TV Eye

American Idol hosts Austin auditions, Geeks Who Drink toast The Simpsons, and more

"...A TV movie prequel is in the works featuring Sam Axe, the character played by Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead)..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

ACL Music Fest Saturday Picks

The blurbing of ACL 2009

"...That the Felice Brothers spring from the same rooted sound as the Band may have something to..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature

Nov. 4 Election Results

"...Schick (L)16,222 (4.2%)184,729 (2.3%)   U.S. REP, DISTRICT 10 Michael McCaul (R)45,097 (35.2%)179,118 (53.9%) Larry Joe Doherty (D)77,043 (60.1%)143,388..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature

Nov. 4 Joint General and Special Elections

Travis Co. Sample Ballot

"...Michael T. McCaul (R)..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

Miracle at St. Anna

Spike Lee fights the good fight but loses the battle in his bloated and muddled World War II epic that pays tribute to the Army's Buffalo Soldiers.

"...Directed by: Spike Lee. Starring: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonzo, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Valentina..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sad Case of the Cactus Planter

Judge Sam Sparks ruled against Planet K in its attempts to save its beloved junked car (aka Ralph)

"..."Cactus Planter on Trial," Aug. 8). Planet K CEO Michael Kleinman argued that Ralph is an artistic comment on..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...a junked vehicle by the city, but store CEO Michael Kleinman said it was art, not trash. Since then,..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...• U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks heard arguments Tues­day in the punishment hearing of..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Feature

Yes, We Have Candidates!

Filing for March primary elections officially began Dec. 3; incumbents, others stake their places on ballot

"...has called democracy and terrorism "two faces of the same evil."..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...was shot and killed by Austin Police Department Sgt. Michael Olsen. Brown scuffled with Olsen in the parking lot..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...fatal shooting of Kevin Brown, 25, by APD Sgt. Michael Olsen. See "APD Shooting: What went down."..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature

Judge Condemns Conditions at Taylor Detention Center

U.S. District Court Judge Sam Sparks denounces conditions at T. Don Hutto Family Detention Center, ruling finds American Civil Liberties Union "highly likely" to prevail in lawsuits filed on behalf of minors housed at facility

"...Detention Center" have spoken, and U.S. District Court Judge Sam Sparks is apparently listening. On April 9, Sparks sharply..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...more systematically. "We have to treat every show the same," he says. "We get out there and kick out..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Friday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...@ Auditorium Shores Shrouded in tribal robes and Parliament samples, X Clan drops Afrocentric knowledge by the ton. Carrying..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Food-o-File

Revisiting Josephine Viscardi; plus, Cissi's Market on South Congress

"...Our Claudia Alarcón was visiting with Sam's BBQ (2000 E. 12th, 478-0378) proprietor Wanda Mays last..."

March 2, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

"...they have a new site or not. County Judge Sam Biscoe says the key is that the landowner, as..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...will appeal the Oct. 4 federal ruling by Judge Sam Sparks declaring that part of its anti-smoking ordinance is..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...race for governor Headlines• At press time, federal Judge Sam Sparks declared that the term "necessary steps" in Austin's..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature

Travis County ME: Who's on First?

Lots of finger-pointing over who's to blame

"...officials have rarely even visited the office. County Judge Sam Biscoe concedes that he hasn't spent much time at..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Election Donors

"...Law Firm$254,990 David & Martha AlameelDallasJefferson Dental Clinics$248,350 Mr./Mrs. Michael StevensHoustonMichael Stevens Interests, Inc.$247,750 James D. PitcockHoustonWilliams Brothers Construction$242,500..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...on a second high school, after voters rejected the same proposal three years earlier. Eanes residents voted no a..."

Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...actively working with other faith-based groups to defeat a same-sex marriage ban on the Nov. 8 ballot. Police are..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature

Food-o-File

The sustained explosion of South Congress; plus, Garden Parties, farmers' markets, and Sunday Musical Mystery Series

"...like there's always something new happening on South Congress! Michael Parker e-mailed to say there's a new girl in..."

April 29, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...At press time, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks was presiding over the second day of testimony..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Tampa troubadour Ronny Elliott sounds just like gravelly actor Sam Elliott. After five decades in pursuit of star-fortune, the..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...already another black on the Commissioners Court (County Judge Sam Biscoe), but he's in an administrative position; he represents..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Column

Hot Fun in the Summertime

Citywide Summer Film Series

"...A Night at the Opera (D: Sam Wood, 1935): Tue, 7/8, 7:15pm; Wed, 7/9, 9:30pm..."

May 23, 2003 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Michael Abedin..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...a threat to the county, not to mention incumbent Sam Biscoe. So the Dems have taken a crack at..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature

After a Fashion

The Club DeVille Fall Fashion Extravaganza leads this week's list of what's hot.

"...were honoring accomplished filmmaker Sandy McLeod and her husband, Sam Dryden, a venture capitalist. McLeod starred in Bette Gordon's..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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