Estate Sale Roundup Jan. 31-Feb. 2

What is left behind shall live again

"...mower; cattle feeders; barb, chain link, and hog fencing wire & gates; shop and garden tools, drill press, air..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Top 10 Restaurant Interiors

"...impressive projects. Firecracker-colored terracotta tiles contrast with dark stained wood, Far East curio cabinets, and warm lighting to create..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Film Flam

News from Elijah Wood, Ron Howard, and AFS

"...will set to work sprucing up the Marchesa Hall & Theatre. They're still encouraging donations, however, so don't worry..."

July 9, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

'Benji' Directors Coodie and Chike

Change, for better and for worse

"...Creative Control and directors of Kanye West’s “Through the Wire” – as well as PR professional Jay Jay Nesheim..."

Oct. 23, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Frankenweenie

Tim Burton’s animated, black-and-white movie about a boy and his dog is sweetly filtered through the lens of Frankenstein and other famous monsters.

"...since the director's last truly flawless film: 1994's Ed Wood...."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Officer Settles Claim Against Young Driver

Lawsuit followed incident that left Byron Carter dead

"...Rodriguez's attorney James Wood wrote in an email that although "this is still..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Safe House

This hectic, deftly edited, and unexpectedly bracing thriller stars Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds.

"...that recalls John Woo's grittier moments, and cinematographer Oliver Wood, who shot Woo's finest Hollywood moment, Face/Off, gives the..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

New Evidence Points to Trouble for WilCo D.A.

After 25 years in prison, Michael Morton sees a glimmer of hope

"...to police and prosecutors was deliberately withheld from Morton – information that, had it been made available at the..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Land of Confusion

Republicans looking for do-over in House District 48

"...When it was time for Howard's attorney Buck Wood to close his argument, he took a very different..."

Feb. 8, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Room To Read Fundraiser Tonight

Proceeds go to promote education scholarships for girls, local language children’s books, and library construction in India

"...John Wood, author of Leaving Microsoft to Change the World, started..."

Oct. 15, 2009 Books Post by Ashley Moreno

Campfire Horror Story

How Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the state destroyed a healing camp for kids

"...Bastrop County, to arrive at the entrance to the Woodside Trails Thera­peutic Camp and School. Inside the Chevy Suburb­ans..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dangers of No Self-Control

"...It was with true amazement that I read Virginia Wood's almost surreal piece on her gastric bypass surgery ["Enough..."

July 13, 2007 Postmarks

The Fan's Perspective

Lyle Lovett

"...Gordon. He was playing a 000-shape cutaway acoustic with wood binding. I knew it was unusual. In those days,..."

July 14, 2006 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Rolling Stones
Ian McLagan & the Bump Band

Live shots

"...Toyota Center, Houston, Dec. 1Ian McLagan & the Bump Band..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Jill Thrasher: A Studio Portrait

The visual experience of Jill Thrasher's work in 'A Studio Portrait' offers an opportunity to explore all phases of the printmaking process

"...plate or cutting the design into the linoleum or wood block. She has chosen the Slugfest environs, from studio..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Arts Review by Benné Rockett

Sausage Shrines

A pilgrimage

"...($1.70 hot, $1.30 cold). We smoke them with post-oak wood in a rotisserie, gas-fired smoker." The original recipe was..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Trust the Artist Not the Art

"...to popular myth, that dour-faced gal puckering in Grant Wood's 1930 painting American Gothic isn't the farmer's wife, but..."

Aug. 9, 2005 Postmarks

Will AISD Crack Down on Special Ed?

Advocates decry district's trend from 'disability' to 'discipline'

"...are more than 10,000 special-education students in the district – that's 12% of the student body, or about two..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Big Fish

Tim Burton is all grown up and getting serious.

"...made of rock candy. Burton’s best work – Ed Wood springs to mind, and Beetlejuice as well – marries..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Black Needs R&R..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Column

"Selections from the Permanent Collection"

Mexic-Arte Museum's showing of selections from its permanent collection is a little confusing in setup and somewhat rough, but there's also something charming about its rusticity.

"...museum's drafty, second-story windows, simple ochre sign, and dark wood doorway leading to the galleries inside. That's where the..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Arts Review by Sam Martin

Overreaction?: Love Grady Spears, or Leave the U.S.

"...Dear Sir, In Ms. Wood's recent column concerning her opinion of Grady Spears ["Food-o-File,"..."

Nov. 20, 2003 Postmarks

2003 Texas Book Festival Preview

"...89:45-10:30am House Chamber Bookend Award Ceremony Honoring Shelby Hearon & Elmer Kelton..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Books Feature

Living in the Moment

MM Pack profiles legendary foodie Ann Clark.

"...I asked was the Chronicle's own Food editor, Virginia Wood. "Oh, yes, Ann had a big influence on me...."

Nov. 8, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Coach's Corner

Coach's "double-Scorpio" wife Kelly makes some unreasonable demands.

"...She wasn't, however, pleased with the 3-wood I'd pawned off on her -- an ancient stick..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Shivering the Timbers

The Dirigo Group's 'Gypsy Chain' Speaks for the Trees

"...a matter of public record. But had the falling redwood that killed him been cut by an angry logger?..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Articulations

The Blanton Museum of Art gets an architect (for the second time), and the Paramount and State theatres move a step closer to partnership.

"...Blanton architect hunt: the Boston firm of Kallmann McKinnell & Wood. In one sense, the decision was almost a..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Broken Estate: Essays on Literature and Belief

"...by James Wood..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Books Review by Stacy Bush

Sated, Somewhat

Dining North by Northwest

"...North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery10010 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., 231-8157..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

"...Almost all of Covert's creations are made of the woods that were popular with early Texas craftsmen. In the..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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