Braying for Plutonium

The U.S. Dept. of Energy visits Amarillo in search of friendly site for manufacturing nuclear warheads.

"...the Mules are packed like, well, livestock, into a conference room at Amarillo College...."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by William M. Adler

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...to know about New York's Inspectah Deck, easily the conference's most anticipated hip-hop entry. Then again, those in the..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Bad Medicine?

No Child Left Behind prescribed for Austin schools – although the cure may be worse than the illness

"...room decorated with press coverage of the school's prestigious International Baccalaureate program, principal David Kernwein kept jumping up from..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

War Made Easy

New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'

"...Iraqis to take up the burden of their country's national security while insisting that military control must remain in..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

Oh No, It's Mr. Bill!

Do Bill Bunch's Tactics Hurt the Springs He Loves?

"...by some members of the SBCA. They and other critics within the environmental community complain that Bunch has a..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Experience the C.H.A.R.M.?

Marketing the "live music capital of the world"

"...Meyer has become somewhat of a commodity on the national music lecture circuit -- advising other city governments on..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Lasting Commitments

The 2008 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...cultural scene that flourishes in Austin today. The Austin Critics Table, that loose affiliation of arts writers that recognizes..."

May 23, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...circumstances. People were furious. On Monday morning after the conference, the American-Statesman blasted us for our incompetence and questioned..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Total Entertainment Package

Rockin' out with Austin's Latin-metal crossover darlings

"...instrumental in putting your wife Gloria Estefan on the international map -- as well as the careers of Ricky..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Natural State

San Antonio-based Presidian wants to enter into public private partnerships with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

"...relinquish all ownership of its public lands, including the national park system...."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...you. And that's not counting the attendant acts the conference sweeps in every year. If you have time for..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

The Damage Done by SB 4

Court records reveal impact of the "show me your papers" bill on immigrant lives

"...always welcome. We don't turn anyone away based on national origin, race, or citizenship." As political science professor Tom..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The 'Mack' Story

Latest sequel in the Mack Brown saga promises intrigue, uncertainty

"...for his recruiting skills and inability to win a conference title. Mack considers firing his offensive coordinator...."

Sept. 2, 2011 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...City Hall this week, as Austin hosted a two-day conference on the future of the United Nations attended by..."

July 22, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Can Schlotzsky's Be Saved?

John Wooley and the battle to bring Schlotzsky's back to life

"...John Wooley peered out the window of an empty conference room at Schlotzsky's Inc. headquarters and was suddenly struck..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Articulations

Esther's veteran Joel McKean passes away, and during a rare Broadway strike Austin playwright John Walch is honored by the American Theatre Critics Association.

"...It was an auspicious time for theatre critics to be in New York City. At 12:01am last..."

March 14, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Naked City

Following a vote by the conference of Catholic Bishops to include many reproductive services in its list of "intrinsically immoral" practices, Seton Health Care Services says it will have to re-negotiate its lease with the city for Brackenridge Hospital, which currently contracts out such services.

"...in anticipation of a June 15 decision by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, who voted to place direct..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Jennie Kennedy

Never Content

Salon Editor David Talbot and Inside.com Editor Michael Hirschorn have been on the media frontline throughout their careers. And both are well-versed in the pitfalls of providing a product -- online content -- that, so far at least, has few willing buyers. But the two have taken different approaches to achieving profitability on the Web.

"...confronting two high-profile speakers at this year's SXSW Interactive conference -- panelist David Talbot, founder, chairman, and editor-in-chief of..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Roger Gathman

Spiritual Healing

God on Their Side: Open Doors for Austin's Gay and Lesbian Faithful

"...- which coincided with the United Methodist Church's annual conference of bishops in Austin - to execute a 15-day..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

The Silence of the Dan

The AG Keeps a Lid on It

"...of Morales' top brass may have lied under oath, critics say plenty...."

Aug. 25, 1995 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley Announces Retirement

Manley's 30-year career with APD will end March 28

"...after a year of people demanding justice on the national and local level,” Austin Justice Coalition Executive Director Chas..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

CSI: Travis County

Why Is the Medical Examiner's Office so screwed up?

"...by the county's goal to secure accreditation by the National Association of Medical Examiners – described an office that..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...haven't buckled, rejecting most "corrections" offered by the books' critics, and on Thursday and Friday, the SBOE will decide..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Borders Backs Out

A setback for Sixth + Lamar, a victory for keeping Austin weird

"...were down significantly for the first quarter; in a conference call with Wall Street analysts, Borders CEO Greg Josefowicz..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Drive, He Said

In its 13th year, Jason Neulander shifts Salvage Vanguard Theater into overdrive

"...Neulander spearheaded the four-day RAT (putatively, Regional Alternative Theatre) conference that brought fierce companies from across the world to..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• Tuesday afternoon, HousingWorks held a press conference outside City Hall, asking for increased funding for affordable..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...left by your presentation of a "Best of Austin" Critics Award to Cowgirls and Flowers [Sept. 27]. This has..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Column

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...of Scotland there, and Katharine Hepburn appeared in the national tour of The Philadelphia Story -- but movies dominated..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Great Scott!

"Why Not?"

"...and its run at the Dobie helped us get national distribution and we were back there again in the..."

April 16, 1999 Screens Feature

TV Terrorist

KTBC Reporter Caggiano's Guerrilla Tactics Cost Him

"...yell at his producer over the satellite while the conference was ongoing. You shouldn't distract other reporters. Gabe was..."

Aug. 8, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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