Stuck on James Franco's 'Tar'

Franco discusses students, learning, the creative process, and more

"...James Franco screened his NYU grad school class's film, Tar...."

March 7, 2013 Screens Post by Eli Black

AMA Calls for a Nationwide Ban on Coal Tar Sealants

American Medical Association seals the deal

"...first U.S. city to ban the use of coal tar sealants on asphalt roads and parking lots, after a..."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Protest Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline

"...article about the upcoming peaceful protest of the proposed tar sands pipeline in D.C. I haven't been reading the..."

Aug. 4, 2011 Postmarks

Stuff the Cooler – With Black Tar Heroin!

APD trumpets big heroin bust

"...County Narcotics Division, Round Rock Police Department, and Lone Star Fugitive Task Force have concluded an extensive drug investigation..."

March 12, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Sexing Up Sealants

Leffingwell proposes a ban on commonly used parking lot material

"...still when the pollutant on trial is something like coal-tar sealant, since nobody knows what it is...."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Study: Parking Lots Pollute

Common pavement sealant could be damaging waterways

"...of Austin and the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that coal-tar sealant, the shiny black stuff that goes on parking..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Talking Down the Pipeline

Austin hearing highlights debate over tar sands pipeline

"...the Chronicle went to press Wednesday, the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline was under debate at a U.S...."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Final Four Preview

Busted brackets and Britney Spears

"...blocking-out on missed shots from the moment the season starts, and by tourney time the Spartans defense is cleaning..."

April 3, 2009 Sports Post by Justin Sanders

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...will cost to turn underenrolled Becker and Oak Springs elementaries and Lucy Read professional development academy into pre-K centers...."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature

Reality Pipes: Keystone Project Kicks Up Sand

Will Obama give oil pipeline the green light?

"...they carry crude squeezed from oil sands (also called tar sands), sandy soil laced with a heavy, tarlike substance..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

Safer Drilling? Whoda Thunk?

Perry's project seems too little, too late

"...Gov. Rick Perry just announced he's forming a new..."

July 6, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Clean Is as Clean Does

Austin's success against sealants starts a trend

"...decline follows the City Council's 2005-06 ban on coal tar sealants, a common commercial asphalt surfacing product. Research by..."

June 20, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...neighborhood associations and the fast-food industry, which initially felt targeted by the standards' distaste for drive-through establishments and branded..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature

Panic Room

"...Directed by: David Fincher. Starring: Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam and..."

March 29, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SongwritingWith:Soldiers Helps Write the War After the War

Darden Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other songwriters combat PTSD one song at a time

"...range of generations, genders, races, and branches of the military. All have experienced combat, from Vietnam through contemporary wars..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Battle for Barton Springs: A Brief Timeline

Twenty years of progress

"...for 90 days; the city determines the source is coal-tar sealants used on parking lots. The city reopens Barton..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Quote of the Week

"..."If the tar sands are thrown into the mix, it is essentially..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Column

Luv Doc Recommends: Red Hot 2010

Oilcan's, Friday, July 16, 2010

"...might ultimately prove easier to watch than B-roll of tarred pelicans, sludged sea turtles, and, perhaps most disturbing of..."

July 16, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...became the first city in the country to ban coal-tar sealants, commonly used to protect asphalt surfaces, in November..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

And the Statesman's apology is still not forthcoming

"...nevertheless, continue to reinforce city scientists' theory that coal tar sealants used on parking lots are the probable source..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Flight 1: Light- to Medium-Bodied Whites

"...1998 Domaine Saint Peyre Picpoul de Pinet ($7.59): tart and fruity "patio quaffer" made in the France's Languedoc..."

July 23, 1999 Food Column

Bullet Train

Brad Pitt bumbles entertainingly through a hyperviolent slapstick comedy

"...Directed by: David Leitch. Starring: Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry,..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wife Stories

Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito on life as a comedy couple

"...fictionalized the details of their early relationship and Butcher’s start in stand-up with the aforementioned TV show, Take My..."

Sept. 27, 2017 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

UT Basketball: Bring the Tape Measure

Texas faces their toughest challenge in No.3 North Carolina

"...The Tar Heels are led by Naismith Player of the Year..."

Dec. 10, 2015 Sports Post by Kahron Spearman

A Good Coffee Shop Is Not That Hard to Find

Finding home in the bottom of a cup

"...UT, and we'll find a coffee shop that isn't Starbucks." What I'm saying is we had goals. Fast-forward four..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Food Feature by Heidi Meurer

EAST Eats: Sa-Tén

Coffee done artfully

"...the most ambitious, with a combo of pickled vegetables, tar tar sauce, and Worcestershire. The same curry is featured..."

Nov. 20, 2014 Food Post by Andrew Thomas

The AggreGAYtor: March 27

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• Lawmaker Jon Kavanagh has "softened" his bill banning..."

March 27, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Hornucopia

With a lightened suspension. Kabongo set to return Feb. 13

"...the 1 guard when Kabongo glides back into the starting lineup...."

Dec. 28, 2012 Sports Column by Michael Corcoran

Lawless

Abundantly violent yet decidedly listless, there’s very little kick to this moonshining picture from director John Hillcoat and musician/screenwriter Nick Cave.

"...Directed by: John Hillcoat. Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, Jason..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report

An ugly surprise from Big Oil

"...Chevrons need a way to get all that Canadian tar sands oil to their Texas refineries. That'll increase the..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

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