The Hightower Report

Aging Agitators; and the Price of Imported Shrimp

"...Also – let's face it – the clock is ticking, so it's definitely time to break loose, make a..."

June 6, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Odetta Sings!

A blues legend shines on Austin

"...the voice of the civil rights movement. Dubbed by Martin Luther King Jr. as “The Queen of American Folk..."

June 5, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

City Opens Emergency Storm Shelter

Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center to take in citizens without electricity

"...Street, east of I-35; 38th Street, east of I-35; Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, east of I-35; Airport Boulevard..."

May 15, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

That Was Then; This Is Now

The latest version of 'New Art in Austin' shows how much has changed in three years

"...Eric Zimmerman's intricate drawings contain both architectural elements and natural-looking landforms in graphite. Pools of colored ink contrast the..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Salvador Castillo

TEXAS STATE ARTS FESTIVAL

"...2, 2007 Downtown Austin Texas at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Congress Avenue, in the..."

Feb. 19, 2008 Events Post

Beside the Point

Zoning and development action doesn't come any hotter and heavier than last week's City Council meeting.

"...Speaking of Pyrrhic victories, Jennifer Kim, facing a hotly contested..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...wet, cold January weather, Aus­tin­ites honored the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march through town and..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature

Wish List

Give 'Til It Helps, Part 2

"...Large packing envelopes..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Features Feature

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story

Stax Records Roundup

"...extraordinary Monterey Pop performance, he and most of his backing Bar-Kays are killed in a plane crash. In 1968,..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

Wish List

Give 'til it helps: Part 1

"...2200 E. Martin Luther King Jr., 477-3796...."

Dec. 14, 2007 Features Feature

Naked City

"...between City Manager Toby Futrell and Council Member Mike Martinez. See "Beside the Point."..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature

Letters @ 3AM

The craziness of this country is that our public and private discussions have almost nothing to do with each other

"...You could smoke in buses then and we were smoking. At the last stop, I'd gotten her a coffee..."

July 6, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Transit Oriented Development Seminar Today

The future of transit tomorrow is here today

"...live or have businesses near future rail stops at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Plaza Saltillo and Lamar Boulevard,..."

April 4, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Event Menu

March 30-April 5

"...The good times will roll at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Congress Avenue, just across..."

March 30, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Planting a Seed

Local schools see students not only eating all of their vegetables but growing them, too

"...the Berkeley community around the Edible Schoolyard (www.edibleschoolyard.org) at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. She saw a huge..."

March 23, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

We Were the Urban Pioneers

Our search for the just-right million-dollar condo, in the wilds of Downtown

"...Think of the Puritan settlers, eking out a new life amid impossibly harsh weather and..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Arts on Real: Secrets to building a successful theatre

Naughty Austin Artistic Director Blake Yelavich spills all about the creation of his theatre, Arts on Real, in his cover-story interview in the trade publication DramaBiz

"...dressing up a space made an abandoned warehouse off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard look like a million bucks..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Holiday Wish Lists 2006

Give 'til it helps: Part 1

"...the trails – and neighborhoods – of lights fantastic, schlucking down nog, and scarfin' down the figgy-p, let's take..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Features Feature

Rock & Roll Books

Gift Guide

"...set that spared Boston from riots the day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s murder in '68, and Nirvana's return..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Life Is a Rhythm

Ground zero for Austin hip-hop: University Hills' 2-3

"...to the north, and the intersection of Airport and Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards to the south. During the..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

More TODs to Come

"...The only real ground-breaking has occurred at Crestview Station. Here's a brief update..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Complete Motown Singles Volume 4: 1964

In Box

"...also witnessed the passage of the Civil Rights Act, Martin Luther King Jr. being awarded the Nobel Prize for..."

March 31, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Tree Flakes?

Recent Austin tree spats are symptoms of our need for a coordinated plan to manage the urban forest

"...lurch. The most recent was on the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, when neighborhood activists planning Saturday..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

"...heat up, as candidates began holding kickoff parties and staking out positions, with some interesting internecine combat expected on..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature

On the Map

Austin's art scene kept catching the eye of the nation in 2005

"...Quanah Parker there. And on and on it went, marking 2005 as a year when more Austin artists got..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Heydays (Again)

Creative Research Laboratory is inviting anyone with an itch to draw, paint, or otherwise make a creative mark to join in a 12-hour effort to transform a blank room at Flatbed World Headquarters into something rich and strange

"...and geometric patterns. It was an exercise in concentrated art-making, with students and teachers from the UT community creating..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What Killed Michael Clark?

The official Travis Co. autopsy doesn't tell the whole story

"...after 1pm on Sept. 26, the second of two record-breaking 108-degree days, Austin police officers working the department's Southeast..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Bank and president of the Lubbock Red Cross Board, speaking on Hurricane Katrina in the Sept. 11 Austin American-StatesmanHeadlines•..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Democrat declares candidacy for governor courts 'the new mainstream'

"...God for Mississippi Committee." Beneath the entreating statue of Martin Luther King Jr., Bell said his campaign would initiate..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

A Double Life

Napoleon Beazley was executed by the state of Texas, but he lives again in a new play

"...trouble, and I was periodically meeting with her and making suggestions. Every time I talked to her I learned..."

July 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

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