Opinion: Online Reviews Are Where Our Kids Are Learning How to Bully Online

A restaurant industry veteran argues Yelp and other review sites encourage bullying behavior

"...at one of the major issues gripping our country today – bullying. It is affecting our children more than..."

April 24, 2020 Column by Mike Tersigni

State and Local Politicians Respond to Soleimani Assassination

Officials and candidates comment on killing of Qassem Soleimani

"...and Iranian figures," said Abdul-Mahdi. "… Carrying out operations to assassinate Iraqis and [others] on Iraqi soil is a..."

Jan. 6, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Austin Restaurants Star on TV in 2015

Two new cable shows debut showcasing Austin food

"...Dilley's exemplary Margherita, from the dough that rises twice to the house-made fresh mozzarella...."

Jan. 9, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Balancing Act of Being in Two Places at Once

I'll Come Running director Spencer Parsons on his states of mind

"...I'll Come Running, which premiered on the video-on-demand service Independent Film Channel Festival Direct on Nov. 4, is..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

You’ve Got a Friend in the Alternative Softball League

Making friends and havin' babies

"...something about SXSW for me that has been hard to stomach. I had thought it was the onset of..."

March 27, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Peak Oil in the Energy State

2007 Houston World Oil Conference focused on eventual point at which world oil production outpaces global demand

"...Houston’s morning rush-hour traffic isn’t for the faint of heart...."

Nov. 1, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

In Austin, Which Peking Duck Reigns Supreme?

We list some of the mightiest ducks in town

"...Peking duck is to Chinese cuisine like lechon is to the Philippines or..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Food Feature by Clara Wang

Two Married Couples, Two New Neighborhood Spots in Austin

It takes two with Birdie's and Bobo's

"...Austin's community and camaraderie, and two new spots hope to reignite a small bit of Austin's sense of togetherness,..."

May 7, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Opinion: Restaurants Need Federal Aid to Survive

Chef Kevin Fink of Emmer & Rye explains how and why you should support the RESTAURANTS Act

"...In the U.S., full service restaurants are achieving 35% of their average sales since..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Column by Kevin Fink

Opinion: Ten Days in March at L’Oca d’Oro

Living wages and paid sick leave are built into the local restaurant’s DNA. But without a government plan in place – for testing, sanitation checks, financial relief – co-owner Adam Orman explains why they’ve had to close their doors... for now.

"...the TX Workforce Commission, or any other authority as to what would happen next, but it was our choice..."

April 10, 2020 Column by Adam Orman

The Future Was in Toronto

Toronto International Film Festival showcased the fall's big films

"...Every September, after the close of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), we begin to get a..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: Don't Fence Me In

The Fun Fun Fun Fest schedule arrives, Flesh Lights return from touring with the Hives, and Tim O'Connor lives to fight another day

"...notable as mine. I came home late that night to find my front yard destroyed. The doghouse was leveled,..."

July 13, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

A Less Wild Side to Argentina

AFS Essential Cinema: More Than Buenos Aires: Film Renaissance in Argentina

"...Midway through Argentine director Carlos Sorin's 2004 film Bombón: El Perro, a scene..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Point Austin: MUD in Your Eye

Northwest Austin suburb chal­lenges the Voting Rights Act

"...According to their website, the folks in Canyon Creek, a tony..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Trying Somehow to Catch Up

Take two for What Made Milwaukee Famous' debut, Trying Never to Catch Up

"...whether the overheated audience has been rewarded with the customary in-store libation, which is MIA today...."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

After Years Pursuing Citizenship This Austinite Questions Her Future in the U.S.

Young ambassador to Austin’s French sister city might stay abroad

"...a 48-hour period from May 9-11, Mishell achieved more milestones than many accomplish in a lifetime...."

Feb. 28, 2025 News Feature by Benton Graham

A Dozen of the Most Disturbing Legal Actions Ken Paxton Took in 2024

All suits and no empathy makes Pax the bane of our existence

"...Ken Paxton’s (alleged) illegal actions are one thing. His legal actions..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Features Feature by Chronicle staff

#VanLife Isn’t Just a Trend Anymore. It’s a Tether to Home.

A cross-country trip to unite a family in the pandemic

"..."Bon voyage," read a text message from my editor. "You are Odysseus."..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Animal Center Strains to Maintain Its No-Kill Status

City shelter struggles with overcrowding and volunteer dissatisfaction

"...At the end of a group tour of the Austin Animal Center late last year, a..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Your Queer Guide to Austin

A crash course on the city's LGBTQ parties, prides, and resources

"...many things: bats, music, “weirdness,” liberals. It’s also home to a thriving and jiving queer community – qmmunity if..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Planned Parenthood in the WHP: On Again, Off Again

Judge thinks it's unlikely Texas will be able to justify the rule banning PP from the Women's Health Program

"...– and thousands of clients who rely on their services – were waiting to find out whether the state..."

May 4, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Preaching to the Converted

"Troubling Era"

"...speaker at the conference: "We talk about what happened to the cities, about their wholesale abandonment, as if the..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Bird in the Hand

"...Proponents of the Davenport Ranch MUD sewer contract seem to be claiming that a bird in the hand is..."

April 4, 1997 Column

Yet Another Reason to Oppose Police Violence: It's Costing Us Millions of Dollars

Money for victims, perpetrators, and alternatives all comes from the same place

"...From 2011 to 2019, the city of Austin paid $8 million in..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...in Austin, it doesn't mean formal. It doesn't mean stodgy. It doesn't mean stiff and lacking a pulse. Classical..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...been in the local news much lately, he's familiar to many Austinites. Back in the 1990s, Moffett and Freeport..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Safety in Words

If there is drama in Laura Furman's stories, Robin Bradford writes, it is not usually the life and death kind. It is the daily, wearing, ineffable drama of living as a human island among others who invariably seem more attractive, more connected, or simply more "normal."

"...windows at dusk. Each house is a stage, the actors dancing a secret drama that for a moment I'm..."

April 20, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Count Her In

For 30 years, article by article, Denise Schmandt-Besserat has built an ironclad case to explain a mystery that foiled archeologists, anthropologists, and philosophers for hundreds of years.

"...At nearly every Middle Eastern archeological site, in addition to the urns and other such explainables, deep down there..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Books Feature by Ada Calhoun

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...Penny Scaggs' wedding ring, diamond necklace, and tennis bracelet. photograph courtesy Travis County District Court..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Reports Detail Threats to National Wildlife Refuges

Energy exploration endangers refuges, including ones in Texas

"...Two new reports call renewed attention to the vulnerability of U.S. national wildlife refuges. Defenders of..."

Oct. 14, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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