An Angel-Free Angeles

Detective novelist Michael Connelly trolls L.A.'s seedy underbelly again in The Brass Verdict

"...Michael Connelly was still working the crime beat for the..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

ACL Fest Friday Reviews

"...Delta SpiritOde to Sunshine (Rounder)..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Solar Celebrity HelioVolt Lands in Austin

Darling of international renewable energy circles to build its first solar-manufacturing plant here

"...Austin's race to become the clean-energy capital of the nation..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Can Austin Waste Not?

City vows to cut landfill-bound garbage to zero

"...George Carlin once joked that the only reason human beings were..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

"..."Even though the Court may not agree with the results of the City's interpretation..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature

Strategy for Saving Low-Performing High Schools

AISD drafting strategic response to performance issues at its high school campuses

"...The Austin Independent School District is drafting a strategic response to..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...Oaxaca, Mexico -- Those of us who report from the..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

Mud

Salvage Vanguard Theater's staging of Maria Irene Fornes' Mud has plenty to compel our attention, most of it coming from the three gifted actors in the cast

"...Salvage Vanguard Theater, through June 29..."

June 15, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Rafting the Great Waller

Outdoorsman envisions converting sluggish creek into hardcore white-water rafting rapids

"...After decades of rocky starts and stops, the rebirth of..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

I Love My Dead Gay Son: The Musical!

With 'I Love My Dead Gay Son: The Musical!', the energy-to-burn Yellow Tape Construction Company turn this cult film 'Heathers' into a loud, amped-up send-up of everything Eighties

"...I Love My Dead Gay Son: The Musical!..."

June 30, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It

Travis Co. commissioners agree that county's tax collection system isn't broken, vote to do another exhaustive study of it anyway

"...After an exhaustive internal study last year, and an updated..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Drive-by Truckers

"...A Blessing and a Curse (New West)..."

April 14, 2006 Music Review by Christopher Gray

White House Press Whores?

Top 10 media stories

"...1) White House Press Relations, Take 1: Paying off commentators. Issuing a White House..."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

Back to the Trenches

AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in

"...In the global scheme of things, Advanced Micro Devices is..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Hightower Report

Leaked internal memo shows a company scheming to cut back on employee benefits; and winner of common-sense competition will get $100,000 smackers

"...REVEALING WAL-MART Poor Wal-Mart. One day it's a peacock, the..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week"Until the results of the investigations are finalized, the use of these [Tasers] ought to..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Meet the New Bosses

Long Center director Cliff Redd and ALO director Richard Buckley compare notes on leading an arts institution, the challenges they face, and being new to Austin

"...Leading an arts institution is challenging under the best circumstances...."

Sept. 17, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Sunset Valley Protests Austin Policies..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Column

Kennedy Not What He Is Now Cracked Up to Be

"...Editor: I know the JFK-as-a-man-of-peace narrative holds some essential place in the liberal world-view,..."

Nov. 10, 2003 Postmarks

Seton Asks City to Move Fast on Children's Proposal

"...The wheels appear greased for the Seton Healthcare Network to take ownership..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Hightower Report

Who decided that the WTO rules the U.S.?; who decided that the U.S. rules Iraq?

"...Cutting the Cords of Global Corporate Rule..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Sugar on the Asphalt

How Jimmy Eat World bleeds teen angst tunefully, responsibly

"...This article is a year overdue...."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

A Bug's Life

A new, artificially intelligent toy does little to excite the brain or the blood pressure.

"...B.I.O.-BugsHasbro With so many toymakers this fall hot on the..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Lindsey Simon

Bill Frisell With Dave Holland and Elvin Jones

Record Review

"...Bill Frisell With Dave Holland and Elvin Jones (Nonesuch)..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Arcadia

Having sat through a Tom Stoppard play, there comes the feeling that a return visit is required to better appreciate all his linguistic, historical, scientific, sexual, comedic, and theatrical flourishes. The Austin Playhouse production of Arcadia, featuring one of the best ensembles to be seen on an Austin stage, may, indeed, warrant repeat visits to fully enjoy its efforts.

"...Arcadia: Dueling IntellectsHyde Park Theatre,..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

The Austin Avalanche of Rock & Roll!

When IRS Records' 'The Cutting Edge' Came to Town and Made Me Want to, Too

"..."They say that 90 people a day move to Austin. The..."

March 16, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Toadies

Acts Playing South by Southwest

"...ToadiesHell Below/Stars Above (Interscope) It can't be mere coincidence that..."

March 16, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Surreal Science

Looking at three books -- Plague Time, Cancer: The Evolutionary Legacy, and The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine, Roger Gathman observes that for every advance in technology, nature counterbalances with new opportunities for disease.

"...Plague Time: How Stealth Infections Cause Cancers, Heart Disease, and..."

March 2, 2001 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Postscripts

Caleb Carr, Dr. Phil and his son Jay, Neal Barrett Jr., and other assorted personages will be performing at Austin bookstores soon.

"...Upcoming..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

The Watson Way

Mayor Kirk Watson talks about challenges for austin during his next term.

"...Though he officially has three opponents in the May City Council election,..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

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