A Night at the Rio
Checking in and checking out the most infamous night spot in Austin.
"...the balcony railing on the second floor of the Rio Motel, the most infamous night spot in Austin, and..."
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Sept. 17, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico
Life After a Night at the Rio
The Rio Motel is gone, but the memories linger.
"...version -- researching and writing on a scummy, dilapidated motel frequented by dangerous drug addicts, whores, and to put..."
July 26, 2002 News Feature by Rob D'Amico
Exile on 48th Street
Attorney General John Cornyn files a lawsuit against the Rio Motel, a bane to the neighbors of this North Central Austin establishment.
"...send a message: "Quit trashing my neighborhood with your motel."..."
Sept. 17, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico
Goodbye to Big Pink
The Rio Motel faces new ownership, a new name, and perhaps a new future.
"...Gone is the Rio Motel -- the pink and baby blue stucco lodging..."
July 26, 2002 News Feature by Rob D'Amico
Postmarks
Readers against Starbuckfucking, violence against children and rattlesnakes, and internal combustion engines.
"...Don't Blame It on Rio..."
Sept. 24, 1999 Column
Postmarks
The dog-running controversy continues … and chalk another one up for Ventura.
"...Rio de Sangre..."
Oct. 1, 1999 Column
Downtown Mishmash
Hard Day's Night
"...And most agree that the new I-35 site has serious drawbacks, including its distance from the east- and south..."
June 11, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...the illegal and otherwise bothersome goings on at the Rio Motel which, despite persistent rumors to the contrary, is..."
June 18, 1999 News Feature
In 1990, Austin Audiences Watched Slacker... and Saw Themselves
Richard Linklater’s indie milestone celebrates 30 years
"...so maybe there's a bit of truth. That's when Orion Classics officially released Richard Linklater's groundbreaking second feature onto..."
July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Crossing That Bridge
Council approves a separate bike and pedestrian bridge over Town Lake near the existing Lamar Street Bridge, and hears neighborhood concerns about moving central booking to the new criminal justice center downtown.
"...cantilever would not be wide enough to accommodate both serious commuters and hike-and-bikers, to say nothing of those making..."
April 21, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
Council Watch
Important Council actions in 1999 and what's on the agenda for 2000.
"...and all the attention helped to clean up the Rio Motel.Agenda 2000 As if all that and the big..."
Jan. 7, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
Men at Work
City's day laborer program undergoes successful overhaul
"...been troubled from the start, due largely to the deleterious mixture of workers and the homeless and transient population..."
Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson
What is a Nuisance?
"...is a Nuisance? The nuisance lawsuit filed against the Rio Motel last month is the 10th such suit Attorney..."
Sept. 17, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico
Drug Warriors
Hays County drug war is costing lives and money.
"...warrants obtained by the task force, during a two-week period in March, Windle twice delivered half-ounce bags of marijuana..."
Nov. 5, 1999 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee
Day Trips
"...your Christmas shopping early in the mercados along the Rio Grande. The Official Texas Travel Map lists both Laredo..."
Sept. 13, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips
Add these destinations to your checklist of must-do day trips
"...Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed. The Thunderbird Motel is another place that has been remodeled for modern..."
Jan. 12, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: Texas Springs Under Threat
Visit these five watering holes while you can
"...leisurely float from City Park behind Strahan Coliseum to Rio Vista Park...."
April 20, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
UK Calling
Damon Albarn leads SXSW 07's UK act armada. Again.
"...into what is now officially the most loathed and precariously peerless realm, a fair number come with their heretofore..."
Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov
Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup
Balmorhea, Big Bend, Boquillas, Bois d'Arc, and blueberries
"...of the desert wetlands. San Solomon Spring Courts, the motel-style lodgings in the park, remain closed for restorations...."
May 31, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Fatal Error
Hooked on Drug Money
"...units were called on to suppress labor strikes, race riots, student protests, and other acts of civil disobedience. Today,..."
Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Monte Paulsen
Austin Shorts at Sundance
David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance
"...Don't get us wrong – we're sweet on their hilarious shorts, too – but the notoriously plays-hard-to-get film festival..."
Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
Gay Place
Please don't stop the music
"...you'll forget you're sweating. Sun., June 17, 10-11am. Austin Motel, 1220 S. Congress. www.transformfitnessaustin.com...."
June 15, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff
Lazarus Opens on Airport, J-Prime Opens Downtown, Old Thousand and JewBoy Bring the Holiday Fusion, Chanukah Gets the Haute Cuisine, and Everything Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...already got Roaring Fork (701 Congress), J. Carver’s (509 Rio Grande), Perry’s Steakhouse (114 W. Seventh), Hestia (607 W...."
Nov. 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup
It's a great time to get out and explore
"...lodge as beginning in summer 2023. During the two-year period there will be major disruptions to visitation at the..."
May 5, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List
Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot
"...sisters Beta and Zelda go in search of their mysterious Uncle Jerry. Cast List: Baize Buzan, Allison Torem, Austin..."
Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
Lucinda Williams, Ray Prim, and Curved Light lead the pack
"...back from a stroke, and formed the suave grooving Motel Mirrors with spouse Amy Lavere. Darkness thus radiates reaffirmation,..."
Aug. 21, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic
Stay home, stay safe, and still scratch that travel itch
"...temporary closure of Hotel San José and the Austin Motel in Austin, Hotel Havana in San Antonio, El Cosmico..."
April 8, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup
After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?
"...movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring..."
Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
Beerland Handed Down
Austin Jukebox group takes over Red River punk cavity
"...of managing and booking Sixth Street punk dive Bates Motel, said he and his wife are handing off the..."
Dec. 17, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
SXSW Music List No. 3
Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others
"...The new batch of 498 acts includes psychedelic stoner trio Dead Meadow, rising Minneapolis singer/rapper Lizzo, B-52’s singer Cindy..."
Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
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