Shakespeare-ouette

Ballet Austin's Stephen Mills has a deft touch at getting the Bard to the barre.

"...Kate comes out swinging. She's not about to suffer the indignity of this smarmy lout..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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Our readers talk back.

"...Aquifer Springs Eternal..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Column

I Am Hiphop

One of the hiphop elders delivers a sermon.

"...It was the boast that launched 1,000 debates, most notably: What is Hiphop? How can one MC be Hiphop?..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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Environs Observer

"...While reading the "Environs" column of Vol.16, No.45, I was quite confused at seeing a very different..."

July 25, 1997 Column

Paul Ray’s Magic

Twine Time’s origin story begins with friendship

"...This good-hearted man had been around and found the ground where..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Music Post by Bill Bentley

There Goes the Neighborhood

Council digs into short-term rentals this week

"...Back then, she recalls, the neighborhood was a close-knit Latino stronghold...."

Aug. 11, 2015 News Post by Natalia Ciolko

The Hightower Report

Corporations promising to relocate here and to create lots of jobs in exchange for tax breaks and other goodies are full of it; and Transportation Security Administration doing a lot more than making you take off your shoes

"...free land and utilities, outright cash grants, and other goodies. In other words, we are to pay them for..."

July 8, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Council Watch

The Bradley deal is out in the open but no one seems to have an opinion on it.

"...a hitch, and if so, will that be a good thing? Council Member Daryl Slusher apparently doesn't think so,..."

Feb. 25, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Seeing the Light

Capital Metro unveils plans for light rail, a bus-rapid-transit system, and HOV lanes for Austin.

"...Capital Metro finally ready and able to do the deed? On October 25, the transit authority's board of directors..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bryan Singer's Apt Pupil

"...AC: Did those Academy Award nominations catch you off guard?..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

They'll Be Booming

By the Time I Get to Georgetown...

"...by Mike Clark-Madison I don't know about..."

July 5, 1996 News Feature

Peace Through Pie

A sweet honoring of Martin Luther King

"...silent auction generated a lively gathering of 200 participants, good will, and conviviality and raised $1,000 for a much..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

The Hightower Report

Words for Wall Street Greed; and Corporatist Court Favors Mountaintop Destruction

"...Words for Wall Street Greed..."

March 13, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

News/Print

Look into my eye. Look into my other eye. Rub noses!

"...pursuit – a tax-deductible donation might make for a good holiday deed. In fact, if you can come up..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Godawful for 25 Cents

"...a word of unverifiable significance -- can mean everything, nothing, or both; also, used as an expletive. For awful..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Sci-Fi Book Reviews

Deeper: My Two-Year Odyssey in Cyberspace

"...I've been told that I give good e-mail, not a huge surprise since I really can't..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...the University of Montana and gaining experience working with nonprofits, she came home to a leadership position at the..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

Looking Back on the Champions Tract Rezoning

Does this development belong in this particular corner of the Hill Country?

"...special exceptions that the Austin City Council granted last Novem­ber would allow a five-story, 325-unit apartment complex to be..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

The Take-Out

Giving back to the hospitality industry

"...I had hoped by now that the feeling would have gone away. On that..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Food Column by Brandon Watson

'Downton Abbey' Slips Into Something More Comfortable

Let's talk about sex, darling

"...out Mr. Bates at every turn. Bates, who is not a dummy, knows that something is up but can’t..."

Jan. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

Police Group at Odds Over Property Deal

Should APA board have asked members to decide on a building purchase?

"...It is no secret that the union representing Austin Police Department officers..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Can This District Be Saved?

The revival of the Warehouse District is rooted in Austin's history – and its popularity is also its peril

"...Yet no protections are in place to ensure that the Warehouse..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Benzene Questions at Crestview Station

Benzene discovered in groundwater under portion of former Huntsman chemical-testing facility property, potential snag for Crestview Station developers

"...to begin transforming the former Huntsman chemical-testing facility in North Austin into Crestview Station, a mixed-use development adjacent to..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Developing Stories: Pioneering at Mueller

Urban trailblazers aren't just settling Downtown

"...the pine tar off a log cabin. Homesteaders adventurous enough to settle this new territory can register – through..."

March 23, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Actually Living With War

The latest AFS Essential Cinema series focuses on the films of the Middle East and North Africa

"...Can Fly transpires thusly: A 3-year-old Kurdish boy in northern Iraq named Riga, wide-eyed but blind, heir to all..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

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Our readers talk back.

"...Say It Ain't SoDear Editor,..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Column

Car Croquet

Neighborhood leaders seek stronger code enforcement front-lawn parking.

"...Since moving into his duplex in North Austin last year, Larry Walker's next-door neighbors have turned..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Double Jeopardy

The state of Texas jailed Cuban exile Carlos Lavernia for 16 years for a crime he did not commit. Now the INS might send him back to Cuba.

"...For nearly 16 years, Lavernia continued to proclaim his innocence from his cell in the Eastham Unit north of..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Queen of Truth

With two beautifully crafted memoirs under her belt, a third book of poetry out, tenure at Syracuse University, a teenage son, and a blissful romance, Mary Karr is definitely hardworking and real. And if her soul isn't entirely pure, well, readers of Cherry will be grateful it isn't.

"...bracing honesty, brutal wit, and graceful lack of self-pity. No one was more surprised than Mary Karr herself, a..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Council Watch

Peace at Last? City, Gary Bradley Strike the Deal to End All Deals

"...that has been the only sustenance for Bradley-watchers since November of last year was finally replaced late Wednesday with..."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

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