The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...for the umpteenth straight day. Lawns are tinderbox brown. Traffic is at a standstill. Nerves fray; minds curdle...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

An Honest Ballot

A look at what you're actually going to be voting on

"...such as Oak Hill, Barton Hills, part of Zilker, Circle C, Travis Country, Village at Western Oaks, and Westcreek;..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Pondering the Props

The ballot language of the proposed charter amendments, with Chronicle translations

"...including neighborhoods such as Oak Hill, Barton Hills, Zilker, Circle C, Travis Country, Village at Western Oaks, and Westcreek;..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

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"...Austin on-air personalities. In addition, KUT features excellent drive-time traffic reports and also wonderful features like the Austin Music..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Column

Runnin' With the Wolf

One man takes on the used-game business model

"...is Kaelin going to fend off the vultures that circle over every new local business? The overhead is low..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

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"...crossing needs flashing lights to warn motorists of bike/ped traffic, the potholes need to be fixed, parking needs to..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Column

Letters at 3AM

Stanley Crawford's 1966 novel 'GASCOYNE' has been out of print for 35 years, a literary crime redressed this month by the Overlook Press

"...in none but Gascoyne is L.A.'s paramount feature – traffic – a constant and prominent character. His car is..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

An 'Our Town' for Our Town

With 100 Austin stories, Zach builds a city on a stage

"...country tend to focus on smaller units – couples, circles of friends, and that staple of American drama, the..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Inconsolable: How I Threw My Mental Health Out With the Diapers'

Marrit Ingman's new memoir: an excerpt

"...room – the one in view of the foot traffic in the mall. Presumably, the sight of my child..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

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"...chose to fight a Motorola office building in the Circle C area complaining about the traffic impact...."

July 15, 2005 Column

SOS Alliance Against Everything

"...chose to fight a Motorola office building in the Circle C area complaining about the traffic impact. Just to..."

July 13, 2005 Postmarks

Naked City

From the seasoned to the novice, there is something for every pedaler over the next 30 days

"...with licensed instructors and learn about cycling comfortably in traffic during the New to Bicycling Ride, May 8. Come..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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"...in public transportation strengthens the economy, creates jobs, reduces traffic congestion and air pollution, and saves energy...."

Nov. 5, 2004 Column

Schools, Sprawl, and Citizenship

Vote begins on $520 million school bond package

"...including straining public resources, exacerbating the car culture and traffic congestion, and institutionally polarizing the community. But in Austin,..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Alliance, which describes the Cypress project as "the next Circle C Ranch," argued against the drilling, fearing what might..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

For regional planning, it's a great day to go back to the future

"...simply aesthetic, please also note that under Scenario A, traffic congestion and travel times grow far worse, with the..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Here a Box, There a Box, Everywhere a Big Box

One Lowe's, two Wal-Marts, and three sets of angry Southside citizens

"...the Park Ridge neighbors. HOA President Wisneski cites increased traffic, reduced property values, and crime associated with large shopping..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...our downtown, restaurants, shopping malls, and freeways clogged with traffic. Our airport could be anywhere in the world except..."

July 11, 2003 Column

I Want My MP3s

The rise and demise of Austin's once dominant file-sharing service, Audiogalaxy

"...ran a consensus strong second to FastTrack in user traffic from shortly after Napster's demise to the time of..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

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Austin Stories

"...S&L meltdown. Bradley took out the loans to build Circle C Ranch but hopes his subsequent bankruptcy filing will..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature

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"...on defaulted loans he obtained in 1985 to develop Circle C on the Barton Springs Recharge Zone ["Can Lazurus..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column

Austin Stories

"...program (including making Second Street two-way), school safety projects, traffic signals, and the Pfluger Bridge extension. Council also decided..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

"...he wielded a merciless pen against Moffett and his circle of friends. -- Amy Smith..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Sending Out an SOS: Can the Fractured Austin Polis Find a Common Future?

"...Which brings us back to poor, upstaged LiveableCity. The Circle C neighbors who have joined with SOS to combat..."

July 5, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...many changes to the area, the most evident being traffic! I'm sure that I'm not alone when I express..."

June 7, 2002 Column

Governing Post-Boom Austin

Now that the lawsuits are over, we hope the council campaigns will turn to issues.

"...of quantitative analysis. But before we descended into this circle of hell -- say, six months ago -- bigger..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...boxes I lost were in far Southwest Austin, like Circle C where I lost by 900 votes. Still I..."

March 15, 2002 Column

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"...connection to one another. We are all in this circle of life together, and we are all deeply wounded..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column

Naked City

A roundup of local news, rumors, and factoids from around Austin

"...by discharging stormwater runoff from development sites at the Circle C West/Heilscher tract areas without the proper permits or..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

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.

"..."I think combat was safer than the traffic now," Bennett says, recalling his Vietnam service. "At least..."

April 13, 2001 Features Feature by Rob D'Amico

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