Exploring the McNeil Crossing Strip Mall

Exceptional forays into Indian and Vietnamese cuisine, plus a short trip to Subway

"...McNeil Crossing, situated at the intersection of Parmer and McNeil, could also be called Parmer Crossing, McNeil Crossing..."

April 12, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

The Luv Doc: What Grindr Is Not

It’s the singular artistic achievement of the Eighties band Escape

"...widowed 15 months, from a 41-year relationship/marriage with my husband. After 15 months I decided to start looking, as..."

March 29, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...from protesting acts, leading to plenty of schedule shuffling, and what about that Greg Abbott tweet?..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Out of Darkness

Stone Age survival horror echoes through history

"...Directed by: Andrew Cumming. Starring: Safia Oakley-Green, Chuku Modu, Kit Young, Iola..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events

Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights

"...items that have either already served a purpose or were just left over from another project: a magical place..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

How Driving Somebody From One Texas City to Another Can Turn Into a Prison Sentence

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law

"...You recently graduated high school and plan to pursue a secondary degree. The future is..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...Rundberg Lane in North Austin. Both groups drew guns and shot. A 32-year-old man lost his life. Wallace was..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Slamdance Interview: The 23-Year Wait for Bliss

Inside the unexpected sequel to 2001's Virgil Bliss

"...between Joe Maggio's 2001 indie crime drama Virgil Bliss and its sequel, Bliss. Yet this was a sequel Maggio..."

Jan. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

With Six Seats Up in the Air, City Council Could Look Very Different Next Year

Ready to rumble?

"...races are already beginning to take shape, with 10 candidates already having declared their intent to run for five..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...After theatres shuttered in 2020 due to the pandemic and attempts at reopening were stalled by a Delta..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant

Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

"...a public entity, controlled by our elected City Council, and the electorate has voted time and time again for..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...The saying used to be: “There’s no such thing as an ex-craft beer drinker.”..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Kendrick Lamar’s Perfect Decade at ACL Fest Snags With Delayed, Cut-Off Performance

“I heard y’all have a curfew… I told them they’d have to shut off my mic”

"...didn't sweat. He just stood in front of his band and made everyone go apeshit using his words,” I..."

Oct. 7, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Exquisite Torments of Ken Paxton

Why is everybody so mean to the Texas Attorney General?

"...That was the outlandish claim of Ken Paxton, newly restored Texas Attorney General,..."

Sept. 18, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Austin Hip Hop Honors Awards will salute the rappers and industry innovators who planted the world-conquering genre's local roots...."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Is Sea Moss Austin’s Next Superfood?

The edible algae is riding a wave of popularity across town

"...we? Along the rocky coastlines of Europe, North America, and the Caribbean there grows sea moss, an edible red..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Food Feature by Hannah Uebele

That’s Entertainment: The Paxton Impeachment Trial So Far

Texas’ most addictive reality show heads into week 2

"...Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive perspective in his weekly..."

Sept. 11, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...mid-Aughts, young Austin Chronicle journo Kate X Messer approached then-Chronicle publisher Louis Black at the office mailboxes with an..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

Ken Paxton Could Be Disbarred as Money Pours Into His Impeachment Fight

Problems pile on to the impeached Texas attorney general

"...on the bar to investigate the bribery, aggravated perjury, and racketeering charges against the state’s top attorney that were..."

Aug. 29, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Wild Child to Sir Woman, Kelsey Wilson Is Taking the High Road

The laid-back ringleader reinvents Wild Child and forges a new path with Sir Woman

"...into the Pershing in her familiar long black dress, and immediately the private Eastside club pops with a new..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 25-31

"...real life." So says Virgo novelist Elizabeth Curtis Sittenfeld, and I agree. Just because a romantic bond didn't last..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Book Smart: Four Young Bookers Fueling Austin's Collegiate Music Scene

Behind the unjaded lineups of Happen Twice, Howdy Gals, Moonbby, and Beary Good

"...Hole in the Wall push 50, the scene soldier handing out artists' checks at the end of the night..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Rotisserie Chicken Dinners That'll Fill Your Belly Without Breaking the Bank

Winner winner, chicken dinner

"...a long day of classes or work (or both!), and you've still got to feed yourself/your roommates/your family. The..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Riverboat Gamblers' Something to Crow About Turns 20

The album that made Austin's apex punks earns anniversary vinyl remaster

"..."That's the one that put the band on the map," says Riverboat Gamblers guitarist Ian MacDougall..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

Bio-doc of the psych rock pioneer leaves his later obscurity suitably untouched

"...Directed by: Roddy Bogawa and Storm Thorgerson...."

July 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Exclusionary Housing Policies Are Getting Revolutionary Rewrites

After decades of resistance doors open for less-wealthy Austinites

"...Austin's land use rules may have more influence over who gets..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Review: Doctuh Mistuh’s Lizzie: The Musical

America’s most infamous axe murderer gets a riot grrrl makeover

"...Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what..."

July 18, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: A Great Time to Be a Republican

Bryan Slaton, Ken Paxton … and the rest of them

"...Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive perspective in his weekly..."

June 30, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indy's final adventure remembers the whip, forgets the charm

"...Jones, John Rhys-Davies, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Antonio Banderas and Thomas Kretschmann...."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Digital Alchemy of Pixar's Elemental

How two Austin creatives found ways to mix fire and water

"...just for fun, you may see a job title and wonder, exactly what does that mean?..."

June 22, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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