Sex Offenders Exposed

Are sex offender laws causing more harm than good?

"...Henry's story is not an uncommon one, says Mary Sue Molnar, founder of the nascent sex offender law..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Big Range Austin

The festival that packs a year of contemporary dance into two weekends

"...Berman (Forklift Danceworks), Lisa Del Rosario (Sheep Army), and Mary Chase (Dance Repertory Theatre). And since the festival isn't..."

June 25, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

AISD: Carstarphen Seals the Deal

Folks, we've got ourselves a new school superintendent

"...Texas independent school districts (Brownsville, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Ysleta). Forgione said he would..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Informant

Revolutionary to rat: The uneasy journey of Brandon Darby

"...the recorded conversation, McKay told Darby that it was "worth it if a cop gets burned or maimed." These..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Diana Welch

TV Eye

'TV Eye' scratches its head over the Golden Globe nominees

"...it's the supporting cast of True Blood that was worth watching. Overall, it's Jones who should take the Globe..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

"...County Democrats turned out in such numbers, both for primary-day voting and precinct conventions, that the crowds nearly overwhelmed..."

March 7, 2008 News Feature

News/Print

Austinites get on the same page with the Mayor's Book Club selection, Rockdale rocks some literature and music, novelist Amanda Eyre Ward gets crazy with the cheese (she's a whiz with the books, too), and Dobie Paisano turns 40, gets some work done

"...to, writers who are early in their careers." Recipient Mary Helen Specht, an Abilene native, will begin her residency..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Books Column by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

"...is small sums, there have been five jackpot winners worth a combined $46 million. In Texas, lottery players have..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...bought Schlotzsky's from Bobby Cox Cos. Inc., of Fort Worth, for an undisclosed amount. Cox had picked up the..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Paper Audit Trail system in action during that state's primary election. Travis County has been using Hart InterCivic's eSlate..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature

Improvising Every Second

The secret history of Austin Circle of Theaters director Latifah Taormina, from Second City to the Committee and beyond

"...Everyone you meet brings with them an entire novel's worth of stories. It's the discovery of that narrative we..."

March 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Lowell Bartholomee

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

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Mary E. Wambach, executive director..."

July 1, 2005 Column

Naked City

Requiring photo ID to vote disenfranchises poor, opponents say

"...Shortly after Rep. Mary Denny presided over a committee vote that killed a..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Is Scott Panetti Sane Enough to Die?

Courtroom debate over schizophrenic Texas death row inmate

"...pro bono), to assess Panetti's mental state. According to Mary Alice Conroy, a board certified forensic psychologist, Panetti is..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...think, based on the local property values, should be worth at least 10 times that. Technical errors were cited..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Old Majestic

The Old Majestic is an operatic valentine to vaudeville from composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez delivered with a disarming sweetness by UT Opera Theatre

"...to vaudeville from composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez and librettist Mary Medrick. The title refers to San Antonio's Majestic Theatre,..."

April 30, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Downtown Dominoes

The headlines are about Block 21 and Seaholm, but the long-term questions are about what the city of Austin should be

"...actively looking for a new facility," says station CEO Mary Beth Rogers. "But our board is taking a very..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two

The anti-safe-and-legal abortion movement is about control, not life

"...that churches and church building committees in Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin will be informed of their participation. ......"

Jan. 30, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Fighting a Rising Tide

The 78th Lege chipped away at abortion rights

"...a few positive signs during the session. Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, authored SB 1339 and SB 1393, which,..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Articulations

Several hundred Austinites were led on a 100-minute tour of 600 years of European prints when eminent art historian Leo Steinberg came to town, and Crockett High School and Bastrop Opera House continue to chase top honors in state play competitions.

"...River and Through the Woods, co-directed by Sharp and Mary Nancarrow, will be performed on Saturday, May 3, 4pm,..."

April 18, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Only Natural

The Texas Memorial Museum decides to focus on its natural history roots.

"...but there is also an impressive collection, of unknown worth, of pre-Columbian pottery; a collection of 1,300 firearms that..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature

Top 10 Onstage Works of Wonder in 2002

Austin Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires delivers his list of the Top 10 most memorable productions in the performing arts for 2002.

"...7. The Medea Stories (Mary Moody Northen Theatre @ St. Edward's University): An ancient..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tracks of My Tears

A new documentary, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, signs a light on the men behind the Motown sound, the Funk Brothers.

"...Mary Wells, whose casual sass on "My Guy" kick-started the..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Preparing for Springsteen's Appeals

Two attorneys build separate cases for overturning yogurt-shop defendant Robert Springsteen's death sentence.

"...a federal habeas appeal of his death sentence. Fort Worth attorney Robert Ford was appointed earlier this year to..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness

Local Arts Reviews

"...macaque. His descent into madness is a herky-jerky freak-out worth half the price of admission. Liz Fisher doesn't know,..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

WWJD?

Jesse Sublett's insider guide to Bouchercon.

"...of honor (1-1:30pm), George Pelecanos (Hell to Pay), and Mary Willis Walker (Under the Beetle's Cellar), Toastmistress Sparkle Hayter..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Dan Morales said, he would have won the March primary. I recall him backstabbing "his people" (i.e., Hopwood) and..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column

Confessions of a 'Little House' Lover

Bonnets and braids and pioneer lovin': Christina Smith treks to the land of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

"...family with the real family. When you think of Mary, you think of beautifully blond Melissa Sue Anderson, blindly..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Screens Feature by Christina Smith

An S-O-S for SOS

What will the Stratus deal mean for the Springs?

"...Council meetings to champion the ordinance is in itself worthy of celebration -- despite various and concerted attempts to..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

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