Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...said Strama. He will run unopposed in the Democratic primary in March. In November, he'll face one of three..."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

2006 State Races

A sampling of some of the livelier contests taking shape in the March 7 primary and the general election in November

"...the end of the day, though, the Big D primary contest likely boils down to a Bell-Gammage showdown. (For..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: The Sporting Scene

It's just a Hail Mary pass from Memorial Stadium to Formula One

"...how unequivocal a deal will remain among these notorious wheeler-dealers. The collective tempers and wanderlust were reportedly soothed by..."

June 18, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Primary Numbers

Crunching the numbers on who voted where in the 2006 primaries

"...the polls – we can deal with last week's primary results with dispatch. Figures are divided into the six..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

March 6 Primary Report

Eckhardt dethrones Sonleitner, fundamentalists duke it out with public education, and more

"...Karen Sonleitner, with just over 57% of the Dem primary vote, to win the County Court's Precinct 2 seat...."

March 10, 2006 News Feature

Primary Election Notes

Scuttlebutt from the election trail

"...rival Bob Gammage in the final month before the primary, reporting contributions of $259,569 in his eight-day financial report..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature

March 7 Primaries

"...• Mary Wheeler..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature

(Tom) Petty Fest

‘Southern Accents’ pack the Mohawk

"...Chisel), the Traveling Wilbury’s “Last Night” (local Brother Nolan Wheeler), and “This Old Town” (Jones), off 2006’s Highway Companion...."

Sept. 26, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Connie Britton, Chandler Canterbury, Fionnula Flanagan, Lyle Lovett, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Eloise DeJoria, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Lindsay Burdge, Joshua Leonard, Jennifer Lafleur, Peter Vack, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Molly McMichael, Jason Newman (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music

Wonderful musical numbers, strong voices highlight Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music

"...Seventies effort by Sondheim (music & lyrics) and Hugh Wheeler (book) aren't quite universal but are (perhaps unfortunately) universally..."

June 24, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Prime Cut

"...in the form of a package of weenies from Mary Ann's Meats in Kansas City, and it's Nick Devlin's..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...a splintered American landscape. Cast: Josh Hopkins, Samantha Mathis, Mary Beth Hurt, Rachel Kitson, Iain Merrill Peakes (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Accelerates Into Weekly Artist Lists

Naked Giants, Ghost Wolves & Saint Phnx top 111 new reveals

"...Meanwhile, SXSW continues bolstering its homegrown roster with Van Mary, Billy King & the Bad Bad Bad, Monte Warden..."

Jan. 23, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Boycotting Texas’ Bigotry

"...reversal of these discriminatory policies," AALL President Ronald E. Wheeler Jr. wrote to Adler and Tom Noonan, president and..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

John Fogerty, True Believers, Bobby Bare, Junior Brown, Wheeler Brothers

Final SXSW Live Shots

"...John Fogerty, True Believers, Bobby Bare, Junior Brown, Wheeler BrothersACL Live at the Moody Theater, March 16..."

March 22, 2013 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"...Sweeping Promises, Sweet Spirit, TC Superstar, Thee Unemployed, Van Mary, Warren Hood, Western Youth, and Whitney Rose...."

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Toll Man. Cast: Jordan Hayes, Max Topplin, James McGowan, Rosemary Dunsmore (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Team Players: Who's Who on the Campaign Trail

"...for county judge, Kathy Rider for AISD school board, Mary Arnold for city council 1993: Brigid Shea for city..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...Charlotte Wheeler..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Jen Richards, Daniel Eric Gold, C.J. Wilson, Taylor Richardson, Mary Catherine Garrison (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...Margaret Hollyman, André Holland, Sarah Rafferty, Susan Kalechi Watson, Mary Beth Peil (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Save as We Pave?

The latest trend in environmentally sensitive planning tiptoes into Travis County

"...planning and responsible growth. (Sweetwater's Growth Dialog representative, Rick Wheeler, dissented from the group's final report, stating that the..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

My Migas, My City

As Downtown development explodes, Las Manitas Avenue Cafe and its neighbors face an uncertain future

"...The Copa building is owned by real-estate investor Mary Ogden, who has told her tenant that she has..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett announced on Thursday that Austin's Mary Lee Foundation will get $1,598,300 in funding from the..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Death and Life of Free Radio

Austin microradio lived fast and died young -- can the movement live to broadcast another day?

"...a 50,000-watt station like a jackrabbit interferes with an 18-wheeler -- most micro stations say they are scrupulous about..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...LIMBO D: John Sayles; with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, David Straithairn, Vanessa Martinez, Casey Siemaszko...."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Record Reviews

"...like wave after wave of sound. The sky cries Mary, but dead can dance in the deep forest. Suddenly,..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Adventures abound all the way up to Albuquerque

"...Free on US84 Aug. 6-8, Childress, Wellington, Shamrock and Wheeler, www.wildandfreeon83.com..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Federico Archuleta Has More Murals to Make

The artist who made “‘Til Death Do Us Part” isn’t letting the pandemic stop him from making art

"...essentials – but bold in color: the roses surrounding Mary almost lurid in their redness; the radiance shining from..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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