Estate Sale Roundup: October 17-19

The weather is perfect for rummaging

"...70's dinette set, retro pull-down light, mid-century modern blonde six-drawer chest w/ mirror, mid-century modern blonde full-sized bed, mid-century..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Not Too Tight at All

The disciplined abstracts of Helmut Barnett

"...corners, hung on walls, piled upon tables, stashed in drawer after drawer of several wooden cabinets...."

Feb. 5, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Yoga Drama

For a year, Austin will be practicing daily public acts of creative expression through the national festival 365 Days/365 Plays

"...an experience of success, winning the Pulitzer Prize (for Topdog/Underdog) and a MacArthur Genius Grant, among many other awards...."

Nov. 10, 2006 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...get much better than a Paz Mexican Lager and top-end chicken flautas at sunset… Central District (69 points) Winning..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...your column ["TV Eye," Screens, Jan. 4] until the Top 10 Disappointments' No. 7. You just don't get it...."

Jan. 9, 2004 Column

How Robert Rodriguez Saved Alita: Battle Angel From the Scrap Heap

After a decade and a half, the legendary manga's battle dreams are made real

"...It was less a homecoming and more a brief stop on the crowded publicity itinerary for Alita: Battle Angel...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Estate Sale Roundup: August 14-17

There are steals all over town this week, if you know where to look

"...DSR 2000 keyboard; Bose surround sound; black Maytag refrigerator; glass-top dining room table and six chairs; china cabinet; full-sized..."

Aug. 14, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Estate Sale Roundup: July 3-6

Celebrate your freedom to buy vintage this week

"...Rubin and Yves St. Laurent); antique butcher block; butcher block-top table; brass double bed with porcelain finials; Harlequin floor..."

July 3, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

In the Beginning There Was... the Demo

Cutting Tracks and Everything After

"...The Great Demo Spawning Ground Unsurprisingly, the first stop for most singers, songwriters, and bands is the open..."

May 12, 1995 Music Feature

Estate Sale Roundup: September 18-21

More than the usual tchotchkes await this week.

"...black drop-leaf table; comic books, antique cupboards; large roll top desk; small roll top desk; antique hump-back trunk, ladies..."

Sept. 18, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Estate Sale Roundup: March 29-30

Put on some sunblock and crank up the heap, we're sailin'.

"...in the market, their home should be your first stop this weekend. Also find large Tiki; Asian antiques; Texana..."

March 28, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

The Hightower Report

Bush cracks down on freedom of information, the Republicans crack down on freedom of speech.

"...declared, apparently hoping that such high-minded rhetoric at the top would deter anyone from reading deeper into this insidious..."

April 18, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Shooting Star

"...and millionaire Carl W. Renstrom. The Kirkwoods' grandfather founded Tip-Top Products, a multinational company that made plastic hair curlers..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Music Feature by David Holthouse

Live Shots

"...the last one. Oh, for the three-minute anthem! -- Christopher Hess..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Music Feature

How to Adult: Advice for New Grads, and Anyone Else Still Trying to Figure This Thing Out

100 things we know now that we wished we knew then

"...you’ll remember. 2) Start your day with stretching to stop being grumpy. 3) Replace air filters often. It’s cheaper..."

May 10, 2024 Features Feature by the Editorial Staff

Day Trips: The Desk, Alpine

Beat-up desk attracts visitors to a West Texas desert hilltop

"..."Why lug a heavy metal office desk to the top of Hancock Hill above Alpine?" The rest of us..."

June 30, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Ransom Center's "Vaudeville!"

This exhibition reveals how the history of that entertainment form is really the history of the U.S.

"...work their way up the showbiz ladder to the top theatres, where they'd win fortune and fame. Vaudeville could..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Slobs!

Nobody wants a fiery taint on their first date

"...Austin men are great in many ways. They are..."

July 15, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Public Notice: Words to the Wise

You have to know the rules ...

"...Dept. is managing its redevelopment, and has announced the top two design proposals. They're taking public input until Sept...."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: A Tale of Two PUDs

It's not too soon to aim for green space

"...The City's Parks and Recreation Department has announced the top two design proposals for its redevelopment, and wants your..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Summer Fun: No Pressure; No Diamonds

Learning the facets of the AAA hotel inspector's trade

"...Austin Chronicle: When you entered each room, you stopped to breathe in. What's that about?..."

July 17, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Estate Sale Roundup: October 10-12

What's a little heavy lifting?

"...antique student's desk; antique wash stand, oak with marble top; antique cream cabinet; Ethan Allen upholstered chair; 1964 Universal..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Estate Sale Roundup: June 12-15

If you don't have a truck, shop small and stuff the trunk

"...American writers. For pre-sale: Serta "Perfect Day, Calm Harbor" pillow-top double bed: $550. Other items include a 1968 Boston..."

June 12, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Estate Sale Roundup: Jan. 24-26

Baby, it's cold outside, but browsing can't wait.

"...antique full-size bed, 2 sleeper sofas, antique chest of drawers with mirror. Oh. There are wall-mounted animal-heads, too. Cash..."

Jan. 23, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Misery Loves Company

'Mortified' turns teenage writing into performance

"...high school, I hid my diary in a dresser drawer. Two decades later, I squinted into the stage lights..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

Culinary Checklist

These kitchen gadgets and gizmos will make great gifts for your culinary-centric friends, family, or lovers

"...above and tell how much is in there without stopping your pour and looking sideways! These are the best..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Food Feature

God Save the Queenie

Duke Ellington's almost lost opera of a Harlem beautician gets rescued and a makeover

"...Ellington's tale, Queenie Pie is democratically elected royalty, Harlem's top beautician as voted by her peers in the biz..."

April 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'May the Passenger Pigeon Sing Thee to Thy Rest'

Second-Place Winner

"...save the victim of taxidermy hidden in a museum drawer. She assured me that the last Indian would be..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Books Feature by Perry Tyson Midkiff II

Triumph of the Underdog

Film Fight III: Writers in the Movies

"...perfect product; worst-case scenario, the thing's going in the drawer, on top of an already fat stack of glorified..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Black as Your Lungs, Black as Pitch

First-Place Winner

"...At the Electra grain elevator, the top of one of the hoppers was off for repair...."

Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Greg Koehler

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