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Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Delaware's former state tourism slogan, the cryptic "Delaware, Small Wonder," has been replaced..."

June 27, 2003 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

TCB
Clifford comes home, Steamboat packs up, and Spoon seeks a pianist transplant
"...being to "treat it more as an avenue for tourism and economic development." One way, she says, is more..."

June 6, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Naked City
God Wears Silver and Blue
"...unquestioned blather about private-public partnerships, economic development, and increased tourism...."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...the world. She could have told you that the tourism industry is now pulling in over $3 billion dollars..."

March 21, 2003 Column

The Entertainment Economy
As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips
"...The summer storm also destroyed the tourism trade for businesses along the Guadalupe River recreation district...."

Jan. 10, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips
"...Brit -- According to British Airways, the best sustainable tourism project in the colonies is the Great Texas Coastal..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

"Austin City Limits" Festival Picks & Sleepers
Blurbs on the majority of ACL Music Festival performers
"...in a secondary annual influx of media attention and tourism dollars. But more immediately, it just looks like a..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

A2K Meets 'ACL'
The rise of Charlie Jones, local promoter extraordinaire, ACL Fest main man.
"...Austin music events could draw national media attention and tourism dollars twice a year...."

Sept. 20, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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Our readers talk back.
"...Might stink a little downwind. But think of the tourism potential! As an added bonus, all those birds wouldn't..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Column

Articulations
Texas Folklife Resources gets a new executive director, and the Texas Commission for the Arts honors five outstanding Texas artists, arts administrators, and organizations.
"...in Lowell, Massachusetts and The Politics of Public Memory: Tourism, History and Ethnicity in Monterey, California, as well as..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Naked City
Basics, Not Boondoggles
"...6. Lobbyists claim it will create jobs, promote tourism, and boost the tax base...."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature

Bare-Bones Blanton
The economic downturn hits the world of art museums, including UT's Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art.
"...bust's impact on wealthy donors' fortunes, the decline in tourism after Sept. 11, and the parlous state of most..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Too Much Room at the Inn?
Plans for New Downtown Hotel Generates Welcomes and Skepticism
"...several years. The economic slump has negatively impacted the tourism industry, he readily admits, but by the time Hixon..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City
Music Money Matters
"...audit resolution "a first step and a nice step." Tourism is a $3.3 billion industry in Austin, she adds,..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Our readers talk back.
"...cultural environment. Our music, arts, and film scenes attract tourism, provide economic impact, enhance the enjoyment and quality of..."

May 3, 2002 Column

Governing Post-Boom Austin
Now that the lawsuits are over, we hope the council campaigns will turn to issues.
"...in economic diversity, says Goodman. "Things like film, music, tourism -- we didn't focus on them like we needed..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hill Country Food and Wine Guide
"...This remarkable eco-tourism resort is the result of a successful public/private partnership..."

April 5, 2002 Food Feature

Naked City
News from around Austin
"...of water from the lake would drain the area's tourism revenue derived from fishing, boating, and swimming activities. The..."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Building Black Momentum
A report on the African-American Legislative Summit
"...digital divide, redistricting, racial profiling, and business development and tourism. "The issues cross party, racial, and philosophical lines," Ellis..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

A Sense of Place
The focus on regional studies at Southwest Texas State University pays off with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
"...for public audiences, and develop resources for cultural heritage tourism. The NEH was going to provide $50 million with..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Mr. Smarty Pants
"...Vermont earns more from bicycle tourism than from maple syrup...."

Nov. 16, 2001 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Rio Grande No Longer?
An overview of the ecological crisis along the Rio Grande
"...species, has emerged as a linchpin in Texas' booming eco-tourism business. The jungle-like Tamaulipan Brush ecosystem is one of..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Book 'Em
Recent Picks From the Summer Crop
"...with interesting side trips into history, literature, and even tourism. Zuni and the American Imagination reminds us that in..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Books Feature by Mark Busby

No Water, Plenty of Sewage
"...Foundation consider a water park for economic development and tourism, to be underwritten with "4B corporation bonds." It is..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks
A fresh melange of reader responses to our recent issues.
"...idea on how we can reduce air pollution, promote tourism, and help the economy!..."

May 25, 2001 Column

Who Owns Sixth Street
Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?
"...loses a big part of its economy. It loses tourism. Why fix it if it isn't broken?"..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

An Indomitable Culture
Director Maureen Gosling talks about the Zapotec women of Juchitán and 'Blossoms of Fire,' the documentary she made about them.
"...long time that deals with housing, transportation, natural resources, tourism. In the film they say, "We don't mind development,..."

May 4, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Hill Country Wine & Food Festival
Spotlighting This Year's Visiting Celebrities
"...the U.S., according to the Spanish National Board of Tourism. The hearty, traditional fare served at Marichu is also..."

April 6, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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Our readers talk back.
"...has been marketed inaccurately by our state and city tourism officials and media. Mardi Gras stems from a religious..."

March 16, 2001 Column

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