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Aug. 4, 2006 Column

Point Austin: Blue Spectre

The 'Statesman' discovers a sinister plot to take control of city government. The culprits? Those union goons, of course

"...influence of the Austin Police Association" (apparently, the downtown real estate lobby and other business groups, where the real..."

June 30, 2006 News Column by Michael King

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March 3, 2006 Column

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...Marfa. And it's just a beat later that I realize there's not a soul in the crowded room who..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

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"...Happened to the No-Kill Millennium?," News, Nov. 18]. I realize that the story needs attention, but putting pictures of..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Column

Sausage Shrines

A pilgrimage

"...flavor. "We're all pretty similar, yet all the sausages really taste different," Capello says. "I think it's down to..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

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"...you have misled your readership as to who they really are...."

Aug. 5, 2005 Column

Property Tax Fireworks Flare

Proposals would actually tax Texans more, but with little extra for schools

"...took aim at the Republicans' tax bill. "Are we really talking about tax cuts for the wealthy or are..."

July 8, 2005 News Column by Kimberly Reeves

Y Not?

The battle over AMD's move to Lantana is a one-tract skirmish in a larger war over the uncertain future of Central Texas

"...up and lie in it,'" he said. "Is that really what's best for the aquifer?" He points to LCRA..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Point Austin: The Lege v. Austin

The Austin-bashing bills are not just about water – also property, power, and democracy

"...particular, tend to raise, not lower, the value of real estate. However, you will not see an amendment offered..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Luv Doc Recommends: Pro Beach Volleyball

Auditorium Shores at the Long Center, Friday, April 29, 2005

"...attraction of guarding only a few square feet of real estate – seems manageable enough – or maybe it’s..."

April 29, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Market Study

With the opening of the new Whole Foods, the grocery business in Austin and elsewhere is at its apex

"...But the real ingenuity of Central Market and Whole Foods, in particular,..."

March 25, 2005 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

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March 4, 2005 Column

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"...is simply make visible longtime state subsidies to the real estate industry and regional sprawl now financially unsustainable in..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column

Austin @ Large: The Fall Season

Will the City Council schedule bring breakout hits or fabulous flops?

"...It's back to real work, sort of, for the Austin City Council this..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Lesson Planners

All I need to know about cities, I learned in kindergarten

"...God made it, but because the "free market" in real estate has been completely, thoroughly rigged. This must change...."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Music Minus Wynn

In front of screaming fans, the mayor smashes a guitar over his own head

"...of a 'sacred cow' government program that has no real oversight and believes [it doesn't] have to abide by..."

March 5, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Seven of Five

Brewster McCracken, Margot Clarke lead the pack in a crowded open-seat City Council race

"...years of experience watching councils come and go, doesn't really believe in his heart that he'll emerge the winner..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...play great blues, jazz, folk, and country music on real instruments? Or do all they know how to do..."

March 21, 2003 Column

Austin @ Large: Max on a Mission

Will Austin's turbulent climate produce a perfect storm for Max Nofziger's mayoral campaign?

"...and business lobbyists trust hippie icon Nofziger more than real estate pro Will Wynn, which is a fairly blunt..."

March 7, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

It's time to look more intelligently at economic development

"...Which is the real story behind the Statesman's twice-told tale of fairly minor..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Dancing About Architecture

Hole is on hold, as is Abra Moore's new album, though American Analog Set may be dead and the Mercury's Hip Hop Humpday is definitely. Meanwhile, John Kunz fights back, and Don Imus raises the Flatlanders flag. Whew!

"...Could the Hole in the Wall yet return? Local real estate maven Perry Lorenz says that the Hole, or..."

July 26, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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Jan. 18, 2002 Column

Node Exit

What ails singers

"...musicians to arrive at "reasonable expectations," adds, "It can really be devastating unless they really keep it in perspective."Vocationalizing..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...the paper grows from a dysfunctional family to a real functioning institution...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Red River Valley

Red River, home to Austin's real live music venues

"...South Austin beer 'n' burger joint, but what he really wanted was a place he and wife Donya could..."

June 22, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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The union's due, the boys in blue, The Sopranos' view, and Miracle Mike takes it on the, um, chin.

"...charges, you will also find that newsworthy. If you really knew how to investigate a story you may find..."

April 13, 2001 Column

South Austin Secede!

Our second installment in a series about South Austin explores the roots of "Bubba" and the rivalry between North Austin and south of the river.

"...The great North-South Austin divide was real at one time, mainly distinguishing a boundary in economic..."

April 13, 2001 Features Feature by Rob D'Amico

Looking for Mr. Goodbill

A look at what's been filed for the 77th session at the Texas Legislature

"...mighty host of part-time lawyers, doctors, chiropractors, insurance and real estate salesmen, horse trainers, and dentists descends ceremonially on..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?

Robert Dubac's The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? has its moments, but its stereotypes and reliance on material recycled from the men-are-from-Mars-women-are-from-Venus catalog make it more soapbox than entertainment.

"...Eat More, Work Less, followed by What Do Women Really Want?, then 5000 Years of Foreplay...."

Dec. 8, 2000 Arts Review by Skipper Chong Warson

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