Coach's Corner

Patrick Ewing deserves better. And so does the Coach, who's been forced to watch (gasp!) the Olympics.

"...should be selling Happy Meals to Americans wandering through Times Square. Instead, his face is plastered on get-out-of-town posters...."

Sept. 29, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Barefoot in the Park: In the Pleasure of Their Company

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre revival of Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon's early comedy about newlyweds in a nosebleed-high love nest, can't disguise the shortcomings of Simon's script, but with the vitality that Director Melba Martinez and an expressive, animated cast bring to the production it's always pleasant just being in the characters' company.

"...plucked out of the East River and dropped in Times Square. As Mrs. Banks, mom to bride Corie, Babs..."

July 7, 2000 Arts Review by Robert Faires

TV Eye

ABC's new drama Wonderland takes us through the looking glass and into the disquieting reality of a psychiatric ward; also, The Sopranos head toward their second season finale.

"...After a seriously disturbed man opens fire in Times Square, the shooter and his victims are rushed to..."

April 7, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Bryan Boyer

The Fame Kid Makes a Leap for the Big Time

"...declare himself America's favorite breakfast cereal as dance through Times Square in leg warmers. But as one-fifth of DeepLeap.com,..."

March 3, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Book Reviews

The Politics of Prose

"...Nazi Germany and the unabashed sexuality of a 1940s Times Square parade in the margins. There are nuns and..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...Brooding Boy sits on a roof overlooking Times Square on New Year's Eve 2000. Lonely and depressed,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

I Eat Alone

Eating alone this New Year's? Do it in style: Convenience-food epicurean Greg Beets warms your holiday cockles with some tasty ideas for your millennial throwdown.

"...Once the Times Square ball has dropped and the sound of illegal..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Features Feature by Greg Beets

Conduit Digital Film and Gaming Festival

"...screening of computer game cinematics 5-7pm: The Gods of Times Square (doc) 7-9pm: Shorts 1.0 9-11pm: Shorts 2.0 11pm:..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature

Reissues

"...like "Guilt," "Truth Bitter Truth," "The Blue Millionaire," and "Times Square" are sublime vehicles for Marianne Faithfull's wrecked voice,..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...get-out-the-Borax way, and it's certainly not dirty in a headin'-down-to-Times-Square- with-a-pocketful-of-quarters way; if anything, the songs on Get Dirty!..."

July 31, 1998 Music Review

Dude Descending a Staircase

Four for the Read

"...us how, as he looked from his garret overlooking Times Square, he saw the Trickster Odysseus smoking and joking..."

May 8, 1998 Books Feature

Oscar by Oscar

"...Disney destroyed a cultural landmark when they cleaned up Times Square. Sure, I enjoyed the breathless anticipation of seeing..."

March 20, 1998 Screens Column by Barbara Chisholm

Agency of Light

Tripping the Neon Lights Fantastic

"...discos, and TV shows with retro Fifties themes. Only Times Square and Las Vegas held their own as true..."

May 23, 1997 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Southern Destroyer

Barry Hannah at 60, in Oxford, and on why -- despite the energy drinks -- he's not feeling up to saving American fiction right this very minute

"...The Square Now there is something for tomorrow. What are women..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Corner to Corner

There's more development slated for the already-crowded RM 2222 and Loop 360 interchange.

"...zoned GR ("community commercial") and is slated for a 6,000-square-foot "high turnover" restaurant. The others, which total 227 acres,..."

Sept. 10, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...are full of tumult and push-and-pull even though, many times, he's produced the beat. His SXSW pull-up links with..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...center – almost all of them within a few square miles in the heart of the city. By the..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Developing Stories

Big Box, Back Off!; Las Manitas Swirls On; and Bucking the City

"...written in the 1950s, a typical store was a 2,000-square-foot mom-and-pop operation, said Spelman; in the half-century since, "The..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Hot Spot

How Richard MacKinnon and the Wireless City Project are making Austin the center of the tech universe – again

"...empower local business and common areas such as Republic Square Park with free wireless access, meaning you can check..."

June 11, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Wal-Mart's Xmas Gift

Bringing coal to Northcross, something better for the rest of us

"...review of proposed retail stores in excess of 100,000 square feet. It's only a first reading, and there were..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Column by Michael King

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...for nearly 600,000 people throughout Travis County, covering 1,044 square miles. Last year alone, EMS got 65,135 requests for..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Did SOS Matter?

The battle for Barton Springs has been a struggle over the soul of the city.

"...Circle C developer Gary Bradley told The New York Times in 1983. ''We will not have another Houston. We..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Balance, Yes; Reality, No

"...and designs in keeping with a 1930s Austin "town square" look. A variety of restaurants, neighborhood shops, an outdoor..."

July 11, 1997 Column

SXSW Thursday Showcases

"...with reggaeton and hard-nosed house. – Chase Hoffberger Tompkins Square..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...asking that the fee model be changed with the times. Staff has recommended that a $650 flat fee be..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Downtown's New Year

"...its office projects with promises of filling all 215,000 square feet (didn't happen), and no one believed that Cousins..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council Watch

Council shrinks Champion development at Loop 360 and RM 2222; taxi drivers want to raise fares, Gary Bradley development agreement doesn't provide enough information.

"...flash points in town, even without the millions of square feet of development (which will generate an estimated 80,000..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Stubborn With My Goals: Impassioned MC J Soulja Stays Focused on Creating Opportunities in Austin Rap

"There ain't no trophies for that kind of shit"

"...I say that just being here because there's been times where I wanted to quit and I done been..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

The Hot Sauce Fest, a Love & Lightstream, and more sounds to check

"...the crew, HAAM, and Black Fret. – Kevin Curtin Six Square Soundcheck..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Before and After at Austin Studios

The big plans after the National Guard Amory take-over

"...to become housing. In exchange, the studio gains 63,000 square feet of property and infrastructure. The big gain is..."

May 10, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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