Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...of Christmas alone, DPS troopers made 581 arrests for driving while intoxicated and issued nearly 14,000 speeding tickets; from..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature

Day Trips

'Day Trips' visits Paris, France

"...Driving a car in France is not much different than..."

July 7, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Letters @ 3AM

On this drive, the universe condensed into one word: invitation.

"...South of Rapid City, up in South Dakota, driving the Black Hills, I pass a little turnoff marked..."

June 23, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Enforce Traffic Laws, Reduce Deaths

"...existing traffic laws, specifically those relating to alcohol and driving. I would wager, based on my own observations, that..."

June 19, 2006 Postmarks

The Mothman Prophecies

"...looking haunted, and, soon thereafter, dead. “It's like you're driving along one day,” says Klein, “and the universe points..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Looking to the Future

"...on a panel examining how toys and games are driving technology, anchored by University of Southern California prof Mark..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Walking Contradiction

Exploring the legacy of one of Austin's great, unsung singer-songwriters, Blaze Foley

"...though I was buying his beers, and he was driving around in my car," she laughs...."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

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The Gotham backlash continues.

"...passed her on MoPac (1pm, Sunday, northbound), she was driving well below the speed limit (and weaving) in the..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column

My Son the Fanatic

"...has spent 25 years in England, working hard and driving a cab. He's happy to do what life deems..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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Different Traditions

"...Driving Me Crazy..."

July 30, 1999 Column

Live Shots

"...from Austin: the Hole in the Wall and truck driving songs. Whiskey makes three. The Ex-Husbands rolled into town..."

July 2, 1999 Music Feature

The Man Who Wasn't There

"...sit down to shoot the interview. With Nick, you're driving down the street, shooting him driving down the street;..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Black Dog

"...Dutton and Stephen Tobolowsky. Patrick Swayze does some “dirty driving” in this routine trucker tale. There hasn't been a..."

May 8, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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Open Records Good

"...short break is essential to reduce the fatigue of driving on I-35 and through congested areas around the university...."

Sept. 12, 1997 Column

Nothing to Lose

"...gravity) and drives aimlessly through Los Angeles, eventually, blindly driving into South Central, where he is almost immediately car-jacked..."

July 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sxsw

"...who he is now, but after you hear his driving, guitar-heavy material that just bleeds Texas, you'll starting marking..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

311 Story in Error

"...we have now. There will be no change in driving habits. In 30 years, most people will still get..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Audio, Audio

Books on Tape

"...a story in your ears and, at least while driving, houses, cities, truck stops, billboards, fields of nothing, and..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Books Feature by Michael Bertin

The Ultimate Solution

"...cars. Why? Because so much of the expense of driving a car is hidden...."

Aug. 11, 1995 News Feature

35 Recommended SXSW Music Acts

From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see

"...songs tune eclectically through patiently strummed indie folk and driving electric riffs. The album floats with tentative edge, as..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

Where is the resistance? Here.

"...wife and three kids, a Rio Grande Valley man driving a tractor near the farm he’s worked on for..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature

Austin Elders: Meet Doris “Sue” Bilich, Creative and Comedy Queen

Nearly seven decades of Austin memories

"...was worried that she was not supposed to be driving on this unknown stretch of highway, as her car..."

April 26, 2024 News Feature by Maya Wright

Defense Rests in Christopher Taylor Murder Trial, Closing Arguments Begin

Jurors visited site where Michael Ramos was fatally shot

"...where Taylor shot and killed Ramos as he was driving away from the phalanx of officers confronting him on..."

Nov. 7, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Prosecution Makes Opening Statements in Murder Trial of APD Officer

Christopher Taylor is accused of murdering Michael Ramos

"...different officer, he fell into his vehicle and began driving in a direction away from the officers standing before..."

Oct. 23, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Is GM-Backed Driverless Car Really Road-Ready?

Cruise AV loses its training wheels

"...Cruise vehicle "can handle both the mundane elements of driving as well as the most unexpected, and is able..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Fusebox Artists Display “Prime Specimens” of Southern Camp

Kale Roberts, Silky Shoemaker, Michelle Devereaux put a truck in drag

"...Tailgate Project by modifying their own Nissan Frontier and driving it across the country, calls the truck “a huge..."

April 14, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

It’s time for chili cook-offs, festivals, and all sorts of November fun

"...Fall Foliage Driving Tour Nov. 13-28, Palestine, www.visitpalestine.com/fallfoliage..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Opinion: Time to Retrofit Our City for the Transit System Voters Approved

Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper-Madison offers a manifesto of sorts for transit-oriented development

"...who don't have the financial or physical option of driving their own car...."

May 14, 2021 Column by Natasha Harper-Madison

The Killing of Garrett Foster Shocks the City – and Galvanizes the Moment

Whether Foster raised his gun may never be known, but there can be little doubt about the driver's intentions

"...made public, four days later, reportedly called 911 after driving away and was brought in for questioning by homicide..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips: Gillespie County Country Schools

Take a trip back in education history while enjoying the Hill Country scenery

"...Driving trails to the historic schools of Gillespie County follow..."

May 22, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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