Top 10 Local Stories

Terrorism strikes a little too close to home

"...suddenly went all vague and mushy when describing a middle-aged Caucasian terrorist...."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Those Lazy, Crazy Days of Winter

Holiday rituals are nice, but sanity is nicer

"...with a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau smack in the middle. All I had to do was plop my lazy..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Features Feature by Marion Winik

Off the Record

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2010: No rain, no dust, no problem

"...– the Strokes, Phish, the Eagles – and a middle tier that spanned from the finest unsigned band in..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

At the Drive-In

An East Austin art compound reviews the magic of outdoor screening

"...one key element of this movie-mad town that's been missing for far too long: We have no proper drive-in..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Ten-Man Aztex Hold On

Austinites draw with Portland, next stop Vancouver

"...probably the Aztex best central defender all season long, missing this trip after suffering a hamstring injury in last..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Letters at 3AM: The Thing About Words

Words are the property of all

"...This man was hulking, middle-aged, with a buzz haircut and very white skin that..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Have Pen, Will Travel

A tale of two cities, Italian-style

"...trade and politics. It's also a gorgeous location, though missing the stunning alpine surroundings that the Dolomites give to..."

July 30, 2010 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Into the Valley of Death, and Back Out Again

Filmmaker and war photographer Tim Hetherington talks about his yearlong embed in Afghanistan

"...grueling efforts to secure a lonely outpost in the middle of, literally, nowhere.)..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Engaging 'Fourplay'

Before departing for Chicago, Kyle Henry makes a cross-platform debut

"...for porn videos could find it. It's this weird middle world – we're trying to see if it exists...."

July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Breakdown

Travis County's mental health system is cracking under growing patient load

"...aside from the two she'd previously dispensed, none were missing.) Mere hours later, just after 1pm on Dec. 16,..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Imagining Austin

Public forums begin on comprehensive and mobility planning

"...– such as redeveloping core transit corridors and addressing missing pieces (e.g., a bike bridge across Barton Creek for..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...wakes up after being attacked to realize that he's missing his family jewels. To make matters worse, he learns..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Reinventing Airport Boulevard

Can 'form-based zoning' transform a suburban drag into walkable neighborhoods?

"...and connectivity." It can provide the crucial piece long missing from city neighborhood plans – a hammer that forces..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Hard Times in the Land of Plenty

Service nonprofits and their funders face the economic gale

"...the children in Travis County Child Protective Services. That missing 21 percent frustrates Wolf. She said: "The judges want..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texans Flirt With Success, Bandwagon Jumpers Sure to Follow

Fan loyalty is like a marriage, for better or for worse

"...on board as head coach but they've always been missing a couple crucial pieces. Let's start with the strengths...."

Oct. 22, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

High, Low, and In Between

Steve Earle talks Townes

"...like that. And especially when people are in the middle of actively using, I usually just leave because it’s..."

June 19, 2009 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Page Two: A Higher Court

Rash judgment and vitriol don't validate simplistic morality

"...out the darker side of issues others may be missing. Too often, at the same time people are damning..."

June 5, 2009 Column by Louis Black

TV Eye

TV Eye gets schooled by readers, Paul Saucido and Stephen Mills on the air, and this Twitter's for you

"...Arthur. Specifically, they took issue with my lament that middle-aged women were hard to find on the small screen..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Developing Stories: Protecting the Waterfront (Part 2)

Council vote to determine future of waterfront

"...body. Unfortunately, neither side has advocated for the enlightened middle way: requiring good urban design that embeds community values..."

May 1, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Such Stuff as Screams Are Made On

Austin punk gets the museum treatment, but does the scene come off as dead or alive?

"...mainstream publications such as the Chronicle. The context isn't missing after all; it's simply layered in among the other..."

March 20, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Krayolas

Friday

"...the days when Top 40 radio hopped genres without missing a beat. "Corrido Twelve Heads in a Bag" plants..."

March 20, 2009 Music Review by Greg Beets

Shot on Location

For All Mankind filmmaker Al Reinert goes walking on the moon one more time

"...my living room, and I'd get up in the middle of the night and look at footage and play..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: Inertia, Inverted

It isn't the outside world but oneself that most often determines the nature of experience

"...of the tenor of these times may well be missing the point. Amid the blowback of recent history, accompanied..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Column by Louis Black

City Hall Hustle: Top 10 City Council Stories

"...their concerns. Local media played the black/brown angle hard, missing the Big Green Question: Whose ox is getting gored..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

ACL Sunday Picks

The blurbing of ACL 2008

"...Into the Trees (Absolutely Kosher), takes root in the middle ground between the Kim Gordon-led moments of Sonic Youth's..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature

Around the World of Weird

The many genre delights of Fantastic Fest 2008

"...that takes place over one night, somewhere in the middle of nowhere. In the beginning, I was thinking rural..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Well of Controversy: Water Hogs Threaten Farm

Water shortage in East Travis County growth corridor threatens Tecolote Farm

"...Southwest Ground­water Consult­ing, says: "There are things that are missing from the report that I would like to see,..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

On Hitch: A Digression

"...unlit front porch. Thank god my dog never went missing...."

July 8, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Luv Doc Recommends: Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

Hyde Park Theatre, Thursday, June 19, 2008

"...love. You can easily imagine Charlie as a jaded, middle-aged bachelor cruising for prostitutes in a weathered PT Cruiser...."

June 20, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Point Austin: Meanwhile ...

Approaching Memorial Day, something else to consider

"...in the May 3 storm and another 56,000 were missing ..." (National Public Radio, May 19), numbers that will..."

May 23, 2008 News Column by Michael King

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