Austin’s Best Breweries of 2024, Power Ranked!

Welcome to Top of the Hops IX

"...It’s the ninth rotation around the sun for our annual Austin Chronicle Brewery Power Rankings, and this..."

Oct. 17, 2024 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin at Large: The American Disparagement

Of what to us is the Fourth of July? Reading the room and rethinking democracy.

"...enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by..."

July 8, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: Antisemitism Grows in Troubling Times but We Are All Part of the Same Biblical Tree

Recent antisemitic events in Austin and Texas have roots in previous eras of nationalism and political discord

"...one of her stories. Renate had all kinds of information about my family that had never been known before...."

Jan. 28, 2022 Column by Bob Feiner

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...Jemisin’s keynote conversation together. One assumes their shared reputations for trailblazing – Abrams with her historic voter mobilization in..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Emergency Response

"...hand in order to create a digital learning environment for children, for, a statistic taken from the Center for..."

Nov. 16, 2020 Postmarks

Irresistible

"Can't we all just get along?"-style political comedy from The Daily Show veterans

"...You may want to sit down for a moment. Jon Stewart has something to tell you...."

June 26, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...the right-wing Koch Brothers network that drafts "model policy" for member legislators to use as their own at their..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

SXSW: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left

AOC: Democratic Socialism is about prioritizing people, not profits

"...29-year-old political superstar who can’t stop dominating the headlines for her bold progressive views criticized our tendency as a..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

City Slickers

How the state's most influential conservative think tank works to undermine our local control

"...debated Proposition K, the November ballot measure that calls for a third-party efficiency audit of the city. Chuck DeVore..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Dark Money

Campaign finance reform as true-life political thriller

"...in 2010 (which ruled that political spending is a form of free speech protected under the First Amendment and..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jawbreaker, Last Band on the Titanic

Saving lives decades on

"...a simpler time, an age of Clinton-era peace and prosperity, when artists delivered emotion without irony, punks played Les..."

July 14, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Greg Abbott's New Whiff

Governor says some nice things about Austin, for once

"...the City of Austin is a top relocation destination for businesses and families across the nation,” offered the governor,..."

Nov. 1, 2017 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Austin Playhouse's Death of a Salesman

Marc Pouhé creates a powerful and sympathetic portrait of Willy Loman in a production starring African-American actors

"...over what they view as unfair limitations on their prosperity, the character of Willy Loman appears painfully relevant...."

March 3, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Difficulties of Dining With Kids

Is the restaurant industry making a bad situation worse?

"...For people just trying to get a meal in peace,..."

March 3, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Not My Representative

"...and I'm against Washington." How does Rep. Smith think Americans reacted to this message? "I think they heard exactly..."

Jan. 22, 2017 Postmarks

The Hightower Report: What’s Being Taught at Koch Kollege?

An amazing new school for political activists is training thousands of people to be community organizers, using Saul Alinsky's classic manual, Rules for Radicals

"...Breaking news: An amazing new school for political activists is training thousands of people to be..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: Why Can't Our Economy Promote Equality and Shared Prosperity?

A grassroots coalition is taking on the corporate elites

"...to be in "Who's Who" to know what's what. For example, if a tiny group of Wall Street bankers,..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Public Notice: Think Globally, Vote Locally

Why your country is depending on you to vote no on Prop 1

"...coming from, where's it going, what's it being used for?..."

May 6, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: What Drought?

Zimmerman and Troxclair take on water restrictions

"...hoses only. "So even if it rains every day for the next 10 years," lamented Troxclair, "there's going to..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Learning to Share?

A full week of Proposition 1

"...Just time for a quick recap of the week (as John Oliver..."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Strange Bedfellows

Does ridesharing work for Austin?

"...in the Statesman penned in support of Ridesharing Works for Austin by Travis County Repub­lic­an Party Vice Chair Matt..."

April 1, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Chronicle Endorsements

"...Here are the Chronicle editorial board's endorsements for the March 1 party primaries. We endorse only in..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature

Shortchanged

A lot of belt tightening and creative thinking make getting by with low dollars possible for AISD

"...AISD board of trustees approved a $1.15 billion budget for the 2016 financial year. AISD Trustee Ann Teich called..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"...For years, East Austin residents have decried gentrification. As Austin..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

School Finance Plan Headed for Hearing

Aycock promises no losers as Senate obsesses on vouchers

"...in committee House Bill 1759: that's his draft plan for, if not a full-blown fix on school finance, at..."

April 8, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report: Shoveling America's Wealth to the Top

Rich get richer; poor get poorer

"...have intentionally been shoveling wealth into an ever-bigger pile for those at the top. They've gotten away with this..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

GABC Pictures Black Austin

#iamblackaustin showcases a diversity of black Austinites

"...called the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce – for three and a half years. "It was no disrespect,..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Connecting a Whole Community

Austin and Google Fiber move to bridge the digital divide

"...was of fingers hitting keyboards and mice clicking away. For many of the hundreds of people who filter in..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Oops!

"...a current operative of the Koch Bros. front group, Americans for Prosperity; she last worked for AFP in 2011...."

Oct. 24, 2014 Column

10-1 Ticker ... Election updates!

It's campaign video season

"...wanted to beat Scott Elder with a baseball bat for his annoying commercials, please share." Can't say that we..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by the News Staff

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