2018 Primary Elections: Giddy With Energy

Tracking back on a wild election night

"...enough votes to win their primary outright. Former Dallas Coun­ty Sher­iff Lupe Valdez, an openly queer Lati­na with shaky..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Finding a New D.A.

The Dem primary race turns from a default succession into a three-way wrestling match

"...Travis County has seen two district attor­neys since 1977. From that year through 2008, the post..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Tree Play

For this story of a rain forest over a lifetime, Robi Polgar created a living, breathing poem

"...To call it a "workshop" would be a dis­service. We were clearly seeing the beginning of something –..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"...studies reinforce the conclusion. In February, the University of Tor­on­to's Martin Prosperity Institute named the Aus­tin/Round Rock area as..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Film What You Know

'Ping Pong Summer' draws on filmmaker Michael Tully's own experience

"...with John Candy, or Chevy Chase's 1983 classic National Lam­poon's Vacation. Ocean City would be the setting, no question:..."

June 20, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Gay Place: Where The Girls Go

Where the Girls Go? Right here, queers.

"...Where The Girls Go..."

May 30, 2014 Column

Despite Opposition, Sheriff 'S-Comm' Hamilton Rolls On

Hamilton holds firm despite 3rd Circuit ruling

"...enforcement officials discussing immigration reform with President Barack Obama, Home­land Security Secretary Jeh Joh­n­son, and other administration officials. "Anytime..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Headlines

"...Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 13-year-old girl who was found unconscious outside a home (not her..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature

The Town Was Hoppin'

Austin's music scene of the Fifties lives on in Ray Campi

"...it's always had something going on musically. In the Fif­ties, Downtown was swingin' with the Jade Room (2514 Guadalupe),..."

March 30, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Food Events

Foodie events, Jan. 12-18

"...Dzenis offers an ongoing series of cooking classes on Wed­nes­day evenings and Saturday mornings at Plate by Dzintra (12717..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Defense for the Unwitting?

What if you really did think she was 17?

"...police database but could not find any listing for Mine­singer, who said she didn't have ID on her but..."

April 15, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Ending the Water War

What if enviros and the city partnered on water conservation?

"...are Clean Water Action and Texas Campaign for the Envi­ron­ment.) But Environment Texas canvassers' primary charge (in addition to..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...continuing tug-of-war over who really controls the Williamson County Land­fill. But the fireworks began after the vote Tuesday, when..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...in those assets with the intent to defraud his ­creditors." – Judge James L. Dennis, 5th Circuit Court of..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...that the William T. Caswell House is a Classical Reviv­al home built of rusticated ashlar lime­stone and featuring "large..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...Delgado's grandfather, part of a generation of Mexican American Aus­tin­ites who claimed this crescent of lakefront land as their..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Election Notes: Notes at the End of the Road

Just a few more days of this deluge

"...groups for developers" Friends of Austin Neighborhoods and AURA (Austin­ites for Urban Rail Action). In response to the site..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature

A Declaration of Independence

Zavala Elementary and Principal Sean Fox are succeeding at going their own way

"...his work quite seriously, he comes across as almost shy. He was already a veteran of East Austin schools..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

In the Room

First-place winner

"...purpose. Rainey nods. I begin, "It's called 'Museum.' See, girl wanders through a modern art museum in ... Amsterdam."..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Books Feature by Raul Garza

Searching for Cynthia Ann

Glenn Frankel's new book untangles the true story behind 'The Searchers'

"...How did one girl's story become one of the most enduring legends of..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

Farewell to Allan

Eastside parents watch AISD and IDEA dismantle their neighborhood school

"...banana. A gold heart was painted on the little girl's face – gold and green, the Allan colors. Richey..."

June 1, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Art of Being Dagoberto Gilb

What's a successful writer like Dagoberto Gilb got against the establishment?

"...personality, but Gilb, though he can actually be quite shy, isn't a student of the wallflower school. After you've..."

March 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Texas GOP's Book Bans Are the First Step in Anti-Public Education Crusade

Banning books (for Jesus!)

"...sex. And, of course, it is controversial among conservative Repub­lic­ans. According to the American Library Association, This Book Is..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Decade in Austin Films

The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters

"...And then there's one of the world's most heralded ani­mat­ors, who moved to Austin about 10 years ago, and..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Austin Dance India Calls on Us All to Respect Mother Earth

Multimedia, multicultural production Sacred Earth Stories appeals to the heart

"...for more than 22 years, produced the 2016 program Girl Power! at the Long Center, and worked on a..."

June 28, 2019 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik

La Lotería Returns

After community outcry, painted-over mural to be restored

"...is now expected to be restored after community outcry. Addition­ally, advocates are stepping up efforts to save what's left..."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Gay Place: One Queered Up Year

This way a gay, that way a gay: Steer here, queers

"...Y'all or Nothing The Carry Nation, Big Dip­per, Normaling, Francine 13, Christeene, Biz Vicious, and more. Ursula..."

March 20, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Zimmerman's Latest Lawsuit

Is Zimmerman trying to keep the media from looking into his personal life?

"...filed with the court) describing the doctor's conversations with Zim­mer­man's daughter: "There are concerns that her father is being..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Uncontrolled Experiments

AISD says charters and single-sex academies will lift all students' boats – and attacks any research that says otherwise

"...Evaluation and Policy Analysis. When the Texas Business & Educa­tion Coalition was looking for an independent study of charter..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Return of Leslie Sbrocco

Who knew drinking wine could be so much fun?

"...leveraged those strengths and started a group called Thirsty Girl. It's already up to 70 chapters nationwide, with many..."

April 8, 2011 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

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