AISD: Holes Plugged ... Temporarily

The 2009 AISD budget balances the books, but the financial future's not bright

"...to most local government agencies in this recessionary year, the Austin Inde­pendent School District's coffers are in reasonable shape...."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Accessing Mental Illness

The Texas Documentary Tour: Bill Lichtenstein and June Peoples' 'West 47th Street'

"...years when he was diagnosed with manic depression; for the next four, life as he'd known it ground to..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Liquid Assets

Affordable Wines

"...Score: 86 Another in a long line of incredible bargains from Chile...."

Oct. 27, 2000 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Deryl Dodd

Texas Platters

"...and Merle Haggard, and has a healthy respect for the music that came before. Dodd's voice is good, but..."

May 24, 2002 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

About AIDS

You've got mail ... and gonorrhea!

"...have a sexually transmitted disease send e-cards to inform their sex partners, rather than have a health department disease..."

July 22, 2005 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Short Cuts

It's still summer in the city, but news about fall film-related events means a break in the heat isn't too far away.

"...to Come Dept.: It may be stultifyingly hot out there right now, but fall is just around the corner,..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Top 10 Local Fried Chicken Meals of 2020

Wear your masks and support Austin’s restaurants

"...Seoulju Korean Kitchen and Bar Whether you're picking up at their Kitchen United spot or..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Keep Those Wheels in Motion

"...Roll into Irving and do your thing. Another 100-plus yard game for Deuce McAllister, Reggie Bush racks..."

Dec. 14, 2006 Sports Post by Robert Gabriel

Bun BDJ / Rapid Ric

Record review

"...King of the Trill: Bun B's Greatest Verses (Mixtape Mechanic)..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

Liquid Assets

Four Great Red Wines

"...Australia, producing over one million cases per year. While they produce a number of terrific value-priced wines, their Shiraz..."

March 2, 2001 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Gay Place

A year of Marriage Equality symbolizes how far we've come, while Orlando shows us how much further we have to go

"..."When you don't have family, they're your family," a community elder told me recently –..."

June 24, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

The Odd Couple

City Theatre's revival suffers from being neither a replica of the original nor a fresh interpretation

"...Anyone hearing the buzz about the upcoming (and updated) CBS pilot of..."

March 21, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

Gift Guide, Cinema-Style

Shopping for film lovers? We have you covered

"...(of course) and video games (yes, please) are on their way, but here are a few ideas for holiday..."

Dec. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Patience

This Gilbert & Sullivan Society production has something for every connoisseur of comedy

"...For some, patience is exactly what the doctor ordered when it comes to an evening..."

June 15, 2012 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

After a Fashion

It's the SoCo Social Club, 10 years after

"...not one for cranking out one fashion show after another with the same ol' look like some other designers..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

AISD: Matching Buildings to Kids, or Vice Versa?

AISD aims to resolve under- and overcrowding issues with its facilities master plan

"...For the first time, Austin Independent School District is working on..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Reckless

Throughout the City Theatre Company production of Reckless, a Christmas tree remains stationary center stage, but that's about all that's still in this flighty black comedy

"...City Theatre, through Dec. 17..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Luv Doc Recommends: All Good Stuff

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Sunday, November 30, 2003

"...food, folks, and football; time to literally lean over the plate and take one for the team; time to..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

After a Fashion

"...FX TO THE MAX Thank god Maximum FX came to my aid..."

April 25, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Damn Yankees

Austin Playhouse's production of Damn Yankees doesn't always serve up the vocal prowess to make his tender moments sweet, but the overall production is a true-blue treat: a traditional home-cooked musical, well done.

"...American food, throwing in a surprise ingredient now and then. It's delicious, and my whole family looks forward to..."

March 14, 2003 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

17 Austin Patios for Your Al Fresco Dining & Drinking Enjoyment

Check out these al fresco spots, if you're comfortable

"...As we lurch into the second year of the pandemic, many bars and restaurants..."

March 12, 2021 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Back to School

Carstarphen and Austin ISD trustees wrestle over priorities, budget, and power

"...retired last year after a decade as superintendent of the Austin Independent School District, he left for his successor..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Efficiency Study Thwarted by Math

About that 'efficiency' ...

"...it was first delivered, district staff and members of the Austin Independent School District board of trustees were already..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Saturday Sleepers

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...All Showcases Subject to Change The Sippy Cups..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

TV Eye

David E. Kelley is one of the most gifted and powerful television writers of the late Nineties : so why is he wasting his talents on trips around the belly buttons of the most self-obsessed, spoiled creatures ever created for the small screen?

"...First, a warning: I'm going to talk about race. The reason for the warning is that talking about race..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

After a Fashion

Wherefore art thou, Pinky?; and where to go for wigs.

"...WHEREFORE ART THOU, PINKY? The illustrious Pinky, the gargantuan pink gorilla in teal trunks,..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Reissues

Los Zafiros

"...Kids, it seems, will be kids. So little of the boilerplate tensions accompanying the Cuban missile crisis crept into..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature

Fox Faux Pas

Staffing Changes and Low Morale at Fox-7 News

"...would have left Fox-7 just to get out of there. Even if I had to leave the marketplace, even..."

Sept. 26, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Space Cowboy Steve Miller's Not Joking

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist details the pompitous of musical education

"...Steve Miller's diamond career arcs from the postwar blues of the Fifties to his induction into..."

July 22, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Edward Carey's Portrait of Madame Tussaud in Little

The Austin author both writes about and illustrates the grand, strange life of the waxworks queen

"...There's an inherent humor to a book titled Little that's..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

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