Taft Enters “A Door Within A Door”

New single from Austin crooner teases live-recorded collection

"...Plum offers a softer sonic direction from Austin songwriter Taft Mashburn. The ex-Lomelda member steps onto the platform of..."

Feb. 18, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

She Believes

Barbara Taft Devotes Her Life to Convicted Teen

"...On a warm July morning two years ago, Barbara Taft was on the Leander express bus headed to her..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Follow the Leader

Where's the Evidence?

"...Taft is considerably less charitable. "The Statesman trashed her out,"..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Weed Watch

Stoner-culture icon in Austin Friday to read from his first book, penned straight from the pen

"...The inmates of California's Taft prison camp, where Chong was exiled, are all nonviolent..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...is symbolic, said People of the Heart founder Barbara Taft, "that between the justice system, which abandoned her, and..."

April 3, 1998 News Feature

Wal-Mart: One Stance on Dems, Get One Free

Wal-Mart gives money to Dems, warns employees about their pro-union policies

"...first serious attempt to roll back anti-union legislation since Taft-Hartley (aka the Taft-Hartley slave law) was passed in 1947...."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

The people want to know: who, precisely, was Bruce Barton quoting?

"...gets off on some technicality and we see Barbara Taft's big smiling face ["Naked City: D.A. Caves on Lacresha,"..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Column

Naked City

D.A. Caves on Lacresha

"...politics of the day was an election," said Barbara Taft on Tuesday. (Taft founded People of the Heart, a..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Trips: Wind Turbines

Fun facts about the giant pinwheels along Texas highways

"...South Texas, the windmills along U.S. 181 south of Taft (an ExxonMobil investment) have become a sign that we're..."

July 22, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...tradition started in 1910 when 27th President William Howard Taft attended a Washington Senators game. When Taft stood up..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Dark Waters

Todd Haynes' courtroom drama is a true-life environmental horror

"...minted partner at the prestigious petrochemical-specialist law firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister – took the company to war..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Taft

"...the opening seconds of "Rooms," the first track on Taft Mashburn's ethereal third album, which his band of five..."

March 22, 2019 Music Review by Elise Barbin

News Roundup: Endings and Beginnings

Out with the old City Council, in with the new

"...Nation of Islam, local activist Chas Moore, and Barbara Taft. Taft, who is well known for her role in..."

Dec. 15, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...When Hessy Taft was 6 months old, the Nazis used her face..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Day Trips

The Dr. Eugene Clark Library is a monument to an unrequited love

"...with tables and stacks of books. President William Howard Taft gave a speech from the stage. When actress Dorothy..."

April 8, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...in each of the 50 states. Ohio Gov. Bob Taft won the booby prize for worst performance, scoring a..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

The comedian goes to jail as his appeal goes to court.

"...address mail to: Tommy Kin Chong, Inmate No. 07798-068, Taft CI, Unit A No. 4B, PO Box 7001, Taft,..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"New" evidence may exonerate Lacresha Murray.

"...Meanwhile, the teenager's family and advocates, led by Barbara Taft, have stepped up their demands that Earle either dismiss..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Juvenile Justice?

The fate of Lacresha Murray remains in a holding pattern as D.A. Ronnie Earle ponders how to proceed on a case that has brought him national criticism.

"...Austin weekly Nokoa; and Murray's most vocal advocate, Barbara Taft, who has championed Murray's innocence. Taft said she read..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Barbara Taft was named Civil Libertarian of the Year by the..."

June 25, 1999 News Feature

Day Trips: MSU-Burns Fantasy of Lights, Wichita Falls

Holiday wonderland carries on a family’s Christmas tradition begun in the 1920s

"...in front of MSU's Hardin Administration Building at 3410 Taft Blvd. in Wichita Falls. Visitors are welcome to walk..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

MASS Gallery Sends Exquisite Corpses Through the Mail

The Austin artspace gets downright surreal with the USPS for its current exhibition

"...Liverman, Brooke Gassiot, Andrea Mellard, Carlos Rosales-Silva, Jean Pagan, Taft Mashburn, Whitney Avra, Bethany Johnson, your current reporter, and..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 100 Austin Records of 2019

Kevin Curtin unveils his third annual list of local releases

"...47) Taft, Goodnight, Plum (Cosmic Dreamer)..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: A Landmark Hearing, but LGBTQ Voices Still Needed at the Capitol

Plus Guerrilla Queer Bar's Spring Fling and more qweeah events

"...Paige Renée Berry, My Golden Calf, Taft Musical Monday. Mon., May 13, 9pm. Cheer Up Charlies,..."

May 10, 2019 Column by Beth Sullivan

Guns in 2018: The Carnage Continues

A look at the Gun Violence Archive findings for the year

"...four dead and another injured on Oct. 13 in Taft – the latter group all family members celebrating a..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Day Trips: Chamizal National Memorial, El Paso

A peace park on the border where generations of differences were washed under the bridge

"...with presidents Porfirio Díaz of Mexico and William Howard Taft sent the dispute to arbitration. Neither side, especially the..."

June 19, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...between the terms of Abraham Lincoln and William Howard Taft, every president but two wore facial hair. None before..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

National Day of Action Against Police Violence

"...Barbara Taft, well known for her support of Lacresha Murray, speaks...."

Dec. 13, 2014 Photo Gallery

Presidential Losers on Parade!

Party with the also-rans at the big bold artbook release this Sunday

"...… and George McGovern, Martin Van Buren, William Howard Taft, Daniel Webster, and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney – among 70..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

deEP end

deEP end

"...of millennial malaise beyond affected anthems of perceived persecution. Taft Mashburn fares better on his three-song shot, Intarsia, reflecting..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Review by Doug Freeman

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