Naked City

The City Council prepares to decide how much information about Austin Energy's finances and operations will be kept out of the public view when deregulation comes in 2002.

"...bill, SB 7, which allows municipally owned utilities to prep for deregulation by keeping certain business transactions confidential, the..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

West Lynn Cafe

Vegetarian and Vegan Spots in Austin

"...place where you can be assured that the food prep person didn't use the same spoon to stir your..."

March 9, 2001 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Never Content

Salon Editor David Talbot and Inside.com Editor Michael Hirschorn have been on the media frontline throughout their careers. And both are well-versed in the pitfalls of providing a product -- online content -- that, so far at least, has few willing buyers. But the two have taken different approaches to achieving profitability on the Web.

"...for unexpected consequences) of the media was at Harvard Prep School, where he edited the literary journal. "I was..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Roger Gathman

Naked City

AISD hosts a conference of public and higher education leaders to determine and discuss priorities for public education in Texas.

"...that would require schools to automatically enroll students in college-prep courses. Roughly 200 districts in the state -- about..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Tunnel Vision

"...is more innate: Stoops is a Sooner. (As a prep in Ohio, he painted his shoes silver to be..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column by Taylor Holland

Eating Between the Lines

Books for Cooks

"...Biscotti sounds delicious, but will need several hours of prep time. The pictures are uniformly attractive and show the..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Opening the Doors

As college access tightens, minority students and families, and educators, look for ways to help more students.

"...in high school advanced placement courses that would better prepare them for college-level work. "Very few students are completing..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Food-o-File

What two local moguls were "generally acting like delighted boys with a brand new toy" at a new Krispy Kreme Donut shop last Saturday?

"...were suitably impressed with the new granite countertops, expanded prep island, and tile backsplash. They oohed and aahed over..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

A Place, a Time, a Memory

The Meaning of Thanksgiving

"...spices. At the top of her game, Mama could prep a roast -- wash, pat, spike, spice -- and..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Dot's Place

Austin has grown so far north that Dot's Place is no longer really in the country; the construction worker clientele is now joined by hungry high tech office workers from the Silicon Hills. Diners patiently snake their way through a maze inside the front door to a cafeteria line loaded daily with an embarrassment of riches.

"...Raymond Washington and one of her nieces, help with prep work before the restaurant opens, serve the line and..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

He's Coming Back

Who gets punished when George W. Bush comes home to Austin after losing the election.

"...federal subpoena related to the mailing of Bush's debate prep materials to the Gore camp, might also get it..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

TV Eye

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture.

"...finds out Rory has gained admission to a tony prep school. When she shares the news with her daughter,..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Articulations

A busy summer for Austin artists.

"...Austin, meanwhile, the company has been working hard to prep Marla Dean's One Shoe Untied, a recent finalist for..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Gorgeous George

George P. Bush capitalizing on Latino roots to stump for Uncle George.

"...comes with the Bush name. He attended an elite prep school in Coral Gables and shared the classroom with..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Russell Contreras

Take Out the Heat

Sure, complaining about the heat only makes it worse. A long string of 100 degree days presents an unsolvable problem but it just so happens that there's one summer problem we can solve. What to do about dinner on a day when the ambient blast furnace is stuck in the triple digits and operating any appliance hotter than a microwave is a sure sign of madness? Where to go, what to buy, how to put a tasty meal on the table without working up a sweat?

"...of the country's best grocery store offers hundreds more prepared food options than the original store on North Lamar...."

July 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

A Dynamic Greater Than You Can Imagine

Buckminster Fuller believed pieces of things could be combined in new ways to create a powerful new dynamic. Now, playwright Alice Wilson is combining her words with Bucky's life for a dynamic new solo show. Wayne Alan Brenner gets the story.

"..."Breaking the Code prepared me for doing Bucky, because, in order to direct..."

March 31, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

Five Austin campuses make Newsweek's list of the "best" schools based on AP course offerings; but some say the results are skewed.

"...likely to finish college. And advocates of the college prep curricula argue that the proliferation of AP courses at..."

March 24, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...school graduation and the start of college, a wealthy prep student (American Pie's Klein) must choose between his terminally..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cooking Fearlessly: Recipes and Other Adventures From Hudson's on the Bend

"...smoke in the home kitchen. Others involve a multi-stage preparation of complex sauces -- such as the White Chocolate..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Food Review by Pableaux Johnson

Doing Sports the Craig Way

Mike Butts profiles sports stats man and voice of the Texas Longhorns, broadcaster Craig Way, of KVET's Sports Day and Fox Sports Southwest's High School Extra Live.

"...This game isn't some mammoth clash between two storied prep powerhouses on a 50,000-watt radio broadcast. It's a tiny..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Features Feature by Mike Butts

Bill Minutaglio

"...and has closely followed in his father's footsteps: same prep school (Andover), same college (Yale), same fraternity and secret..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Books Feature by Jessica Berthold

Tailgating Teasips

Mick Vann makes a foray into the curious and often elaborate rite of University of Texas fandom known as "tailgating" and discovers some intriguing practices.

"...the university, where I work, but I was not prepared for what I found. It was a scene guaranteed..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Art of Conversation

Austin Men's Project encourages young gay men to hone their social -- and safe sex -- skills through communication

"...I met this whole sub-group, and I was a prep and I met all these groups. You know, I..."

Sept. 24, 1999 News Feature by Clay Smith

Scanlines

Night of the Hunter

"...(Schwartzman, in an outstanding debut), a student at Rushmore prep school. Once a promising scholar, his grades are suffering..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Screens Feature

When Good Food Goes Bad

"...on the time and temperatures of food storage and preparation, and the possibility of cross-contamination, and less on structural..."

June 4, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Class on the Range

"...currently offers monthly cooking classes, held in a small prep area within the restaurant's grand kitchen. I attended a..."

May 28, 1999 Food Feature

Food Top Nines

"...3. The employment market. Chef, pastry chef, line cook, prep cook, and baker's jobs are going begging in Austin..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Public Notice

Holiday Wish List, Part Two

"...sweaters, hats 100 coats for adult men and women GED-prep and other educational videos..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Coach's Corner

"...if he were an applicant to run a boys prep school. An NFL Sunday came and went with barely..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Prep-school brat Thomas finds himself in the unenviable, if life-learning,..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

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