Austin Gets Its VW Payout

It took some doing, but Austin will see $16 million from Volkswagen AG's emissions control scandal fallout

"...Many thought that Texas would turn around and parcel the air-quality funds out to different regions..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Trains! Tunnels! Billions! Austin Gets First Look at Proposed Transit Plan

Next steps: public input, May Council vote, November election

"...its recommended Project Connect plan for high-capacity transit in Austin - with light rail in the Lamar/Guadalupe/South Congress corridor..."

March 6, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Summer Stock Austin Gets Fired Up to Go Back Onstage

Cheer up with Bring It On: The Musical

"...of live performance, but the crew at Summer Stock Austin will be doing it for real when they return..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Gets Federal Funding to Cover I-35 With Public-Access Land

Council set to consider another loan this week

"...find a way to mitigate its worst effects in Austin. One of the best ways to do that is..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

We Have an Issue: This Issue Gets Around

Far-flung travels and, closer to home, Fuck Money plays Oblivion Access

"...Noise punk isn't really my thing, but I found..."

June 9, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: No Free Lunch

If you want good candidates, you're going to have to pay for them.

"...If the question is "How do we fix Austin politics?" your answer probably won't be, "Pay Leslie and..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Voters Decide Final Three Austin City Council Members

Zo Qadri, Ryan Alter, José Velásquez secure wins

"...a majority that has promised to act on increasing Austin’s housing supply with an urgency that has not existed..."

Dec. 14, 2022 News Post by Brant Bingamon

The Latest News From Austin Election Campaigns

District 5 and 8 candidate forums, Beto gets around, and so do local endorsements

"...of Women Voters in the Districts 5 and 8 Austin City Council contests – both in the southwest, divided..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Austin at Large: What the Market Will Bear

From the creeks to the streets, Austin gets clear on what it wants

"...to be smaller than the modern mansions that typify Austin's western fringe. "We just don't see market demand for..."

June 28, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Outside Magazine Chooses Austin as One of the Best Towns Ever

Magazine calls our growing population lousy with hipsters

"...a pro-bike foundation, it comes as no shock that Austin made the list...."

June 20, 2017 Chronolog Post by Victoria Mycue

City of Austin Proclaims "Local Disaster," Cancels SXSW in Response to Coronavirus Fears

City officials emphasize preparedness, not panic

"...At a City Hall press conference, Mayor Steve Adler..."

March 6, 2020 SXSW Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...make up a whole community of artists here in Austin. Many started at Hope when it opened in 2011...."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know

Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago

"...Springfield, and then bought a van and drove it around New England for the next three years, playing gigs...."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Red Young

Austin at Large: The Pleasure Is Not Ours, Sir

If GOP bad boys like Chip Roy dislike Austin so much, why not just leave us alone?

"...great deal of pleasure in representing a place like Austin in that they have to grin and bear the..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Grave" as the kind of profane fireside sing-along that gets camp counselors fired. Further spelunking unearths a sonically overhauled..."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Austin Powers in Goldmember

"...long under laughing gas, the latest installment in the Austin Powers series has stopped making much sense at all,..."

July 26, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin ISD Gets Its State Report Card

The district gets a B for performance

"...for school districts and individual campuses last week, and Austin ISD, as a whole, performed about as well as..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...near one of the state's most controversial dumps. The Austin Community Landfill actually lies next to its namesake city,..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...superhero of the cult horror-comedy series, whose next feature gets its world premiere as the opening night film for..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Toasts All Around

Celebrating the Best of Austin: Restaurants awards, and sending off Music Editor Kevin Curtin

"...bittersweet. First, it marks the debut of Best of Austin: Restaurants, the food-and-drink-centric offshoot of our Best of Austin..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Young Restaurateurs Learn to Share in Austin's Real Estate Market

Traditional restaurateuring gets a millennial makeover

"...the overhead, especially in a competitive, growing city like Austin. But every generation does it differently, and millennials have..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

SXSW Film Review: Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted

An endearing portrait of the R&B/country/etc. musician

"...few artists quite like Swamp Dogg, and Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted is here for it...."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Joe Gross

The Best Things That Happened in Austin Beer This Year

Pregaming Austin FC at Hopsquad, Austin Beer Guide's Lager Jam, Live Oak Rauchfest, and seven more hoppy highlights from 2022

"...of the best restaurants in town with several of Austin's best boozy beverage makers to boot? Pairings like Uchiko..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...Psst, hey. You hear the latest Austin Chronicle Power Rankings dropped? You’re looking right at ’em,..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...for the reason you think. It's the moment when Austin Studios, the filmmaking facility run by Austin Film Society..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...Austin ISD's bond package has something for every campus, as..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

East Side King + Hole in the Wall = Austin Magic

East Side King at Hole in the Wall: The best of Austin on one corner

"...the Hole in the Wall was the standard-bearer of Austin’s self-styled title of Live Music Capital of the World...."

Dec. 4, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Austin Shorts at Sundance

David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance

"...Sundance sure is sweet on Austin's Zellner Bros. Don't get us wrong – we're sweet..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: Money Changes Everything

In budget crunch, how will Austin decide which 'pet projects' get spayed?

"...It's almost useless to detail how bad Austin's fiscal situation is, because it just keeps getting worse..."

April 26, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...crazy, life-altering concert. Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles” zeros in on the Sex Pistols performance..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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