Austin @ Large: Love Children

Political commentary on the minor candidates for mayor

"...something about the power of "female" candidates. The putatively homeless Gale reminded us at the Chronicle how easily she..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

No Doorways, No Beds

"...-- calling for a more comprehensive plan to resolve homelessness. "We need a greater level of resources for our..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

Mayor-o-Meter

"...Jennifer Gale, perennial candidate, homeless cross-dresser..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bride of the Wind

"...Mahler's more famous remarks -- about being a “thrice homeless” Jew and about tradition being “laziness” -- in scenes..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Postmarks

Readers sound off on a variety of touchy subjects: politicos, abandoned kittens, even the brachiation of apes.

"...open late, and so need the 'protection' from the homeless promised by the ordinance round-the-clock ..."..."

June 15, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Everybody talk about: pop music, aquifer protection, police presence, even doggie do and doggie don't.

"...the first to commend people who want to hug homeless, the group is called House the Homeless, and its..."

May 18, 2001 Column

Public Notice

Hey, what's going on this week in Austin, public service-wise? Just read this!

"...online campaign hosted locally by Austin's own House the Homeless. You remember ... the goal of the ULW is..."

May 4, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Hey, what's going on this week in Austin, public service-wise? Just read this!

"...It's an online campaign hosted locally by House the Homeless, an education and advocacy organization whose cause is simple:..."

April 27, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Amores Perros

Three stories about beast and man.

"...legendary Mexican character actor Echevarría, who collects the city's homeless canines and occasionally moonlights as a hitman. Amores Perros..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Someone Like You

"...that perfectly coiffed head). Broken-hearted and reeling, Jane's also homeless after her plans to move in with Ray fall..."

March 30, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Serious Rock & Roll Anthropology

An interview with SXSW honoree Penelope Spheeris

"...AC: In Decline III, which focuses on homeless L.A. street punks, you really get a feeling that..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Public Notice

Gather round the Yule log and the figgy pudding, get out a paper and pen, and jot down some of these items from our Annual Holiday Wish List 2000, Part 2. Local organizations need you!

"...set for 20 people (3 sets total needed)Capitol Area Homeless Alliance701 W. Fifth, 476-4377..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Naked City

Saving the land around Waller Creek downtown from flooding proves trickier -- and more expensive -- than council members or city staff anticipated.

"...the Montopolis area of East Austin to allow the homeless assistance nonprofit Life Works to build a transitional housing..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Day Trips

A heroic swimmer falls from grace and becomes addicted to dope. A story ripped from the Olympic headlines? Why no, it's the strange tale of Priscilla the Pig, whose memory is enshrined in a Houston home.

"...celebrity in his own right as "Hambassador for the Homeless." Judy says that for years Victoria worked as an..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...Transitional housing for homeless persons, for example, is in critically short supply, says..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood explains how Austin became the second city in America to pass a resolution on genetically engineered food and updates readers on other local culinary news.

"...The Shepherd's Flock, which provides hot meals to 180 homeless clients at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless..."

June 2, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Public Notice

Public Notice says, "Keep cool this summer and volunteer for a local public service organization."

"...Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) Transitional assistance for the local homeless. 701 W...."

May 26, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...needs the $7.7 million more than Austin's sick or homeless...."

May 19, 2000 Column

Naked City

Leslie Cochran discusses his loss in the mayor's race and his modeling contract with Yclip.com.

"...-- and 28,000 more votes -- and the cross-dressing homeless jester who regularly stakes out the northwest corner of..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Emergency Groceries and Meals

In addition to the nearly 50 food pantries operated by local churches, neighborhood centers, and social-service agencies in the Austin metropolitan area, here's a list of soup kitchens that provide some meals for Austin's hungry and homeless citizens.

"...soup kitchens provide some meals for Austin's hungry and homeless citizens. Meals are open to all hungry persons without..."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature

Postmarks

Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...articles. For your paper to have generalized transsexuals as "homeless, drug-indulgent street walkers and prostitutes" is an unfair and..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

Cradle Will Rock

"...artists are led to “prostitute” their work. Some, like homeless would-be actress Olive Stanton (Watson) have only their self-respect..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Public Notice

Our weekly calendar of activist and volunteer events and fundraisers.

"...ARC of Austin, 476-7044, Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH), 476-4357, Capital Area Food Bank, 282-2111, Caritas, 479-4610,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

A Walking Contradiction

Exploring the legacy of one of Austin's great, unsung singer-songwriters, Blaze Foley

"...the Austin Outhouse cassette to go to an Austin homeless shelter. Instead, it went toward his burial costs. Somehow,..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Council Watch

Council denies historic zoning for old house on St. David's property.

"...people. It also serves other downtown denizens, including the homeless, the children attending its new Montessori school, and their..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Grow and Prosper

With neighbors still reeling from 1990 expansion, Hyde Park Baptist plans another growth project.

"...ugly. And at night, it's open, so that means homeless people and teenagers can go in there."..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Losing Ground?

CSC Has Say on City Hall

"...Inc., for use as a transitional housing facility for homeless youth. (LifeWorks is the new name for the recently..."

July 16, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

The Dreamlife of Angels

This gritty film won the French Cesar award as well as Best Actress awards at Cannes for its two leads.

"...at a local sewing factory where Isa, broke and homeless after finding that her contact in Lille has moved..."

May 14, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Record Reviews

Ani Difranco

"...recorded right here in Austin, drugs are bad, the homeless have been criminalized, and the erosion of America's industrial..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Music Review

Public Notice

"...If we could only see the homeless as Bedouins, or in the light of the many..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

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