Weed Watch

California votes in favor of bill that would legalize industrial hemp farming; and bill that would legalize medi-pot for seriously ill patients moves forward in New Mexico

"...farming, claiming that because the Controlled Substances Act doesn't differentiate between hemp and its psychoactive brother marijuana, hemp farming..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Weird by Design

City's proposed design standards emphasize livability, walkability, and flexibility

"...water. Our weirdness is legendary. Our funk is indisputable. Few and lonely are those who deny Austin's rightful place..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Weed Watch

Amazonian hallucinogen OK – for now – in religious observances

"...Federal drug warriors took a hit on Dec. 8 when..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Film News

Austin movie crews are coming home for the holidays and should quickly unpack for frightful film fun

"...Dune's remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Focus Features' Revolver, starring Buffy her own bad self, Sarah Michelle..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

The Sauce Boss

Lauri Raymond looks back on – and forward to – the life and times of SASS dressing

"...Carol. Although their lives have included periods living in different cities and pursuing paths that weren't always parallel, the..."

June 11, 2004 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Get on the Ground!

Bett Williams navigates contemporary culture with a wicked pen and a wrestling mat, and she'll be at BookPeople on Friday.

"...cuts through the dense ideological clouds surrounding much modern lesbian/feminist groupthink, a sustained and successful retelling of the most..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

Tale of a Tale Spinner

How a ballplayer, a piano player, beatnik poetry, and Lubbock made Terry Allen an epic storyteller.

"..."I'll tell you a funny story about my mother," offers Terry Allen, grinning wryly like he does. "I was..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Months of speculation come to an end as Austin Lyric Opera appoints conductor Richard Buckley to the position of artistic director.

"...including Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and Los Angeles Opera, while in Europe,..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Banger Sisters

"...the right place. In an industry that promotes an offensively short shelf life for its female practitioners, The Banger..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Postscripts

Writers coming and going in Austin's literary scene.

"...published in 2001... Novelist Carol Dawson heads off to Santa Fe next week for a one-year stint as a..."

July 28, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood updates readers on Austin's expanding Italian restaurants.

"...spent several years working in the top restaurants in Santa Fe, honing her skills before striking out on her..."

June 16, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

American Home Cooking: Over 300 Spirited Recipes Celebrating Our Rich Tradition of Home Cooking

"...years of enjoying and learning from the works of Santa Fe-based cookbook authors Cheryl and Bill Jamison, I devour..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Shopping

"...make it for you. The Austin Bead Shoppe also offers a wide variety of supplies for making hemp jewelry..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Best of Austin Feature

Food-O-File

Do You Smell What I Smell?

"...now until the end of their annual Green Chile Festival on September 26. As a feature of this year's..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Articulations

AMOA Selects Architect

"...York, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, the Dia Cultural Center for..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Spiritual Vanguard

Eliza Gilkyson

"...silent green pools, unwelcome by the looks of it. Wildlife scatters a quarter mile upstream at our approach, led..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Entrances & Exits

Comings and Goings on the Theatre Scene

"...departure of same. The past season has been no different. We have seen the coming of artists who startle..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Arts Feature

The Censure of Attention

Coyote Cafe's High Profile Cuisine

"...Coyote Cafe..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Food Feature

Club Cafe

The Open Road

"...I first saw the Club Cafe signs on road trips out west with my family..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Arts Feature

The Hightower Report: What's In Your Closet, Warren?

What's in your closet, Warren?

"...an inch of empty space on your shelves, you've stuffed all the stuff you can under the bed and..."

Sept. 6, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Secret History

That a man from San Antonio named Richard Santos has as much to add to the world of Jewish intellectual pursuits as an attorney named Rosen is as fascinating as it should be obvious, David Garza writes after he attended the Texas Jewish Historical Society's 22nd annual gathering. For the first time, perhaps, an entirely constructive revision may be taking place in the history of those we call the "people of the Book."

"...clerics at the Texas Jewish Historical Society's 22nd annual conference may not be readily obvious. As it turns out,..."

May 11, 2001 Books Feature by David Garza

Guns in 2018: The Carnage Continues

A look at the Gun Violence Archive findings for the year

"...threat of desperate Central American refugees. Here are a few of the headline GVA numbers for 2018 (confirmed as..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Get hip to these timely travel tips

"...Route 66, film festivals, and watermelon festivals are calling summer day trippers...."

July 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW List No. 4

179 acts added to the spring music convergence

"...nearly half the acts (928) for its 2016 Music Conference, March 15-20, with a series of massive lineup drops..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Estate Sale Roundup: May 22-25

Take Monday to admire your loot.

"...and an antique wheelchair. Cash, credit cards (3% courtesy fee), and checks accepted. 5612 Travis Green Lane, 78735; Thu.-Sat.,..."

May 22, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Food-o-File

"Food-o-File" sets sail with news about food cruises & more tamales.

"...I've discovered has me wishing there was a real Santa Claus in my life. But I'm getting ahead of..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The Envision Central Texas project is an opportunity for the citizens to plan our own destiny.

"...Springs or Lockhart will also object, but there are fewer of them and fewer lawyers and architects among those...."

Sept. 27, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Blessed Deliverance

The Borderland, Bud Shrake's Latest Tall Tale

"...slaughter at Goliad, and the surprising Texian victory over Santa Anna at San Jacinto. At least the experience of..."

March 31, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Eric's New Johnson

"...When the G3 tour featuring Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Adrian Legg..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Music Column

Mrs. Claus Delivers

Food Gifts for the Holidays

"...reasons I'm loathe to explain at the moment, I'm feeling a lot like Mrs. Santa Claus today. In that..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Food Feature

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