The Shot Heard 'Round the Dial

Austin' "Alternative" Radio Market

"...It's taken a while, but the three favorite words in Austin radio are no longer..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Music Feature

Closing the COVID Gap at AISD

Post-pandemic, not enough students can read well. How do we get out of this ditch?

"...remembers his son Holden’s first year of preschool in the 2020-21 school year. “Imagine being a 4-year-old who doesn’t..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

What's Behind the Delays at Austin's Airport and What's Being Done to Help

Lots of turbulence as airport rebounds from COVID lows

"...city were delayed at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), as they often are, but for a new and exciting reason:..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...Brenda Ramos wanted to talk about the loss of her son, Mike, about what his absence..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

What the Task Force Wrought

Austin ISD's facilities review became a panic drill of cuts, closings, and contradictions

"...It was hour three of the meeting, and the Austin Independent School District board of..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The New Texas Family Planning

Slashed budgets and anti-abortion politics undermine women's health care

"...reproductive health services to low-income and uninsured women since the early Seventies, discontinued its popular walk-in service. The clinic..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...to die before it kills anything else. Even as these words are being put to page, another vital piece..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Against the Grain

A profile of Bad Livers bassist Mark Rubin

"...his mind and can provide history or opinions on the diverse set of disciplines he's involved in or been..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...Urban Cowboy, Scott Glenn is explaining to Debra Winger the intricacies of worm swallowing. "Mess-kins say eatin' the worm'll..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Who's Got the Hootie?

Comparing Austin' and Dallas' 1995 Output

"...Edie Brickell always seemed harmless enough. What she and the New Bohemians may have lacked in soul, they seemed..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Music Feature

Blue Starlite Lights Up in Buda

Mini urban drive-in adding overnight camping at new location

"...Time to take the urban out of the Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In...."

Dec. 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trouble Every Day

"...Gallo. Sexual appetite is a concept that has literal rather than metaphorical meaning in Claire Denis' Trouble Every Day...."

July 26, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

"...Although most of the southern U.S. has been experiencing winter storm conditions and..."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

No Escape

Owen Wilson heads an American family swept up in a Southeast Asian coup

"...Thailand’s endlessly battered tourism industry. First and worst was the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the resulting killer tsunami..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSWi 2013: MakerBot's Bre Pettis to Deliver Opening Remarks

But is it the real Bre Pettis or some creepy Thingiverse extrusion deal?

"...belong to you, yes you, because you'll be fabbing them up in the privacy of your own home. The..."

Oct. 11, 2012 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

Kitchen Nightmares

Kitchen Nightmares segment about Austin's El Greco

"...Last Friday night, watching the Kitchen Nightmares segment filmed at Austin's El Greco in..."

Jan. 25, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Lights Out, Zilker Closed After Storm

Power likely out until weekend, Austin Energy says: City closes Zilker

"...Latest news from the city and Austin Energy after the storm: as of..."

May 15, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Hot and Bothered: Austin’s Record-Hot Summer Affects Pepper Harvesting

The hottest peppers are most threatened by increasing temperatures

"...a super hot summer, even for Texas. We've had the hottest July since 2011, with a mean temperature of..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Food Feature by A. Richmond

Free Acupuncture for Weary ER & ICU Staff

Doctors, nurses and receptionists from St. David's get treatments on the house

"...summer, a group of volunteer acupuncturists and Asian bodywork therapy specialists from the AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine..."

March 25, 2022 News Feature by Ellen Daly

Let Them Make Cake

The artists that make Austin the cake capital of the world

"...The Tastemaker: Jackie McGrath..."

March 20, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Mad World

Dobro, mandolin, and banjola ease April’s cruelty

"...LP muscle memory triggered by her perfect voice at the Moody on April 13. Tropico’s “A Crazy World Like..."

April 22, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

They're Here! Fantastic Fest Wave One Arrives

Overlord, Apostle headline fest opening salvo

"...wave of titles for 2018, and it's already bringing the big guns, with the announcement of the world premiere..."

July 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Guide to Finding Beer Outside of Austin’s City Limits

Drinking outside of the box

"...any direction and you'll discover what commuters already know: The suburbs and Hill Country are packed with just as..."

May 19, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Point Austin: Of Caps and Handcuffs

At budget time, there's no substitute for wrestling the numbers

"...In the wake of City Council's budget vote Tuesday, Council Member..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Column by Michael King

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...SXSW Film has unloosed its 145-film strong slate for the 2015 festival...."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Glitter

"...viewing film prior to its release. Movie about improbable overnight superstardom of musical pop star Billie Frank purportedly based..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Once in a Lifetime

The unexpected rise and meteoric fall of the North American Soccer League in the heady, silly mid-Seventies is chronicled for the first time in this charmingly chatty documentary, which ably tracks both the birth of the sport on these shores and its ignominious downfall, which arrived almost overnight with the leave-taking of Pelé.

"...Directed by: John Dower and Paul Crowder. Fronted in the mid-Seventies by ultra-charismatic Brazilian superstar Pelé, the Cosmos were..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

"...THE NEWTERING OF PUBLIC RADIO: Newt Gingrich's big plan to..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

An HIV Problem at Westlake Medical Center

Patient turned away due to HIV status

"...Gary Cooper fell ill the night of Dec. 1. He was vomiting and noticed..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Tips for Freezing Temperatures in Austin and Where to Go to Stay Warm

It’s gonna be cold! Here’s what you should do.

"...With cold weather on the horizon, all Austinites are encouraged to take..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

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