Auteurs Stake a Claim on the Small Screen

Mitchell Hurwitz and Matthew Weiner made their names in TV. Have they gotten too big for it?

"...Mitchell Hurwitz knows the rules. A TV writer since 1990, he learned the..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Other McCain

When campaign signs send the wrong message

"...Travis County Democratic Party convention. "I looked up and there was this big red sign that said McCain," he..."

April 1, 2008 Design Post by Richard Whittaker

A Night at the Opera House

"...Perhaps the best idea since Whirlyball, South First odds and ends..."

Aug. 21, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Man Who Laughed

More remembrances of Boyd Vance

"...This is the way I remember Boyd: Looking at me with that..."

April 29, 2005 Arts Feature

Where the Pyramid Meets the High

Long lost 13th Floor Elevators founder and visionary Tommy Hall – found!

"...is decorated with cobwebs and Sixties posters. Stacked to the ceiling are cassettes and videotapes – not a CD..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Joe Trybyszewski

The Merry Hempsters Hit the Road

In 2001, actor and activist Woody Harrelson rang friend and filmmaker Ron Mann up and invited him to tag along on an environmental whistle-stop trip in a hemp-fueled bus -- "The Organic Living Tour." Two years later, Mann's digital video-shot doc Go Further is all but in the can.

"...Toronto-based documentary filmmaker Ron Mann was in the midst of a project on Ed "Big Daddy" Roth,..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Don't Smash the Melting Pot

"...So it's no wonder that our local Political Asylum Project of Austin (PAPA), the only pro bono legal project..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

The Psychedelic Renaissance and the Veterans Leading the Charge

Psychedelic healing around Austin and beyond

"...Gould had traveled from Tampa, Florida, to Iquitos, Peru, then up the Amazon by boat to this tiny settlement,..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...Standing on the top deck at Mohawk feels like floating above the..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

What Land Use Code Do We Need to Build the City We Want?

Planning a way forward after CodeNEXT

"...In hindsight, last year's shuddering halt to the CodeNEXT land use code rewrite looks less like an..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Trying To Fix the World

Five-year review of APD Chief Art Acevedo

"...On the April morning of the funeral for slain Austin Police..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Theatre in the Round (Rock)

Penfold Theatre makes its entrance up north – where it's always wanted to be

"...The past decade has seen more than 50 theatre companies..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...Teeth determine the grin. Self-conscious hardware hides in pursed smiles...."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Still the Greatest

When We Were Kings

"...lifetime, only one public figure has claimed to be "the greatest" and not been a liar. That person is..."

March 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Las Manitas Had City Hall by the Huevos?

Did the Perez sisters have a trump card in their negotiation with the city?

"...this morning regarding Las Manitas. If you missed it, the audio is here. Basically, Brewster says the $750,000 forgivable..."

June 14, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Barbara Jordan Statue: Standing like she stood up for the Constitution

After a second national search, a design for UT's proposed statue of Barbara Jordan has been chosen, this one by California sculptor Bruce Wolfe

"...If you recall, about a year ago, the Barbara Jordan Statue Project Committee – a body of..."

July 6, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Searching for the Right House

"...searching for a compatible home only to discover that the best we could do was in the "fixer-upper" category...."

Dec. 6, 2004 Postmarks

The Designated Acting (Almost) City Manager

Word is that the City Council will be appointing an "acting city manager designate" while Garza finishes his term.

"...interim replacement. That decision, Garcia noted repeatedly, belongs to the entire City Council, scheduled to make their choice today..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Looking to the Future

Five profiles from the Austin tech community: 21st Century Project founder Gary Chapman, Her Domain president Donna Kidwell, Hoover's CEO Patrick Spain, writer and marketing whiz Will Kreth, and Austin Free-Net executive director Ana Sisnett

"...like SXSW Interactive, which kicks off March 9, that's the Big Question. Especially after a rocky year like this..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Verde Report: Is It Time for Austin FC to Become a Selling Club?

Promising young midfielders Dani Pereira and Owen Wolff drawing interest from abroad

"...If you only kept up with the headlines, you might be fooled into thinking that Major..."

June 23, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Progressive Women Rule the South Austin Streets

Ellis takes District 8 as District 5 goes to a run-off

"...In the crowded race to succeed Ann Kit­chen in South Austin's..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Bored, Unemployed, and Extremely Online: Textile Artist Finds the Silver Linings

After losing her office job, Odalys Vargas turned a quarantine hobby into her artform

"...From the flock of yarn loops that build a tufted rug,..."

March 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Laiken Neumann

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...free personal protective equipment (PPE) in COVID-19 hotspots over the next several weeks. A list of PPE giveaway events..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature

Council: Take the Steam Train

Can the city and Uber and Lyft come to an understanding?

"...including three dozen zoning cases, several public hearings (including the Urban Trails Master Plan, as well as plenty of..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Running the Numbers

A packed agenda yields some interesting figures

"...There's no shortage of numbers in any City Council meeting..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 9/21/10

What's on the council agenda?

"...preview for this Thursday's City Council meeting. As always, there's lots of potential landmines, including new regulations for mobile..."

Sept. 21, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Out of Bounds: The Lineup

"...The ninth annual Out of Bounds Comedy Festival runs Aug...."

Aug. 27, 2010 Arts Feature

'Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins'

Twin sisters revive the feisty Austin journalist in a new solo play in Philly

"...and hellaciously smart and funny as ever, thanks to the miracle of the stage. Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass..."

March 12, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Governor's Lobbyists

Thumbnail sketches of members of Perry's money circle

"...Here's a snapshot of the most prominent lobbyists and big donors who are part..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Scripting the War

Susan O'Connor's journey to game writing

"...a 200-page script for a production that no movie theatre will ever play. The script involves actors, a consuming..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

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