Empire Control Room & Garage
Volume 20, Number 7
news
Take the A-Train
Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
The Art of the Deal
City Coucil wants to cut a deal with Stratus Properties on the Barton Creek properties because they think House Bill 1704 gives them no other option.
BY AMY SMITH
If You Can't Stand the Heat ...
Republican Jill Warren is behind in the polls and going negative on her Democratic opponent Ann Kitchen, in the race for House District 48 in Travis County.
BY ROB D'AMICO
He's Coming Back
Who gets punished when George W. Bush comes home to Austin after losing the election.
BY LOUIS DUBOSE
Naked City
Doggett in Austin to lead meeting in opposition to the Longhorn Pipeline, Log Cabin Republicans endorse local republicans, Mike Levy will not run for mayor. Ralph Nader in Austin, protesters prepare for Fortune 500.
The Hightower Lowdown
Creative Destruction; Poor People Don't Vote
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
The Paggi Principle
The Paggi House opened in 1980, and immediately became known as one of Austin's most beautiful and best dining establishments. Twenty years later, the restaurant is still one of Austin's finest.
BY RACHEL FEIT
First Round Draft Picks
As owners, brewers and distributors of Austin's Live Oak Brewing Company, Chip McElroy and Brian Peters have reached the highest level of malty geekdom. They are self-described "beer nerds gone pro."
BY PABLEAUX JOHNSON
Food-o-File
You can tell it's October in Austin by the number of food and wine-related events packed into the coming week. Chronicle Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood informs readers of all of them.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Second Helpings: More Tex-Mex
More Tex-Mex in this week's Second Helpings.
music
Too Much Caffeine Woman
Watching Jean Caffeine's eyes light up.
BY MARGARET MOSER
Hello Dottie
Austinite old-school punker Dottie Farrell explains the meaning of the word 'splooge.'
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Dancing About Architecture
FCC raids shuts down the third and last local microradio station.
BY KEN LIECK
Record Reviews
Madonna
Music
Britney Spears
Oops... I Did It Again
Joan Osborne
Righteous Love
Kasey Chambers
The Captain
Björk
Selmasongs
Elastica
The Menace
Bettie Serveert
Private Suit
Elysian Fields
Queen of the Meadow
Chantal Kreviazuk
Colour Moving and Still
Emmylou Harris
Red Dirt Girl
Allison Moorer
The Hardest Part
Amy Rigby
The Sugar Tree
Dar Williams
The Green World
Maria Ochoa
Asi Quiero Vivir
Patricia Barber
Nightclub
Irma Thomas
My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
Shemekia Copeland
Wicked
screens
Top of His Craft
Prior to his appearance at the Austin Film Festival, writer / director Steven Zaillian remembers his first film, his most successful, and the lessons he's learned along the way.
BY SARAH HEPOLA
Screen Play
Austin Film Festival Reviews and Recommendations
Austin Film Festival Screenings
CinemaTexas5
International Short Film and Video Festival Schedule
Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture.
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Film Reviews
Best in Show
In Guest's parodic hands, the Westminster Dog Show goes to the hounds.
The Contender
Digimon: The Movie
Dr. T & the Women
arts & culture
Something Wicked This Way Comes ... Again!
Dueling Macbeths on the stages of Austin prove once again this Shakespearean killer's undying popularity.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Articulations
A weekly rundown of the latest news in Austin's visual and performing arts scene.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Bianka's Wake
The premiere production of Bianka's Wake, Blake Yelavich's farce about a badly behaved Madonna-like celeb has some solid physical comedy and pleasing physicality, but the lack of internal logic and shallow humor make it a weak evening of theatre.
Body and Soul
The Subterranean Theatre Company production of John Mighton's Body and Soul is provocative and features a talented cast, but it never lets us get to know the play's characters.
columns
Page Two
Editor Louis Black weighs in on the Light Rail question.
BY LOUIS BLACK
Postmarks
Light Rail, Green Politics, and much ado about the city's
growing pains.
Public Notice
Our weekly calendar of activist and volunteer events and fundraisers.
BY KATE X MESSER
Letters at 3AM
Being president of America is not good for one's health.
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
New shop Chimera is spotlighted and Therapy's spooky exhibits elicit a few kudos, too.
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Mr. Smarty Pants
Trivia-a-go-go for your next brainsnack.
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Coach's Corner
Coach went to his first Texas / OU football game last weekend, and boy, was it a doozie.
BY ANDY "COACH" COTTON
Day Trips
The natural glory of the Hill Country's Westcave Preserve and
its 40-foot waterfall.
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
About AIDS
News of the October 15th AIDS WALK AUSTIN 5K
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
