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Light rail is coming, sooner or later, because it's a necessary part of our long-term traffic solution.

"...Hired away for a small fortune, Bryce joined the dot-com gold rush. Now's he's back and on our cover..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Star Billing

What is Star Canyon without its creator, Stephan Pyles?

"...The hottest national restaurant industry trend of the Nineties was the development of upscale..."

July 20, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Powerhouse Animation Is Making a Mark

Local studio continues to expand portfolio

"...projects. Most of their work is in the gaming industry, and it's that for which they're most famous, with..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Making It, Weirdly

A little elbow grease and perseverance pays off for creative entrepeneur Luke Iseman

"...Iseman, who worked in business development for a local dot-com, quit their day jobs months ago in favor of..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

Will Blog for Food

New stories – and problems – arise as foodie blogs proliferate

"...inspiration for the panel. "It reminded me of the dot-com crash in the Nineties, when all those investors in..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Occasionally a bit preachy with its critique of advertising or the Eighties commodity mindset, How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a still-relevant satire about an ad man who sprouts a talking zit on his shoulder.

"...nonstop, mean-spirited commentary on the evils of the advertising industry -- which "could sell shampoo to a bald man"..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Review by Jennie Kennedy

Idea Silicon Is Becoming Scarce Is Absurd

Feb. 12, 2008 Postmarks

Governing Post-Boom Austin

Now that the lawsuits are over, we hope the council campaigns will turn to issues.

"...programs. As high-tech jobs dry up, even if the industry rebounds, it would be years before it attains the..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The Greater Chamber of Commerce wants AMD to build its next mega chip facility in Austin; Gary Bradley is calling on his friends at the Lege for help; the city's libraries have been hit with a budget crunch; Molly Ivins is glad she's left the Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Austin police spokeswoman Sally Muir has moved upstairs to become Chief Stan Knee's assistant.

"...club played a prominent role in building Austin's semiconductor industry, but it's been hard pressed to regain that kind..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

It's the Village, Idiot!

The latest casualty in Regal Cinemas' nationwide overexpansion isn't just another movie theatre.

"...series of financial upheavals that have befallen the theatre industry. The Village is just one of five local chain-owned..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

What's on the Gaming Boards

Gearing up for 1998 Titles

"...and trading card tabletop games have made SJG an industry leader even without the hardware. A new supplement to..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Arrested Development?

Young-at-heart Austin is home to a booming Young Adult literature scene

"...students, ... casual techies, world-class academics, the old guard, dot-com money, and just enough button-down types to keep the..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Books Feature by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Interactive Festival

The young and the geek-chic

"...around, there were all too many over-35s at the dot-com party. They are going now. Revisionism is in the..."

March 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Roger Gathman

Looking to the Future

"...Will Kreth: An Idea Guy and Marketing Pioneer Dot-com ventures are folding, an air of complacency is settling..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Kevin Fullerton

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...on the staff,” Roland Swenson – partnered with orbiting industry insider Louis Jay Meyers to stage a modest music..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

The (Re-)Rise of Start-Up Culture

Are we closing in on a sustainable model?

"...warned that while there may not be a new dot-com bubble, there's definitely some worry frothing in the start-up..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dancing About Architecture

Collapsing Beams at the Mercury, Asleep at the Wheel Beams into Your Home, SXSW Marches On

"...in the Basement" at the Elephant Room... The music industry continues to take notice of Dynamite Hack, with Hits..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Have the building industry that makes those cheese box houses which litter the..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Jackie Davies

Austin entrepreneur was national restaurant delivery pioneer

"...to be the founding matriarch of the restaurant delivery industry nationally. “In the beginning, my long-range plan was to..."

April 10, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

'The Guardian' Recommends

Who better than the Brits to handicap SXSW UK?

"...on modern-day soul, Woon stands out in a crowded industry. His new single, "Lady Luck," sounds like Maxwell remixed..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Michael Cragg

Mexican Institute of Sound

"...to play to a sparse convention center ballroom of industry folks sitting on their hands, Camilo Lara, charmer and..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Creative Capital?

In the City of Ideas, the people with ideas are dancing with day jobs.

"...sources. The trend, he says, is for money from industry to increase...."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael Erard

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin

"...was hit harder than most Statesman sections by the dot-com crash, as dwindling technology ads shrunk the section from..."

June 15, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Young, Loud, and Cheap

The Skunks were a band. A loud one.

"...jams, sky-high housing costs, and a hovering cloud of dot-com doom, the sad fact is that musically, Austin (and..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

"If you fail light rail again, you've sealed your fate to sucking a tailpipe and damned your city's 21st century global position."

"...are literally dying to have a fraction of the dot-com action and would instantly tailor their city to enhance..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column

Media Clips

KUT's new general manager describes his vision for the future of the public radio station.

"...time, it has had to face changes in the industry, including attacks on public radio funding in Congress. The..."

July 28, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Big players in Austin's high-tech community form a new group, Get AroundAustin, to promote light rail in advance of the Nov. 7 referendum.

"...group, which includes some of the wealthiest high-tech and dot-com entrepreneurs in Austin, unveiled its slogan for light rail:..."

May 26, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...Role of AI in Reshaping the Film & Television Industry. As artists prepare to fight back at the push..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Does Farm-to-Table Still Matter?

What happens to a trendy movement once the buzz dies down

"...has documented a decade of tradewinds in the hospitality industry. Although she still sees local sourcing as a defining..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...has changed the ultra-serious, exclusionary nature of the fitness industry – a sea of lookalike brands running the same..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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