas, My City

As Downtown development explodes, Las Manitas Avenue Cafe and its neighbors face an uncertain future

"...20,000 additional Austinites downtown would require developing enough new eight-story residential buildings to fill approximately 20 full city blocks...."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Rick Perry and KinkyHeadlines• There's no City Council meeting today (Thursday), which is just as well, since everybody's still..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Thousands of demonstrators nationwide and in Austin turned out Monday, May 1 for a "Day Without Immigrants," during which..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Ronnie Earle, demanding a full criminal investigation. At a Tuesday night forum, NAACP President Nelson Linder said the Clark..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...before the vote; or reading my statement released the day after the vote...."

Aug. 6, 2004 Column

The Talented Tenth

Complaints arise over the Top 10% law – because it's working too well

"...an historic high (16%) and African-American representation equals an eight-year high (4%). The percentage of White students has fallen..."

July 2, 2004 News Column by Michael King

The Class of 1985

The 69th Legislature, 1985, marked a turning point in the future of Texas politics

"...If you've never seen Craddick in person, he's a bantamweight. "Doesn't quite fill his suits," his aides laugh. The..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Aug. 22]. He certainly hasn't read the campaign finance reports that show the physicians of Texas are the single..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Column

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"...3AM," Aug. 8]? Have you been living on Mars? Sixty-eight percent of the American people that didn't vote, along..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Column

Fine Prison Dining: The Cheese (and Bacteria) Come a la Carte

Inmate advocates allege that TDCJ routinely feeds prisoners -- but not guards -- substandard and inadequate food

"...is nutritionally balanced. Fitzgerald confirms that TDCJ got no reports of sick guards from the Darrington unit, but says..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...growth in the double digits -- the Census Bureau reports that Austin actually lost 1,101 people between July 1,..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The House Adjourns to Oklahoma

The House Dems may be losing the legislative wars, but they're finally winning the PR battle.

"...The good news is that for at least three days -- as of press time Wednesday -- the Texas..."

May 16, 2003 News Column by Michael King

After a Fashion

Put this column on the top of your holiday shopping list, and while you're at it, pick out something special for Zsa Zsa Gabor.

"...DEAR DIARY We are deeply into the Holiday Social Olympics ... and having to carefully chart our..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

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"...Calling VP Cheney a liar is weighty stuff. Yet, you present no evidence or proof that..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Column

Naked City

"...Friday's American-Statesman reported that the average median family income in..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Food-o-File

Food Editor Virginia B. Wood has had correspondence from several of the most tasteful men in Austin's food scene in the past week and it's all good news.

"...autonomy in developing some new features there. On Valentine's Day, they kicked off the Tasting Room at Emilia's, turning..."

March 1, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

"...drama in a week than a theatre critic. On Thursday, the board of trustees decided to reinstate the college's..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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