Acevedo Chosen as New Police Chief: Let the sun shine in

City Manager picks Art Acevedo, a California Highway Patrol division chief, to be Austin's next top cop

"...This is the dawning of the age of Chief Art Acevedo...."

June 22, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Insatiable Taste for Tunes

In Austin, the self-proclaimed Live Music Capital of the World, seeing great music doesn't always have to mean fighting the crowds at a smoky nightclub

"...of swankified comfort foods), an outdoor terrace, and a state-of-the-art playground, the central Central Market draws families like bugs..."

March 19, 2004 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Alien Nation

Experimental filmmaker Craig Baldwin is down on corporatization and up with aliens, presenting a compilation of his work at the Blue Theater's Blue Screen series.

"...emissions that have burnt, blighted, and stupefied all of Earth's creatures. ... Deadly gamma, X-, and ultraviolet rays rush..."

April 19, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Los Cogelones, PickleStock, Lady Dan, and more recommended Austin shows

"...Following a tour in Spain, Los Cogelones now hit..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Tales of the Refugees

"...100 people was intended to show support for Central American refugees, many of them children or young adults, who..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...that same night on variances sought by CWS Capital Partners to build condo towers at 222/300 E. Riverside –..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature

A New Day at ARA

Is PR Facelift More Than Skin-Deep?

"...for months has decried the ARA's lack of neighborhood participation, assuring reporters that this time things will be different...."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Austin FC Fans, Assemble

MLS’s 27th franchise hits the pitch with multiple supporters’ groups backing them

"...If soccer is a religion, as the late Diego..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Eric Goodman

Inside Out ... Outside In

The growing influence of fringe movements on City Hall reflects either a healthy populism or the implosion of civic engagement

"...so quiet that the City Council of a major American metropolis must hold multiple hearings on water fluoridation in..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Could you or someone in your department please explain the humor or motivation behind the rising..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Column

SXSW Announces New Batch of Featured Speakers

Game of Thrones showrunners join tech, health innovators, and more

"...Steve Case and Beth Comstock (Startup Village): Steve Case is America's best-known and most accomplished..."

Jan. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Going 'Commando' With Mark Lester

Director brings Arnie's first real acting role to Austin

"...a retired Delta Force operative blackmailed into assassinating a Latin American politician when mercenaries kidnap his daughter. Of course,..."

April 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Articulations

Nine Austin arts organizations find grants in their stockings, courtesy of a Santa played by the National Endowment for the Arts.

"...Nine Austin arts organizations have had their holiday hopes fulfilled: A generous..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest Weekend Two

Lido Pimienta, Habibi, and Princess Nokia’s Kirby squirt gun

"...to a fever pitch with lesbian sleepover number “Slumber Party” and hustler banger “Gross.” The emcee took a turn..."

Oct. 16, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Cine las Americas Previews

"...Sin Cabeza (The Headless Woman)New Releases, Argentina/France/Italy/Spain D: Lucrecia Martel; with Maria Onetto, Claudia Cantero, César Bordón..."

April 17, 2009 Screens Feature

Off the Record

SXSW unveils the full band list. What more could you ask for?

"...• Few artists have encompassed Austin's rich musical landscape like Doug Sahm...."

Feb. 8, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Naked City

"...news that the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice will investigate Austin Police Department's use of..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature

In Person

¡A Viva Voz! featuring Jaime Hernandez, co-creator of 'Love and Rockets'

"...the fourth annual ÁA Viva Voz!, a celebration of Latino art and culture hosted by the Nettie Lee Benson..."

April 21, 2006 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Separation Anxieties

New Section?

"...she feels pertain to the Buratti-Moreno building: It exemplifies "part of the development, heritage, or cultural characteristics" of Austin...."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Feature by Charles Nafus

Stompy Jones

"...By the time he was 13-14, and after a particular vacation to Atlantic City where he was exposed to..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Live Shots

"...end. Fortunately for their small legion of devotees, the quartet turned up again on a cold Wednesday night in..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Music Feature

Review: Solero Flamenco's “A Journey Through Spain”

From Andalusia to Austin, flamenco emanates expressive energy

"...and vocalist, Irma La Paloma, called flamenco a “living art,” a rich blend of cultures that continues to adapt,..."

June 7, 2023 Arts Post by Annie Prafcke

Run the Brews Fast

Killer Mike and El P launch a new national beverage delivery service.

"...to Beyonce, or Rihanna to Lizzo, we’ve all seen artists become successful entrepreneurs in totally different fields from where..."

March 24, 2023 Food Post by A. Richmond

The Blanton Museum and the Umlauf Sculpture Garden Are Open Again

Two beloved bastions of visual art re-open for public view

"...Mexico, and Peru in the 1920s" show of vintage Latin American visuals – but everything's been shut down...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Checking In: Pa’lante Superfónicos

Afro-Latin fusionist weighs in on the whole arepa

"...proved unique in Austin for roots music more South American than Texan. U.S. funk punches at a heavyweight density,..."

June 23, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Film Flam

Cine Las Americas drops fest lineup; Clay Liford on fanboys

"...screenings at the Marchesa Hall and Theatre, the Mexican American Cultural Center, the North Door, and Salvage Vanguard Theater...."

April 20, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...Austin, in 1978 [for law school], I was in Barton Springs within 45 minutes of arriving, just because the..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Celebrity Judges

This year's distinguished panel of judges includes …

"...is a graduate of the California School of Culin­ary Arts and has written for Gourmet, Saveur, Wine Enthusiast, Los..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

Warfear: Paul Beck's 'Bomb' Blows Up Big Time

Austin animator creates a new short on the same old war

"...while since we've talked to Paul Beck, the Austin-based, Latin Grammy Award-winning, Emmy-nominated animator/provocateur who, along with former co-conspirator..."

Aug. 6, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Of Stars and Scars

AFS Doc Nights: Nostalgia for the Light

"...filmmaker Patricio Guzmán has often lamented the scarcity of Latin American documentaries: "A country without documentary films is like..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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