The Hightower Lowdown

Kmart gives its CEO the blue light and workers the pink slip; corporate taxes disappear into the Bermuda Triangle; Vignette rewards failure.

"...however: Jim Adamson. Jim is the new chief executive of Kmart, which recently declared bankruptcy, and his special is..."

May 3, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Plantations to Prison Farms: How Far Have We Come?

Texas’ tradition of forced labor lives on

"...cling to your skin. Live oaks line both sides of the long driveway to the prison. There’s the faintly..."

June 14, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

AISD’s Therapy Provider Struggles to Meet Demand Amid Mental Health Crisis

Students and parents find help is out of reach

"...on our campus, [which] was providing services for hundreds of our kids on our campus, to nothing," Bachicha said...."

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Austin Filmmakers’ Waking Nightmares

They're just making a movie. What could possibly go wrong?

"...Some might say, considering the levels of complexity involved and the sheer number of things that..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Local Composer Peter Stopschinski Releases 50 Free Albums in One Summer

That’s just the kind of guy he is

"...way it's played is, you sort artists into one of two categories based on this sentence: "The fox knows..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by Kirk Lynn

Public Notice: Plans for the Future

The CodeNEXT process is upon us

"...As if the swirl of fall festivals weren't enough to keep us busy –..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Pols Just Keep on Coming

Your Guide to Candidates for the New 10-1 Universe

"...the last several weeks, we've been compiling a catalog of potential November candidates for Austin Mayor and City Council...."

Feb. 3, 2014 News Post by Michael King

From the Vaults: Snoop Loop

Dog to lion; rap to reel.

"...journey with coordinates that home in on the island of Jamaica and a musical sound that shifts gears toward..."

March 15, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

@SXSWPartyzzzzz Has Your Free Day Party Hook-Up

Parody Twitter SXSW feed generates buzzzzz

"...Every year, thousands of people pour into downtown Austin without a South by..."

March 7, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Gay Place

Austin loves itself. Hard. Gayness abounds.

"...Contact us with your queer bits: [email protected]...."

March 18, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Cap Met Budget Proposals Start Flying

Board member suggests protections for poor; staff says stimulus money could forestall fare increases

"...by the full Cap Met Board Monday, with publication of the proposed FY2010 numbers to happen the next day..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Contradictory Keller Conclusions

To impeach or not to impeach

"...Two former appeals court judges have offered lawmakers competing opinions on whether Court of Criminal Appeals..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two: Dead Dinosaurs

The only legitimate shot at energy independence is to develop alternative power sources

"...And something inside of him died."..."

July 4, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Two Towers, Six Years, and 16 Millimeters

The remarkable journey – and uncertain toll – of Steve Bilich's 'Native New Yorker'

"...The twin stories of Steve Bilich and the film he made are, quite..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "[It] was more like a suggestion." –..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Walsh has been allowed to besmirch the outstanding reputation of The Austin Chronicle's Food section with his uninformed reporting..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Column

Mission: Improvable

Austin's improv community gathers intelligence

"...over the country, dropping into Austin like a rain of exceptionally clever frogs, sharing bills with local troupes, performing..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Serious GAME

For the Austin Outlaws, the game is the only thing

"...A lightning storm has delayed the start of the Austin Outlaws football game, and a hundred dedicated..."

June 2, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...on making the Texas Minutemen look like a bunch of fools ["This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrol," News,..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...You've simply got to have a regular "Quote(s) of the Week" somewhere after seeing this one. (I think..."

April 8, 2005 Column

'Iconoclast' Country

It's election time in Crawford – peace and free speech keep right on waving and smiling

"...in Rams, Suburbans, and F-150s to stop in one of the few shops that line the intersection that is..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Page Two

The very nature of the police's job should earn more consistent praise, but at the same time it demands monitoring.

"...to pick up every copy that I can find of The Austin Chronicle and throw it in the garbage...."

Dec. 19, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Designated Drummer

Drummer Ernie Durawa's Way of Knowledge.

"...going to hang a tag on the able shoulders of Ernesto "Ernie" Durawa, that would be the one. For..."

May 23, 2003 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...My name is Daniel Perlaky, creative director of Blue Buddha Design House and I just picked up..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Column

Media Clips

KUT's new general manager describes his vision for the future of the public radio station.

"...Live even devoted a running skit to the stereotype of the soporific NPR reporter. But being the general manager..."

July 28, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

A Long, Strange Trip

The long, strange trip of The Saragossa Manuscript, Jerry Garcia's favorite film.

"...ingenious designs, matryushka neatly symbolize the multifarious plot line of The Saragossa Manuscript, one of Poland's best-known films and..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by David Lynch

Reissues

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

"...however (and who else will buy a 5-CD set of Beefheart rarities?), this box set holds a blue million..."

June 25, 1999 Music Feature

Art

Art Openings

"...Local artist Pio Pulido will continue telling the story of Texas on our walls by unveiling Austin's newest mural..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

Postmarks

"...["Needs More Color," Vol.17, No.13]. They sounded like friends of Rush Limbaugh and Pat Robertson...."

Dec. 12, 1997 Column

Scanlines

Marjoe

"...In 1948, at the age of four, Marjoe Gortner was called to serve the Holy..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Feature

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