Two-Wheeled Texas

Bikers' best bets on the highways and byways

"...to Lost Pines, buckaroo, where Texas friendly meets the luxury class. 575 Hyatt Lost Pines Rd., 308-1234. www.lostpines.hyatt.com. RV..."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Angela Armstrong

Juke Joint Blues

Blues Boy Hubbard strolls down Eastside Austin's Chitlin' Circuit memory lane

"...Von's sway in Central Texas allowed him the luxury of bypassing major Chitlin' Circuit booking agencies and record..."

July 13, 2007 Music Feature by Jonny Meyers

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...places they plan to demolish and pave over with luxury condominiums? You know how the mayor and the City..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Column

Beside the Point

Books at Green, Drunks on Sixth

"..."A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life," congregational minister..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Hightower Report

Bushites fail to protect troops; and Wall Street divides up the bonus booty

"...me. But the sellers of multimillion-dollar estates, rare art, luxury imported cars, and private jets are in high cotton..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Dying Gaul

Playwright and screenwriter Craig Lucas debuts as a director of his own material with this nasty little story about interpersonal deceptions and Hollywood ethics.

"...Elaine (Clarkson), a clearly intelligent woman whose life of luxury leaves little time for her other interests. The three..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Happily Ever After

This French romantic comedy is little more than a heap of clichés whenever the director and star Yvan Attal's real-life wife, Charlotte Gainsbourg, disappears from the screen.

"...the characters here – three guys’ guys who sell luxury cars, play soccer and poker, and discuss the vagaries..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Day Trips

The Stoneleigh Hotel in Dallas has all the charm you would expect from an old hotel

"...traveling on expense accounts and opted for a pricier "luxury-boutique" hotel a few blocks away, and I hated it...."

April 15, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Christmas With the Kranks

Holiday pap and circumstance.

"...dispense with the pleasantries and embark on a 10-day luxury cruise to help fend off the holiday blues. As..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Check it out! Stephen gets a little 'boot'y …

"...and 9. The truly divine Hotel Icon, a "personal luxury hotel," will provide an absolutely dreamy backdrop for a..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Usual Suspects

The first year of the Will Wynn era closes to very mixed reviews, as Austinites wonder whether the city leadership is floundering.

"...a council member, I've realized since, I had the luxury of simply sitting back and casting that vote, and..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

After a Fashion

What did the drag queen teach Stephen, and when and where will he get Wilde?

"...realize that I lead a charmed life filled with luxury, beauty, and love. Therein lies the magic of daytime..."

June 11, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Day Trips

If you are looking for excellent service and extreme comfort, the Hotel Valencia Riverwalk may be the answer

"...the flagship of a new national brand of small luxury hotels with headquarters in Houston, the Hotel Valencia is..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I'm being told this as I see dozens of luxury SUVs parked outside the front of the arena and..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column

The Hightower Lowdown

Look out: Bush is "revising standards" again; and the tax man is out to get the poor millionaires of Darien, Conn.

"...corporate executives hang their hats here, people living in luxury. Life is good, except for one thing: These poor..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

When Green Is Gold

"...4,000-square-foot Tarrytown home looks a lot like the other luxury addresses on his block. But despite the massive granite..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Dan Oko

Blue Crush

"...bills by cleaning tourists' trashed suites at the local luxury resort. Further distraction comes in the form of Matt..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips

"...offers more in the way of atmosphere than in luxury amenities. The 74-year-old, three-story building exudes small-town charm from..."

March 1, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

After a Fashion

Pills in the hand are worth a mouthful of Bush and some Texas Film Hall of Fame teasers are the tip of this week's dish iceberg.

"...joining them is Stanley Marcus, of Neiman-Marcus, purveyor of luxury goods par excellence. As the longtime president and son..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Harken back to the days of yore … on the dancefloor, as "After a Fashion" trips the disco ball fantastic in this boogie down Memory Lane.

"...his most recent menswear collection, "I'll tell you something, luxury disgusts me." The silver-haired, perpetually tanned high-fashion industrialist who..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

Readers weigh in on the criminality of musicians, the integrity of neighborhoods, and more.

"...this?" you may ask. Many Austin schools have the luxury of not having to hire first-year teachers. On these..."

July 6, 2001 Column

Naked City

Downtown de-vitalization, flying Ron Wilson, Hyde Park flood & Ed Herman speaks

"...too, can buy a piece of downtown's most affordable luxury...."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Election 2000

Chronicle Election Coverage

"...of Lake Walter E. Long for a $65 million luxury golf resort. The city was prepared to offer $4..."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...flirting with the audacious proposal to build the 120-foot, luxury Gotham condominiums tower next to Town Lake. Two years..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Patriot

"...war against England. “I'm a parent; I haven't the luxury of principles,” declares Martin with conviction. His eldest son..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

42 Up

"...they want from life, and then have the uncommon luxury of comparing those children with the people they have..."

May 12, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

Go high-stakes shopping with Dodie Kazanjian in her new book.

"...wear fur does not abate. Fur remains the ultimate luxury, perhaps, to paraphrase Isaac Mizrahi, because of the perversity..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Letters at 3AM

Where will you be on New Year's Eve and why?

"...same time, to live in a state of technological luxury you must accede, in a thousand ways, to the..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Record Reviews

Ibrahim Ferrer

"...Luxury (Emperor Norton)..."

June 11, 1999 Music Review

Where, Oh, Where Are the Murray O'hairs?

"...they are adrift on a yacht or in a luxury compound on some warm beach, reading news clips about..."

Nov. 20, 1998 News Feature

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