The Mayor's Story

Three contenders try to write a personal tale that will convince the voters

"...replaced "working class" in the lexicon, perhaps a reflexive concession to the American cultural resistance to what is considered..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

Chocolate beer, pecan gelato, and lots of sausage

"...• International concessionaire Sodexo has vacated the kitchen facilities at the Circuit..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Public Notice: No Way to Run a City

Why is Council drafting ordinances on the dais after midnight?

"...retain. Yet the proposed Austin ordinance makes no such concession, and in fact exempts TNCs from the $1 surcharge..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Railroaded

Wayne Christian spreads gun control lie

"...2008. That was even before Hillary Clinton gave her concession speck in the primaries. George W. Bush was still..."

Dec. 4, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Kennedy, Cruz, and Reagan Tourettes

GOP Senator can't even praise JFK without slavering over the Gipper

"...that was nice of him to give that little concession. However, it'll be interesting to see how Cruz's depiction..."

Nov. 26, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...has again downgraded the credit rating of SH 130 Concession Company LLC, because of "inadequate" traffic growth on the..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature

Texas State Is on the Rise

Apparently there can only be one good team around town

"...The Austin daily made a small concession to the Bobcats this year by including them in..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

County Preps Voters on Election ID Law

County officials scramble to tell voters what Texas GOP doesn't want them to know

"...Republican lawmakers pushed through voter ID in 2011, one concession was to introduce free voter ID cards. However, those..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Floating Tubes Hit NIMBY Rapids

City looks for ways to regulate Colorado River

"...in that section of the river, it cannot require concession licenses for businesses on private land. And city ordinances..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Twelve Angry Men

With strong direction and a fine cast, City Theatre's revival of the jury-room drama of the 1950s feels very contemporary

"...a superb performance as Juror 3; his final, heartbreaking concession made me cry. Other notable performances (though there's not..."

May 31, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Lights, Camera, Summer

Paramount film series starts with a double-barreled bang

"...some organizational issues at the will-call windows and long concession stand lines — ruffled some moviegoers' feathers, but there’s..."

May 24, 2013 Screens Post by Alejandro Puyana

Day Trips

Drive-in brings outdoor movie viewing back to the Metroplex

"...a bit of a stretch to call the theatre's concession stand food "gourmet," but it is better than average...."

May 24, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Hot Hot Sweet

Give summer a licking with these catered frosty treats

"...51st) and Jim-Jim's Water Ice (615-A E. Sixth and concession stands around the central city) only work about seven..."

May 17, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Summer Fun: Season’s Screenings

Austin filmmakers pick their favorite summer movies

"...sight back then. I was hired to work the concession stand, and the film playing that summer was Return..."

May 14, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TPPF, Jim DeMint, Milton Friedman, and Me

Lunch and school choice with unholy free market triumvirate

"...Bill 2, his omnibus school reform bill. The key concession is that he is no longer demanding an unlimited..."

March 31, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Road to 10-1

The City Council districting destination is settled. Is anybody driving the bus?

"...towns, had been in place since 1953, the only concession to modernity being an unofficial public consensus (aka the..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Point Austin: Can This Really Be the End?

A look forward, a look back

"...to the master." At the time, I thought the concession meant little more than what a lousy national candidate..."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Column by Michael King

The AggreGAYtor Live: Election Special

Your minute-by-minute dose of election news

"...• 10:22 Mittens did not write a concession speech. Can't wait to here the adlib...."

Nov. 6, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

How I Got Hitched

Margaret Moser finally says sorry to Stephen for 'The Birds'

"...found him red-eyed in on a bench near the concession stand. Big sister duty done, I returned to watch..."

Oct. 17, 2012 Screens Post by Margaret Moser

The Football Prophecies

Journey's Steve Perry gives a pep talk

"...Stadium crowd survives to see Dallas win on Sunday. Concession-related fatalities claim 209 lethally stuffed patrons: including Hiram Ray..."

Sept. 19, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

The Football Prophecies

NFL week two

"...Proving that greed has no ceiling, the already booming concession apparatus at Lucas Oil Field prompts Colts management to..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Moseying Around the DNC

Dispatches from Charlotte, N.C.

"...Later last night, I passed these concession stand operators with a name that might not ingratiate..."

Sept. 3, 2012 News Post by Jen Sorensen

A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward

Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all

"...into which bars of frozen coolant are slipped, a concession to the unrelenting heat reflecting up off of the..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Earth

From kiddy parties to caves to excursions in a Lamborghini, stay grounded this summer.

"...to, with an above-ground playscape and picnic area, a concession and gift shop, and a mini-mining spot where they..."

May 25, 2012 Features Feature

Down But Not Out

Shea urges supporters to keep fighting

"...threw in the towel, Brigid Shea joked that her concession speech won't be legally binding in the event Mayor..."

May 13, 2012 News Post by Amy Smith

Meet The New Council, Same as The Old Council

Brigid Shea concedes as Leffingwell avoids run-off

"...who, at that point, had yet to make a concession phone call, even though she still languished on 37.16%...."

May 12, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...of zoning cases, additional taxi permits, and a boathouse concession contract. Should be a regular butt-numb-a-thon...."

March 2, 2012 News Feature

Headlines

"...proposed rate increase, additional taxi permits, and a boating concession on Lady Bird Lake...."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature

The Perry Plunge

Iowa nightmare for Gov. Goodhair, but he carries on

"...tea leaves, that initially sounded a lot like a pre-concession speech, but this morning Perry said he had assessed..."

Jan. 4, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Carolyn Wonderland

"...it as her own. That may be the only concession outside her traditionally volatile blues, and Peace Meal serves..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

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