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Cars the Issue, Not Parking

"...The problem is, there are no alternatives. Every TV show, whether a sitcom or a news..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Column

Why I Moved Back

Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be

"...and seeing all the drunken frat revelers, my first impression was that the whole town was like Sixth Street,..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Gretchen Phillips

Sxsw

"...fire in Kahn's arsenal. Could this dangerous lyricist and impressive showman be even more menacing live? (Bob Popular's Headliners..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Naked If I Want To

Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape

"...Moby Grape, released in June that year to glowing press. The band, however, was hindered by missteps made by..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

The Insider: John Pantle

Brief conversations with very important people

"...House of Blues and Knitting Factory, now represents Latin alternative acts like Cafe Tacuba, Control Machete, El Tri, and..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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Our readers talk back.

"...invalid about challenging the prevailing theory and presenting an alternative theory. However, your alternative theory, to be accepted, must..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Column

The Kings of Monterrey

Hanging out in Monterrey with a passel of up-and-coming Mexican rockers

"...Then Plastilina Mosh and El Gran Silencio started garnering impressive reviews both in Mexico and stateside. Two years ago,..."

June 16, 2000 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

Tied to the Tracks

"...change from existing transportation conditions and trends by encouraging alternatives to the single-occupant motor vehicle for travel.... This is..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Record Reviews

"...home for this stuff (it's not AAA, it's not alternative, it's not bitchin' guitar rock), it never got much..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

The De-Railers

RR Commission Challengers Say the Office Is Off-Track

"...a partnership among industry, government and academia to research alternatives to replace oil that is rapidly being depleted. "I..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer

Everyone's a Critic

The theatre community sounds off on critics as artists.

"...working in the theatre at all while they control press coverage of their own shows and those of would-be..."

July 28, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...so off-kilter now. When I worked at the mainstream press, I thought it was to tell the truth. Seriously,..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Paul-itically Incorrect

Ron Paul's Wacky Views Highlight a Bitter Race

"...Paul a Nazi. All we did was notify the press that his name is on the Neo-Nazi Web page...."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

The Eternal Memory

An extraordinary exploration of living with dementia

"...under Pinochet. During the dictatorship, Góngora worked clandestinely in alternative media, an antidote to the state’s scrubbed version of..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Neighbors and Green Advocates Slow TxDOT’s Roll

“Parkway” no more?

"...ago, the total project cost was $545.3 million. The alternative proposed by SBCA and backed by Oak Hill residents..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Love

Gaspar Noé does the impossible: He gives us a boring, 3-D sex odyssey

"...then may or may not elicit that initial thought (alternative responses include: "Oh, Gaspar, you're so provocative!" and also,..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

News Roundup: Delusions and Deluges

"Downtown doesn't exist just to entertain people of means."

"...on the proposed site. At some length, the RECA press release questions taking valuable Downtown land (Fourth and Guadalupe,..."

Oct. 26, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Can Project Connect Connect?

Advisory group receives preferred corridor recommendation

"...2, the Project Connect team presented its Locally Preferred Alternative recommendation for urban rail to Mayor Lee Leffingwell's Central..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...appearance in the job was an awkward RGA joint press conference at which the media was interested only in..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature

Noriega on Energy ... Looks Familiar

Rick Noriega announces his energy plan

"...by 2020), a renewable fuels standard (making available more alternative-fuels gas pumps), heavily investing in research and development of..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...attacked as terrorists by the governor's sycophants in the press. "¡Si ves a un gringo con cámara, mátalo!" the..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

Coffee Tawk With Maureen Dowd

Chatting with the star 'NYT' columnist about Judy Miller, Bush's nannies, and blogs

"...to put their spin on stories. If they're good press secretaries, they just add the spin; in the case..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Bad Medicine?

No Child Left Behind prescribed for Austin schools – although the cure may be worse than the illness

"...(and one dad) filed into a room decorated with press coverage of the school's prestigious International Baccalaureate program, principal..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...replace 412 bulletproof vests made of Zylon, a lightweight alternative to Kevlar, which the National Institute of Justice says..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature

Without Evidence: Executing Frances Newton

Another Texas death row case marked by official carelessness, negligence, and intransigence

"...maintained her innocence. She has also offered a plausible alternative theory of the crime – a theory that neither..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the state -- as CLEAT members. According to a press release, the EMSEA board of directors intends to continue..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Our readers talk back.

"...names and considering the immense implications -- in Austin's press...."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

The MonkeyWrench Manifesto

Volunteers of America: If you're feeling sinister, North Loop's newest wants you.

"...Bombs, Austin Against War, and The Austin Javelina, the alternative to this town's alternative. "We're running out of days..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Naked City

Cox Enterprises won't confirm or deny rumors that it's considering acquiring several area community newspapers owned by Westward Communications; New Times buys FW Weekly; Margaret Thatcher will speak to the Texas Public Policy Foundation next year.

"...corporate relations office in Atlanta was not returned at press time. The Cox media empire already lays claim to..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Drake Tungsten and His Boy Skellington

"...we know for sure: A cloak-and-dagger bludgeoning of the "alternative rock" sort, Spoon's second LP was unquestionably one of..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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