KMFA: The Man Behind 'Classically Austin' Leaves for Portland

Jack Allen, the man who recharged Austin's classical radio station, is off to do the same for a West Coast station

"...89.5. That's because it's Jack Allen's last day as general manager and program director for Central Texas' only all-classical..."

June 27, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Cabbie Knows

In Portland, Taxi Drivers Are Tuned Into the Food Scene

"...so I opted for a cab ride into downtown Portland. When I explained to the driver that I was..."

May 8, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Rosey Times for the Texecutioners

Texas/Portland recap before this weekend's Texas Rollergirls bout

"...track, they just couldn't quite knock the bloom off Portland's Rose City Rollers...."

June 1, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Chorus Austin

With choral conductor Ryan Heller, Austin's gain is not necessarily Portland's loss

"...It's often said that Austin and Portland, Ore., are very similar cities. Well, in the choral..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Generation Plan: The Good, the Bad, and the Holy

Reasons for (cautious) optimism toward passage of AE's plan

"...of its work with low-income ratepayers. Then last week, Portland General Electric Co. announced intentions to shut down Oregon's..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Mr. Brooks

Serial killers are a dime a dozen in this often beguiling but essentially ludicrous movie that stars Kevin Costner in an unconventional role.

"...our buttoned-down serial killer, Earl Brooks (Costner) – aka Portland, Ore.'s Man of the Year – attending AA meetings..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2004, Austin outdid No. 2 Portland General by 72 million kwh. GreenChoice was also ranked..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Long Live the King!

The Decemberists' Nate Query talks about their new CD

"...monarch of England notwithstanding, bassist Nate Query called from Portland to give his own King’s speech...."

April 29, 2011 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Ben Snakepit Releases His Manor Threat

New collection of diary comics debuts at Beerland this Saturday

"...a new book of the things coming out from Portland’s Microcosm Publishing...."

June 8, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Eco-Currents

A green (and blue and brown) grab bag of enviro tids and bits

"...Suck it, Portland! For the eighth year in a row, Austin Energy's..."

May 14, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Boogarins é Foda

Brazilian psych-pop foursome takes up residency at Hotel Vegas

"...their country. They answered questions via e-mail driving from Portland to Anchorage...."

June 30, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Green Choice. Two other utilities on the list, Oregon's Portland General Electric and Pacific Power, both get their green..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...performers of what will ultimately tally over 2,000. SXSW General Manager James Minor confirmed that this is the last..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Take the A-Train

Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.

"...in the ground. Then it got cold feet. Two general managers later, the Cap Met board in 1997 arrived..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The World as He Knows It

H.W. Brands? The Age of Gold is just the latest in a long line of well-crafted history.

"...to, the cutlery business," he explains. Growing up in Portland, Ore., he worked in his father and grandfather's cutlery..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Books Feature by Tim Walker

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...calls. The program mirrors similar efforts in cities like Portland and Minneapolis to have trained mental health professionals respond..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Tied to the Tracks

"...with, both by creating "transit-oriented development" and by promoting generally higher densities and more varied land uses within the..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Into the Pink

Interview With Filmmaker and Novelist Gus Van Sant

"...the book via telephone from Van Sant's home in Portland, Oregon...."

Feb. 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Sid Moody

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...Musician and producer Michael Morales, brother of former attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Dan Morales, is under investigation by..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature

Sxsw

"...boy. Their take on grunge, pop, and alterna-matters in general goes far beyond skewed to downright subversive. "Lord Grunge,"..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...you see, to smear someone's good name when you generalize without being explicit. After all, getting into all the..."

April 18, 2003 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...in November to use parts of Texas' coastline under General Land Office control to foster wind power development, announced..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...that parks should be adequately bankrolled by the city's general fund and bond elections, rather than a fee that..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Soccer Watch

"...Noon, ESPN USA-N. Korea (Columbus, Ohio) 2:30pm, ABC China-Russia (Portland, Ore.) 9:55pm, ESPN2..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Page Two

Close your eyes in Portland, and it sounds a lot like Austin.

"...Early afternoon in Portland, Oregon, and it's nearly perfect. Outside is delightful, the..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Lost in Space

Do They Know the Way in San Jose?

"...jobs as residents. "This in turn," reads the city's general plan, called Focus on the Future: San Jose 2020,..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

Why I Left Austin

Alejandro Escovedo's first-person account of leaving Austin last year after 35 years

"...one small pocket of town. That's South Austin in general, especially around the Continental Club...."

Oct. 28, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...And Big D has benefited from their pioneering. When Portland debuted its MAX system in 1986, it granted 10-year..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mug Life

Austin isn't a world-class beer destination, but it's close

"...breweries and brewpubs in various stages of operation, the general drinking public in Austin has been merrily plunking down..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I know that he will make a great attorney general in the years to come, and his legacy will..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Column

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