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The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...To respond to your accusation of sexism by the board of directors for the Texas Hill Country Wine..."

March 24, 2000 Column

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Quote of the week: "You, my hyphenated friend, are an ambassador of evil."

"...Until the City Council gets new chambers, it would be both..."

March 17, 2000 Column

My Slammer Vacation

How I Spent...

"...144 poets loose in a sleepy Connecticut town, give them the impetus of a scored competition and the added..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Phil West

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Justice Denied

"...Another election has passed and Austin's Hispanic community, once again,..."

June 6, 1997 Column

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Run, Max, Run

"...your editorial calling for Max Nofziger to withdraw from the mayor race, for fear of him "splitting the progressive/environmental/liberal..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Column

FronteraFest Short Fringe

With FronteraFest 2006 in full swing, the January 27 Short Fringe program offered an assortment of theatrical ingenuity, frivolity, and tenderness

"...Hyde Park Theatre, Jan. 27..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Soccer Watch

So much soccer, so little time.

"...year's U.S. wunderkinden, Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley, he's the biggest draw in the league by far at this..."

April 30, 2004 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Appetizers

"...There's something about the citrusy smack of a margarita that..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Page Two

"...issue. Well, actually, as far as I can tell, there's no other mention of going back to school anywhere..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Column by Nick Barbaro

Highways and Scooters and Impact Fees, Oh My!

Austin mobility plans are moving right along

"...shut down and standing still, things keep happening on the mobility front. Most expensive among them is the I-35..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Central Health Lays Out Its FY 2019 Budget

For your health

"...that most folks in Travis County are unfamiliar with their voter-created health care district. But if you're a property..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

CodeNEXT: Kicked

Mayor, Council appear destined to quash land use rewrite

"...online message board that he and his colleagues scrap the land use rewrite and start over. Adler called the..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Hamilton Digs In: Won't End 'S-Comm'

Travis County Sheriff bucks opposition

"...Council, repudiating Travis County Sheriff Greg Ham­il­ton's participation in the federal "Secure Communities" initiative. And in the wake of..."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Council Districts: Best-Laid Plan Gets Bumpy

Map-drawing plans leave many dismayed

"...When single-member City Council districts were voted into existence by Austin voters last November, it was..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Point Austin: Explaining Austin

Understanding Austin requires a cultural primer

"...from a broader perspective than I do most of the time, when I'm pondering this particular city budget decision..."

March 15, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Texas Youth Commission Trouble

Scandal enveloping Texas Youth Commission has only gotten worse in last week

"...The scandal enveloping the Texas Youth Commission has only gotten..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters @ 3AM

The federal government benefits from undocumented workers, therefore something is owed those workers in return: justice

"...Two facts tower above all others regarding U.S. immigration. The first foretells how this issue..."

May 26, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

New Austin 'Spokes' Speak Out Against Tasers

Austin activists coordinate efforts on police tactics, war, and other issues

"...Last Friday, about 70 people gathered in front of the Austin Police Department headquarters to..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

TCB

Assessing 2004, local club owners break into a chorus of 'Staying Alive.' If only Dimebag Darrell had.

"...As students depart and the music scene enters its brief winter hibernation, local club..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

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"...I think the Republican and right-wing true believers (occasionally, but not necessarily,..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Postscripts

Book news, signings, and author appearances this week.

"...was a chaplain and administrator at St. David's Hospital, the author of engaging, intriguing mysteries starring a priest as..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Page Two

"...a short "Page Two." Now, I could write about the upcoming SXSW/Music Awards maelstrom (March 13-21, Awards Show Wed.18),..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column by Nick Barbaro

Hays County’s Overwhelmed Jail System in Dire Shape, Advocates Say

Some inmates are waiting years to see their day in court

"...The first time Hays County Jail officials rushed Melvin Nicholas..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...I am very experienced, both from my time on the council and my work on city projects. I've actually..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Electric Skaterland

Austin births a Roller Derby renaissance

"...The worst sound in Roller Derby is silence...."

Nov. 27, 2009 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rag Recollections

Former 'Rag' staffers remember the old days, when a Texan was in the White House and America was stuck in a quagmire war

"...part of this period back in Houston, working with the prior (1966-1968) generation of Rag staffers at Space City!..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week"Up there [in the U.S. Congress], they have 400-and-some..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

'Something Went Wrong'

Six months after he was killed by an Austin cop, Jessie Owens' family still wants some basic answers

"...At least he thought so -- enough to have the words tattooed in fancy script on the fleshy part..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...in your Feb 28 Chronicle ["A Revolt Brews Among the Circle C Masses"]. What is happening here is a..."

March 7, 2003 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Things get so bad in the Live Music Capital of the World that they're citing the 'King of Sixth Street,' Gerry Van King, for busking on the street

"...Long Live the King!..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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