Day Trips

By the books: two new tomes to whet your traveler's appetite for adventure

"...aboard the Windjammer Barefoot Fun Cruise on its last sailing to the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras...."

Aug. 3, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Tied Up in Cable, Mauro Tries to Stop the Pipeline, Smart Growth reconsidered, and Hyde Park Redux

"...Despite the vote, residents shouldn't expect sudden cross-town clear sailing. For now, the vote means, in principle, that unexpected..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Jennie Kennedy

Pirate Jane

Pirate legends, it seems, are the last bastion of childhood, the stuff of imagination for all ages, Margaret Moser writes. And the faces behind the fierceness were not necessarily men.

"...the high seas (particularly during the golden age of sailing ships) was as much impetus for maritime growth and..."

July 13, 2001 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

University High

Community colleges are pushing "college credit" courses for high school students -- but the education is in doubt.

"...because students are getting two courses in one and sailing through the education system that much faster. No wonder..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Postmarks

Our readers holding forth, but not holding back.

"...drunk driver. It read: "Ivan Garth Johnson, 1971-1989. Fair sailing, tall boy," and at the bottom was this poignant..."

June 1, 2001 Column

Naked City

Real legislative reform of the state's tax-credit allocation process is slowly moving toward the governor's desk.

"...reform of the state's low-income tax credit program is sailing steadily toward the governor's desk. Now, no one wants..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Postmarks

Policing the media, mediating the police.

"...but the mural told the story of a "fair sailing boy" who was killed by a drunk driver...."

April 6, 2001 Column

Dot-bombers

Despite the clouds of layoffs, a virtual silver lining shines for some caught in Austin's online bust.

"...another job, Johnson went to Granada for a little sailing and scuba diving -- her first real vacation in..."

March 2, 2001 Features Feature by Carol Brorsen

Naked City

Handicapping the yet-to-be-announced mayoral race.

"...Jackie Goodman: Still Sailing..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature

In Sunlight, in a Beautiful Garden

"...the dam's splendid mountain lake, perfect for fishing and sailing, they gambled the lives of the workers in the..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Books Review by Katherine Catmull

Renewing the Rainbow

A Preview of the Gay / Lesbian Right Lobby Agenda for the 77th Legislature

"...in 1999 flamed out in a Senate committee after sailing miraculously through the House. In weighing her options, Hardy-Garcia..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Will Anybody Ever Love Neal Medlyn?

For vulnerable performer Neal Medlyn, Dork = Cool.

"...decided to become a performer. A sample line: "I'm sailing on this terrible ocean/ I've come for my self..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Caroline Peyton Celtic Christmas Spirit (Green Hill)

Christmas Records

"...to Celtic music fans -- "I Saw Three Ships A-Sailing" and "Coventry Carol" are probably the best-known titles --..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Young, Loud, and Cheap

The Skunks were a band. A loud one.

"...van hit some ice, rolled over, and ended up sailing down the other side of the highway with the..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

TV Eye

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture.

"...of the parade has always been the big balloons sailing in the crisp, New York sky. But a balloon..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...the Trojans that they're giving up the war by sailing their ships away and leaving a giant wooden horse..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Armchair Adventures

"Good adventure books do the same thing as a good adventure," Chronicle writer Dan Oko writes in this roundup of recently published adventure books.

"...at the plight of the sailors who boarded the sailing ship Essex in 1819 to hunt for whales in..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Dan Oko

The Lizards of Aus

'Never an Adult Moment' With Austin's Veteran Bluegrass Pranksters

"...in the clear to move on. It's been smooth sailing since, with the band releasing Employee of the Month..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Making Waves

Austin Screenwriter Bill Wittliff Discusses The Perfect Storm

"...I was absolutely horrified at the forces they were sailing against, and there were other times when I found..."

June 30, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

TV Eye

The Real World: New Orleans and Survivor, CBS' brutal bid to rein reality television, are sure to fascinate pop culture fans throughout the summer. Belinda Acosta explains why she resents it: and why she can't stop watching.

"...I lay on the grass watching them, my thoughts sailing by like those lustrous Nebraska clouds across a dazzling..."

June 9, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Dancing About Architecture

Clifford Antone receives a sentence; Heinz Geissler takes over the Antone's Records label; Ed Hamell is hospitalized after a car accident.

"...hit a van and sent this really huge ladder sailing at him. Sanchez managed to escape being hit, but..."

June 2, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Confessions of a Cowboy

Working a cattle drive in Texas in the 1870s probably wasn't like what you imagine; ask Frank Harris -- he was there and he knows.

"...quickly checked the steamship offices and found a ship sailing to New York the next afternoon. He paid £4..."

May 26, 2000 Books Feature by James C. Simmons

The Magnificent Seven

Why three records are better than two

"...Beat" giving way to the ratcheting guitar riffs and sailing synthesizers of "Somebody Got Murdered." Taken together, Sandinista's first..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

Aqua Fest seems unlikely, but there's plenty of other summer fun to be had; the Austin Music Network is a bit of a mess.

"...the new millennium before I believe that the once smooth-sailing festival will indeed return from Davy Jones' locker...."

April 14, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Golden Arm Trio Why the Sea Is Salt (Loveletter/Shamrock)

"...instrumental with violin in place of guitar ("Swift Ship Sailing"). This approach showcases the album's diversity, but frequent melodic..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Music Review by Greg Beets

Rob Halverson Reviewed

"...better on some songs ("Mastheads," "Nacoma") than on others ("Sailing On," "Water"), and yes, a few noodles do stray..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Day Trips

Nineteen ninety-nine: hot, dry, and touristy.

"...the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, the exhibit of Columbus' sailing ships closed. Officials at the visitors bureau (800/766-2322) say..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Rockport captures the sea breeze and the hearts of visitors.

"...to modern shrimpers. Pirate ships, paddle-wheelers, and the sleek sailing ships of the Texas Navy are chronicled in the..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Contemporary Art from Cuba: No Need to Be American

Local Arts Reviews

"...When I was 20 Years Old" shows a ship sailing under a sun that glistens over the water and..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Arts Review by Sheri Jacobson

After a Fashion

Austin's boutiques make our style avatar proud at Club DeVille's semi-annual fashion show.

"...definitely a treat. Melange was on the big-skirt bandwagon, sailing the dreamy and romantic billowing silks down the runway,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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