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Butterflies and Spiderwebs
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Butterflies and Spiderwebs
In 2002, Laura Dunn was packing her bags for the Middle East. The University of Texas at Austin film graduate student had spent four years making documentaries about social and environmental justice issues in the United States, and was now on her way to the Arabah Desert, on the Israel-Jordan border, to direct a movie about water issues. She had registered in Hebrew and Arabic classes, and landed a Fulbright grant to fund the trip. She was all but on the plan...
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Butterflies and Spiderwebs
The Texas Observer
; ... city skylines and verdant pastures-in addition to hydrological maps, old news footage, and interviews-to compose an elegy for a deteriorating ... prairies and pools. At the same time, she's fascinated by sewer maps, court testimony, and land-use ordinances. The result of Dunn ...
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68-degree flow from aquifer draws tourists, locals to Barton Springs.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; AUSTIN, Texas _ Carol Martinich sat on a hillside, looking down at the inviting waters of Barton Springs swimming pool. It was just after 8 a.m. on a Thursday, cleaning day, and the pool manager had plenty of work to do. I sat next to her on a redwood-stained bench under a giant pecan tree, ready
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Development Threatens `Spiritual Core' of Austin
The Washington Post
; Legend has it that Coronado camped along the banks of Barton Springs during his 16th century explorations. The Comanche Indians lived by the springs for centuries until Indian fighters wiped them out. Even Robert E. Lee, as a U.S. Army officer, is said to have slept there before gaining fame as a
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Green Screen
The Texas Observer
; Austin is known for its movie culture and progressive politics. The former is epitomized by Richard Linklater and the Austin Film Society; the latter is exemplified by the fight over Barton Springs and the Edwards Aquifer, a battle that's been raging for a generation now, with the environmentalist
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Sink or swim in the land of no rules
The Independent - London
; Austin - "You're swimming above the eel," said the man on the side of the pool at Barton Springs. I peered down. "How big is it?" He spread his arms; I swam faster. The pool I go to is no concrete and chlorine contraption: Barton Springs, the soul of Austin, is a natural swimming hole that smells
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Toxic Chemical Contamination Rekindles Environmental Debate in Austin, Texas.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; By Christy Hoppe, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 2--AUSTIN, Texas--A toxic chemical contamination ... to find out more. To see more of The Dallas Morning News, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www ...
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Indianapolis-Based Simon Property Group Plans Austin, Texas-Area Expansion.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; ... Shonda Novak, Austin American-Statesman, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 25--The owner of Austin's three largest shopping malls plans to expand ... American-Statesman, Texas. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. SPG, TCO,
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HOT IN THE CITY
The Boston Globe
; AUSTIN, Texas - Maredith Suchomel knew just what to yell to prevent passersby from, well, passing by: "Are you man enough?" Here at Waterloo Park, plenty thought they were indeed, and lined up to take what Suchomel wanted to dole out at a booth called Tears of Joy. Lest you think this was an S&M
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After Pollution Scare, All Are Out of the Pool
The Washington Post
; Austin is a city that prides itself on being so hip, progressive and tree-loving that its location in the heart of Texas is a mere geographical mishap. And nothing in Austin inspires such pride as Barton Springs Pool, a gorgeous, gargantuan, spring-fed basin that attracts thousands of locals and
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Lincoln Mark LT presents the Insider's guide to Austin.(Special Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
Esquire
; CATCH SOME ZZZS The Driskell 604 Brazos St: (800) 745-8883 Not only did LBJ have a suite at this historic luxury hotel, but The Driskell continues to host another famous personality: The fifth floor is reportedly inhabited by a departed guest who flirts with female guests and even calls for an
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