Expressing Himself

How David Bologna made the leap to Broadway and a Tony nomination in Billy Elliot the Musical

"...made him less of a good fit for aspiring classicist Billy, but his Irish dancing skill was close enough..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday blurbs slim down from the Wednesday bloat

"...Cameo King II, a mixtape doused in East Coast classicism, with features from Sean Price, Bun B, M.O.P, and..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

'The NFL Beat': Combine Commentary

On the exceptional 2012 draft class

"...This is the best NFL draft class in years. I honestly believe it may be the..."

March 1, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

To Serve Man

Briggo: an Austin company at the crossroads of taste, technology, and social interaction

"...the system through social media. So a development team member is on-site full-time for now, observing and learning from..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Food Feature by MM Pack

Uncontrolled Experiments

AISD says charters and single-sex academies will lift all students' boats – and attacks any research that says otherwise

"...American Federation of Teach­ers secretary-treasurer and TBEC coordinating committee member Louis Malfaro asked him about data specifically relating to..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Unrepresentative Government

Council takes its stand with as few voters as possible

"...do so. Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and Council Members Bill Spelman, Laura Morrison, and Kathie Tovo combined to..."

Oct. 14, 2011 News Column by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: With Interest

Absent state action, council moves to regulate payday lenders

"...is a bad idea, and this week City Council Member Bill Spelman is offering two items regulating the laissez-faire..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Hightower Report

Unraveling Afghanistan; and Bachmann's Earner Overdrive

"...To create a central, democratically elected government with a 300,000-member army and police force, we're told. But why? To..."

July 22, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Come Together

Latino poets building a community at CantoMundo

"...example, were billboards advertising liquor so prevalent in the working-class, ethnically diverse Rogers Park neighborhood she called home? Now..."

July 1, 2011 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Nature Violates City Code

City's green goals conflict with its ordinances

"...fails to comply, she could be charged with a class C misdemeanor for violating the city ordinance and face..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TDH: 6/24/11

Formula One returns to a reshaped dais

"...after Tovo is sworn in, Tuesday, June 28. Outgoing member Shade started yesterday’s meeting with prepared remarks touching on..."

June 24, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: The Ultimate Game

The political ripples are uncertain but plentiful

"...it was either a desperate attempt by the developer class to seize control of council once and for all..."

June 24, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Art To Enchant

The winners of the 2010-11 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...of Fame. In recognition of the milestone, a special class of 25 honorees were inducted into the Hall of..."

June 10, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Road Against Hate

The Hurtado murders measure the distance Austin and Texas must travel

"...an emotional Elizabeth Brenner, an Austin Human Rights Commission member, at the close of the commission's April 25 meeting...."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Public Ed's Future Hangs in Balance

It's Teacher Appreciation Week, but you'd never know it at the Lege

"...your pay, furlough you, cram more kids into your class, and water down your employment rights."..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Ich Bin ein Cheesehead'

Austin unionists prove they are Madison as hell

"...demonstration, one sign writer wrote, "They only call it class warfare when we fight back."..."

Feb. 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...retirees, and there are 34 freshmen in the new class. Some Democratic losses were regarded as marginal. Mark Homer..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day One on the Floor

Liveblogging from the House in the 82nd Legislature

"...is not what they are built for," she told members as they launch into the session. She then accused..."

Jan. 11, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Choosing Their Words Carefully

How literary translators shrink the world down to a more manageable size

"...Austin, huge gaps remain in our collective knowledge of world-class writers. And it's this obliviousness of the world beyond..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

AISD: Balancing Teachers and Tech

AISD must ensure that new technology helps more than it hurts

"...a global economy. Using one of the district's new classroom "Innovation Stations," Carstarphen gave a multimedia presentation before fielding..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The First To Question

Remembering the ultimate theatre historian, Oscar Brockett, 1923-2010

"...Department during the late Eighties to early Nineties, I remember all too well Oscar Brockett in his office just..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?

The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities

"...are allowed to host a grand prix; despite their world-class reputations, even the Indi­an­a­polis Motor Speedway and Daytona International..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Funny How Time Slips Away

ACL staff members reflect on their first memories of Studio 6A

"...public airing. I attended the show as an audience member, but I brought my camera and shot a couple..."

Nov. 11, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2010: No rain, no dust, no problem

"...The 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival will be remembered as the year when the distinction between band and..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Mobile Food

Some tips on getting a foot in the door of the trailer business

"...he views as his new competition – this growing class of creative mobile food vendors. Of those, the Public..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Promises, Promises

Two Austin neighborhoods vie to bring down federal dollars to help transform communities

"...closely." She is, she noted, far from the first member of the board trying to break down the institutional..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Hanging Together or Apart

Sanders vote less about money than community, race, and justice

"...further settlement talks damn well better include every single member of the City Coun­cil. Moreover, declared Sparks, since he..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Off the Record

Learning the ones and twos with the Dub Academy and Phranchyze

"...100-year floodplain (see "Off the Record," May 7). Council Member Mike Martinez raised concern over "the expulsion of live..."

June 18, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

They Went West

Back in the saddle with a faded genre's favorite stars

"...Rogers were officially immortalized with the issuance of 44-cent first-class stamps and 28-cent stamped postal cards. Obviously, these stamps..."

May 28, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Body Awareness

This story of people trying to do what's right is both real and really funny

"...Awareness, at its heart, is the story of the members of a cobbled-together family trying to do what they..."

May 7, 2010 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

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