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Local news this week in Austin.

"...before -- with the mayor and Baptist minister Danny Thomas voting against the appeal. And the attempted compromise, such..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Letters at 3AM

Homer, the epic poet of ancient Greece, invented the cinematic close-up

"...first? In 1896, William Heise directed "The Kiss" for Thomas Edison: 47 seconds of a couple kissing in a..."

April 24, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

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"...The City Council voted 5-2 last Thursday (Beverly Griffith and Danny Thomas dissenting) to approve a lease amendment..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Sidewalk Ordinance Softened

"...to move before issuing a citation. Council members Danny Thomas, Beverly Griffith, and Raul Alvarez voted against the ordinance,..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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The council takes up recommendations from the Urban Transportation Commission, and considers a larger resolution to revamp the city's system of boards and commissions altogether.

"...would cost the city. The change would have required Griffith, who vehemently opposed the motion when it first came..."

April 6, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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"...By contrast, the Griffith/Thomas motion would have those thousands of hours developing a..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Column

John Carpenter's Vampires

"...Carpenter (1998); with James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximilian Schell, Tim Guinee...."

March 3, 2000 Screens Review by Louis Black

Scanlines

The Crazies

"...with James Woods, Thomas Ian Griffith, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee...."

April 16, 1999 Screens Feature

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Off the Desk:

"...to them after the base closed. When Councilmembers Beverly Griffith and Daryl Slusher arrived on the council, the city..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature

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"...$3 million; Frank Denius, 20 seats, donated $1.7 million; Thomas Hicks, 20 seats, donated $1.1 million; Jim Bob Moffett,..."

Sept. 5, 1997 News Feature

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Off the Desk:

"...the "great words of Arnold Schwarzenegger," former Dallas Cowboy Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson vowed "I'll be back and I'll be..."

May 2, 1997 News Feature

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...Evan Griffith, The Strange Wonders of Roots..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Jon Huertas, Isabella Gomez, Lindsay LaVanchy, Froy Gutierrez, Gattlin Griffith, Patrick Walker, Bart Johnson, Shireen Lai, with Yancy Butler,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Food-O-File

Virginia contemplates Austin's April foodie marathon

"...in the Best Chef: Southwest category, and chef Jesse Griffiths' Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild..."

April 5, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...And Everything Is Going Fine, Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas’ American: The Bill Hicks Story, Mike Woolf’s Man on..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

King Tears

A decade after the ValuJet crash claimed Walter Hyatt's life, his posthumous archive celebrates his tender abilities once again

"...Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Marcia Ball, Junior Brown, and Nanci Griffith would all later mark Hyatt's and the band's influences..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Thank You, Central Time Zone: A Preview of the 2007 NFL Draft

"...suit-up for the Dawg Pound. 4) Tampa Bay Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin Thomas is going salmon fishing with his..."

April 26, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...as musicians Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Nanci Griffith; former Texas Monthly Editor Bill Broyles; writers Gary Cartwright,..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Titles in Toto

"..."Texas Easy Street," Henry Thomas..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Chartering a Course

A preview of the Charter Revisions Proposals

"...(For: Gus Garcia, Raul Alvarez, Will Wynn. Against: Danny Thomas. Not sure: Jackie Goodman, Daryl Slusher. Says she doesn't..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...and Council Members Daryl Slusher, Jackie Goodman, and Danny Thomas voted for a Houston-based apartment developer's MFG rezoning of..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Column

2001 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...Steve Gehrke, Jack Myers, Carmen Tafolla, Lorenzo Thomas, Moderator: Bruce Snider..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Books Feature

Would You, Could You Be My Neighbor?

The new incarnation of neighborhood planning and the latest handicapping of the mayoral candidates

"...five, with Mayor Kirk Watson and Council Member Danny Thomas holding out as the council approved the Hyde Park..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mayor's Race Contribution & Expenditure Reports

"...Contributions from Attorneys: Thomas Harkness, Michael Archuleta, Stephanie Whitehurst, Sue & Jerry Galow,..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Abhi the Nomad, Marina, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Nick Cave + Warren Ellis, Sam Pankey, the Austin Music Awards, and more

"...at 78 matches that of fellow NOLA pioneer Irma Thomas on "Even Now" from his most recent R&B prize,..."

March 4, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Adult Audio Coloring Book Sampler

A look back at illustrated album covers old and new

"...Christmas single. Lord knows Klarwein was a voodoo child. – Thomas Fawcett Raymond Pettibon..."

July 29, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Director/Screenwriter: Kieran Evans, Screenwriter: Adapted For Screen By Niall Griffiths Adapted by Kieran Evans from the acclaimed novel by..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...On March 20, 1764, a 20-year-old Thomas Jefferson wrote that he got a killer, two-day headache..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward

Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all

"...long way. All the way to 1919, when D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks – in..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

No Lonesome Tune

Retiring the dean of Texas songwriters? Fat chance.

"...pretty smart, we'd get out a recording of Dylan Thomas reading his own work, and it would bring us..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

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