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Naked City
"...• Facing strong community opposition, Austin Independent School District board of trustees on Monday deferred until later..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

Naked City
"...Monday and Tuesday as an ice storm closed roads, schools, and businesses through Wednesday midday, when a slow thaw..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

'The Fall of the House of Usher': When Debussy was a Poe boy
With UT's hosting of the Debussy International Congress comes a Halloween treat: an operatic adaptation based on Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher'
"...This week, the UT School of Music is hosting the Debussy International Congress, a..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
"...announced that the long-awaited next special legislative session on public-school finance will begin April 17. Emphasizing the property-tax reform..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...a $519 million, five-year process of building seven new schools and repairing or renovating all 108 other schools in..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature

Film News
Are the Coens coming back to Austin? Plus, Anne Rapp and 'Double Wide,' Jenn Garrison in Italy, and Jacob Vaughan kind of gets hit on by Dave Carradine.
"...was feted as best graduate-student film by the Hamptons International Film Festival.And the Rest (Plus David Carradine) The Return..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Gay Corporate Texas
When it comes to equality, a surprising number of major Texas companies are downright liberal
"...Dell Inc., American Airlines, Freescale Semiconductor Inc., and Wyndham International Inc...."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Transporter 2
For all its gimmicky mayhem, Transporter 2 is an improvement over the original, completely setting aside such yawn-inducing cinematic standbys as a romantic interest and realism.
"...Modine’s high-level DEA official to a Miami Beach Montessori school. When the tyke is kidnapped by Colombian crime lord..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Samsung's Domain
The city eagerly raises the corporate incentive flag, and we're all expected to salute
"...the Travis Co. Commissioners Court, the governor's office, area school districts, and a whole stream of other public officials..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...were further proof of a conspiracy to establish an international police or prison state. He e-mailed back, understandably, that..."

July 29, 2005 Column

Naked City
The Politics of Watershed Urbanization
"...the HEB on Brodie Lane, Temple Inland, Austin Waldorf School, Clint Small Middle School, and a variety of residential..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Lege, the Texas Senate took up its own public school finance plan – reportedly more sensible than that just..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Friday Picks
SXSW picks & sleepers
"...of growl-scream-growl vocals. Speed up, slow down, serve with old-school guitar breakdowns and socially conscious lyrics. – Audra Schroeder..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Naked City
Breaking news from Austin and beyond.
"...announced again that there's no dang reason to start school before Labor Day. In fact, she says early school..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Solving the Problem
AISD's health insurance problems are not new
"...stem-cell replacement treatment because of the limitations of Amil International's insurance coverage. In 2001, Tovia "Toby" Solomon – a..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Arts Bullets
Relive your prom with Coda Theater Project; see Jaxon's artwork in a museum (of sorts); the Blanton receives $100,000 for its first show in its new building; and travel is in the cards for two AMOA leaders
"...James Tisdale, ceramics program coordinator at The Art School at AMOA, has been invited to be an artist..."

May 28, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations
Choreographer Allison Orr pops up on the National Geographic Channel, and Ballet East and UT professor Bion Tsang are honored
"...the Kennedy Center as part of Very Special Arts' international conference for artists with disabilities. The National Geographic Channel..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Toronto Diary
Dispatches from the 2003 Film Festival
"...Gus Van Sant movie about the lives of high school students and is fashioned after the details of the..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...worth of collections, shouldn't somebody cry foul? Indeed, the International Council of Museums' Code of Ethics states that such..."

March 21, 2003 Column

Secret Ballot
Iranian film is sharply observed and resoundingly funny, and tackles such heady topics as feminism, democracy, the voting process, communication, external and internal impediments to personal growth, and more.
"...parabolic implications, or as simple and straightforward as a grade-school pageant. The film's comedy is sly and subtle, but..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cinemakids 2002
Watch movies, make movies: It's all in a weekend's work at this year's Cinemakids program, an offshoot of the Cinematexas International Short Film Festival.
"...A trio of guerilla filmmakers crashes the Hamptons International Film Festival, grabbing comments from Roger Ebert and Haley..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Hi Mom, I'm Home
On the heels of threatened industry strikes and life-changing world events, this year's Sundance Film Festival in Utah featured more deals, more attendees, and more stars.
"...are host sites for next month's Winter Olympics, an international stage not unknown in recent decades for terrorist actions...."

Jan. 25, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brave New Web
In the wake of Sept. 11 and the hard-line USA Act, the Internet has become a very unfriendly place for hackers.
"...Public Enemies Bob is not your average high schooler...."

Dec. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

AISD Magnets and Academies
A listing of AISD's magnets and academies
"...Magnet Schools Magnet schools offer college-preparatory curriculums and accept applications from..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature

Capitol Chronicle
Would David Dewhurst really know a terrorist if he saw one?
"...was trained at Fort Hunt and the notorious U.S. School of the Americas. The general quickly took the kind..."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Column by Michael King

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide
"...LANGUAGE CLASSES Berlitz International offers instruction in Spanish and French. Classes are fun..."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature

8 1/2
Mastroianni plays a film director who's just had a huge hit but is struggling to find an idea for his next project. Between fits and starts, he goes back through his life and confronts all his demons. And what a cavalcade of demons!
"...La Dolce Vita catapulted him and Marcello Mastroianni to international stardom - Mastroianni plays Guido (hmmm …), a director..."

Feb. 15, 2001 Movie Review by Nick Barbaro

Traffic
"...with a blanket statement about the inherent evils the international drug market creates, Soderbergh (working from a script by..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Articulations
Renovations for Mary Moody Northen Theatre and Austin Museum of Art - Laguna Gloria.
"...next several years as St. Edward's University, South Austin's school on the hill, undertakes a major makeover of its..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Color of Justice
A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.
"...buys allegedly took place within 1,000 feet of a school or park. The first trial set the tone for..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

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