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2023 Top 10s
Top 10 News Stories of 2023: Austin vs. The State of Texas
In our Top 10 biggest stories this year, a theme emerged
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Ascension Nurses Strike Again
The nurses express optimism going into bargaining
BY LINA FISHER
UT Teaching Assistants Fired Over Letter Supporting Palestinian Students
Faculty lend their support, citing censorship concerns
BY LINA FISHER
Breaking Down What the HOME Initiative’s Passing Means for Austin
Council approves HOME phase one, looks ahead to phase two
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Travis County Diversion Center Design to Begin in 2024
Getting people in crisis out of jail is "a long time coming"
BY LINA FISHER
UPDATE: Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Decision That Allowed Pregnant Woman to Abort Fetus With Lethal Diagnosis
State of Texas argued “frivolous assertion of harm”
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Under New TEA Requirements, Austin ISD Meetings Are Flying By
50% of meeting time must be focused on student outcomes
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Your Guide to Charitable Giving
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
food
2023 Top 10s
The Biggest News in Austin Food in 2023
Looking back at a year of snafus, slices, expansions, and transplants
BY ROD MACHEN, EVAN RODRIGUEZ, TAYLOR TOBIN AND DEVEN WILSON
Top 10 Beers Defining Austin in 2023
Austin’s best beer flight
BY ERIC PUGA
Top 10 Dishes We’ll Miss, Plus 2024 Openings We’re Excited About
Fare thee well, and pleased to meet you soon
BY DEVEN WILSON
Austin’s Best Wheat-Free Joints in 2023
Top 10 gluten-free glimmers
BY JESSI CAPE
The 10 Best Things I Drank in Austin in 2023
Cheers to staying thirsty
BY MELANIE HAUPT
JuiceLand Expands, Wax Myrtle’s Prepares to Close, the Museum of Ice Cream Goes Pink, Oseyo Debuts a Fantastic Brunch, Garbo’s Welcomes Santa Claus, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of December 14, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
2023 Top 10s
The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023
Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year
BY CARYS ANDERSON, KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN, CHRISTINA GARCIA, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, LAIKEN NEUMANN, RACHEL RASCOE, MICHAEL TOLAND, DEREK UDENSI AND GENEVIEVE WOOD
Glasshealer’s Face-Peeling “Brace Yourself” and Five More Songs From Austin Artists
New music picks from Pelvis Wrestley, 8BIT WIZRD, Magna Carda, and more
BY KEVIN CURTIN, ELIZABETH BRAATEN, CARYS ANDERSON AND DOUG FREEMAN
Walker Lukens’ The Last Walt and More Crucial Concerts This Week
From Explosions in the Sky to CAPYAC’s Far Out Fest
BY KEVIN CURTIN, JULIAN TOWERS, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, RACHEL RASCOE, ELIZABETH BRAATEN, MICHAEL TOLAND AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
2023 Top 10s
The Top 10 Films of 2023
May December, Past Lives tied in the affections of the Chronicle’s critics
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Marjorie Baumgarten’s Top 10 Films of 2023
Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2023
Kimberley Jones’ Top 10 Films of 2023
Josh Kupecki’s Top Ten Films of 2023
Alejandra Martinez’s Top 10 Films of 2023
Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2023
Jenny Nulf’s Top 10 Films of 2023
Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2023
American Fiction, American Reality
Cord Jefferson is putting the Black middle class back on the screen
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
American Fiction
Cord Jefferson's literary comedy lets the Black middle class shine
Wonka
Roald Dahl's candy king gets a flavorless and cloying origin story
arts & culture
2023 Top 10s
Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre
Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year
BY BOB ABELMAN
Top 10 Local Comedy Stories of 2023
New venues, new faces, new experiments
BY VALERIE LOPEZ
Review: Austin Playhouse’s Murder on the Links
Agatha Christie’s 1923 mystery gets a surprising remake as a farce
BY JASMINE LANE
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Opinion: Everything’s Bigger in Texas ... Until You Look at Supportive LGBTQ+ Public Policies
"I should feel safe, secure, and confident in myself to be a gay Texan student"
BY GUILLEREMO GUDINO
2023 Top 10s
Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers
Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023
BY JAMES SCOTT
Top 10 Events for the Day-Tripper
Capt. Day Trips looks back at a memorable 2023
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A Bad Look From Any Angle
If you want to get to greener pastures, you’re going to have to slip past some barbed wire
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 15-21
BY ROB BREZSNY
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sports
2023 Top 10s
The Verde Report: Top 10 Reasons for Austin FC Optimism in 2024
In a league as fickle as MLS, a club’s fortunes are never more than one offseason away from pulling a full 180
BY ERIC GOODMAN
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