Endorsements

"...convictions aside, Howard is still the safer bet for returning sanity to the school board. She's a smart, reasonable,..."

Oct. 20, 2000 News Feature

Rerun at the D.A. Corral

Republican Shane Phelps challenges Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle for a second time, and seems to be trailing.

"...to head crime victims services, has since been demoted, returning to his former job at the Crime Victims Institute,..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Noshing Kosher

Lorne Oppler gives the lowdown on eating kosher in Austin.

"...customers loading up their buggies with kosher goods and returning to their homes in San Antonio, Waco, and Corpus..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Food Feature by Lorne Opler

Postmarks

The Starbucks Showdown continues; and readers voice their opinions on last week's Best of Austin issue.

"...Maye died of cancer a few years ago, after returning to the D.C. area in the early 1990s. He..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Column

The Name's the Thing

Do the Hugos Really Award the Best in Speculative Fiction?

"...Every year, like a dog returning to its own vomit, I read all of the..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

Dear Everyone ...

Online Diarists Show Us a Little More

"...spirit of their genre. Almost instantly after the question shows up in the in-boxes of the list subscribers, the..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Kim Mellen

Dancing About Architecture

Chrysta Bell quits the Souvenirs; the Meat Puppets' new record could come out in record time.

"...So says King Coffey of the Butthole Surfers, finally returning my e-mail of several weeks ago. At that time,..."

July 21, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...and the Chief Priest hit it off immediately, Bowie returning Fela's generosity with a sparkling trumpet solo on "No..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Double Indemnity, The Blue Dahlia, Strangers on a Train

"...would have been a bit obvious. Playing on the returning-veteran theme (a popular one at the time), The Blue..."

June 23, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Boss Cupid

"...account of / the way the muse / avoids returning your calls."..."

June 16, 2000 Books Review by Craig Arnold

Articulations

Goodbyes and good news at the 2000 Austin Theatre Critics Table Awards.

"...louder folks are at this affair, the more it shows how comfortable they are. At least, that's my story..."

June 2, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...businesses.The Late Sixties As Garcia labored away in accounting, returning each night to the sector of the city where..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Dancing About Architecture

Another live music venue closes. So much for the Live Music Capital of the World.

"...Babe's on Sixth Street were getting calls saying their shows were off, and the rumors were flying that the..."

May 26, 2000 Music Column

Passion Forward

The Chronicle's style avatar, Stephen M. Moser, explores the fashion program at the University of Texas.

"...display their work in many local venues, such as shows in clubs and restaurants, gaining exposure and learning from..."

April 21, 2000 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Dancing About Architecture

Austin Music Commission chair Bob Livingston steps down, no one steps up; Man's Ruin returns to Austin; Michael Corcoran's suspension is puzzling.

"...moved out to San Francisco several years ago, is returning the company to its home base at last. Kozik..."

March 31, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Wide Open Heart

Local accordionist Bradley Jaye Williams brings together fish and fowl in his assimulation of Texas polka and conjunto music.

"...the former Fabulous Thunderbirds bassist's 1997 memorial service.) Upon returning to the Bay Area, a fateful phone conversation with..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Public Enemy, Nothing Sacred, Battleground

William Wellman's larger-than-life legacy: Reviews of Public Enemy, Nothing Sacred, and Battleground.

"...the Croix de Guerre and five American medals. Upon returning to the United States, Wellman became a stunt man..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Whirled of Sound

Tracking down Rob Halverson and Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound.

"...life," he enthuses. "I wasn't scrambling for work and returning phone calls, so I was also able to scrounge..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

TV Eye

Television's millennial celebrations may have been short on crises, but they were long on global partying; also, the latest in midseason changes, including the addition of a quirky new show called Malcolm in the Middle.

"...year. It's time for midseason replacements, long-overdue cancellations, and returning gems. On the "it's about time it got canceled..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Dancing About Architecture

Austin Music goes to Amsterdam, and the Spankers come back from there; more albums don't come out, and more bad club news

"...above) on their own new Spank A Lot label. Returning members for the disc and for their end-of-millennium shows..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

George Jones comes to Austin and everyone gets arrested in the melee. Meanwhile, Matthew McConaughey gets naked and busted, and Austin's answer to Santana, Vallejo, signs with Gloria Estefan's Sony imprint. Maybe K-NACK, a local alt.rock station from earlier this decade, can play them online as the station returns -- on the Internet.

"...onstage at a big show, and now Brooks is returning the favor by doing a couple of songs with..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Is the new Sir Douglas Quintet collection is from the original masters? Doug Sahm makes the final call. Also, Michael Nesmith, Junior and Tanya Rae Brown, and Clifford Antone updates.

"...on Austin having enough music fans to make both shows a success...."

Oct. 22, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

TV Eye

From Ethel Mertz to Margaret Cho, we examine how the small screen has portrayed big women; also, a look at Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends.

"...1994 ABC comedy, All-American Girl. Unfortunately, Cho is not returning to television, at least not in a sitcom. Instead,..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Art of Conversation

Austin Men's Project encourages young gay men to hone their social -- and safe sex -- skills through communication

"...to publicize the program to young gay college students returning to Austin for the school year, Sweeney and his..."

Sept. 24, 1999 News Feature by Clay Smith

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...on wheels that houses a well-stoked portable pit and shows the smoke-stained signs of heavy and constant use. On..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

Sleep Walk

"...11, Elm spent parts of his childhood in Austin, returning during his summers away from high school. It was..."

April 16, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips

"...The submarine theatre where visitors once watched mermaid shows is now an underwater art gallery with the springs..."

March 19, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...DEMI SEMI QUAVER: A returning SXSW showcaser from the Asian quarter, Tokyo's Demi Semi..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Bright Lights, Little City

"...then jet out again, refreshed but underwhelmed to be returning to the front...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Vines of Ridicule

"...break free from their frozen prisons. Spiderweb II (1974-75) shows a male figure straining to emerge from his epoxy..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

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