Postmarks

Transportation and trash are heavy on the minds of readers this week.

"...I am writing to thank the Chronicle for its coverage of the recent events regarding..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Column

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar takes out the trash ... junk mail trash, that is, and lets you in on the big secret of how you can, too!

"...off on baby wipes at HEB. Where I live, there is a trash can discreetly installed underneath our mailboxes..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

'Miami Connection' Connects After 25 Years

Grandmaster Y.K. Kim reels as his 1987 flop becomes a 2012 cult

"...There aren't many lost films that get a second burst..."

Dec. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lilo & Stitch

"...will end up disappointing both its target audience and the Walt Disney Co. bean counters. Still, here's respect to..."

June 21, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Rush Hour Two

"...expect and nothing you wouldn't -- save, perhaps, for the welcome (if perplexing) appearance of powerhouse actress Zhang Ziyi..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Fear

Stock characters and unintentionally funny dialogue doom this film about a beleaguered father who tries to protect his smitten daughter from a drug-dealing, trash-talking, randomly violent psychopath.

"...Directed by: James Foley. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen, Amy Brenneman and Alyssa Milano. Despite a..."

April 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Opinion: Let’s Encourage Austin Restaurants to Switch to Reusables, Away From Single-Use Items

Austin Reuse Coalition and Plastic Reduction Project want your help rating Austin restaurants’ commitment to reducing plastic use

"...even in our bodies is inescapable. As one of the more visible forms of pollution, it only takes one..."

March 1, 2024 Column by Brandi Clark Burton

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Bar 96, 11pm Nearly 15 years on, Austin's Ortiz brothers continue to stoke the fires of hard rock and..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

One in a Crowd: Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend

New basketball doc seeks crowdfunding

"...Los Angeles, working on a documentary about one of the lost greats of the city's basketball history...."

April 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Record Reviews

"...For every new disc that appears from Jonathan Richman, there always seems to be one of two problems; either..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Review

21 Austin Rappers to Know in ’21

A hard-cut list of MCs proving the local hip-hop scene’s legitimacy

"...The Austin hip-hop scene's collective march toward widespread recognition is..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Green or Greenwash?

COTA agrees to "sustainability" at F1, but is it the real deal?

"...The city of Austin may not be directly invested in..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Will Sixth Street Recycles come to an unhappy end?

"...After a six-month trial, the flagship-program Sixth Street Recycles is coming to an end...."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Public Notice: Celebrating Environmentalists

Events, awards, and other news

"...'Tis the season, apparently: Two of our most crucial environmental watchdog..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

(Apple) Core Values

The East Side Compost Pedallers are cycling across a gardener's gold mine

"...The East Side Compost Pedallers team has become a staple..."

May 10, 2013 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Naked City

Anarchist collective scores federal grant to clean up Eastside brownfield

"...Big changes are in store over at Rhizome Collective, the bustling progressive activism and "urban sustainability" complex housed in..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Treasure Hunting

Alternate Current Art Space

"...remember caring at all, I've gravitated toward a lean aesthetic. Canvases chosen carefully, displayed with plenty of clean wall..."

July 14, 1995 Arts Feature

Time Trap

Time-bending thriller needed more, well, time

"...Judging by the first 20 minutes or so of Time Trap, no..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Naked City

"...license to practice last October and has been appealing the decision ever since. The Texas State Board of Acupuncture..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The Chronicle endorsed my opponent based on a country-club-style "gentlemen's"..."

April 25, 2003 Column

Just Can't Get Enough

More Summer Reading

"...Six years after the flushed praise fiction lovers heaped on the gritty Bastard..."

June 12, 1998 Books Feature

Austin Ain't Boys' Town

Meet the Most Reverend John McCarthy

"...photograph by Minh Carrico There's an old joke that goes, "The day you become..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Naked City

Vignette's downtown plans are roundly applauded and approved unanimously at Planning Commission.

"...on Vignette Inc.'s plans to build its headquarters in the long-neglected east end of downtown, and the Planning Commission..."

Nov. 17, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Neighborhood Soup

"...The ghost of Austin appeared quickly on July 15, as..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Gay Place

Turning a trash pile into something beautiful

"...Days before the inauguration and barely a week into the 85th Texas..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Five Excellent Things to Do in Austin this Weekend

Aside from enjoying this, we mean, ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS weather

"...you could just stand around outside and partake of the mild temperatures and the cool breezes slicing light and..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Holly Won't Go Lightly

Nobody said this demolition job would be cheap

"...business, and fewer jobs have demonstrated that more than the dismantling of the Holly Street Power Plant – and..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Say You, Say We

PostSecret's evolution from secret selves to a community of listeners

"...Everybody does. At least one. Have you considered writing the secret down? It might make you feel better. Or..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

City Unveils Possible Plans for Old Home Depot Site

City to St. Johns: We can do it. You can help.

"...COVID-19 testing site, but for more than a decade, the city-owned property at St. Johns and I-35 that once..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Professor Dumpster Moves Out ... And On

He's leaving the Dumpster to a new, rotating cast of residents

"...Tuesday night concluded his year-in-residence in Austin's most esteemed trash can. During the depths of last winter's cold spell,..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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