Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

Even if you're familiar with the details of this legendary game, this suspenseful cultural documentary draws you to the edge of your seat and beyond, back into 1968 itself.

"...first establishing the incendiary temper of the times – Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy have recently..."

April 17, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Happenings

Jan. 17-23

"...DAY OF SERVICE pays tribute to the achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service projects..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature

Akeelah and the Bee

This story about a girl from the ghetto who wins the national spelling bee has lofty if sometimes unfulfilled goals, but is a rewarding tale nevertheless.

"...spell words from the speeches of W.E.B. Dubois and Martin Luther King). Larabee also has a tortured backstory that’s..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...they could not confirm that such raids are indeed taking place. But immigrant advocates, including PODER and the Texas..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

The Hightower Report

Bushites squelch negative Central American labor conditions report; and sustainable food program teaches students more than they'll ever learn in a sterile classroom

"...MAKING FACTS FIT IDEOLOGY If an ideologically incorrect study is..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...will discuss his book Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Laws That Changed America..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

The Austin Area Heritage Council's annual celebration

"...The Martin Luther King Jr. Citywide March and Cultural Festival will..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature

Page Two

"...I'm making an Austin-music tape for an old friend I recently..."

July 4, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Same as It Never Was

Some airports, forts, and boondoggles were never meant to be

"...at the intersection of Ed Bluestein (Highway 183) and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (FM 969). Many buildings have..."

July 4, 2003 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Two Towns of Jasper

"...Marco Williams. As part of our local celebration of Martin Luther King's birthday, a special pre-screening of this intriguing..."

Jan. 13, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Yousuf Karsh: A Retrospective

The Oswald Gallery's retrospective exhibit of Yousuf Karsh's black and white portraiture is a small sample of Karsh's career, perhaps, considering the span of years in which he worked, but it's a representative one, and perfectly displayed in the snug front gallery.

"...Martin Luther King Jr. Georgia O'Keeffe. Winston Churchill. Alberto Giacometti...."

Nov. 8, 2002 Arts Review

Taking the Slow Road

The I-35 improvement project is running way behind schedule -- in part because it keeps growing.

"...initiated in 1987, the project area only stretched from Martin Luther King Boulevard south to Ben White. Now, it..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"...History Museum -- now bigger than life down on Martin Luther King Boulevard (or, depending on your point of..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Neighborly Planning

The city, businesses, and residents all seem pleased with the results of the East Martin Luther King Neighborhood Planning Workshop.

"...Norman Elementary School on Feb. 2 for the East Martin Luther King Neighborhood Planning Workshop, hosted by the city's..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

"...units to address neighbors' concerns about scale, moved its parking garage, and hired a traffic engineer to mitigate neighbors'..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Hightower Lowdown

Jim waves the flag; George Dubya plays his health-care shell game; the U.S. gets into bed with thugs.

"...Wobblies, Mother Jones and Joe Hill, Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr. -- freedom-fighters all. Too many true..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Mahalia!

In the Austin Playhouse production of Mahalia!, director Don Toner has staged a neat chamber piece with a trio of talented actor / singers, allowing the singing to be spectacular and the rest of the play to operate simply.

"...Concordia University, although it is hard to imagine the Lutherans of Concordia belting out Southern Baptist gospel songs the..."

April 6, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Public Notice

From race riots in South Florida to the MLK Day March in Austin, "Public Notice" reflects on how far we've come and how far we've yet to go.

"...could set our spanky new Christmas Timex with the real-looking thick brown leather "hippie" band to those nightly jaunts..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

East Austin Nonprofit Mired in Controversy CEACO Sinking

"...promise to provide prizes to local schoolchildren for a Martin Luther King day contest. Has been reprimanded for charging..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...lined up three days of activities in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, with NAACP Executive Director Kweisi..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature

Postmarks

"...Randalls, and attending endless meetings about Triangle Park, I'm looking forward to the day when this matter is settled...."

Nov. 14, 1997 Column

Whose House

Making a Place for Black Theatre in Austin

"...And that's problematic in talking about community and creating together because, somehow or another,..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

A Good Catholic Girl

On the Lege

"...group denounced the Ku Klux Klan and marched on Martin Luther King Day, she'd continue to regard them as..."

May 5, 1995 News Column

The Mountaintop

Katori Hall's drama probes Martin Luther King Jr.'s mortality and legacy on the last night of his life

"...Hall in her compelling 2009 drama, its subject being Martin Luther King Jr. on the last night of his..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...death nevertheless came as something of a shock. The King was dead. And yet, since the beginning of mankind,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Announcing the 2007-08 Austin Music Awards lineup; Charlie Sexton brings sexy back; and KOOP Radio returns to the airwaves

"...and signer-songwriter hotbed Chicago House, Glynda Renee Cox (née Martin) died of an apparent heart attack Sunday, Jan. 20...."

Feb. 1, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Cecilia Martinez..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column

Obsolete Gamer Bigotry

"...who were considering buying this THQ video game, Jeremy Martin writes, "Ever want to implant your flabby gamer ass..."

Oct. 3, 2006 Postmarks

Sixth Street Jaywalker Partially Vindicated in Federal Court

Jury finds cop used excessive force

"...public and violent arrest for the high crime of jaywalking across Sixth Street at night, Jeremy King won a..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Psychedelic Acid Trope

Exhibits at the Bullock, Briscoe, and LBJ explore our recall of the Sixties

"...American History with "The Power of His Camera: Spider Martin and the Civil Rights Movement." Any of them can..."

July 18, 2014 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

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