Gricelda Silva, Equal Parts Pragmatism and Whimsy

For five years, the actress has been among the busiest and best on Austin's stages

"...have led to her routinely being cast as a child or the occasional magical sprite, but she moves with..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Building Austin

As the city grows, is it being cavalier about the well-being of the laborers who are assembling Austin's new face?

"...an ideal place Austin is to live, and how many new jobs are being created, and how many big..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

The Post-Marriage Equality Fight

Same-sex couples mount fight to ensure accurate birth, death certficiates

"...be part of the first declaration of being that child's parent," Dimetman told the Chronicle...."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Sistering the Brothers Grimm

Austin-born artist Natalie Frank makes fables viscerally visual in her exhibition at the Blanton

"...lived in the heart of Austin a young woman given to traveling, who would one day return to visit..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Collateral Damage

Assessing the cost of service for minority veterans

"...for the Homeless (ARCH). It's an unavoidable reality for any large U.S. city, but especially one like Austin, where..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

New Name, Same Game

S-Comm's end hasn't lessened the fear of deportation for Travis County's immigrants

"...administration. It expanded eligibility under the Deferred Action for Child­hood Arrivals (DACA) program, and created the Deferred Action for..."

July 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Strawberry Letter 23

Cult soulman/guitarist Shuggie Otis returns from decades of mystery

"...very comfortable to me. It's like being home. Despite any rumors that I shied away from it, I didn't...."

July 10, 2015 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Next Stop for HB 2 – The Supreme Court?

Legal experts eye Texas law as the most likely abortion case to make it to the high court

"...unnecessary and even dangerous by reproductive rights advocates and many medical experts, including the American Medical Association...."

June 26, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Willie's Reserve

Lukas Nelson parlays his DNA into Something Real

"...cheating songs when I was too young to have any idea what I was writing about – broken hearts..."

June 26, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Lege Lines: Kill Bill(s)

Abbott vetoes more than 40 bills

"...Anyone expecting Gov. Greg Abbott to withhold his veto pen..."

June 26, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Wolfpack

This doc makes us privy to a family that's like none we've ever seen before

"...It’s best to leave behind any preconceptions you may have regarding nature vs. nurture before..."

June 19, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...1842 in Mississippi, but moved to Texas as a child. He grew up on a plantation and at one..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Senate Approves Judicial Bypass Restrictions

Senate OKs bill restricting abortion access for abused minors

"...to undergo abortion through securing permission from a judge. Many of the minors that seek judicial bypass – around..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Anti-Abortion Bill Aimed at Minors Advances

Senate gives preliminary nod to bill restricting judicial bypass

"...to undergo abortion through securing permission from a judge. Many of the minors that seek judicial bypass – around..."

May 25, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Summer Fun: Roadtripping, AAA-style

Nostalgia for TripTiks and roadtrips amps up during summer

"...Country last month found me without phone signal on many an occasion. Say what you will, but man, was..."

May 20, 2015 Design Post by Kate X Messer

Levitation Picks

"...and personal experience. He recorded his acknowledged classic Spirit Child in 1981, appeared on last year's acclaimed compilation Native..."

May 8, 2015 Music Feature

Nick Broomfield Tells Tales of the Grim Sleeper

Filmmaker talks about his new HBO doc, LA, race, and death

"...the same with all these stories. The individual in many ways is just representative. The context is more interesting..."

April 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Millions for Propaganda ... Nothing for Women's Health

Texas heavily underwrites anti-abortion centers, while slashing reproductive care

"...funding to instead offer "pregnancy support services that promote childbirth," underwriting organizations that do not refer clients to any..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Detainees Strike for Freedom

Hunger strikes call attention to plight of women and children refugees

"...plight. Primarily from Central America, the women and their children were part of a refugee influx last summer. In..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Border Violations

What happened to the thousands of unaccompanied children who crossed the U.S. border last year?

"...administration scrambled to deal with a surge of unaccompanied children coming to the U.S. from Mexico and the Northern..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...and logic! It was first published in 1865, the brainchild of one Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a multitalented man of..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Searching for the Disappeared

Families of missing Mexican students bring their story to the U.S.

"...what happened to the students has yet to be given. What is known is that about 100 students traveled..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

The Good Eye: Tales From the Minority Box

Women of color talk about the casting bias

"...But Straw's not in Kansas anymore; she's in Austin, trying to get work as an..."

March 6, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

The Perils of Big Data

The up- and downsides of student information collection

"...gone. Parents, educators, and privacy experts had raised so many red flags about a private entity holding that much..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mardi Gras 2015: Wendy Colonna to Home and Back, Pt.2

Her "strange little circle" led right back home and to the Real Thing™

"...use in an ad called "Building" for the Coca-Cola Company...."

Feb. 9, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Guitar Pedals

Gas prices are down, so the boutique guitar pedal boom is up

"...Judging by the photographic evidence accompanying the announcement, Sorum may have set a record, all..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Standard of Care

Are pregnant inmates receiving adequate medical treatment?

"...Sher­iff's Office, which has said Williams and her unborn child did receive adequate care...."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Changelings

The Vortex's staging of Reina Hardy's magical new play, Changelings, casts a uniquely compelling spell

"...feat may be accomplished with the effective use of any number of tools – an engaging story, striking visuals,..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

The Q&A Hole: Why Is Marijuana Still Illegal in Most of the U.S.?

With Ngaio Bealum, Alan Metoskie, Chris Nicholas, and Maggie Gallant

"...Here's the latest of our Q&A Hole series, wherein..."

Jan. 19, 2015 Chronolog Post

Waiting on Fair Food

The quandary of ethical eating

"...Mexican farms. Among other things, the Times found that "[m]any farm laborers are essentially trapped for months at a..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Food Feature by Amy Kamp

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