NBA Playoffs: Thoughts and Notes
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April 30, 2012 Sports Post by Will Schmidt
Five and a Half Things About Sheryl Cole's Re-Election Kick-Off
SMDs to education, the Capitol Complex to … lipstick?
"...Place 6 re-election speech about halfway through. So fittingly, the Mayor Pro Tem hit on some big themes in..."
Nov. 30, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Photography, History & Accounting 101
Learning with Henry Rollins, us the shareholders.
"...work metabolism. Coming into Fun Fun Fun Fest Sunday, the singer/poet/author/publisher/raconteur is now a travel photographer, with his new..."
Nov. 3, 2011 Music Post by Richard Whittaker
Sittin' on a Red Hot Stove
A Q&A with Charles Sanders, Jr. of Kool & Together
"...From the unlikely Texas town of Victoria, Kool & Together –..."
Oct. 6, 2011 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett
School Finance Agreement? Maybe
Conference committee nearing deal, but let's see what chambers say
"...Most times, when you're tracking a bill in the Lege, you follow the sponsoring lawmakers. Today the eyes..."
May 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Point Austin: What Do They Conserve?
The 82nd Legislature sets a new standard for official recklessness
"...What's the Capitol outrage of the week?..."
May 13, 2011 News Column by Michael King
Place 1: Significant Minor Victories
"...with a 66% showing. That campaign was to complete the final two years of Lee Leffingwell's term, as Leffingwell..."
April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
"...Planning to use Car2Go during the last weekend of South by Southwest? You may want..."
March 18, 2011 News Feature
Dickensian Texas
Budget boss warns ending Medicaid means patients on the street
"...If Texas goes ahead with the Tea Party plan to drop out of Medicaid, that..."
Nov. 24, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Notes of a Football Addict (Vol. V)
Paying tribute to Blanda, and more
"...Before prying into the heart of what's gone wrong in the State of..."
Oct. 7, 2010 Sports Post by John Razook
RaquasoXXX Cast a Spell on Red 7
La Lotteria whole lotta fun
"...hosted eight bands on one bill who were making their debuts as part of La Lotteria, described on the..."
Aug. 19, 2010 Music Post by Mark Fagan
Media Watch: 'I Want My KGSR!'
Format and signal changes alienate longtime fans – and boost ratings
"...clearly when she realized something was different on KGSR, the station known for playing a uniquely Austin blend of..."
May 28, 2010 News Feature by Kevin Brass
Teaching Intimacy
The Miró Quartet reveals the key to developing a great chamber music ensemble
"...In the classical world, chamber musicians are the most democratic. They..."
May 7, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Railroaded? Cap Metro vs. Veolia
Cap Metro fires its rail contractor, and Veolia strikes back
"...Depending who you ask, Capital Metro either took swift, decisive action to protect the public's investment..."
Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols
City Hall Hustle: Fluoride, Firewalls, and Fusion
The fluoride fight goes on, and in other news ...
"...The city manager's report was just the tip of the..."
Dec. 4, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar
City Hall Hustle: Summer Not-so-Blockbusters
During Council hiatus, the work goes on
"...The above should be read in that unmistakable, ominous movie..."
July 17, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Boot Camp Challenge: Week One
If Barack Obama can become president, I can certainly lose 16 pounds in six weeks
"...start drinking beer at my 3pm softball game and then drink a few more when I got home and..."
Jan. 24, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan
Frankenstein: A Trouble Puppet Show
A creative adaptation that offers the pleasure of seeing good puppeteers at work
"...The City Theatre..."
Nov. 7, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe
More Reasons to Shed Tears for TIERS
Health and Human Services' TIERS program still plagued by rising costs and poor quality
"...The price tag and timeline on the state's integrated benefit..."
Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves
Heavy Melody
Judas Priest's K.K. Downing Q&A
"...LP Thunder and Lightning, Judas Priest’s double-disc Nostradamus continues these Brits’ decades-long rampage with the “Revelations” and dire “Prophecy”..."
Aug. 22, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Day Trippin'
More day parties than you can shake an iPhone at
"...small sample of recommended day party revelry. Check out the print edition of this week's Chronicle for additional day..."
March 11, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder
Reefer Madness
Q & A with Rob Kampia, co-founder of the Marijuana Policy Project
"...When 38-year-old Rob Kampia and two friends started up the Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project 12 years ago, there..."
Aug. 31, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith
10 Reasons to Love a Streetcar
The 'streetcar effect' – offering Austinites far more than a free ride
"..."Why not just run more buses or 'Dillos on the same route?" In fact, that's what Sen. Kirk Watson..."
July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Page Two: Let's Get Lost
An invocation on the eve of South by Southwest
"...for nine days. This issue is devoted to film, the next to music. Starting on Thursday, March 15, for..."
March 9, 2007 Column by Louis Black
Enviro-Rentalism
Saving the planet when you don't even own your own (low-flow) pot to piss in
"...The upside of global warming? You get to do fun..."
March 9, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum
Discography
"...meaning with Andrew Loog Oldham's vainglorious LP title for the anti-Mersey act with no hits. What could poor boys..."
Oct. 20, 2006 Music Feature
Media Watch
KUT cuts another hour off John Aielli's Eklektikos, expands Twine Time
"...rhetoric about HD Digital Radio and "extending" shows, finding the nugget of real news in last week's press release..."
Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass
Page Two
Watching the watchmen
"...seems like a ridiculous time to write about politics. The Republican leadership has become absolutely brazen in terms of..."
Oct. 28, 2005 Column by Louis Black
Rocha Shooting: Plenty of Questions, Few Answers
Angry public confronts city officials at community meeting with questions about the officer-involved shooting death of Daniel Rocha
"...It was an angry crowd that gathered inside the Dove Springs Recreation Center on June 16..."
June 24, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Rocha's Death Involved Taser Confusion
Officer feared Taser would be used on her, partner
"...a car stop connected with a drug investigation in Southeast Austin. Details of what happened near the intersection of..."
