My Semester on the Beat

Wherein our reporter pursues the bad guys, abhors Problem People, studies community policing, and earns a perfect attendance koozie in the APD's Citizen Police Academy

"...When you imagine a 10-hour ride-along with a cop, there's a lot of stuff..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

A Battle on the Shuttle

For aggrieved UT drivers, the buck stops at Capital Metro

"...[between ATC and the drivers] could be okay," said 12-year veteran driver and former union president Glenn Gaven, "but..."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

How to Raise Worker Wages

Organize, arrive, persist, persist, persist

"...the entry-level wage for Wheatsville employees was $9.50 per hour. Workers called for an hourly increase, to $11.38, to..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Jack Craver

Record Reviews

"...deft songwriting seems to mature even as the album's 12 listed tracks progress, from singsong harmonies of "Tijuana Haircut"..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Countdown, 2001

"...clean water, ecology, and biodiversity. After the discovery of 12 dead salamanders on December 6, an investigation implicated the..."

March 14, 1997 Column

With Mental Health Diversion Center Forthcoming, Sheriff Still Wants More Humane Jail Facilities

Can healing happen in jail?

"...corrections officers, those staffing the unit consider working 50 hours a good week. I spent less than an hour..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...viewers refuge from the sun-blasted outdoors, and a few hours of cool respite under the glow of the projector,..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

Who Knew Eating Chicken Heads Would Be So Satisfying?

A list of some of Austin's offal offerings

"...more regularly on local menus, and with a slight shift in perspective, Austinites might welcome a little variety in..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Which Way to CodeNEXT?

A conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Member Greg Casar

"...that it would take Imagine Austin [the city's adopted 2012 comprehensive plan] and project that out across the city..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...troopers and ask that they intervene. Other witnesses said 12 troopers rushed the group and started pinning protesters and..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Life Support

The complicated system that is the Austin-Travis Co. EMS is nationally recognized for saving lives. As Austin continues to grow, can the system save itself?

"...according to the department – perhaps 600 of roughly 120,000 calls for ATCEMS service each year, notes ATCEMS Medical..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...to über-filmmaker George Lucas' first film THX-1138, because Beck's hour-long Who Else! -- like Lucas' 1970 sci-fi drama --..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Welfare Warfare

A Bill Is Born

"...of the Capital Area Workforce Development Board. Nearly three hours after the meeting began, the board voted overwhelmingly to..."

Nov. 13, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The National Texan?

The Texan Yanks Its Liberal Roots

"...market; some drivers earn as little as $10 an hour to move oversize and unwieldy loads under worse conditions..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...from traffic. A train traveling over 200 miles per hour from Austin to Dallas. A car driving down I-35..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...617 Congress, 512/HIDEOUT, www.hideouttheatre.com The Institution Theater..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place: Eastward, Ho

You can start your week with drag, get your car washed in drag, and end your week with drag

"...HAPPY HOUR WITH MS. WRIGHT Margaret Wright on the black &..."

July 12, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

The Long Vindication

After 35 years and a lengthy sentence for robbery, Ronnie Barrs remains determined to prove his innocence

"...Barrs doesn't think he ever set foot in the 24-hour Cameron Road grocery, which has long since closed and..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Over a Troubled Bridge

Neighborhoods Battle Plan to Widen Lamar Bridge

"...rumbled along with the relentless logic of a bulldozer. Peak-hour traffic on the bridge causes unacceptable delays for motorists,..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Our Town that airs in the Sunday night "family hour." He appears in a tidy suit on a bare..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Austin at Large: The Center of Attention, Again

Austin continues its golden-child ways as the rest of America goes pear-shaped

"...the country, like Austin. Yes, while there's definitely a shift back to single-family housing and away from mixed-use urban..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...in 2016 for Get Out of the City. The shift allowed the decadelong Austin scene veteran to fully embrace..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...stole the show at a release party for a 2012 Secret Stash reissue of lost Twin Cities funk and..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...pop-cult chronicle comes to the screen with Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys, Brazil) directing, Johnny Depp as journalist Raoul Duke,..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events

Get an arts fix this week

"...by promqueen and DJ Phamstar, child care for kiddos 5-12 years old, a prom photo booth, refreshments, and awards..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...has just released the titles filling 11 of the 12 major categories (the late night chills of the Midnighters,..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Perseid Meteor Shower 101

We chat with the experts about when and where to see the night-sky show

"...Ala., predicts an "outburst," upwards of 200 meteors per hour on the peak nights of Aug. 11-12. This outburst..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Chronolog Post by Ashley Moreno

Naked City

"...programs, Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!, a weekly one-hour quiz show, which will debut on KUT at 10am..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature

No Real Alternative

In the name of "promoting childbirth," the state finds yet another way to deny health care to thousands of Texas women

"...In March of 2005, during the last hour of a nearly five-hour-long meeting of the state Senate..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

More McCanlies, Texas

The full interview with the director of 'Secondhand Lions'

"...down on Sixth Street. Because I was working 30 hours a week anyway, I said, "Screw this! I'm going..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

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