Wish List: A Forever Home at Austin Zoo

Keeping the zoo's animal kingdom warm this winter

"...The Austin Zoo spares the lives of animals that have..."

Dec. 12, 2016 News Post by Montinique Monroe

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 19th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

We Bought a Zoo

Matt Damon is a widower with two kids who buys a zoo after his wife bought the farm in Cameron Crowe's latest movie.

"...Directed by: Cameron Crowe. Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Maggie..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Weird Science Takes the Stage

The strange but true tale of how a high school class turned a science textbook into a play

"...Think of the word "biology."..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Statewide updates since Gov. Abbott's "Open Texas" order

"...Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to reopen Texas allows the state stay-at-home order issued on March 31 to expire..."

May 5, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Page Two: The Suburbs

Growing up with Phoebe Snow, whose presence and music transcended the ordinary

"...It's a music story – a story of the blues and jazz and even rock – but one..."

May 6, 2011 Column by Louis Black

The Luv Doc: What Grindr Is Not

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

"...OK, I’ll start out that I am recently widowed 15 months, from a 41-year..."

March 29, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Day Trips: Exotic Wildlife Tours, Mountain Home

Excursions to the wildlife habitat give a look at a Texas legend

"...Exotic wildlife tours at the Y.O. Ranch Headquarters west of Kerrville are a..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

For the Fallen

APD hosts a benefit and memorial ride for slain Officer Jaime Padron

"...Tomorrow, the Austin Police Department, Central Texas Harley Davidson, and the..."

May 11, 2012 News Post by Monica Riese

The Celts

The Irish, Scottish, and Welsh stick it to Union Jack

"...Beside enduring England's yoke, what do Ireland, Scotland, and Wales have in common? The..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by David Lynch

The Site Is the Studio

Artist Andy Coolquitt builds a show from scratch in the Fresh Up Club

"...Andy Coolquitt has been on the road for much of the past year. He's been..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Turkey Day Drama, a Red Hot Patriot, and Scares for the Season in Our Recommended Events

I scream, you scream, we all scream for the weekend!

"...Glass Half Full Theatre presents Yamel Cucuy..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Rodeo Austin: Your Guide to All the Bands, Barrel Racing, and Buckin' Broncs

Ludacris, Young the Giant, and mutton bustin’ top the bill

"...traditional Western rodeo entertainment. Rodeo Austin is back this Saturday, March 10, and runs until March 24 at the..."

March 10, 2018 Events Post by Savannah Opre

Fables of the Reconstruction Part II

Todos Santos, Mexico, rebuilds as its music fest grows

"...There are still remnants of destruction from Hurricane Odile when..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Meet the New Neighbors

A fugitive sect of Mormon polygamists is building a home – and an end-time temple – in the West Texas town of Eldorado

"...The town of Eldorado, Texas, seat of Schleicher County, flanks..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Point, Ben Buck, and some holiday options highlight this week's recommended shows

"...The Point Free Show..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Checking In: Michael Ramos Signs the Tiarra Girls

“I’m an A&R guy for Lucky Hound Music [and] a staff producer”

"...a little percussion,” wrote critic emeritus Dave Marsh for the Chronicle in 2006. “[In Charanga Cakewalk], what he wants..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

A Beloved Birthday, Dragon Boats, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Get out before the heat descends

"...Palm Park Conversations..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...and 1994-95 President of Austin Area Multimedia Alliance, an organization formed to promote and support multimedia professionals in Austin...."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

Cute Animals, Crafty Adults, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Movies, arts, and more things to do

"...Chinatown..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Visual Art Review: Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation’s “The Still Life”

This charming exhibit rehabilitates neglected stuffies, then puts them to work creating art

"...First, you’ve got to know that there’s a Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation in Austin. A..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Bird in the Hand

"...They say a bird in the hand is worth two..."

April 4, 1997 Column

"The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss" Unveiled at Ao5 Gallery

Mythical taxidermy and more in Theodor Geisel's "midnight paintings"

"...Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, influenced generations with..."

March 19, 2019 Arts Post by Gracie Awalt

Ravyn Lenae, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music with a little help from these recommendations

"...By the time Chicago crooner Ravyn Lenae released her long-awaited debut..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Head for the Hills

Driftwood is Central Texas' hottest culinary destination

"...Twenty years ago, the bucolic rolling hills southwest of Austin were dotted with..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Letters at 3AM: Me, Myself, I, and Muriel

A poem can awaken many selves

"...When I taught high school, I'd go to the blackboard, choose a white stick of chalk, and draw..."

April 5, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...In early 2008, Jodi Stodder-Caldwell, an inmate at the Ellen Halbert SAFPF unit in Burnet County,..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

The Christian Life

Billy Joe Shaver's Victory

"...mill accident many years ago. His blue/gray eyes twinkle at times, as if to let you know that, despite..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Hightower Lowdown

Dubya will save us from pollution -- with gas masks; polluters get "greenwashing" awards; the Cardinals pitch St. Louis a screwball.

"...& Company dismantle America's health, safety, and environmental protections at the behest of such mass polluters as the oil,..."

April 12, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Off the Record

Slow, Stoned, Rugged: A tribute to Austin's original cosmic soulman Rusty Wier

"...Not only did Rusty Wier help develop the "Austin Sound," he embodied it. "Six-foot-five in boots and..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

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