Neighbors vs. Neighbors

A profile of the Central Texas struggle over Alcoa Rockdale and its plans for expansionAlcoa announces new "voluntary" emissions reductions.

"...gathered in the assembly room of a small Elgin church. A state representative delivers a friendly, rambling talk on..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...requests. Every other city in Texas that owns an electric utility has passed similar rules in preparation for utility..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Jesus Is Coming

The video mailed across the state, the Christian film that found an audience in Austin, and other stories of evangelicals using film to spread the word

"...no really, a sign -- in front of a church that said, "Jesus Is Coming to a Mailbox near..."

April 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

George Clinton/Guru Austin Music Hall/The Mercury, February 16

"...and good, old-fashioned lip-synced dance music, the marriage of electric rock music and hard-core funk might not seem like..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...according to business news site LocalBusiness.com, 98% of the electricity Green Mountain provides will come from gas, with wind,..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Sister in the Spirit

Praising the Lord with one of Austin's most talented sisters

"...had limited experience leading the youth choir in her church -- Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church -- so this..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Feature by David Lynch

Naked City

Local Austin news and gossip

"...Residents of the five neighborhoods bordering Hyde Park Baptist Church's property at the Quarries in Northwest Austin knew it..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Killer Reputation

Murders from Austin's not quite forgotten past

"...Though a young black man was sent to the electric chair for the 1932 kidnap and murder of Nathan..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Gasoline Dreams

Rounding up 2000 LPs.

"...band the Waco Brothers stampeded through the streets on Electric Waco Chair...."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Audio Snapshots

America's premiere archival roots label celebrates the big 4-0.

"...air conditioning killed all that old music. That and electric bass, which obliterates everything around it. But real passion..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Mike Quinn

Comfortably Butt Numb

11 movies, 24 hours, 230 stinky film fans -- a diary from Harry Knowles' second annual Butt-Numb-a-thon

"...brought pillows, blankets, even sleeping bags. It's feeling very church lock-in, only this is the cult of Harry, and..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

That Old Time Religion

16 HP's David Eugene Edwards sounds off about his band's holy-roller music

"...tough hide. 16 Horsepower could easily be categorized as church-going mountain cousins to the Gourds and Bad Livers, or..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Songs of Innocence and Experience

From poetry scrawled on walls to poetry inscribed on CD: the saga of the Gourds.

"...upbringing, his family being involved first in the Baptist Church and then later the Church of Christ. His father..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...day care center by the True Life Missionary Baptist Church across the street -- but the residents and elected..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

Hyde Park residents win a key Planning Commission vote preserving an alley beside Hyde Park Baptist Church's existing garage, but it's still unclear if they can win the war against a second garage proposed for an adjacent lot.

"...Commission meeting made one thing clear: Hyde Park Baptist Church won't be linking their existing five-story garage to a..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

Shane Phelps resigns from the AG's office to run as a Republican candidate for Travis County District Attorney; Community leaders ask Dell Computer to reconsider moving into the Drinking Water Protection Zone

"...The city auditor's evaluation last year of the electric utility's new billing system project may have angered City..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Readers are baffled by the Chronicle's "no endorsement" for the mayoral race.

"...Austin and the rest goes to our 44 wholesale electric customers in 53 counties. We also have been buying..."

April 28, 2000 Column

Seeing the (Green) Light

Environment, Neighborhoods Set the Tone for Place 2 Race

"...services worker who delivers leftover groceries from supermarkets to church food pantries; and retired Air Force officer Ray Blanchette.The..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Going, Going, Gone?

Gary Bradley agrees to sell 1,000 acres of land to the city

"...the Rule of Capture ... [which says] whatever size electric pump you can afford to buy, you can pump..."

March 17, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

City plots downtown's retail future

"...the "legal and ethical" issues surrounding Hyde Park Baptist Church. One highlight came early, as the council voted to..."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Whirled of Sound

Tracking down Rob Halverson and Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound.

"...1970, the road from minor guitar parts in his church band to first official solo release is a long..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Day Trips

Huntsville ... it's more than just a prison town!

"...of your neck stand on end, then the 1924 electric chair, affectionately called "Old Sparky," surely will give you..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Coach's Corner

The American propensity to forgive its athletic heroes is both distressing and lamentable.

"...Buffalo's Rich Stadium for 37th reunion of the '73 Electric Company team. A shocking thought? Not in America. Hey,..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Public Notice

This week, PN gears up for some serious turkey stuffage, reminds you to "Buy Nothing" on the day after Thanksgiving, tells all about the City's official holiday closings, vindicates 101X morning DJ Jenn Garrison, and wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!

"...Hope, Wed, Dec 1, 6pm at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 1610 E. 11th. There will be a Candle Lighting..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

Readers against Starbuckfucking, violence against children and rattlesnakes, and internal combustion engines.

"...property adjacent to hers, which I purchased from the Church of Christ for the Deaf, coincidentally at the same..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Column

Dancing About Architecture

The dulcet tones of the karaoke fill the former Electric Lounge, but that's not the fate of the building.

"...Thursday for those who found themselves inside the former Electric Lounge, which has now taken on the look of,..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Articulations

The passing of a longtime professor of music and the birth of a new opera by Austin Lyric Opera.

"...illustrated by his long service in Austin as a church choirmaster and organist, first at the Episcopal Church of..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Claudia Williams & the Voices of Christ at Praise Tabernacle

"...On a recent crescent-mooned Sunday evening, St. James Baptist Church's Minister of Music and her Voices of Christ celebrated..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Music Review by David Lynch

Day Trips

The 150-year-old Landmark Inn in Castroville was designed to not distract from the natural beauty surrounding it.

"...Lawler of New Orleans converted it into the first electric generator in Castroville. J.T.'s sister, Ruth Lawler, renovated the..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Council Watch

East Austin residents have a say in neighborhood planning; local advocates ask for more money in city budget to fund their special interest; Bill Spelman issues some strong words against the Statesman's criticism of council on the LCRA water deal.

"...unlikely supporter in the audience: a representative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. According to..."

Sept. 10, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

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