April 28, 2000

New Ballpark Gem Sets Round Rock Apart

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

Local activists remember Cesar Chavez on the seventh anniversary of his death.

Willie Lewis and Danny Thomas campaigns turn ugly; Jeff Jack gets aide appointment in Beverly Griffith's office, Richard Arellano leaves Jackie Goodman's office.

City lays out new housing program, Southpark Meadows goes for world-class venue, Zilker Neighborhood Association holds council candidates forum

During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.

Updates on upcoming culinary events.

Chronicle writer Greg Beets surveys local pizza establishments in this week's Second Helpings.

Love Supreme frontman Noah Lit shares his interests and disinterests - and talks about his band occasionally.

Q&A with Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power

Austin leaves Ken Lieck homeless and fuming.

The Taos Talking Pictures Festival has carved out a place as one of the country's top 10 film festivals with an eclectic, mellow mix of artists, activist politics, panels, and New Age philosophy.

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community

After federal agents stormed the Gonzalez house last Saturday, it was all Elián, all the time on cable television : but doesn't it feel more like a movie of the week than breaking news? Also, upcoming May television events, and networks announce series renewals.

Soft-spoken and self-effacing choreographer Stephen Mills seems an unlikely candidate for rebellious Prodigal Son. But he was, breaking away from Ballet Austin in 1996, only to return two years later. Now the newly named artistic director of Ballet Austin, Mills talks about his departure, his return, and the future of the company.

They're horrible! They're evil, mean, and terrible! They're New Yorkers! They're the Fabulous and Ridiculous Theatre, and they're giving laid-back Austin a shot of scrappy, sophisticated, lowbrow, smart-ass theatre.

An honor for Don Toner at the State Theater.

Louis Black sounds off on the Chronicle endorsement process.

Readers are baffled by the Chronicle's "no endorsement" for the mayoral race.

Public Notice straps on the skates, picks some flowers for mom, and finds out if it is eligible to donate to the Mother's Milk Bank….

Why a sizable number of heterosexuals feel threatened by the concept of gay marriage

A fetish club turned into a fashion catwalk at Atomic Cafe's recent fashion show.

This week's hot topics: obituary attainment, bodily proportions, laugh tracks, magic numbers, and leaded gasoline

Aging stars and aging boomers spell an ongoing decline in the popularity of tennis, Coach muses, while dropping a bundle in a Vegas sports book.

Day trip in style with a Harley from Austin's EagleRider Motorcycle Rentals.

A new bereavement support group is getting underway thanks to AIDS Services of Austin.

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