A Work in Progress

East Timor begins the process of reconstruction in its struggle for independence.

"..."Welcome," reads the banner hung in the sauna-like airport lobby in..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by John Sayles

A Question of Compassion for Travis County's Family Violence Court

A woman alleged rape. The man she accused went free. Should his attorney run our court?

"...It's the phrase "emotionally disturbed woman" that continues to weigh heavily on..."

June 19, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

A New Cuppa Tea in Tripoli

Actress Bernadette Nason takes tales of a year in Libya and brews a potent memoir

"...Bernadette Nason knew her mid-Eighties year of living as an..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Land Shaded in Melancholy Hues

The Austin Museum of Art exhibition "Visualizing the Blues: Images of the American South, 1862-1999" connects the blues aurally and visually, and reveals how the South, like the blues, is full of contradictions: dark and woeful yet beauteous and jubilant.

"...Etta James is wailing. From a scratchy vinyl 45 comes..."

March 8, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Airport Art Program Makes Every Flight a Trip to the Gallery

Got some time at AUS? There's many distractions in plane sight.

"...You know what there’s a lot of at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport? Art...."

Sept. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cracks in the Ceiling

An extended Q&A with Ann Richards biographer Jan Reid

"...Last week the Chronicle sat down for a conversation with..."

Oct. 25, 2012 Arts Post by Michael King

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.

"...Dr. Denise Schmandt-Besserat's great discovery -- that the origins of writing are..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Books Feature by Ada Calhoun

A Curiosity, Tough to Crack

The AFS Texas Documentary Tour: Don Bernier's 'In a Nutshell: A Portrait of Elizabeth Tashjian'

"...Comparisons to wacky Edie Beale of the Maysles' Grey Gardens..."

June 9, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Now Streaming in Austin: I've Got Issues

Steve Collins' melancholic comedy comes home to VOD

"...Humans. They hurt and heal. That mantra, repeated by the..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: "Pussy Talk"

Kim Tran's crude, hilarious sex comedy turns the tables

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while..."

June 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hotel Vanya, or A Metaphysical-Paradigm at the End of Everythingness

For a getaway steeped in Chekhovian longing and ennui, The Hotel Vanya is the only place to stay

"...In the hotel lobby, a gentleman with a snow-white beard..."

June 3, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

12 New TV Shows to Watch in January

Plus another dozen returning shows to reacquaint yourself with

"...Sure, it’s a new year, but until your number gets called for..."

Dec. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Snowball's Chance

Casey's New Orleans Snowballs, the little family business that could at 51st and Airport, packs a year's worth of fun and flavor into six months, writes the Chronicle's Rae Nadler-Olenick.

"...Near the busy northeast corner of 51st Street and Airport..."

July 5, 2002 Food Feature by Rae Nadler-Olenick

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

"...On the Forty Acres at UT, there's a building named after one of..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

It Takes a Village

Christine Albert & Chris Gage experience another Austin musical rite of passage: the benefit

"...At the end of 2003, local performer Christine Albert approached..."

April 8, 2005 Music Feature by Christine Albert

The Luv Doc: A Success Story

You can't hold her hand all the way to the altar, and it would be a terrible idea if you did

"...Dear Luv Doc,..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse

After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing

"...Chaos reigned...."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hightower Report: A 'People's Filibuster' in Texas awakens a movement

Even old bulls heard Wendy Davis' filibuster loud and clear

"...A few years ago, during consideration of a bill being..."

July 12, 2013 News Column

Down & Out in Atlanta

The Official Crock of the '96 Summer Olympics

"...It may be winter everywhere on Earth below the equator, but..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Features Feature by Jonathan Hennessey

A Patchwork Planet

How blogging became the (very lucrative) 21st century quilting bee

"...Back in 2000, I was living in Houston, working for..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

East Austin Nonprofit Mired in Controversy CEACO Sinking

"...Ginger Eways, executive director of CEACO, declined to sit for..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Edward Carey's Portrait of Madame Tussaud in Little

The Austin author both writes about and illustrates the grand, strange life of the waxworks queen

"...There's an inherent humor to a book titled Little that's over..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Tit for a Tat

Five Snapshots in the Struggle Against Breast Cancer

"...There is an answering machine tape hidden in a box somewhere in..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Features Feature by Margaret Moser

Cracks in the System

Is the City's Minority Procurement Process Up to Par?

"...Carol Hadnot, a minority procurement consultant, says African Americans are..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Chris Walters

Why, a Duck!

What You Did See at AMOA's Art Guys Exhibition

"...Clown (Ha Ha Ha), by the Art Guys How many ducks..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Did Failures at APD’s Crime Lab Lead to Sexual Assaults in Houston?

Rape case goes unprosecuted due to contaminated DNA evidence

"...The man accused of committing the rape responsible in part for..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

311 Story in Error

"..."...The 311 club, which the Austin Police department says may have a lax door policy..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...Pam Watts has no clear memory of learning that her..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Looking at the Hard-to-Handicap Race for a Texas Senate Seat

Who will take Kirk Watson's Texas Senate District 14 seat?

"...Texas Senate District 14, up for grabs in this month’s..."

July 10, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Onyeri Gets Life in Prison

Maximum sentence after attempted murder of judge

"...On Tuesday, Travis County State District Judge Julie Kocurek spent her..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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