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Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...Isn't it about time we discarded this term "affordable housing"? Raise your hand if you think your rent or..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Record Reviews

"...God bless Beck. A scant four years removed from couch-surfing and painting thrift-store signs, Mr. Hansen is now at..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Review

Texas Platters

"...taken as a whole Long Walk Back is somewhat unsatisfying, there are some mighty special moments sprinkled throughout to..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Review

Withering on the Vine

One Gardening Group Struggles While Another Thrives

"...Austin Community Gardens' Sunshine Gadens suffers from neglect due to..."

July 31, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Snapshot: Hot Summer Nights Band Portraits

Favorites from the summer season’s Free Week

"...You've heard of Free Week, the annual seven-ish days in January shebang featuring stacked lineups of top-tier ATX talent..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Qmmunity

Take care

"...Friday night, Spencer Deehring and Tristan Perry were attacked after leaving Rain. The..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

ATX Television Festival: The Presidents of the State of TV

Network heads on how to make a breakout show

"...five network presidents present. As festival founder Emily Gipson explained, "Panels like this don't happen very often."..."

June 10, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mad Max: Fury Road Tops Austin Film Critics Association Awards

Full list of winners, plus who made the best Austin film?

"...a lovely, lovely day for director George Miller. The Austin Film Critics Association has selected his return to the..."

Dec. 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The King and I

In a new staging of The King and I that's long on Asian authenticity, audiences are "getting to know" this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic in a most personal way

"...The King and I Zach Topfer Theatre, 202 S. Lamar, 512/476-0541..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Arts Review by Russell M. Dembin

Sleeping Beauty

The strength of Vortex's original musical adaptation is in its imagination

"...Sleeping Beauty..."

April 30, 2010 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Naked City

Top 10 ludicrous sessions moments

"...Want to know how to finance Texas public education?..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Friends mark the passing of a veteran gay rights activist.

"...Charles Hallmark's first meal in days would also be his last. The longtime gay..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Curieosity

Curieosity, writer-director-choreographer Sharon Sparlin's original work about Marie Curie and her physicist husband Pierre is an energetic collage of performance styles, with actors on the go like atoms smashing inside a supercollider and spraying their sub-atomic anatomies in every direction, in all manner of presentational genres.

"...Curieosity: Running a Few Experiments, Literally..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Primary Election Night: A Roundup

"...Statewide: Looking to November..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Put a Cape on It

Donning layers of costumery may reveal layers of secret identities

"...explanation. It simply did not occur to me that morning to warn his teachers he'd been bitten by a..."

May 15, 2015 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Counter 3. Five. VII

Congress Avenue's new math

"...Let's get one thing out of the way. I'm no fan of Counter..."

May 8, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Lit-urday: All the Single Ladies

The life cycle of a female worker bee sounds strangely familiar

"...Maybe you feel like a novel so full of dancing, hard work, maternal beauty, and fierce independence that Queen..."

July 26, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

After a Fashion

Is this a turn of the page or an entire new chapter?

"...Slowly but surely, I've been moving out of my mom and sister's house in Manchaca...."

June 14, 2013 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

AISD: Balancing Teachers and Tech

AISD must ensure that new technology helps more than it hurts

"...improvement: That was the message at the heart of Austin Independent School District Superintendent Meria Carstarphen's second State of..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alice in Wonderland

A straight-up, well-executed adaptation of Lewis Carroll's book from City Theatre

"...Alice in Wonderland City Theatre, through Sept. 14..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

The Hour Has 22 Minutes

Pop quiz on Canada, with a SXSW 07 musical cheat sheet

"...of Canada? Wrong. It's not Toronto. Who's the prime minister? Nope. He's not even French. American ignorance of our..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

The Nutcracker

Ballet Austin's 43rd production is what you might call a big-ticket ballet, a sensational show that's all about dreams coming true

"...Every year, families in Austin dress up in everything from their nicest pair..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Sparking a Prairie Fire: Cindy Sheehan at City Hall

The founder of Camp Casey and her "Bring Them Home Now" Tour arrives to a big Austin welcome

"...The scene Wednesday evening outside the gates of the Capitol seemed almost like..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Survey Says: Arts Rule!

According to a new study, three out of four Austinites agree that the arts are where it's at

"...attendance by the people of the city, the arts in Austin have both beat. That's the word from a..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Road to Wigan Pier

Despite its focus on the bleak lives of English coal miners in the 1930s, The Road to Wigan Pier, with its live music, film, and skits, is a ridiculous amount of fun

"...Running time: 2 hrs., 40 min...."

Jan. 23, 2004 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

c/o the grove

In c / o the grove, director J. Ed Araiza has moved Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard to modern Central Texas, where pecans take the part of cherry trees and pop culture references abound, not always to the play's benefit, but the strong storytelling and focused performances of the young cast make this another success in big, collaborative, ensemble theatre for the St. Edward's University theatre department.

"...Running Time: 3 hrs..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

After a Fashion

Our resident fashionista delivers a play-by-play account of the newest (fictional) reality game, Shopping Survivor; he also recommends the straight-to-video feature Intern, a bitchy, insidery take on the high-fashion industry, and Swap & Bop, an open-air flea market / music event at Waterloo Brewing Company this Saturday.

"...SHOPPING SURVIVOR Please, anyone could survive the jungle in Belize..."

June 8, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Public Notice

Tears From Heaven

"...National news has again rattled the cage of our local complacency. While Central..."

July 26, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Qmmunity: Babe to Babe Communication

Founder Kelsea, aka DJ Hip Stir, talks about the origins and future of femme and nonbinary DJ community BABE ATX

"...A night out is nothing without a good DJ. Local community promotion and educational..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Column by James Scott

Top 10 Austin Food News Stories of 2022

Restaurant closures, inflation woes, and cannabis wins

"...While we definitely agree that better public transportation, more affordable housing, and..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

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