Who Owns Sixth Street

Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?

"...Regulars also say there is a lot of underage drinking; police say they've arrested kids as young as 12..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...he had an acid trip one time and stopped drinking. Gave up alcohol. I’ll bet you could do the..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

The Luv Doc: Debbie Downers

It is truly fascinating to witness the beautiful butterfly squeeze back into an ugly caterpillar

"...Usually when I am drinking wine I am complaining about how bad wine hangovers..."

May 25, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Cops Don't Let Cops Drive Drunk

SWAT officers busted after partying too hard

"...Officer Eric Fitzgerald, in violation of department policies regarding drinking and operating city vehicles while on call. Hamilton and..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Unstable Element

Are Austin's water fluoridation policies dangerous? It depends who you ask.

"...to dispose of the stuff by adding it to drinking water, thereby inoculating themselves from lawsuits by whitewashing it..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

To Your Health

Most people have no trouble drinking water with either chlorine or chloramine at the levels used in municipal water supplies

"...residual disinfectant strength throughout the distribution system so that drinking water is kept safe all the way to the..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Safety in Words

If there is drama in Laura Furman's stories, Robin Bradford writes, it is not usually the life and death kind. It is the daily, wearing, ineffable drama of living as a human island among others who invariably seem more attractive, more connected, or simply more "normal."

"...in strangers' windows at dusk. In her new collection Drinking With the Cook, Furman gathers together a baker's dozen..."

April 20, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

What's on Tap?

"...explains that the grading system measures not only municipal drinking water safety but also the extent to which utilities..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

The Last Don

Bob Bullock: The Crusty Boss of Texas Politics

"...recovering alcoholic, had supported Bullock when he gave up drinking; but the two had an uneasy relationship during her..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Safe & Sober 4 Prom

"...Editor, Each year, right after spring break, the Underage Drinking Prevention Program (UDPP) begins work on the Safe and..."

April 4, 2022 Postmarks

Another Round

He that drinks fast pays slow in this boozy dark comedy

"...the first, the four men start their mornings by drinking, maintaining a steady 0.05% throughout the workday. They are..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

You Never Had It: An Evening With Charles Bukowski

Lost tapes of a drunken night with the dissolute apostle

"...A night drinking with Charles Bukowski, the late poet and alcoholic, brings..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Yourself and Yours

Korean master Hong Sang-soo's understated dissection of how men only see women as they want

"...Min-jung has a drinking problem. Limited to five drinks per day by her..."

June 26, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Oral History of Austin Beerworks

How the local brewery became the heir to the aluminum throne

"...people stop at pipe dreams when you go out drinking, but Adam is very persistent. He is the motivator..."

March 10, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Unsafe Lead Levels Found in Texas Schools

AISD found high levels at two of 66 tested schools

"...this report ("Get the Lead Out – Ensuring Safe Drinking Water for Our Children at School") concludes that because..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Lehmberg's Scarlet Letter

County Attorney Escamilla has disgraced his office

"...they suggested (in and out of court) that Lehmberg's drinking had become more of a problem than she has..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Column by Michael King

2010 Texas Book Festival

The epic friendship of two writers, dog-lovers, and ex-drunks

"...Chronicle: Caroline Knapp is revered for her addiction memoir, Drinking: A Love Story. You'd read it at the time..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Letters at 3am

A bounty to getting older is that you grow tired of the uselessly dramatic aspects of yourself, and most of your fears evaporate

"...ago I had to make a decision: Either quit drinking or stop embarrassing myself. Well ... I like drinking...."

Dec. 5, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

ACWP

Ex-director of water program says he's blowing whistle on pollution; city officials say they're on top of it

"...thousands of people to dreaded diseases conveyed through the drinking water supply." Responded Deputy City Manager Joe Canales, "All..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

To Your Health

Is it true that drinking a lot of liquid with meals dilutes the enzymes needed for digestion?

"...Q. Is it true that drinking a lot of liquid with meals dilutes the enzymes..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Between Round Rock and a Hard Place

Northridge Acres can't find water, water anywhere.

"...that it had to be boiled. Most people quit drinking anything that flows through their inadequate water pipes long..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

Big River

How healthy is Austin's Colorado River?

"...nature to serve its means. Eighty percent of Austin's drinking water comes from the reservoir behind Tom Miller Dam,..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Attacked by Lesbians

Just three good ol' boys, never meanin' no harm

"...to hawk tie-dyed jockstraps and sandal-toe incense sticks while drinking a $3 cup of foamy Lite beer...."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Naked City

"...fall into one of two zones: a more protected Drinking Water Protection Zone (DWPZ), containing areas within the Barton..."

Sept. 5, 1997 News Feature

At Large in the Hills

Ray Wylie Hubbard's Dangerous Spirits

"...support it. It was just a mess. I started drinking heavily that afternoon."..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature

Austin FC Scores, Austin Craft Beer Assists

Where beer and soccer intersect

"...To understand the world’s game is to understand its drinking culture. In England, its birthplace, prematch visits to the..."

April 9, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

Talk to Them Teens

"...season is approaching with its accompanying perils of underage drinking and driving. While celebrations may look different this year,..."

April 1, 2021 Postmarks

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...intense development in the Barton Springs Zone and the drinking water supply watersheds. I also fought to protect East..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...CultureMap, and that's because their brewery experience is staggering. Drinking 11 (yes, drink all 11) classic European-style beers under..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Don't Worry, Gus Van Sant Won't Get Far on Foot

Oscar-nominated director talks his new cartooning biopic

"...of the film. He had to realize that his drinking was more of the problem than his quadriplegia, and..."

July 19, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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