Urban Tejano

Tortilla Factory pulls down a Grammy nomination as Best Tejano Band as the almost four-decade-old local institution gets ready to reinvent the genre

"...Club Islas – for four years. And like the seasons and fashion, what goes away usually cycles back around..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Woodman Cometh

In promotion of his new film 'Hollywood Ending,' reluctant traveler Woody Allen appeared briefly in Austin to talk bats, barbecue, and why he'll never go back to stand-up.

"...out of water, I was received at the Four Seasons by a curious tourist who pronounced his barbecue lunch..."

May 3, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"...noted how he seemed to close in now that there were people around – not uncomfortable, just a little..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

Song of Life on Death Row

How Dead Man Walking came to be an opera -- and to be produced in Austin before almost every other city in the world -- reveals the great risks and rewards in developing new works for the modern operatic stage.

"...that deals, as so many operas do, with death. Were it a wooden scaffold, with steps the prisoner could..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Living in the Moment

MM Pack profiles legendary foodie Ann Clark.

"...my native Houston and less than three hours away. There was cheap live music all over the place, and..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Take Three

Texas film incentives don't always carry sufficient funding

"...On April 23, things were looking good for the Texas film industry. After months..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Place of Honor

Twelve rounds between Hiroko Shimbo and Tyson Cole

"...sushi book, and when she told me she would once again be on a national publicity tour and teaching..."

June 1, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Planting a Seed

Local schools see students not only eating all of their vegetables but growing them, too

"...who was a farmer or rancher, especially in Texas. There was no question of eating seasonally; it was the..."

March 23, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Tracking the MACC

A Brief History of Austin's Latino Cultural Center

"...pride in Mexican-Americans, had crested. In East Austin, things were stirring and one thing that annoyed a lot of..."

June 12, 1998 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

La Vista at the Hyatt

"...of the Hyatt Hotel, chances are you've already been there, or somewhere eerily similar, even before your first visit...."

Aug. 8, 1997 Food Feature

AFS Cinema Programmer Jazmyne Moreno Wants to Challenge How We Watch Movies

Shades of gray on the silver screen

"...context and comedic relief. "I'd rather you think I were an idiot than to feel like an idiot while..."

April 29, 2022 Screens Feature by Ella Martin-Gachot

TV Eye

Two legendary ladies, Betty White and Lena Horne, made news last week

"...Girls in their pajamas while the rest of us were in our "I'd rather be dead than at home..."

May 14, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Austin Wranglers on the Verge of a Monumental Turnaround

"...In the history of sports, there have been many failures of drastic proportions. Those monumental..."

June 10, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Unrequited Love

Considering the high prices and small portions, Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood admits that to pursue her tryst with Emilia's would make her a fool for love.

"...same way Jeffrey's and the Cafe at the Four Seasons have always done. The service is informed and hospitable...."

May 4, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Tarnished Legends

"...this homeless man made me look again. His hands were buried in the pockets of a dark-colored overcoat and..."

July 9, 1999 News Feature by Mike Butts

Austin Musical Theatre Hits the Heights

That's Show Biz!

"...tight, his jaw is rigid, and his brows are lowered, shadowing his eyes, which peer at the chorus with..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: Twelve Weeks After Hurricane Harvey in Port Aransas

"Port A is open for business," says chamber of commerce

"...Port A’s harbor collapsed into the water and boats were flung around like toys in a bathtub. Flood waters..."

Dec. 2, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Egg & I

How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine

"...yourself for the rise of bioenergetic medicine. In the six-week, double-blind study sponsored by device manufacturer NeoSync, neither I..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

Texas Baseball Flashes Sideways

Surprising similarities between 'Lost' and UT baseball

"...characters that fans had been following for five previous seasons. These characters were almost exactly like fans remembered them,..."

June 8, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

... And the 'West' is History

How Big State Productions' little monologue show changed Austin theatre

"...called Big State Productions. Now, the previous couple of seasons had seen productions of the Robert Patrick play Kennedy's..."

April 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TV Eye

PBS delivers the goods.

"...Thank goodness it's almost over. If there's been a more abysmal summer television season, I can..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Royal Pain

Allegations Still Surround Legendary UT Coach

"...as hostile to integration in the 1960s. "The cards were stacked against anybody who wanted to integrate," Whittier says...."

Oct. 4, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Nov. 7: Election Day. It was a dark and stormy night…

"...print journalists, and behind that, curb-to-curb across Congress, a six-story press riser for TV reporters...."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Pondering Downtown Condos

Frequently Asked Questions

"...stats for Downtown Austin show that 776 new condominiums were completed and available in 2008. Of those, 670 have..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Into Town

Will Austin shoppers support a Downtown farmers' market?

"...weekend in Republic Square Park, the downtown block will once again be the site of commerce, community interaction, and..."

May 2, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The World Is Flat

How King of the Hill helped make Texas three-dimensional again

"...right now in Texas," and if Perry "would support there being a referendum on secession or there being some..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

As You Like It

Welcome! The following is our comprehensive Austin guide to the American classic commonly known as the hamburger.

"...you order one at the Driskill or the Four Seasons. What we can report, however, is that Austin is..."

March 7, 2003 Food Feature

Restaurant Service: A Discussion

Twelve Austin professionals come to the table in an effort to define, demystify, and defend the most controversial aspect of dining out.

"...comfort, nourishment. Needs being met intuitively and unobtrusively. Clearly, there is much more at stake here than a waitperson's..."

March 31, 2006 Food Feature by MM Pack

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...his wife in the kitchen on a rainy afternoon, thereby creating (literally) the second explosion to rock his cozy..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...little downtown building that you might miss if you weren't told to look for it. After a couple of..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

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