Less Is Still Less

A session budgetary snapshot reflects some progress, dim prospects

"...Thus far, the state budget headlines have been dominated by the potential..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Make Yourself at Home

Neighborhoods split over burgeoning vacation rentals

"...– The Go-Go's, "Vacation"..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Her Fair Ladies

Cristina García's antidote to the so-called 'spicy señorita'

"...García has surrounded herself with big women: women with the capacity to love large and fall hard, like Celia..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Point Austin: Why Vote?

The real choices at the top and bottom of the ballot

"...My favorite moment of the campaign season thus far was a seemingly trivial one:..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings

Rockpalast, German for DVD gold mine

"...Essen, Germany, 1980: Their faces haven't yet been overtaken by hair...."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

City Hall Hustle: Is There a Deeper Wave Than This?

Jobs come in one door, out the other

"..."Jobs, jobs, jobs," runs the recessionary chorus, from the televised millionaire pundits broadcasting from..."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Food-o-File

Romance available in paper bags, restaurant closures/openings, Girl Scout cookies, and more yummy news

"...The coolest Super Bowl party food idea I've seen so..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

High-Potency Poppycock

Congressman says strong pot calls for stiff prison sentence

"...are not just out to get you high – they’re out to get you really, really, really high, and..."

June 22, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

City Hall Hustle: Trouble Abhors a Vacuum

There's always room for argument at City Hall

"..."No matter how benign the agenda looks, there's always gonna be something," said Laura..."

June 19, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Event Street Closures: Compromise Ordinance Doesn't Solve Barricades

Stakeholders agree on a proposal for closing streets for special events

"...well-hammered compromise between organizers of outdoor special events and the people and neighborhoods they inconvenience. A task force of..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

Campaign Trailin'

Cop-shop talk on the campaign trail; and City Council candidate forums

"...On the stump lately, Brewster McCrack­en's taken to name-checking unopposed Place..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Whisk Handcrafted Cuisine

The cozy atmosphere and satisfying cuisine at Whisk will transport you to the sun-splashed Mediterranean

"...Plenty of people have noticed that the Texas Hill Country bears a striking resemblance to the..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Luv Doc Recommends: Pride Texas Festival

Auditorium Shores at the Long Center, Saturday, June 14, 2008

"...This weekend both the ROT Biker Rally and Pride Texas are knocking knees..."

June 13, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Food-o-File

Barbecue, wine, sushi, and crepes, that sort of thing

"...on a barbecue episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives the other night? I'll have to say the spiky-haired Fieri..."

June 8, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Has Top Chef hit bottom? Plus, Reed Clemons sells Capitol Brasserie.

"...The second season of Bravo's Top Chef came to an..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

OoBer Alles

A guide to the troupes of the 2006 Out of Bounds Improv Festival (aka OoB V)

"...Former parts of Well Hung Jury, recently returned from their brief defection to the Windy City, mount a full-on..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Performances That Transported Me in 2004

Robert Faires lists his favorite theatre, dance, and classical productions of 2004

"...comfort to a new site and a new level, the vastness of the Domain complex warehouse giving the work..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

World Energy Week's Hometown Highlights

Events in Austin and Fredericksburg show off region's clean-energy champions

"...The 27th annual World Energy Engineering Congress and the fifth..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

TCB

Getting heavy with Recover, poppy with Voxtrot, and rejoicing that the AMN flap is finally over. More or less.

"...Looking for a way to expand their sizable local following, Austin's Voxtrot were all set to..."

July 23, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Arts Bullets

Physical Plant Theater's first Garden Party raised more than $8,000, Ann Hume Wilson has been appointed associate director of the Blanton Museum of Art, Blue Lapis Light is exhibiting – and auctioning off – bras and breastplates for angels, and the city unveils a new mural at the Pan Am / A.B. Cantu Recreation Center

"...• Physical Plant Theater's first Garden Party was not only a singularly beautiful..."

June 4, 2004 Arts Feature

After a Fashion

The story of how the Style Avatar got his sew on

"...SO FRESH AND SO YOUNG There is a rampant fashion omerta in Austin: a conspiracy..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Austin @ Large: What Happens Next?

Suggestions for a 2004 City Hall to-do list

"...Forgive my Grinchiness, but here on the Austin-public-life beat, the happiest tiding of the season is..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Get Your Brain on with Cartoonist David Rees

A profile of cartoonist David Rees, coming to Austin to promote his book Get Your War On

"...During the past year you may have received one of David..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Bullish On Comics

Guillermo del Toro gets serious about the funny papers.

"...for film, it may be his passion for comics. The director is a lifelong fan, dating back to before..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...That Transported Me1. Lipstick Traces (Rude Mechanicals) In getting their version of Greil Marcus' massive social history to the..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...Is St. Edward's University Austin's Unsung Acting Program? Witness the amazing performance of Jeffery Mills as Alan Strang in..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...Arts Critics PollARTS STORY OF THE YEAR Ada Calhoun: Flatbed Press opening...."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

Public Notice

Kings of the Hillel

"...Think we're just being clever with the name? Heck no. Texans for Israel and the Hillel..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Coach's Corner

Odds and Ends

"...Professional tennis has undergone a flip-flop. It's been in the making for several years now, not hard to see..."

June 12, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Fear of a Black Network

"...yo'self, before you wreck yo'self: advice from Chris "Bring the Pain" Rock Howdy. I come crawling off the couch..."

July 4, 1997 Screens Column by Christopher Gray

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