Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Surprise! Texas lottery officials now acknowledge that Mega Millions -- the multistate lottery Texas is poised to..."

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

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...the Lege to fix the screwup in the transportation megabill, HB 3588, which nearly killed the just-adopted state budget...."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Gambling? What Gambling?

Allergic to taxes, the Lege tries to balance the budget with the rolls of the dice.

"...made by joining a multistate lottery like Powerball or Mega Millions (SB 217, Ellis) -- about $100 million in..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lady Gaga: SXSW Music Keynote

Pop queen’s crowning comes after months of speculation

"...even months of speculation and more than a few mega rumors – Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Pussy Riot –..."

March 9, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

What's Swedish for Good Corporate Citizen?

IKEA Round Rock flips the switch on one very large solar project

"...This week, mega furniture mart and outfitter for the streamlined and tasteful..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Design Post by Kate X Messer

'The NFL Beat': Week Three

Survive and advance

"...by our squads' outputs against the likes of the MegatRON Swansons and the Hutto Breadmen...."

Sept. 22, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Blanton Museum of Art

The UT museum acquires 12 works by Texas artists through an art lottery

"...the Blanton Museum of Art's recent score doesn't approach Mega Millions levels, it's pretty sweet: a dozen contemporary works..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Beyond Black-Eyed Peas

Eating lucky for New Year's

"...symbolic dishes in front of me, can that winning Mega Millions or Lotto ticket be far behind?..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Letters at 3AM

With two storms, nature has increased the speed of America's decline by several years. This series of columns sketches what we're in for (for good as well as for ill). The focus of this column is air travel and the tourist industries.

"...survive. Nor will such minor luxuries as next-day delivery. Mega-airports and mega-hotels will become ghostly caverns, monuments to a..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...real culprits for the appointment of Bush, ask the millions of apathetic jackasses who didn't even bother to vote!..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...real culprits for the appointment of Bush, ask the millions of apathetic jackasses who didn't even bother to vote!..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

Your 15 Minutes Are Up, Mr. Gates

Top Nine Cyber Stories

"...waned and the real business was under way, with millions of dollars changing hands even though the economic viability..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Kim Dotcom to Upload Himself to SXSW Interactive

Embattled Megaupload founder will appear at March fest via Skype

"...South by Southwest Interactive Festival announced today that embattled Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom will appear in conversation at the..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two

The overwhelming need for a Travis County hospital district should be obvious

"...whose cases offered the most potentially rich awards. Earning millions, he was able to retire at 40. Not only..."

May 7, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

Bush's proposed economic reforms highlight the divide between Republican theory and practice.

"...very few new jobs. The benefits largely accrue to mega-agribusinesses' profit margins...."

Jan. 10, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Postmarks Scandal!

"...week. What pleasure! And what a far cry from mega malls and strip centers filled with chain stores and..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Column

Funding Balance

Some Austin politicos think qualified candidates of average means are deterred from running due to low contribution limits

"...presidential hopefuls – a sizable chunk financed by deep-pocketed mega-donors – voters are given another reminder that political power..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Jack Craver

After a Fashion

Harken back to the days of yore … on the dancefloor, as "After a Fashion" trips the disco ball fantastic in this boogie down Memory Lane.

"...Kitty-licious Miss Kitty and the crew at radio station Mega 93.3 rule the airwaves with this new wave of..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Sundance, Slamdance, SXSW, and More Austin Film News

"...version of the brief and mysterious disappearance of of proto-mega-evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. Shot in Austin, it stars Anna..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': USFL Making NFL Inroads

First NFL minor league in the works

"...champions are crowned, and the abstract standard by which mega-brand advertisers and corporations are recognized in American pop culture...."

May 16, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Huber Responds

"...and FM 1626, for a total well into the millions of dollars. 2) Some Shady Hollow residents claimed they..."

Feb. 15, 2012 Postmarks

Page Three: Hell in a Handbasket
or, the Worst of Austin

A week in the life of local government

"...but if anyone else wants to bring in a mega­store, the door is wide open. Anyone? Anyone? Are you..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Column by Nick Barbaro

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The union's due, the boys in blue, The Sopranos' view, and Miracle Mike takes it on the, um, chin.

"...communism and fascism did the same to hundreds of millions in the last half century...."

April 13, 2001 Column

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We Get What We Want

"...traffic gridlock created by the project or spending many millions of dollars in a few years to build an..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

How I Learned to Love the Bomb

Awake in the Dark

"...In just a few scant years, studios would lavish millions and millions on such things as Howard the Duck..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Arts Feature by Patrick Taggart

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...acts (Nigerian Austinite rocker Kalu James, Austin Colombian post-punks Nemegata, intergalactic Sun Ra reincarnates the Golden Dawn Arkestra). Gulf..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Best Online Sportsbook and Betting Sites in 2022

The top betting sites compared and ranked

"...was founded back in 2014 and has since hosted millions of bets across different sports varieties and betting options...."

Sept. 26, 2022 Events Post

Politics Gift Guide 2021: Ain't That Good News

Some gift ideas for the politically and civically minded

"...years ago, as urbanism found its footing in Texas' mega-boomtowns, as a thoughtful champion of more equitable mobility and..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 1-7

"...website WaitButWhy.com says that the odds of winning a mega lottery can be compared to this scenario: You know..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

The World of Wayfinding in Austin

How we get from here to there in our ever-changing city

"...hospital) or our reason for being there (like having millions of dollars on the line on a business trip)...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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