SXSW Midnighters Go Into the Woods With The Ranger

Jenn Wexler pits punks against nature

"...like every good horror geek knows that a legitimately top-notch shocker must subvert those a priori assumptions. Still, rules..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Rundberg Rising

How do you keep improving a neighborhood after $1 million in grant money runs out?

"...They're laying out scenes of farms, handprints, and abstract figures dancing. But to the population of Rundberg, arguably the..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Scott McCloud in Austin with The Sculptor this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...But this post is here to tell you that..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Zen and the Art of YouTube Domination

Videographer Duke O'Connor brings ambient sounds from Central Texas to the world

"...an elite league of YouTube/Google users; he's considered a "Top Contributor," one of about 550 members drawn from 53..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by R.U. Steinberg

Estate Sale Roundup: March 21-23

Rested up from the fest? Let's explore residences, past and present.

"...ct. (has appraisal paperwork); ladies 14k yellow gold smoky topaz and diamond ring; ladies pearl cocktail ring; sterling silver..."

March 20, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Fun and Games With Stratfor

APD and DPS collaborated with private 'geopolitical intelligence firm'

"...a major 2010 report by The Washington Post on "Top Secret America," investigators summarized, "Some 1,271 government organizations and..."

March 7, 2014 News Feature by John Anderson

Are You Headed Straight For Failure, Friend?

Ah, it looks like Karl Stevens got there first.

"...of action, not just some random series of disparate figures with word balloons added. So why … I mean,..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: 'Tower Block'

UK suspense with a thick slice of social realism and bloodshed

"...to be the salvation of the slum, sky-kissing urban utopias that would give the residents a clear view of..."

July 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Did Ott Hide Ethics Study From Council?

Many employees don't believe city has a strong ethical culture, 2010 survey shows

"...not something the firm typically does. Those at the top got the worst marks. "Of the four component cultures,..."

May 17, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Fire in the Night, Music in Bone-Deep Bassnote Throbs

Reveling among the multiform delights of Art Outside

"...and women with the live fireworks exploding off the tops of their heads...."

Oct. 29, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The ABCs of VOD

Bill Hicks, video on demand and the future for indie film finances

"...documentary in the UK, and a slot on the top 50 docs list on Rotten Tomatoes. Now he's back..."

March 12, 2012 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Night at the Opera

Opera for dummies: Name one male tenor

"...culture and government suggested that one of music's greatest figures would be onstage within the hour...."

May 27, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Magnificent Six

Local stores prep for Free Comic Book Day

"...Rogues Gallery Round Rock's top comic store welcomes Kennon James, artist of the fantastic..."

May 6, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Rangers Prospects

Still a work in progress

"...When the MLB Network released their Top 50 prospects for 2011, two Rangers' pitchers made the..."

Feb. 9, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Ride the Express

Why you should follow the Round Rock Express?

"...the rest of the year. With Round Rock having Top 10 attendance figures in the AAA, it's obvious there's..."

June 25, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

We're 49th! ... Or Just Seventh of 10

Union and Austin ISD argue over teacher pay – and what to do about it

"...be surprised that the city ranks 49th among the Top 50 districts in Texas for basic teacher pay...."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gaming's Nine to Five

What brought our joystick the most joy this year

"...make things more confusing, I've decided to choose the Top 5 video games for our No. 9-themed Top 10s..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Travis County 'Death Spiral'

Facing a personnel dilemma, the commissioners respond: Fire everybody!

"...tab is expected to be well into the six figures, given the commissioners' stated intent to negotiate severance agreements..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

Budget Buzz

Unexpected good news on the budget front means better prospects for city employee incentive pay

"...Sheryl Cole said, "We need to make SIP a top priority," earlier this week, hoping better-than-expected sales tax and..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Chips Are Down

Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games

"...their concerns. (And so they did: Reverberations from the Stop Domain Subsidies campaign, in the voice of ChangeAustin and..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...at a relatively low 5.2%, according to December 2008 figures recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature

Wish List

Here's your chance to give back to the areas of our community that need it the most

"...Laptop computers..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Playing Through

The Texas men's basketball team is making a believer out of this doubting Thomas

"...get an e-mail from the Associated Press listing its top sports stories of the day. Monday, after the second..."

March 28, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

Wish List

Give 'Til It Helps, Part 2

"...Laptop computer..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Features Feature

Day Trips

The Tower of the Americas shoots 750 feet into the air and has helped to establish San Antone as a desired tourist destination

"...occupy the lower level of the cap on the top of the tower. The revolving floor is worth the..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden is just one of many reasons to visit Lampasas

"...three months. The bookend-like pillars are joined at the top by a metal weather vane with stars at one..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Tell It Like It Is

Cyril Neville holds nothing back

"...family's grasp during leaner times. Nowadays, when an Amerie tops the charts with a song that samples the Meters'..."

April 28, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...additional testing revealed traces of marijuana. (Dana performed Rocha's autopsy.) County Judge Sam Biscoe said that Dana told him..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the effort at www.moveamd.com. Sign the petition, contact AMD's top executives, and learn more...."

Aug. 12, 2005 Column

Working Beauty

In spinning a fairy tale of gifts, outsiders, and thorns, Bonnie Cullum's own story gets told

"...no fairy godmother pops up to transform it into top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art techno-gadgetry. And the rehabilitated tin barn that houses..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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