Riding to the End of the Line

Can Cap Metro weather the recession, balance its books ... and run the buses and trains on time?

"...side you choose, you still have time to give your two cents – but do it now, because by..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Off the Record

Creative Opportunities Orchestra pays tribute to Tina Marsh, local bands find new ways to finance their recordings, and the many hats of Stop the Truck

"...concert hall exactly or a club. You could set your own agenda. For any given concert, you got a..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

After a Fashion

Erotic art, kissing, flying, substation cake, and sperm on the tip of the tongue

"...ourselves are barred from getting married? On the other hand, friends and I had a wonderful time hanging out..."

April 24, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Point Austin: Raising the Bar

AMD opens its Lantana campus, and the questions continue

"...with CEO Hector Ruiz, who told me, "This campus raises the bar for the city and state, and we..."

June 20, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Chartering Middle School

Hoping to reach middle-schoolers who could go off track in a regular school setting, district moves forward with charter school plans

"..."You can work at your own level and can get done faster if you..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

ACWP

Ex-director of water program says he's blowing whistle on pollution; city officials say they're on top of it

"..."All of those concerns have been shared with the [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality] and the [Environmental Protection Agency],..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Culture Flash!

The Long Center gets more corporate cash, AMOA wants your Christo and Jeanne-Claude stories, and the city of Austin wants your art for City Hall and the airport

"...in $50,000. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst was also on hand to say that the performing arts hall will "dramatically..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...we're told are still being sold in order to raise enough funding for the project. In the meantime, excavation..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

Grand Old Mess

Can Travis County Republicans Ever Get It Together?

"...establishment Republicans -- the status quo country clubbers with handsome bank accounts. Throw in the out-and-proud Log Cabin Republicans..."

Feb. 25, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Live Shots

"...shelter, and later with her presence, guesting with a handful of the festival's performers or simply watching their sets...."

Aug. 7, 1998 Music Feature

McLeese's Pieces

Statesman Columnist Vents Spleen on Greens

"...much closer resemblance to the rest of conservative, racist Texas. Most of Austin's Green activist community wasn't even born..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Articulations

IRS OKs G&S @ CCP

"...it was "great to be able to give a hand to the Gilbert & Sullivan Society, which has given..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Arts Column

Anticipating the March 3 Election, a Few Numbers to Note

An update on Travis turnout, and the congressional money wars

"...ready and eager to set the pace for the Texas primaries...."

Feb. 28, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Kitchen Scales

The cost of Austin fine dining

"...long. Chef turnover is so chronic, you could set your watch by it. From an owner's perspective, this makes..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The Good Eye: You Say You Want a Resolution

Austin's budding fashion industry gets a vote of confidence – and a shot at diversity

"...develop the broad array of industry skills, from fine hand-finishing techniques to event production, that would take our fashion..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Off the Record

The Sword and Metallica ride the lightning at Ozzfest, while Kanye West and Hope for Heroes lend a helping hand to U.S. veterans

"...Earlier in the afternoon, locals the Sword headlined the Texas stage, overcoming sound difficulties with the closing headbanger's ball..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Two Towers, Six Years, and 16 Millimeters

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

"...had no functioning standpipe, the Fire Department had to raise hoses from street level. Six years on, and 9/11..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Golden Boys

SXSW showcase reviews

"...there's a party going on downtown. If you squint your eyes, you can see the bottle of cheap whiskey..."

March 17, 2006 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Progressivism Comes of Age

A few words with MoveOn.org's very young, very busy Eli Pariser

"...has organized millions to sign petitions, contact their congressmen, raise millions of dollars to create anti-Bush television ads, and..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two

The misleadingly named Austin Fair Elections Act proposes an unneeded "cure" for a healthy body politic.

"...campaign finance reform. Any campaign reform monkeys around with your basic democratic rights. The argument can be made, though..."

April 19, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Raped Twice?

Virginia Glore asked the APD for a rape test -- instead they're prosecuting her for DWI.

"...then they said, 'we don't believe you were raped, your timeline is wrong, there wouldn't have been enough time..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Trips

River Inn Resort near Hunt is a perfect fall getaway.

"...owners' personal tastes. While the decor may not match your idea of interior decorating, it does give the furnishings..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Libertarians on TV

Conspiracy Theorists at Home on Public Access

"...Such radically anti-government thought may raise fears of the militia movement taking root in Austin...."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Public Notice

Check Out These Digs

"...One of our fave fundraisers is back in town, this year at Barton Creek..."

July 31, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

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