Naked City

Saving the land around Waller Creek downtown from flooding proves trickier -- and more expensive -- than council members or city staff anticipated.

"...an eyesore. In many places, it's barely distinguishable from the average drainage ditch. And it isn't just any eyesore..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Dancing About Architecture

Christmastime comes to Austin.

"...... And hopefully he's not doing it where the old Pocket FishRmen song suggested. Much more refined holiday..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

A Question of Equity

Is It Time for Austin Actors To Go Union? And Vice Versa?

"...Of all the nights in the life of a production, the final..."

June 9, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

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.

"...explain why three novels set in 19th-century Texas -- The Gates of the Alamo by Stephen Harrigan, The Borderland:..."

May 26, 2000 Books Feature by James C. Simmons

More Flava Than Juicy Fruit

Wednesday Night SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...WEDNESDAY PICKSHIP HOP HUMPDAY: Since last summer, the place to get live on Wednesday nights has been..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature

Where Were You When ...

Sports lover Lisa Tozzi reflects on 1999, this "underdog" of a year.

"...Consider 1999 the ultimate underdog. In the minds of many sports fans,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Sports Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Salvation

Former Davidian David Thibodeau recounts life at Waco compound in new book, "A Place Called Waco."

"...On April 19, 1993, it came to him in the form of a small hole that suddenly appeared in..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Book Reviews

"...Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen: Reflections at Sixty and Beyond by Larry..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Hard Water

Second Place

"...I climb up on the old wooden Coke crate and imagine walking the plank...."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Sharon L. Dutton

Coal Hard Cash

Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.

"...on a two-acre spread he had inherited from his mother in neighboring Milam County. With pockets of rich black..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

Postmarks

Don't Shelve Smart Growth

"...Rob Dickson's letter to the editor ["Postmarks," Vol. 18, No. 42] introduces a fresh..."

July 2, 1999 Column

Blood and Memories

"......"

April 9, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Christmas Records

Celtic Christmas Iv

"...We claim snobbery about Christmas music in the Moser household -- and the sheer number of Celtic..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Music Review

Books of a Lifetime

Dawn Powell: A Biography

"..."Who really makes the jokes that Dorothy Parker gets the credit for?" asked..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Books Feature

Hot Line to Jesus

Edison's Speaking Phonograph

"...Connie Behrhorst at the Poodle Dog Lounge photograph by John Carrico..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Cooking in Heels

Trailblazing Women in Austin's Food Business

"...cooking turned into a respectable "profession," hot stoves became the province of men. As recently as 40 years ago,..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Food Feature by Ronna N. Welsh

Oh, Lady, You're Good!

Dee Dee Bridgewater

"...In 1997, the inaugural year of Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Festival, women ruled..."

April 17, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Top Ten Food Stories of 1997

Best Bites of 1997

"...photograph by John Anderson 1. Changes and Transitions in the Local Restaurant Biz The transition traffic in the restaurant..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

It Came From Corsicana

Mrs. Telling Meets Mrs. Not Telling

"...photograph by Shannon McIntyre The phone rings. It's Austin's newest resident novelist, Carol Dawson,..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Sxsw

"...Okay, take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Again. There. Feel better? Look, just calm down. So what if..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...In the Water..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Review

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...even if he is an aficionado, one for whom the beat and the noise and fury was All, punk..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

311 Story in Error

"..."...The 311 club, which the Austin Police department says may..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Texas Platters

"...In the early Nineties, when Round Rock's Rick Trevino was making..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Music Feature

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY A group of strangers, played by an all-star..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

You Can Lead a HORDE To Water...

"...Hootie & the Blowfish made an announcement this week that none of..."

July 26, 1996 Music Column

Record Reviews

"...Waiting Around for the Crash (ESD)..."

June 21, 1996 Music Review

Record Reviews: Christmas

"...obvious Christmas cheer makes James Brown more soulful than the advertised funky. Still, Funky Christmas works surprisingly well anyway,..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Music Review

Naked City

"...INCIDENT: February's so-called Cedar Avenue "police riot" was in the news once again when officials released a nine-page "agreement"..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

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