Day Trips

San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas coast near Brazoria is a very peaceful place

"...salt and freshwater marshes. The tall-grass prairie is occasionally interrupted by stands of trees draped in Spanish moss. The..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Making of Downtown North

The Domain may sound like just another fancy mall – but planners say it's the seed of a second Austin

"...A dusty expanse of concrete pad and gravel is interrupted by a forest of electrical pylons and mounds of..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

Nacogdoches has more history in its little finger than most other Texas cities have in all of their city limits

"...corner of Main and Church streets, the show was interrupted by a runaway mule-drawn cart. The commotion inspired Groucho..."

July 20, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Boots and Suits, Scheming and Dreaming

The Wilson Brothers on The Wendell Baker Story

"...on inside the Four Seasons, is the quieter, frequently interrupted, littlest Wilson. But both are big kidders...."

May 18, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

The Geometry of Hope

'The Geometry of Hope' at the Blanton Museum of Art provides a survey of abstract art in Latin America over the 20th century, segmented into chapters by cities and decades

"...rectangle. On the leftmost edge, a blue line is interrupted in the center. The missing square can be found..."

April 20, 2007 Arts Review by Salvador Castillo

Day Trips

The Brown Ranch and Hummer House south of Christoval is the summer home of the largest concentration of black-chinned hummingbirds

"...of pecan and oak leaves. Occasionally the chorus is interrupted by the shrill whistle of a songbird, but the..."

April 13, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Compliments and Suggestions

"...in The Austin Chronicle concerning the parties that got interrupted – where does SXSW perceive they have the right..."

March 30, 2007 Postmarks

How Does an Artist Get a Passport?

Two Austin playwrights join dozens of writers from across the hemisphere to 'dream the Americas'

"...concentration, so that the play has junctures. She constantly interrupted our writing so that it had the unexpected turn..."

March 16, 2007 Arts Feature

Friday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Sporadic hiatuses for the veteran band have been thankfully interrupted by the Boston trio's writing of new material. –..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

A Kealing Compromise

District won't formally separate Kealing Middle School's magnet program from neighborhood school

"...the schools is apparently over – or at least interrupted – the district can focus on more critical issues,..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

Film News

Texas could be like New York

"...Jason Eisener of Nova Scotia said his shoot was interrupted by a police officer who radioed in: "I got..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

SXSW Film

Daily Reviews and Interviews

"...him in this bar off Union Square, and he interrupted his own sermon to charge toward me. I thought..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

Nothing Here Has Any Real Value

Honorable mention

"...from somewhere deep inside the box, defiantly finishing its interrupted song. I realize that my mother was right; there..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Sarah Elizabeth Eastep

Christopher Schade: Islands

When a painting can make you seasick – as the ones in Christopher Schade's Islands series can – you have a work that's worth a look and a look again

"...a straightforward figure-ground relationship between creature and landscape is interrupted by an incline in the ocean horizon, which jogs..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Arts Review by Amanda Douberley

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...HNA officers (See last week's "Developing Stories.")Headlines • Briefly interrupted by last week's ice storm, the 80th Legislature proceeded..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature

Shedding Light on Prisoners' Rights

HIV/AIDS awareness group trying to make case for prisoners' right to condom access

"...blood on their hands," the somber funeral procession that interrupted Wednesday's meeting of the Sunset Commission was generally ignored...."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Diana Welch

'Friday Night Lights': Up to Now

"...Street and Lyla reconciled; Smash's date with Preacher's Kid interrupted by roid-induced nosebleed; Landry helps Tim see parallels between..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

Irony: Librarians Yelling

"...in our coverage of that event, but we were interrupted by shrieks from the main room of the Molotov..."

Nov. 7, 2006 News Post by Katherine Gregor

100 Proof Comedy: Shot down stand-up

Four of Austin's funniest comics have created a new showcase in which the hook is the comics doing what the audience does, i.e., taking a belt, knocking one back, hitting the sauce

"...the show with a toast and a bit later interrupted the opening set of Fifth Beatle Chris Allen with..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hightower Report

War Numbers; and Ignoring News of the People

"...well things are going in Iraq. A reporter finally interrupted to ask if Bush had even been told about..."

July 14, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Energy Abounding

Few words better encompass what the Kathy Dunn Hamrick Company is all about

"...In a solo, Nicks offers a portrait of movement interrupted, gliding toward some end only to be drawn off..."

July 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

What Do You See

In his first Austin show, Lubbock's Joe Romero presents abstract paintings that utilize a variety of colors and patterns to summon forth archaic subjects for the viewer to contemplate

"...and act like field paintings. An overwhelming red is interrupted with tiny blips of yellow. The smaller, medium-sized paintings..."

June 23, 2006 Arts Review by Salvador Castillo

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Officer Julie Schroeder's arbitration hearing testimony (see p.19) was interrupted Friday by an angry protester shouting that Schroeder is..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature

The Exonerated

In the Zachary Scott Theatre Center staging of 'The Exonerated,' tales of people wrongfully imprisoned on death row draw us deeply into a world of injustice

"...to the stories in The Exonerated, tales of lives interrupted by that same justice system for three-quarters of a..."

April 28, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Immigration Storm Reaches Hurricane Strength

10,000 protesters crowd Austin's streets in support of immigrant rights

"...After being interrupted by the arrival of popular huapango musicians Don Raul..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Here Comes the Guv

Kinky Friedman lights up his campaign

"...formerly employed on behalf of Republicans, notably Ronald Reagan) interrupted by spurts of applause. "He embraces political reform." Friedman's..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cap Metro Dodges Strike

Union, management credit Mayor Wynn with success

"...fee deduction (dues checkoff) from members' paychecks, which was interrupted in October. Management had initially insisted it would not..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Bloodthirsty Killers of Circle C

Victims take flight! ... Officials shrug! ... Stealthy predators stalk the suburban streets!

"...be contained on your property – ... Mockingbird!" Schaffel interrupted herself and dashed over to a corner of her..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Asking for It

'Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic'

"...really have a question here. I'm used to getting interrupted in conversation and not having to make fully cognizant..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Screens Feature by Steve Birmingham

Suspended Narratives

Lora Reynolds Gallery's first group show, 'Suspended Narratives,' is a cleverly developed grouping of artworks that have obscure or hard-to-find meanings

"...of water on it. The foggy picture plane is interrupted by a small, dark bump at the very bottom...."

Oct. 28, 2005 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

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