The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...Garcia still mentions this often. The waters are now gone and the town is being restored. Garcia has made..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Austin At Risk

Tech leaders look for solution to Austin's growth problems

"...20 years have been the golden children of Austin Tomorrow, are now on the defensive. Luckily for Austin, those..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Where the Shadows Are Deepest

The search for, and subsequent conversation with, country singer James Hand

"...song. I'm so disappointed at the way things have gone, but even at the worst of it, the only..."

May 5, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Telling War Stories

National Book Award winner and SWT professor Tim O'Brien is real. He's blunt. But he's also, according to Chronicle editor Sarah Hepola, responsible for her hangover.

"...France and staying with this woman who starred in Gone With the Wind. Of course, we're all like: Damn,..."

April 28, 2000 Books Feature by Sarah Hepola

Salt of the Earth

Local activists remember Cesar Chavez on the seventh anniversary of his death.

"...to also encourage them to become the leaders of tomorrow. And what better way to do it than to..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Paul Ciavarri

Council Watch

Business as Usual: After Bradley, Council Moves on to Other Things

"...options on Spillar and Pfluger Ranch, which have since gone the way of the dinosaurs because the city couldn't..."

April 7, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

The Watson Way

Mayor Kirk Watson talks about challenges for austin during his next term.

"...codified in order to ensure their continuance after you're gone?..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Postmarks

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...subsidies and other competitive advantages. Once again, the Austin Tomorrow Plan, the Scientific Consensus Plan, and voters will get..."

March 24, 2000 Column

SXSW Profiles

Thursday Night

"...Will Plumb, spins a yarn about one Lubbock gig gone awry...."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

The usual suspects return: Miles Zuniga, Daniel Johnston, Sandra Bullock, Bob Schneider, and the Asylum Street Spankers; also, Patti Smith returns to Austin for SXSW, as do a bunch of other people.

"...plastic. Some top picks include: "Selling Music Today & Tomorrow," featuring record company CEOs and whatnot from MCA, Island..."

March 10, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Hitting the Pavement

Building SH 130 is still being considered in terms of costs, routes, and whether it will be a toll road.

"...look like. Not that you'll be driving on it tomorrow, but the EIS process -- including public hearings on..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...detail in state-mandated municipal plans makes our plan, Austin Tomorrow, look like a children's book. And these plans are..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Top 10 Technology Stories of 1999

"...commercial future. This is a boom that might have gone bust by now if day traders hadn't changed the..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

A Way With Guns

Young writer Kevin Wood grew up with BB guns, and rifles and hunting, so it was a bit of a shock for him to discover that he wasn't as comfortable with a handgun.

"...before I even had a driver's license. I haven't gone hunting in several years now, but Dad still invites..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Features Feature by Kevin Wood

Michael Nesmith

"...it means in the technology-rich world of today and tomorrow. "I don't want to write the Great American Novel,"..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Books Feature by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Solid Gold 40 is shocked and dismayed; non-fans of Carole Keeton Rylander add their two cents; a tear for Tony's Vineyard; and more letters to the editor.

"...so ago that Bondo's life had already come & gone I looked forward to seein' you, hearin' you reminisce...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Boats, Planes, and 'Dillos

"...new twist has turned up in the road to tomorrow. As of Friday, September 3, Crooks says that the..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Scanlines

The Big Hit

"...fate would have it, though, her father has recently gone bankrupt, and to complicate things, she happens to be..."

June 18, 1999 Screens Feature

Oil's Well That Ends Well

"...drilling business has fallen on hard times and he's gone to war with the local bank that is trying..."

May 7, 1999 Books Feature

Stompy Jones

"...for I have a mistress. Lovers have come and gone, but only my mistress stays. She is beautiful and..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Just Say No Way

Same Old Song

"...the grant, which is administered by the city, has gone to hire Meg Foster in District Attorney Ronnie Earle's..."

April 2, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Family Man

"...past or discard it, whether they accept what has gone before, however painful it may be, or continue to..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

"...on the line, all she said was, "We're closing tomorrow." Now, even though I was expecting a call from..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Gumbo Weather: Winter Warmup, Cajun-style

"...quart left, which quickly goes into the fridge for tomorrow's lunch or into the "extra freezer" for long-term storage...."

Feb. 5, 1999 Food Feature

The Lay of the Land

Timing Is Everything

"..."Now that the investment has gone into these blocks, what happens to the adjacent blocks?"..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Growing Chorus

Sex, Drugs & Hepatitis C

"..."I was expecting my liver to be 30-40% gone and cirrhosis already setting in," he says. "That's what..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

A Day of Dickering

Bonds Take Center Stage Over Budget

"...rivals. At issue was a topic that, in days gone by, regularly caused a ruckus in Austin city politics:..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Column

She Believes

Barbara Taft Devotes Her Life to Convicted Teen

"...was the presiding judge in Lacresha's case. "I said, `tomorrow at 1pm I'll be picketing your husband's trial,' and..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Budding Hamlet

Georgetown Village: Smart Growth Without Trying

"...off this scenario, many TNDs around the country have gone the luxury route, cherry-picking affluent homebuyers with disposable income..."

July 31, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Cubanisimo!

Ray Barretto and the Roots of Afro-Cuban Jazz

"...on the spot. "Tito said, `Be at RCA studios tomorrow,'" recalls Barretto. "I went in cold." His initial LP..."

June 12, 1998 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

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