Res Publica

Your do-good guide for Nov. 20-27

"...from Wal-Marts and Targets, and spend your hard-earned dollars where they'll count the most – at Austin's homegrown businesses...."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature

Off The Record

Making the rounds for the third annual HAAM Benefit Day, while the Black Angels walk with a zombie

"...charm. Music coordinator Nancy Coplin is looking for local holiday music for the airport intercom. Contact her at [email protected]...."

Oct. 10, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Reviewing the three-ring circus of Fun Fun Fun Fest and flashing back to the Armadillo World Headquarters with Dweezil Zappa

"...the capstone for two raucous days in Waterloo Park. Other than a shortage of recycling outlets and catered food..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Naked City

"...understandably, a pretty glum lot these days. In the space of two general elections, the local GOP has managed..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature

Interior Designers

After 30 years, Miguel Ravago and Tom Gilliland offer a cookbook as challenging and fascinating as their menu

"...help from their friend Diana Kennedy, well known for her passion in documenting and preserving traditional Mexican recipes, they..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Not Just Plain Vanilla

You may have noticed the neon deco sign on the roof of the Adams Extract Company's distinctively low-slung Moderne building, set back from I-35 just south of Slaughter Lane and rather dramatically surrounded by prairie grassland. What you might not know, Food writer MM Pack explains, is that, unlike Betty Crocker, there really is a Mr. Adams and he still makes the extracts from top-secret family formulas.

"...back from I-35 just south of Slaughter Lane and rather dramatically surrounded by prairie grassland. And if you thought..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Food Feature by MM Pack

Dancing About Architecture

Stevie Ray Vaughan box set hits stands and controversary

"...but Vaughan's former manager Chesley Milliken is making some altogether different noises. "It's the Hendrix Syndrome," he declares. "Stevie..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

After a Fashion

New shop Chimera is spotlighted and Therapy's spooky exhibits elicit a few kudos, too.

"...it's at 110 W. Elizabeth (447-5720), in the old Therapy space behind Güero's. The brainchild of Jeanette Bonoan and..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Public Notice

Our weekly calendar of activist and volunteer events and fundraisers.

"...tell you. In fact, next time we go on holiday, we just might have to take the lad out..."

July 28, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Articulations

A meeting on the Long Center; a profitable gala for Austin Musical Theatre; a new season for Salvage Vanguard Theater.

"...designs they've prepared based on the facility program reported here last week. The ARTS Center Stage Architectural Design Committee..."

March 3, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Postmarks

SUVs are not sluggish, the Internet is not homogenous, and roads are not decongestants.

"...under, or around the plethora of pick-ups and vans. Furthermore, they were driven in such a stately manner that..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Column

A Change of Scenery

What It Looks Like

"...and west (along Red River) of Rainey Street is either vacant or has been given over to downtown-type uses,..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Dancing About Architecture

A Fright on the Townes

"...tuned my thoughts on a general wavelength of, "Is there anything you wanna say, Townes?" (I absolutely refused to..."

June 18, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Making Hay Out of Y2K

Preparedness 101

"...spectacularly attended Austin City Council meeting held recently brought together Mayor Kirk Watson along with the heads of the..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature by Marc Savlov

Food-O-File

"...Usually, there's not much action in the River City restaurant business..."

June 27, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

Bergstorm

"...commercial and recreational pilots, it's hand-to-mouth barnstorming in restricted airspace. So why do we do it? For love. And..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Column

Public Notice

"...the theme of this issue, not listing for you here our Best of Austin "Public Notice" picks. We've two..."

Sept. 13, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Hold Up Those Cards!

"...three-point whoooosh -- and that can add up! Local heroes Conradt and Penders are part of Coaches Vs. Cancer,..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Column

Recommended

Boss Hogg

"...What a lovely couple that dominatrix Cristina Martinez and her henchman/husband Jon Spencer, who approach their raw delights like..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Feature

Public Notice

Those Boots Were Made for Walkin'

"...when she took the "Public Notice" helm from Kathleen Maher, who had developed the column in the early Eighties..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Column by Kate X Messer

A Conversation with Stephen Harrigan Telling Ghost Stories

"...have to be crafty because some appeared in places farther afield like Travel Holiday and Audubon), there's an ample..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Arts Feature by Robin Bradford

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