Betty Baker Rules

Love her or fear her, Austin's land-use queen rules the city her own way

"...She is a tiny, 71-year-old woman who has survived two heart attacks and a history of..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Train of Love

Albert & Gage's Christine Albert ruminates on five years of Wednesdays at Donn's Depot.

"...Every Wednesday night for the last five years I've hauled my guitar to Donn's..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Music Feature by Christine Albert

Designated Drummer

Drummer Ernie Durawa's Way of Knowledge.

"...If you're going to hang a tag on the able shoulders of Ernesto "Ernie" Durawa, that would be..."

May 23, 2003 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Just Call Him "Coach"

Westlake senior Eli Kooris profiles the Westlake Chaparral football's legendary head coach, Ron Schroeder.

"...deer, Westlake Hills lies just outside of Austin on the sloping bluffs of the Edwards Plateau. The small, affluent..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Sports Feature by Eli Kooris

Preying on Atheists

The Oldest Motive: Revenge

"...David Waters had been stealing the O'Hairs blind. According to the affidavit, shortly after Waters..."

June 4, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Post-Lockout, Seton Nurses Return to Diminished Patient Care and Hostile Management

"Picking up the pieces"

"...tests and vitals checks. Patients waited for pain medication they needed urgently. Fill-in nurses didn't communicate with Spanish-speaking patients..."

July 7, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Mystery Switches and Other Hidden Secrets of Shin Ultraman

How director Shinji Higuchi made a very loyal reboot

"...little secret. If you look very, very carefully in the right ear of Ultraman, the giant robot superhero of..."

Jan. 7, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fan Fest: Joan Jett

Blackheart rocker grows up

"...Losing both her parents within three years of each other changed rock & roll hero Joan Jett. Working with..."

Oct. 30, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

As Transit Cops Near, Cap Metro’s Other Public Safety Personnel Thrive

Safe on the bus

"...unclear if he was even breathing. Fortunately, this is the scenario that Cap Metro envisioned when it launched the..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Overcoming Rejection in Match Me if You Can

Director Marian Yeager on how the Austin-made rom-com escaped the “no” pile

"...Ever felt like the entire world looked at you and decided to swipe..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Q&A: Aharon Keshales Enters Texas Darkness in South of Heaven

Noir, cowboys ... and Ted Lasso?

"...he thought he was opening a new perspective on the actor. He didn't realize there was a catch. "Nobody..."

Oct. 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A’lante Flamenco’s Juana: First (I) Dream

The dramas of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz were perfectly expressed through the language of flamenco

"...was a furious, delirious beginning: Olivia Chacón's heels hammering the floor, a long white skirt whipping around her calves,..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

A Journey to 'Parkland'

Writer/director Peter Landesman on the untold stories of JFK's death

"...When journalist-turned-filmmaker Peter Landesman started writing the script for his JFK assassination film Parkland, he knew..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

No Hollywood Fluff, Please – We're Polish

Cinema tackles the tumult of history at the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...praise Polish film. Or, let me. Having just watched the last screener for the seventh annual Austin Polish Film..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

'Ich Bin ein Cheesehead'

Austin unionists prove they are Madison as hell

"...If the GOP hoped Wisconsin would become ground zero for their..."

Feb. 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Don't Let Me Fall

One ancient, cracked 45 opens the doors to the church of the Relatives

"...It's 104 degrees, and the ice cream truck is stalled. Kids run around the..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Destiny's Child

Tom Doyal reviews Sam Houston, Austin author James Haley's new biography on the Texas legend, and finds that the biographer's "hard work is almost invisible to the reader; he makes this complex life accessible, even understandable, in light of the times in which Houston lived."

"...his ambitious biographical labors by having chosen Sam Houston, the hero of the Battle of San Jacinto and an..."

June 14, 2002 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

Lone Star

Independent film visionary John Sayles revisits his past in a SXSW retrospective.

"...At Sundance, they were handing out buttons. A stern, commanding face, red..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Validation?

illustration by Jeannette Moreno The Violence of the Cutie-Pie Mentality

"...has that small town feel; circles overlap. So, over the course of one evening, it's not unusual to encounter..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Features Feature by Spike Gillespie

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...broadcast this year, Blake works as an archivist at the Austin History Center. His curiosity aligned with the center's..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Wrestling Legend Dustin Rhodes Keeps Steppin'

The Austin native continues a family legacy with a new TV show and a revived career

"...In professional wrestling, they call it the crimson mask. Dustin Rhodes, a giant..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Turning Williamson County a Bluer Shade of Purple

Wading through the new political landscape of the Austin suburbs

"...He's the youngest member of the Legislature, and looks even younger..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

My Dove Springs ... and Ours

What life in 'the 44' says about the two worlds of Austin

"...sides by mostly beige and brown houses and duplexes. The driveways are behind the houses, so not many cars..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

High School Stakes

Austin ISD election could shape a new direction for the district

"...On Nov. 6, voters in the Austin Inde­pen­dent School District won't just be selecting new..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Family Style

The Threadgill's secret to longevity

"...I first stepped into the kitchen at Thread­gill's in late 1984. I was barely..."

July 8, 2011 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Campfire Horror Story

How Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the state destroyed a healing camp for kids

"...was just after 11am on Aug. 13, 2004, when the SUVs began to arrive. They'd made their way down..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

General Lee and Me

My life and dirty times as a Jam & Jelly Girl with Dino Lee & the White Trash Revue

"...night in 1985. I'm lying on my back on the main stage of the Doll House, one of Austin's..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Song for My Father

An epic and personal reminiscence of Don Walser and what he meant to Austin

"...wearing a Western shirt, cowboy boots, and a hat, then you do so at the good graces of Don..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

El Diablo

Digging down into the depths of history (segregation) for the story of Willie "El Diablo" Wells and Austin black baseball.

"...He's just another one of the boys of summer. Between games of..."

July 4, 2003 Sports Feature by Michael Chamy

Mapping Calle Ancha

The Avenue That Existed Before That Big Parking Lot in the Sky, I-35, Was Built

"...La Calle Ancha -- "the wide street" -- isn't among Austin's high-profile streets and..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Belinda Acosta

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