City Searches for a Feral Cat Fix

Volunteers fight market forces and nature to control stray population

"...points out the makeshift cat beds constructed of worn-out tires, Styrofoam coolers, and old trash cans; and the feeding..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Algae blooms near development previously cited for construction runoff, but LCRA says growth is normal

"...feet long, others are round and bigger than truck tires. In some places, where water flow is inhibited, a..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...groove back." I am a black woman who never tires of seeing something that I can relate to and..."

March 4, 2005 Column

'Chronicle,' Please Allow More Diversity

"...groove back.” I am a black woman who never tires of seeing something that I can relate to and..."

Feb. 28, 2005 Postmarks

AppleSauce

Second place, the 13th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...beneath an obviously paint speckled tarpaulin and beneath two tires, the dog strained but asked for help. It rained..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Books Feature by Jason Scott Katz

Welcome to the Real World

Rhizome Collective brings activist ideals down to earth

"...build the infrastructure of the park, by mounding abandoned tires, for example, into informational kiosks. Most other applicants planned..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Many Unanswered Questions in Officers' Deaths

A fatal motorcycle accident was preceded by a long afternoon of barhopping

"...how fast the couple were traveling, what kind of tires the bike had and whether the burnout caused loss..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Anarchist collective scores federal grant to clean up Eastside brownfield

"...the debris to build the infrastructure of the park. Tires will be filled with earth and mounded into kiosks..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Broken Spoke Legends

James White counts down the Broken Spoke's greatest hits

"...country music he does. Ray is dedicated. He never tires about getting out and giving interviews and traveling. Just..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Rule of Three

"...by lesbians. First album since 2000's House of Good Tires said to be due early next year...."

Nov. 5, 2004 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

State of Affairs

The current political season is reflected equally in an angry Iraq analysis and a soapy novel with a Sirkian sweep

"...rancid testosterone in the air? Or is that burning tires?..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Books Review by Roger Gathman

Texas, Art Texas

When it comes to Lone Star art, Rebecca Cohen wrote the book (finally!)

"...snowed in in Midland in November. And that your tires really don't melt in June in South Texas –..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rebonding the Process

The players agree that that school bond process needs some serious attention

"...car maintenance. Just as a car owner replaces his tires, oil, or timing belt at certain mileage intervals, the..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Robin Hood Goes to Court

The Lege punts, and the judge catches the school-finance football

"...arm of the state – whose elected leadership never tires of complaining that the public schools are going to..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Column by Michael King

The Dark Horses

The redistricted Centex Democrats bravely into battle go

"...So Porter is constantly on the road, wearing out tires and shoe leather. June 5 finds him in the..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Cut-Through City!

North Loop neighbors cry for help with a traffic nightmare

"...that prompt irritated drivers to bail out and turn, tires screaming, down his street and onto 52nd and 53rd...."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Despite the Rick-overy, the state tells its agencies to do more with less

"...revenue woes are lessening – Gov. Rick Perry never tires of bragging that the Texas economy is rebounding out..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Migas

Texas platters

"...the disc is already a collection of Migas' spare tires, they're lost in the shuffle. That said, the older..."

June 11, 2004 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Stadium Devildare

The Rude Mechanicals' Stadium Devildare, from a script by Ruth Margraff, offers a muscle-bound riff on reality game shows and superpatriotism, but its torrents of text eventually leave the brain numb

"...Old Glory, shading star-spangled banners, bunting, boxes, bulbs, chairs, tires. It's like some Independence Day celebration bulked up on..."

May 7, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Page Two

An amalgam of influences with a life of its own, the Chronicle is smarter than we are

"...as the long highway it's traveled, including the tumbleweeds, tires, trash, and wind along the way. As marble guides..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Column by Louis Black

The Hightower Report

Kill car alarms!; taxpayer-built facilities get corporate names

"...irate neighbors go out in their jammies to puncture tires, sledgehammer hoods, and even shoot the offending vehicles. Plus,..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

TCB

"...honky-tonk torchbearer Brad Paisley's new CD, Mud on the Tires... The Adam Sultan Moment and 20-Eyed Dragon play a..."

July 25, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Life After the Classical Section

For two decades, he was the man Austin turned to when it wanted the best classical music on vinyl or disc, but the closing of Wherehouse Records has left Russell McCulloh with nowhere to sell Bach, Brahms, or Beethoven.

"...little respect, and store owners think of them as tires to be replaced periodically, McCulloh had become a respected..."

June 27, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Letters at 3AM

We call them "retirees," although in other cultures and eras they would be elders, but if they had anything real to do they wouldn't be coming here to Jean, Nevada.

"...soggy cardboard boxes, a rusted muffler, and two spare tires. Under the pickup, when I got here 11 days..."

May 2, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...four LPs -- most recently 2001's House of Good Tires -- and earned yee-haws untold from discerning shit-kickers far..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Ministry

Texas Platters

"...are little more than variations on a theme that tires quickly. It's almost as if Jourgensen and Barker are..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Day Trips

"...designed specifically for Texas roads and weather. The oversized tires, powerful four-cylinder engine, and extra-wide roof for shade gave..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...be noted that the sugar-in-the-gas-tank episode was before Humphrey's tires were slashed, which Sophia apparently admitted to. The actual..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

20 Questions With Eliza Gilkyson

The maturation of Eliza Gilkyson

"...in my favor. I'm someone with miles on her tires, and that's valuable at a time when this generation..."

April 19, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Mr. Smarty Pants

"...It takes about three gallons of diesel and two tires to burn a deer carcass, and then when you're..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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