Daugherty Repeats the Empty Bus Myth

No one takes mass transit in the city – except for all these people on the bus with me

"...noted before, one of my biggest pet peeves is the erroneous claim that we should de-fund or reduce funding..."

Oct. 14, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

The 'Empty Bus' Myth

My personal experience? There are plenty of people riding Cap Metro

"...from one Stephanie Webb, and although it was not the main thrust of the letter, one line caught my..."

March 23, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

On the Baby Bus

Catching up to Asleep at the Wheel's Elizabeth McQueen

"...Elizabeth McQueen is a trooper. After two weeks on the road and dearly in need of sleep, the Asleep..."

Sept. 9, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Last Train Home

This small masterpiece of documentary filmmaking offers an intimate look at the impact of China’s industrial growth.

"...masterpiece of documentary filmmaking offers a human-scale look at the impact of China’s industrial growth. First-time director Fan, a..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pluck of the Irish

AFS Essential Cinema hand-picks four nights of rare Irish filmmaking

"...George Bernard Shaw – and yet for most of the 20th century, the story of Ireland on film was..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Review: "Last Week at Ed's"

A touching farewell to a neighborhood institution

"...Lawrence Kasdan is a Hollywood legend, the scriptwriter and script doctor behind Body Heat, The Bodyguard,..."

Oct. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Last Man Standing: Ray Benson

Asleep at the Wheel doc debuts at the Long Center Sunday

"...Leading Asleep at the Wheel for over 40 years hasn’t been easy, and..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

God Save the Screen

Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly spent seven years hunting Mohawks for their mad, mammoth compendium, Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film

"...small town, graduating high school (if you could be bothered) between '80 and '84, chances are you spent a..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...two different transportation plans. Which are really parts of the same plan. Though the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Day One. Road to the Whitehouse: Save Us, Davis!

Gay Place correspondent Dacia Saenz finally has a moment to breathe and blog about her inaugural inauguration experiences.

"...started my trek to Obamaland, trudging through Chinatown in the snowy dawn, loading into a stinky bus, groggy, but..."

Jan. 22, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Dacia Saenz

The Cabbie Knows

In Portland, Taxi Drivers Are Tuned Into the Food Scene

"...illustration by Lisa Kirkpatrick The shuttle to my hotel had already left the airport..."

May 8, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Home Slice Makes Annual Pizza Pilgrimage

Sharing hundreds of slices was writer's plum assignment

"...By now, many Austinites know that Home Slice Pizza partially shuts down every September so members..."

Sept. 19, 2013 Food Post by Phillip Pantuso

Taking the Capitol Out of Capital Metro

Capital Metro: ready to establish the caliphate.

"...airplanes are Al-Qaeda's preferred method of travel – not the city bus. But that won't prevent Governor Rick Perry..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...A welcome sign at the end of Beau Reichert's driveway greets visitors to Sekrit..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

No Place Like Home

The new Garden Terrace development takes a small but serious step toward housing Austin's homeless.

"...with private bath and kitchenette, in a renovated nursing home on the southern edge of town is not by..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

End of the Line

The Passing of Grey Ghost

"...The long, gnarled, nimble fingers that raced, danced, and jumped..."

July 26, 1996 Music Feature

The Luv Doc: Outside of Austin

The Luv Doc is not going to throw Lampasas under the bus

"...My brother-in-law has been coming to the house a lot lately,..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

DVDanger: Last Girl Standing

Austin horror goes beyond the slasher

"...Like any good Austin horror, Last Girl Standing makes a subtle nod to The Texas..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

On the Bus Again

On the eve of turning 80, Willie Nelson's still calling the tune

"...ACL Live at the Moody Theater crams to the rafters with generations of..."

April 12, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Beyond the Bourbon Legend

The bottle didn't let Jason Boland down, and neither did his workingman's honky-tonk

"...Dancehall, 70,000 brightly lit square feet rising out of the construction-plagued crux of I-35 and Loop 410 in San..."

April 10, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Beside the Point

Council OKs permanent housing for homeless you need a car to access

"...Disclosure time: Among BTP's numerous eccentricities is the fact that he's never had a driver's license, much..."

April 11, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Stopping the Nonsense

The No Nonsense campaign gears up to derail the national anti-gay crusade

"...former Austin state Rep. Glen Maxey is remarkably chipper these days...."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...Everybody knows Ray Benson: the big guy with the big hat, booming baritone, and..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

The Permanent Warning

Neglecting the Past Dooms Readers

"...summer, an envelope arrived containing an odd-sized magazine cobbled together on a photocopier. This is Austin Class War! the..."

Sept. 13, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...The morning of Sunday, Aug. 19, the presid­ent and CEO..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Real Greezy

Greezy Wheels, back from the dead (the Seventies).

"...The drive up the last 50 yards of dirt road..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Cleve Hattersley

End of the Line

The Short and Troubled History of Austin's Streetcar System

"...His Austin Rapid Transit Railway Company was one of the best ways to get potential home buyers to look..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Austin @ Large: The Metro Message

It’s not a ‘campaign,’ exactly, but what is the transit authority’s tune?

"...In the much-seen, much-discussed Capital Metro "outreach" ad featuring Willie Nelson,..."

June 25, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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