Naked City

Downtown de-vitalization, flying Ron Wilson, Hyde Park flood & Ed Herman speaks

"...either. In the other chamber, Sen. Ken Armbrister of Victoria, a veteran water-carrier for the Austin-bashing brigades, has filed..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

SXSW Film Reviews

This PBS-backed documentary, directed by Hector Galán, succeeds as both a Tejano cultural history and a heartfelt love ballad to the most maligned of instruments.

"...his accordion on stage at Stubb's, and rising superstar Victoria Galvan has a record and a radio tour before..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Cloud Nine

After rumbling greatness in the first act, the UT Department of Theatre & Dance production of Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine ends thin and foggy.

"...this simple toast, Churchill swipes at the duplicity of Victorian Britain, the mayhem caused by repression of desire, and..."

March 9, 2001 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Immaculate Film

Musicalia at the SXSW Film Festival

"...Osborne, Meredith Brooks, Tracy Bonham, Toni Blackman, K's Choice, Victoria Williams -- playing alongside the real pros: Sheryl Crow,..."

March 9, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Tim Easton

Acts Playing South by Southwest

"...self-consciousness or unnecessary posturing. Members of Wilco, along with Victoria Williams and Mark Olsen, join Easton on his New..."

March 2, 2001 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Food-o-File

Who Wants to Eat Like a Millionaire? and more from Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood.

"...both Central Markets, La Madeleine, La Mexicana, and La Victoria bakeries. If you're partial to the French-style King's Cakes,..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Legislative Players

"...Ken Armbrister, D-Victoria..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature

Social Studies

James Hynes' satires of academia allow the author to say funny things about serious people.

"...and vivaciously unpredictable (even though Hynes borrows from that Victorian master of fright, M.R. James). Hynes has a vigorous..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Treats of Laredo

Shopping South of the Border Guarantees a Feliz Navidad

"...-- also come highly recommended. Of the pricier restaurants, Victoria 3020 (which is also its address) enjoys a grand..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Features Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Grappling for the Gavel

"...-- Brownsville's Eddie Lucio, San Antonio's Frank Madla, and Victoria's Ken Armbrister are distinguished primarily by their absence from..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Invasion of the Bee Girls

Women are lured into a hive and zapped with some kind of goo. They come out wearing dark sunglasses and capable of screwing male victims to death.

"...Wright King, Cliff Osmond, Anitra Ford, William Smith and Victoria Vetri. Talk about your ultimate B-movie! Anitra Ford (Big..."

Nov. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Time to Bounce

Rapping with Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, the funkiest Connecticut Yankees in King Arthur's Court

"...Jamaican-born Mystic Bowie (who provides high-energy toasting), background singer Victoria Clamp, and Senegalese percussionist Abdou M'Boup...."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Feature by John G. La Briola

Dancing About Architecture

The Austin Music Network changes administrations once again.

"...Edd Hall (insert your own Pong joke here) and Victoria Jackson as to whether he actually was the owner..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Making a Front Porch for the City

As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.

"...can afford to take a chance. So if the Victoria and Albert Museum can pick Daniel Libeskind to do..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Coach's Corner

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

"...on the gymnastic and aquatic folk could've come from Victoria's Secret. How about an honorary gold for the Olympic..."

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

About AIDS

Voyeurism can save your life!

"...presence of HIV disease. Mr. Hollingsworth, who lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with his wife and five children, says..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Five Steps to a Sluttier You

Online smut shopping: a fashion emergency of the sexy kind

"...entrepreneur Frederick Mellinger opened his fantasy boutique in 1946, Victoria had no secret, Adam & Eve were only found..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Plain Funny

Don't let Martha Kelly's librarian-like appearance fool you. Beneath the nondescript facade is a cold, dark streak of cynical comedic genius that inspires awe and laughter when it strikes.

"...my cats instead of me? Martha Kelly opens for Victoria Jackson this weekend, May 26-28, Fri-Sun, at Capital City..."

May 26, 2000 Arts Feature

TV Eye

George Clooney's return to ER for Julianna Margulies' final episode left many viewers divided -- but not "TVEye" columnist Belinda Acosta. Also, Michael J. Fox exits Spin City, and the latest news from HBO.

"...has made her plans for departure public. Rumors about Victoria Dillard (Janelle Cooper) and Alexander Chaplin's (James Hobert) desire..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Second Helpings: Mexican Bakeries

Chronicle writer Greg Beets gives the lowdown on Austin's Mexican bakeries .

April 14, 2000 Food Column

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...Tree project featuring (last time through town at least) Victoria Williams, husband Mark Olson, and fiddler friend Razz, strings..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

PostFest

Organizers of Three Recent Arts Festivals Pass on Lessons Learned

"..."The adverse conditions made people step up or run. Victoria Crawford ended up with two jobs: production manager and..."

March 10, 2000 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

More a Man Than a Legend

Observing as the golden-throated Flatlander becomes a record-label executive

"...Williams, Lucy Kaplansky, and Richard Shindell), Julie Miller, and Victoria Williams all provide interesting contrasts to Gilmore's warbling tenor...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Jimmie Dale Gilmore: One Endless Night (Windcharger/Rounder)

"...gem from 1993's Spinning Around the Sun, only with Victoria Williams on harmony this time. Head of this class..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

A Sound Salvation

Austin's Class of 2000

"...and the Grateful Dead. In addition, Harris, Jim Lauderdale, Victoria Williams, Cry Cry Cry, and Julie Miller make cameos...."

Jan. 14, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

TV Eye

Television's millennial celebrations may have been short on crises, but they were long on global partying; also, the latest in midseason changes, including the addition of a quirky new show called Malcolm in the Middle.

"...that eyeball-rolling episode of Dallas, in which Pam Ewing (Victoria Principal) awakens from a terrible nightmare -- the entire..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Dancing About Architecture

New Year's New Clubs, New Arrangements for the Austin Music Network and, well, News.

"...the days I worked for the now-defunct KXIX-TV in Victoria, Texas). Wilson adds that since he's no longer a..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

After a Fashion

A scandal in the modeling business?! Gasp!

"...most popularly, a beaded, sequined, or embroidered shell top. Victoria's Secret even sells voluminous black crinolines that inflate them..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Gucci buys Saint Laurent, International Male sells trendy trash at reasonable prices, Calvin Klein crams raggedy jeans down our throats.

"...contradict me!) is the underwear layouts. Sort of like Victoria's Secret, except it's Victor this time, and there are..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Naked City

A Sinking Foundation?

"...County Judge Jim Powers and state Sen. Ken Armbrister (D-Victoria) against the Village at Hillcrest...."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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