Coffee Sergeants' Spencer Berry Dies

Bassist for the indie rock favorites passes away

"...Spencer Berry, longtime bassist for Nineties indie rock favorites the Coffee Sergeants,..."

Nov. 23, 2011 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Golden Age of Television

Criterion puts out an impressive collection dedicated to what Carl Reiner called the "hairy, scary, wonderful days" of live television

"...You know this new box set will be steeped in nostalgia..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Sexual Assault Survivors Watch Warily as APD Touts Change

Is everything really different under the new police chief?

"...mere rhetoric. "Myself and many others have been advocating for improvements within the Sex Crimes Unit at APD for..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Safe Place?

Parties, alcohol, and attitudes are contributing to a high number of sexual assaults in Austin

"...County Sheriff's Office alone, however, both advocates and law enforcement estimate that the high number only represents 10-15% of..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The People vs. Mike Sheffield

The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?

"...You might not feel any different this morning, but Mike Sheffield is..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

"...Thunderbird-style blues with hardscrabble swamp-rock that made the trio enormously popular. In recent years, he's gone jazzier with Alamo..."

March 9, 2001 Music Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: Cherrywood Art Fair 10th Anniversary

Maplewood Elementary School, Saturday, December 10, 2011

"...No matter what Jesus said, Christmas is no time to..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

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Our readers talk back.

"...Censorship Denies Reality..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column

Barbecue and Good Ol' Boys

A promotions scandal suggests the good ol' boy network is alive and well at DPS.

"...If you care about state government and state law enforcement -- and in the capital city many of us..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

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We are wrong, wrong, wrong. So is golf.

"...Flesh & Blood Teens..."

March 10, 2000 Column

Public Notice

Hale-Bopp, She-Bop, We Bop

"...The comet of the century, they're calling it. This time it seems not to be fizzling out. So, shake..."

March 21, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

Dancing About Architecture

"...Now I'm finally starting to figure out how noise ordinances..."

May 12, 1995 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...night in jail, but shortly after 2:30am, on Friday, Nov. 6, that's where he found himself. Wallace and some..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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Readers take us (and each other) to task over mistaken identites and misguided ideas.

"...Count Down..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Column

News Roundup: Climate, Cuts, and Cuckoos

Austin attends the Paris climate conference

"...reaffirm their city's commitment to combat climate change; a former WilCo DA is suspended from what little political power..."

Dec. 14, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

The Coffee Sergeants

Texas Platters

"...The Coffee SergeantsConsolation Has No Phone... (Monkey's Paw) There's few surprises on..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Review by Ken Lieck

Coffee Sergeants The Blessing House

Texas Platters

"...Coffee SergeantsThe Blessing House Those of us who are refugees from..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Weak at the Knee?

Chief Stan Knee's tenure at the APD has had many external successes, and several internal failures.

"...sensational scandals and infighting had pitted officers against one another; a string of whistleblower lawsuits had shamed the department;..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD Veteran Says She Told the Truth and Paid the Price

Blue lies matter

"...Black," Ervin's complaint reads. "They have singled me out for unwarranted and racially discriminatory criticism and discipline on at..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...and sophisticated, but it's all pop Babylon, all the time. (Beerland, 8pm) -- Michael Bertin..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Our Music Critics Pick Their Top 10 Austin Albums of 2018

80 local picks from Molly Burch to Brownout

"...5) Borzoi, A Prayer for War (12XU)..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

What's Going On in APD's Organized Crime Division?

Union says politics at play, brass says business as usual

"...To hear the APD administration tell it, nothing out of the ordinary is happening in the department..."

Sept. 9, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

APD Uproar Over OCD

Union says politics at play, brass says business as usual

"...To hear the APD administration tell it, nothing out of the ordinary is happening in the division..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Hot Competition in Police Union Election

APA’s Wayne Vincent faces challenge

"...who will lead their union, the Austin Police Association, for the next three years. It's been a somewhat rocky..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Looking Forward to Demise of Arrogant Liberal Elitism

"...Dear Editor, I voted for Kerry because I wanted to punish Bush for leading..."

Nov. 8, 2004 Postmarks

You Have a Right to Counsel. So Why Doesn’t Travis County Allow Attorneys at Bail Hearings?

Get out of jail free $10K

"...staff – often working on a skeleton crew and sometimes working double shifts – will search you, take your..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Police Oversight: Starting From Scratch

Farah Muscadin’s work in progress

"...Farah Muscadin sat down to talk about her ongoing effort to revamp the city's system for police oversight. She..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Six Figures of Sick Pay

Art Acevedo backpedals on a suspension to avoid arbitration

"...Former Austin Police Lieutenant Johnny McMiller won a contract grievance..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Letters to the Editor: Classic Cuts

35 years of "keeping it weird"

"...For this special anniversary issue, we've gathered letters from over..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Features Feature by Danielle White

Governor Tough Guy Beats His Chest

Perry sends troops to border for more press coverage

"...Apparently not content with his earlier Fox News/Sean Hannity ‘We Got..."

July 22, 2014 News Post by Michael King

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