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Food-o-File
Looking back at many of the stories we covered in 2005, it seems that they came down to fire and water, one way or another
"...the opening of the Top of the O, a new upstairs party facility at the Oasis (6550 Comanche Trail,..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Holiday Wish Lists 2005
'Give' is a four-letter word: part two
"...– Kate X MesserALIVE IN TRUTH: THE NEW ORLEANS DISASTER ORAL HISTORY AND MEMORY PROJECT..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Features Feature by Anne Harris

Get on the Bus
A guide to anti-war events nationally and in Texas on Sept. 24
"...home, where their assistance in the waterlogged parishes of New Orleans could've been of great help in the midst..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Ribbon on the Highway
Here comes Jimmy LaFave
"...its writer, Gretchen Peters, to say that although she knew it was her best song, she hadn't understood it..."

May 6, 2005 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Wednesday Picks
SXSW Picks & Sleepers
"...Pianist Jason Moran stands at the forefront of a new generation of jazz musicians. His sixth album for Blue..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

Walk Like Cleto
H-town's Chingo Bling slings tamale beats
"...full of chopped beats, hot DJ mixes, and improvised freestyles about supersized egos, insatiable sexual prowess, nasty ho's, name-brand..."

June 11, 2004 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Good Words From the Right Mouth
Evangeline Cafe
"...me more than good word of mouth about a new local restaurant. Formal press releases, opening party invitations, and..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Down South Jukin'
The South rises again even if Southern rockers deny it.
"...three of the biggest jams anywhere are Choppa's "Choppa Style," Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz's "Get Low,"..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Letters at 3AM
A Little Late, For Bix
"...banner headlines, shrill broadcasts, protests, threats, and lies. Everyone knew what was coming and pretty much knew what it..."

May 16, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Do the Tighten Up
'Texas Funk' Spreads the Little-known Gospel
"...with James Brown hits like "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag." Down in New Orleans, the Meters tapped the..."

May 16, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Picks and Sleepers
"...NARAS PRESENTS: … the Austin Music Awards' new Super Bowl champs, Del Castillo, Austin's explosive version of..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers
Picks & Sleepers
"...MIDLAKE: One of the newer musical forces to emerge from the small North Texas..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...local religious heads, the Statesman, radio, and TV managers knew of in advance. (Suddenly, budgetary worries disappeared for the..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

Dancing About Architecture
American Idol comes to town, the Funk Bros leave -- a little poorer for the musical wear and tear.
"...in that arena, announcing there's a "delay on the new [Clarkson] CD," originally scheduled for release next month and..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City
"...require existing facilities to abide by stricter criteria for new landfills. Northeast landfill neighbor Applied Materials recently sent a..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

After a Fashion
Wait a polyester minute! What is our Style Avatar doing in Sugar's, the Showpalace, and Exposé??? You'll just have to read to find out. Thank goodness Lucinda's also in there to soften the blow!
"...Lu looked wonderful, sporting her own version of a neo-New Wave look, wearing gorgeous red lips, sunglasses, a wifebeater..."

May 10, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Austin citizens. From a neutral party vantage point these new campaigns of Curtis and Mitchell are about fairness and..."

April 19, 2002 Column

Honor Among Thieves
James Carlos Blake demystifies A World of Thieves and the world of writing.
"...Twenties with A World of Thieves (Morrow, $25.95), his new novel about a Prohibition-era hold-up gang's criminal exploits as..."

March 8, 2002 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

St. Michael's Passion
Whose truth prevails at Austin's Catholic high school?
"...to be more accessible to poor Eastside kids. Austin's new bishop, who's more conservative than the old bishop and..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning
The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.
"...around to Nick's point of view or reached a new compromise...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud
September 1982-August 1988
"...he asked, "How would you like to be our new managing editor? I have to move to Illinois." Marjorie..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Motherless Child
Obscure monument to balladry finally sees the light of day
"...retired. In 1991, at storied songwriter Doc Pomus' funeral, punk/New Wave guru and Sire Records CEO Seymour Stein witnessed..."

July 6, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Uncle Blubbafink
Keith Graves, the author of seriously ridiculous stories like Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance, is garnering Hollywood’s attention, but did he ever want it?
"...title alone. Where Sendak's colors are muted and his style somewhat impressionistic, however, Graves' lysergically saturated rainbow spectrum radiates..."

June 8, 2001 Books Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Ruling the Roost
Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement
"...today. "For the first time in my life I knew I had to put my faith somewhere. I'm not..."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Won't You Come In?
For four years, playwright Lisa D'Amour and director Katie Pearl have forged an uncommon bond with audiences through the welcoming, intimate quality of their theatre work. They've also forged an uncommon bond with each other, a mutually fulfilling creative partnership that will continue for the rest of their lives.
"...up the world of the performance. Making room for new experiences, new text, new risks to appear each performance."..."

May 11, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dancing About Architecture
Joey Ramone still dead, bands still touring, Dick Price getting bigger than Bob Schneider
"...sang on Steve Miller's 'My Dark Hour' on Brave New World, his classic 1969 album." Not content with that,..."

April 27, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Hill Country Wine & Food Festival
Spotlighting This Year's Visiting Celebrities
"...and chef/owner of Restaurant Marichu in Manhattan. Another guest, New York University professor Penelope Casas, the author of five..."

April 6, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Laying It All Out
Novelist Shelby Hearon has made an art of the little white lie.
"...in business suits or golf shirts and jeans (the "new" business suit) briskly walking and talking on their cell..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Postmarks
Global Warming, Public Schools, and Jazz a la Zorn.
"...am surprised by the Reverend Sterling Lands ["Sterling Lands' New Mission," Jan. 12]. Threats and suits are stemmed by..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Column

Stratus Quo?
Stratus Properties tries to shake the ghost of Jim Bob Moffett as it is acquired by Tom Hicks.
"...K. Royal, Moffett was at the time riding a new-money wave brought about by the success of his New..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

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