Almost Famous

Searching for soundtracks at j-school Meccas

"...Music Capital of the World.” Maybe Austin wasn’t the fast track to a staff position at Rolling Stone, but..."

July 25, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Sour Notes Tour Diary

Local indie troupe cruises NXNE and all points between

"...Henry Rollins writes about being 18 and going nowhere fast – managing a Häagen-Dazs and playing in a dissolving..."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Jared Paul Boulanger

Texas Rollergirls Doubleheader

Potential flat-track Roller Derby championship matchup

"...the all-important boost toward the title. But not so fast. 2012 champions the Hell Marys may have been slow..."

April 12, 2013 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

TPPF, Jim DeMint, Milton Friedman, and Me

Lunch and school choice with unholy free market triumvirate

"...the right wing heavyweights had an invite-only early morning breakfast with another school choice advocate, Gov. Rick Perry. That..."

March 31, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

LegeLines

Odds and ends from the Capitol

"...hands of committee chairs by creating new paths to fast-track controversial bills out of committee. However, Rep. Phil King,..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Movies being made and movies being shown

"...local films and film festivals. Dudes: I'm typing as fast as I can...."

Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Rollergirls: The 2012 Championship

Saturday's bouts will bring emotion and resolutions

"...Saturday, what was the lesson of last month's flat track Roller Derby play-offs? Teamwork is everything...."

Sept. 7, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

De-Registering Romeo and Juliet

Modest reform to sex offender laws goes to guv

"...having to register (often for life) on the state's fast-growing sex offender registry. Now the only question is: Will..."

May 12, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Controversy over new South by Southwest dome in Bastrop

"...council of backing the plan "just so they can fast-track Water Treatment Plant 4."..."

April 1, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Start Your Engines

SXSW Film is here

"...local boy not just made good, but on the fast track to better and better. ..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Gray Band

How can a band singing almost exclusively about serial killers engender so much life?

"...shuttle charge, one of the astronauts. There, on the fast track to the final frontier, he who'd trained Navy..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Music Fest Sunday Interview

Local fiddle phenom's still too young to drive herself to the Grand Ol' Opry

"...Still, being 15 and on a fast track means Ruby Jane does things differently from most..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Round Rock Express

Last homestand as Astros' AAA affiliate

"...the tender age of 19, Lyles is on the fast track to Minute Maid Park and is Houston's top-rated..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Ransom Center

All 210,000 prints from the Magnum Photos archive are available for public study

"...of other Magnum photographers. The center was able to fast-track the availability of the archive by creating a preliminary..."

June 25, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

More 'No Rail' Reactions

Council members respond

"...while praising them for doing everything possible on a fast-track basis. Here's her emailed statement: I believe Mayor Leffingwell’s..."

March 10, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Pot Moves Forward in California

California lawmakers vote to legalize and tax marijuana, but bill is likely dead for now

"...month, says Smith) and would be more likely to fast-track pot legalization now that it appears the measure has..."

Jan. 13, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Philly Finale

Texas Rollergirls take second in national finals

"...team, the Texecutioners, wanted to bring the Women's Flat Track Derby Association championship, the Hydra, back to Austin, but..."

Nov. 15, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Calling All Citizens

The Comprehensive Plan and the waterfront need engaged Austinites

"...Already on a fast track: selection of a Citizens Advisory Committee. Some council..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Hot Wheels

Cherry Bombs continue their undefeated streak on the banked track

"...Banked track Roller Derby is like any other sport: Just knowing..."

July 29, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

Remaking Trade Policy; and Wall Street's Fee Scammers

"...with the new standards. It also eliminates the anti-democratic fast-track process for approving trade agreements, replacing it with a..."

July 24, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Sara Hensley Turns Over a New Leaf

The new PARD director has big ideas – to realize them, she'll have to raise big bucks

"...Hensley most wants to fast-track changes that will make PARD more directly responsive to..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Parks and Rec Plus Eight

A new planning approach

"...Eight Planning Cycle – which Hensley believes can help fast-track positive change firmly grounded in today's community needs. The..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Up on the Sun

Defining the classic Meat Puppets sound

"...the trio’s latest, Sewn Together. “It’s my party and [track nine] ‘S.K.A.’ is the turd in the punch. It..."

June 19, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

A New Transportation Funding Strategy: CNU

News from Congress for New Urbanism

"...educate legislators; CNU is in the midst of a fast-track direct engagement campaign, to affect the language of drafted..."

June 13, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Georgia on My Mind

Texecutioners make Dirty South Derby Girls clean up their act with 224-26 victory

"...The Georgia team, currently #5 in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association south central region rankings, got within 26..."

May 4, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Developing Stories: Protecting the Waterfront (Part 2)

Council vote to determine future of waterfront

"...the urban north-shore subdistricts; the new advisory board can fast-track a lake-specific system by building on that professional work.)..."

May 1, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

A House United, for Once

House unanimously passes its version of a budget

"...it was better than having former Speaker Tom Craddick fast-track unpopular amendments...."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Coleman: Perry Slow on State Schools

Legislative Study Group chair asks why governor has left fixing state residential facilities to legislature

"...Rick Perry got plaudits yesterday for asking legislators to fast-track reform of the state school system (it's a misnomer:..."

Feb. 5, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Commissioners authorized the Travis County Housing Finance Corp. to fast-track a plan, already in the works, to apply for..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature

Graveyard: Ungrateful Are We the Dead

Graveyard

"...Fools,” “Submarine Blues,” “Thin Line,” “Satan’s Finest,” and non-LP track “Ungrateful Are We the Dead” made up one of..."

Sept. 9, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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