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Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Michael King
Capitol Chronicle
The controversy over tuition deregulation is only the tip of the iceberg.
Nov. 28, 2003 News Column by Michael King
Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
What can Austin do to combat the powercenter plague? More than you might think.
"...city of Austin is actually way behind the regional curve here -- our suburban neighbors in West Lake and..."
Nov. 7, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Speer
Texas Platters
"...to be ballsy, Speer could stand to throw a curve every once in a while. "Blue Bowl" and "It..."
Oct. 17, 2003 Music Review by Matt Dentler
Ourshelves
What does an atheist / war buff / microbiologist do for a living? Brew beer, of course. What does he do when he's not brewing? He reads: books on World War II, sociobiology, and beer.
"...a dense textbook on organic chemistry. "I was the curve wrecker. I loved this stuff." This was when he..."
Oct. 3, 2003 Books Feature by Kate Cantrill
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Hall. Jan and Dean's biggest hit was "Dead Man's Curve," and the street that runs by Bass Hall is..."
Sept. 12, 2003 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
The ARA Faces the Music
For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance
"...under way this year on 11th between Waller and Curve, after a series of fits and starts. Finding tenants..."
Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
Kings of Leon
Record Review
"...and veggie-bin slap of "Dusty." Revelatory: the dead man's curve steel railing around "Molly's Chambers," which led off February's..."
Aug. 22, 2003 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez
Tweaking the ARA Plan
Seven years after its creation, the Austin Revitalization Authority hopes new revisions to its urban renewal plan can push Eastside redevelopment forward.
"...mixed-use project called Eleven East, between Waller Street and Curve on 11th Street, that finally kicked off early this..."
Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
Play Ball!
Microsoft Game Studios steps up to the plate with its first Xbox baseball title while EA and 3D0 improve upon last year's Playstation2 models
"...arsenal of pitches, making for three different types of curve balls, sliders, and changeups, and six or seven different..."
June 20, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy
Play Ball!
Microsoft Game Studios steps up to the plate with its first Xbox baseball title while Ea and 3D0 Improve upon Last year's Playstation2 models
"...too, is an inorganic process, void of an intuition curve, and pitching feels like, well, it doesn't feel like..."
June 20, 2003 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer
Hush: An Interview With America
In Hush: An Interview With America, the students of the UT Department of Theatre and Dance handle the complexities of James Still's play with steady hands, which may please viewers who enjoy supporting the development of young artists, but the play's inconsistencies may leave other visitors to this theatrical lab disappointed.
"...than the others at this stage of the learning curve? And, more importantly, what new knowledge and insight is..."
March 21, 2003 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner
His Whole Life
How Lake Austin Spa and Resort chef Terry Conlan rose to the top without losing his perspective and priorities
"...that was where Conlan experienced his next big learning curve, discovering Diane Kennedy and Mexican and Caribbean cuisine. A..."
March 21, 2003 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm
SXSW Picks and Sleepers
"...work. Their self-released, John Croslin-produced fifth album, 2002's Learning Curve, is a wild midnight ride through Meat Puppets/fIREHOSE territory..."
March 14, 2003 Music Feature
The Entertainment Economy
As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity
"...industry" appears to be a similar point on the curve as the film industry. Not only semilocals like the..."
March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Dell Flunks TakeBack Test
"...report card uses a scored system, offers a generous curve (merely scoring better than 50% is considered "passing"), and..."
Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Texas Top 10s
"...3. Peglegasus, Learning Curve..."
Jan. 3, 2003 Music Feature
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Dave Steakley's version of Smokey Joe's Cafe at the Zachary Scott Theatre Center sets ablaze dozens of familiar hits from the musical catalog of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller by shifting the setting to a Playboy Club circa 1962 and rekindling the flames of desire that burn in the team's songs.
"...the stage in a dress that hugs her every curve. Recalling the young Anne Francis, down to the beauty..."
Dec. 13, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires
City vs. Seton: Coming to a Hospital Near You
Negotiations between City Hall and the Seton Healthcare Network, beginning this week, could determine the future of public health care in Austin.
"...district efforts might go more smoothly without the occasional curve balls, but he knows that's asking a lot. At..."
Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith
Page Two
Seton's sabotage, unintentional or not, of the ongoing planning for a hospital district is barely a street sign on the road of potential social deterioration. The problem is that, though it's a tiny step, it's another one in the wrong direction, and those steps have become strides.
"...Even with Seton's curve ball, the possibility for the district exists. Still, more..."
Dec. 6, 2002 Column by Louis Black
Smell of Victory Eludes Northeast Landfill Neighbors
Northeast Travis County residents decry slow pace of enforcement, regulation of their neighbor landfills
"...gas production and need to stay ahead of the curve, he says. Citing the recent improvements, Fraser of WMI..."
Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Day Trips
"...though it is nearly 100 miles inside the great curve of the Rio Grande...."
Nov. 15, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002
The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election
"...to Bush, and yes, he's had a long learning curve on the stump, but if he didn't exist, the..."
Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature
The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002
The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election
"...to Bush, and yes, he's had a long learning curve on the stump, but if he didn't exist, the..."
Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature
Weird, Spooky, and Rich
David Dewhurst runs against everybody but money.
"...With no legislative experience, Dewhurst's learning curve on procedures could be steep and difficult. His immediate..."
Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Robert Bryce
The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002
The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election
"...to Bush, and yes, he's had a long learning curve on the stump, but if he didn't exist, the..."
Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature
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Our readers talk back.
"...creek as its "theme." Portrayed as following a "gentle curve" in the creek, in reality it hogs every square..."
Aug. 30, 2002 Column
Chiles 101: The Science Behind the Burn
"...stimulation of these sensory nerves produces a reduced response curve due to an influx of calcium ions entering the..."
Aug. 23, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann
Curtains Closing on Stratus Deal?
The Stratus Properties development deal heads for a third and final City Council vote, just as environmental and neighborhood opponents step up demands for a referendum.
"...mutating Stratus Properties agreement -- not to mention the curve balls thrown from the sidelines. The development deal is..."
Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith
When Malls Attack
We sure are getting a lot of malls.
"...trend in which Austin is actually behind the national curve. Detractors of the Hill Country Galleria complain that Milam..."
July 19, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline
