20 Years of Austin Gifts

... And a slew of other local businesses celebrating significant anniversaries

"...certificate. 9901 N. Cap. of Texas Hwy., 502-8268; 3405 Guadalupe, 458-5231; 318 Colorado, 472-6357. www.avantsalon.com...."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Naked City

The battle continues over the Villas at Guadalupe

"...to bestow that echoic nickname upon the Villas on Guadalupe before someone beat us to the punch. The controversial..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Mayor Watson's final days dwindle to a precious few.

"...already delayed zoning case for the proposed Villas on Guadalupe, a condo complex that's too big and too close..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Spicy Tandoor Restaurant

Chronicle Food writer Mick Vann writes that Spicy Tandoor is Austin's latest Indo-Paki-Bangladeshi restaurant, the most fun and flavorful combination of foods to be found in town.

"...Spicy Tandoor Restaurant6800 Airport Blvd. (at Guadalupe), 459-6859..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Food Review by Mick Vann

Naked City

News shorts

"...Folks in the Guadalupe neighborhood already have a view of the Capitol, but..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Food-o-File

A prominent local restaurateur has taken to the radio, complaining about all the gloom and doom being reported in the newspapers and then a reader e-mailed last week to say he was tired of reading about "dot-com failures" and their impact on Austin's restaurant scene. Well, boys, all I can say in my defense is … the news is just the news.

"...man Ray LeMay opened the second Ray's Steakhouse (3010 Guadalupe, 478-0000; 13376 Hwy. 183, 219-9990) in a former Shoney's..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Playing the Violin

Mr. Sinus Theater's Jerm Pollet is also a musician!

"...and what's now Tower Records at the corner of Guadalupe and 24th streets...."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Tied Up in Cable, Mauro Tries to Stop the Pipeline, Smart Growth reconsidered, and Hyde Park Redux

"...for a pricey residential development project on Fifth and Guadalupe, saying that it was taking money away from the..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Jennie Kennedy

Republic Square: A Brief History

A Capsule History of Republic Square

"...Mexican-American, and the park itself was then known as Guadalupe. As people of color were pushed or pulled eastward..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Chale Nafus

Naked City

The city gets into the affordable housing development business, buying land in East Austin for a mixed-use development there.

"...fares on this site, Mark Rogers, director of the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation, says the city's willingness to invest..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Day Trips

The historic Army forts around Central Texas and beyond.

"...conjunto music at Rosedale Park, May 9-13. 210/271-3151 or www.guadalupe-culturalarts.org...."

May 11, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Hill Country Food & Wine Guide

by Virginia B. Wood & the Cuisines staff

"...48. Guadalupe River Ranch Resort 695 FM 474, eight miles north..."

April 13, 2001 Food Feature

Naturaltown

Vegetarian and Vegan Spots in Austin

"...Wheatsville Deli3101 Guadalupe, 478-2667..."

March 9, 2001 Food Feature by Lindsey Simon

Postscripts

Why dull people make witty writers and other mysteries in this week's Postscripts.

"...on the third floor of the HRC (21st & Guadalupe) on Monday, Feb. 26, at 3pm. Call 471-1601 for..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Sin Fronteras

Most observers would agree that Austin has a Latino visual arts community, but within that community are many voices, many points of view, many styles -- and no borders.

"...Elsewhere in town, the exterior wall of Half-Price Books' Guadalupe store and the garden of Allison Elementary School double..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

The Flight of the Night Bird

Harry Akin opened for business on Christmas Eve, 1932, selling hamburgers for 15 cents apiece. Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood reveals how Akin turned his hamburger stand into Austin's former restaurant empire.

"...The next year, Akin purchased a small cafe on Guadalupe Street for $100 and christened it Night Hawk No...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...classified as the First Ward, bordered by the river, Guadalupe, Colorado, and Fifth Street. Everyone else called it Guy..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...no longer exists at what was then 19th & Guadalupe), where, if we hung out long enough, the bartenders..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...East 12th Streets. South of 11th Street is today's Guadalupe neighborhood. The hill was named for the family that..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Short Cuts

The low-down on SXSW Film 2001, upcoming filmmaking classes, and who's going to Park City next week.

"...at the Barnes & Noble on the Drag (2244 Guadalupe), which should help you out. He'll also be teaching..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

Baseball, bats, obits, no buts, and environmental action figure into this year-end wrap-up.

"...adopted an ordinance banning alcohol on the Comal and Guadalupe rivers. The ban runs from the bridge at Gruene..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

After a Fashion

Go shopping with our Style Avatar and you just might find yourself having a black Christmas, which, hopefully will not put you in the red!

"...needs, at the "Best of Austin" award-winning Cadeau (2316 Guadalupe, 477-7276, and Central Park, 38th & Lamar, 453-6988), and..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...9. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo by Richard Griswold del Castillo..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Books Column

Public Notice

Our weekly calendar of activist and volunteer events and fundraisers.

"...Noon, Rally at Republic Park, 10th & Guadalupe...."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...4. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo by Griswold del Castillo..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Books Column

Public Notice

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, among other things, and "Public Notice" wants you to feel the love.

"...Monday-Friday, Oct. 16-20 at the Travis County Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe and the Stokes Building, 314 W. 11th, presenting artful..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...other small nonprofits in neighborhoods such as Blackshear and Guadalupe, who have been fighting urban decay one foundation at..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

All Together Now

City makes some headway on synchronizing traffic lights

"..."Right now on Guadalupe, the actual timing before and after this project is..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Nailing the Market

The next time you go out to eat, keep an eye out for the work of Austin artist Elizabeth Guenthner. She's showing in almost every cafe where it's possible to display art, and her works' precise, distinctly disturbing beauty is simply transcendent.

"...Grind (15 pieces on display through Jul 31) 2714 Guadalupe, 477-6656..."

July 14, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips

The defunct Comal Power Plant in New Braunfels finds new life as a hotel.

"...popular water recreation district in the state -- the Guadalupe River. A hotel of the kind envisioned by the..."

June 2, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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