Eye Wide Open on Lance Letscher

With two major solo shows and a new documentary about him, the Austin collage artist readies to be seen in a new way

"...his kaleidoscopically colorful home studio in Central Austin, artist Lance Letscher is reserved, precise, and unflaggingly polite. He isn't..."

March 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

Bicycles, Roses, and Survivors

The Lance Armstrong Foundation and the spirit of its founder

"...Just weeks before, Lance Armstrong had learned that he had an advanced form..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Elaine Martin

Chef, restaurateur helped pioneer Eastside treasure

"...When Elaine Martin, Dorsey Barger, and James Lance opened a restaurant on Manor Road in 1988, they..."

Feb. 18, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Best Man Holiday

Fourteen years after the first film, this sequel finds our likable characters experiencing the pitfalls and promise of middle age.

"...love has proved elusive: Jordan (Long) now runs a major cable news network, but won’t allow herself to be..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

1917

World War I drama shows heroism in saving, not taking, lives

"...is, in many ways, a small story. Two British lance corporals – Schofield (MacKay) and Blake (Chapman) – are..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

1991 Festival of Animation

"...life. “Simon,” a short piece by current Disney-ite Robert Lance, follows the peculiar trials of a boy with no..."

Aug. 23, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

CenTex Sports Top 10

Lance, Ricky, and F1 among the biggest stories of 2012

"...1) THE DOWNFALL OF LANCE ARMSTRONG In a sport riddled with performance-enhancing drugs, it..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Aggies Hook Horns, Astros Land Lee

"...rivals, albeit still less apt to grow dreadlocks and major in things like Postmodern Film Theory - waltzed into..."

Nov. 25, 2006 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

Out of Left Field

Tim Walker looks at this abysmal year in Texas baseball.

"...worst of times. At the end of the 2000 major league baseball season, both the Houston Astros and Texas..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Sports Feature by Tim Walker

Comedy, This Month!

Who brings laughs to Austin stages in the next few weeks?

"...isn’t comprehensive. This is just a heads-up about some major acts (or maybe-not-quite-major-as-such-but-we-totally-love-’em) coming your way in February...."

Jan. 29, 2018 Arts Post

Round Rock Express: Know Your Enemy

Highlighting minor-leaguers from the opposing teams

"...the radio, keep an ear open for these future Major Leaguers...."

June 28, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

'MLB 2K10' for Xbox 360 Impresses

Gives 'The Show' a run for its money

"...Sony's ultra-impressive The Show for years now, 2K Sports' Major League Baseball 2K10 finally steps into the light to..."

May 14, 2010 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Monkeying Around

Songwriters love monkeys, be they figurative or literal

Aug. 5, 2005 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...in Final Cut Pro, you can check the white balance on a TV crew's Betacam from half a block..."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Broken News

Times Warner's struggling news channel lashes out at defectors

"...her as a glamorous, perfectly coiffed onscreen "personality"; her major job duties, in fact, involved lugging a 40-pound camera..."

July 14, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

The Big Three Bike Projects – Still Spinning Their Wheels?

Austin still struggles with bicycle mobility

"...come to pass? Capital Metro's Rails With Trails, the Lance Armstrong Bikeway, and the Pfluger Bridge extension project each..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

City Hall's Bumpy Road

Can Austin planners and the City Council ever bring an end to the local transportation wars?

"...are their lab rats." Speaking on behalf of "the majority of the people out in Voterland," Levy remarks that..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...citizens of Austin for suggestions on how to honor Lance Armstrong for his incredible seven wins in the Tour..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Column

A2K Meets 'ACL'

The rise of Charlie Jones, local promoter extraordinaire, ACL Fest main man.

"...the local management, marketing, and event planning firm behind Lance Armstrong...."

Sept. 20, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Dancing About Architecture

Fine Tuning or: Gavin Peace a Chance

"...appointed Austin Convention & Visitors' Bureau Music Liaison Gavin Lance seems to be wasting no time getting some new..."

July 18, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Bicycle Dreams

A closer look at the Downtown bike boulevard proposals

"...of all ability levels, and 3) connects with the Lance Armstrong Bikeway – all while still allowing automobile traffic...."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...toll road plan forces toll roads on almost every major arterial route throughout the city. That has never been..."

July 30, 2004 Column

Good Restaurants Make Good Neighbors

"...the right place at the right time was a major contributing factor. During the Eighties, formerly sleepy Barton Springs..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Dancing About Architecture

¿Agua Fest?

"...that the whole festival should be changed into a major Tejano festival. Oddly enough, though, the Fest's own charts..."

May 30, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Black writes, "Certainly immigration is and has been a major issue." He then asks about several other issues, as..."

April 21, 2006 Column

Sara Smile

Those teeth, those lips, those songs -- the one and only Sara Hickman

"...at one end is an office where Hickman's husband Lance is collecting phone messages while his wife consults the..."

May 11, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...out a lifeline to the project, suggested a more balanced public-private partnership mix of financing, which may be discussed..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature

The Information Junkie

"...for the subject catalog approach. Just about all the major search engine sites now offer a subject approach too...."

Nov. 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...Third and Fourth streets. That circuit's actually called the Lance Armstrong Bikeway, which is unfortunate because I don't want..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

What Odd Circumstance Joins Austin’s L.B. Deyo With Gabriel García Márquez Even Beyond the Ransom Center’s Newly Revealed Archives?

Maybe it’s, what? Love, in the time of measles?

"...“Marquez was one of the major figures of world literature in the second half of..."

Feb. 3, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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