Growing Pains

Emily Hagins became a household Austin name for her work as a teen director, but what happens when that novelty wears off?

"...impressing grownups, and convincing her friends and neighbors in Austin to appear in Pathogen, the movie she's determined to..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Art for Days

Can you handle two weeks' worth of the East Austin Studio Tour?

"...To wrangle this year's East Austin Studio Tour, you're gonna need Noah's frickin' ark...."

Nov. 13, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The ARA Faces the Music

For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance

"...she was a liberal Democrat and the mayor of Austin, Carole Keeton McClellan (now the conservative GOP state comptroller,..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

What to See and Do When You're Visiting the University of Texas Campus

Explore the Forty Acres deep in the heart of Austin

"...No matter how large Austin grows, it has always been a college town at..."

Aug. 5, 2024 Chronolog Post by Aaron Sullivan

Five Locations: Where to Stay, Where to Dine In Our Embiggening City

Noteworthy nearby hotels and the restaurants in them

"...attractive amenities in one section or another of your Austin Chronicle. But now –..."

Jan. 10, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Winebelly Shutters, Via 313 Shudders, Rosen’s and Rosita’s Go Brick-and-Mortar, Huckleberry Has a Moving Experience …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

Jan. 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Verde Report: So What Happens Now?

Austin FC's season comes to a close but TVR stays on the beat

"...Major League Soccer playoffs kick off this weekend and Austin FC is ... well, not in them. But odds..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Duality of Southwest Key

An East Austin nonprofit in the immigration debate

"...An oversized mural, of children enjoying outdoor activities, adorns the side of..."

June 29, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Playback: Chicken Shit Bingo Splits

Chicken Shit Bingo franchises, Obama music photo–ops, and Austin Music Industry Award winners, and RIP John Morthland

"...Recently, some Austinites have had their feathers ruffled by Watson flying the..."

March 11, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

'SXSW Presents'

Animated Shorts Program

"...KLRU, Beef & Pie Productions, The Austin Chronicle, and South by Southwest have teamed up for..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Screens Feature

Tracking the MACC

A Brief History of Austin's Latino Cultural Center

"...1978 was a tense time for Chicanos in Austin. El movimiento, which had provided a sense of identity..."

June 12, 1998 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

El Corazón de Santa Barraza

"...works in which this can be seen is Barraza's mural for the biosciencesbuilding at the University of Texas in..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...23], APD will remain the most dangerous gang in Austin because no one can stop them...."

March 2, 2001 Column

Arts Bullets

Physical Plant Theater's first Garden Party raised more than $8,000, Ann Hume Wilson has been appointed associate director of the Blanton Museum of Art, Blue Lapis Light is exhibiting – and auctioning off – bras and breastplates for angels, and the city unveils a new mural at the Pan Am / A.B. Cantu Recreation Center

"...3, 7pm. These celestial foundation garments were created by Austin visual and performing artists (Laura Cannon, Brooks Coleman, Janet..."

June 4, 2004 Arts Feature

Faster Than Sound: Renovated Beerland Opens, Dozen Street on Its Way Out

Rounding up 2020 venue news plus all things Hi, How Are You Day

"...2014. An actor/director in Philadelphia prior to relocating to Austin, she plans to focus on theatre work...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Gay Place

The Flash Collective calls on the queer community to help create public art

"...– enough, which is why we're jazzed for the mural coming to a cement wall at 30th and Lamar...."

Aug. 24, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Day Trips

'The Texas Post Office Murals: Art for the People' bridges the gap between coffeetable art book and travel guide

"...Post office murals offer a statewide art collection that is a reminder..."

July 9, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...presents a focal point for the current era of Austin music activism. The local title earns name-drops in discourse..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...over the construction fence, it’s looking pretty good! East Austin’s “wishbone” bridge is taking shape near the intersection of..."

April 4, 2025 News Feature

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...the closure of the area's schools with Save East Austin Schools PAC, struggled to preserve the Eastside's many murals..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Playback: Fringe Radio

Austin's newest radio frequency, Fringe

"...Get ready to reprogram the FM presets on your car stereo. This month,..."

April 11, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Lights Out

The Seventies represented the heyday for film programming at the University of Texas. Marjorie Baumgarten recollects the days of CinemaTexas and the Texas Union Theater.

"...of light are as faded in memory as the mural figures on the Varsity Theatre/Tower Records wall...."

July 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

"...hasn't necessarily been on that list. In his West Austin home, League looks tired, graying, and a little older...."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Interacting With the Best of the Web

The 2011 SXSW Interactive Awards finalists

"...You could lose hours to the Mural Explorer, one of five nominees in the Art category...."

Feb. 11, 2011 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Culture Flash!

The new Whole Foods will be getting some tasty new art, the Blanton just needs another $12 million, and where in the world is the Cultural Arts office

"...the pedestrian plaza along Sixth Street and a three-panel mural wall on Fifth Street. Schlosser Development, which is transforming..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Fidencio Durán: Painting the Known World

This fall, Fidencio Durán's 20 years of painting have earned him a midcareer retrospective at Mexic-Arte Museum

"...was always important to Fidencio Durán. When the 44-year-old Austin artist was still a student in the art department..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

Outside the Box

Opening Closed Doors, an organization founded by artist Benné Rockett to give artists opportunities to address social conditions through their artwork, presents photographs, sculpture, assemblage, and paintings created by young adult offenders in the state Criminal Justice Division's Project Spotlight program in the exhibition "Self-Contained."

"...offenders in the state Criminal Justice Division's Project Spotlight program...."

April 5, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Can Tom Zigal Really Say That?

"The truth is, I didn't know a thing about the world of mystery writers and crime publishing," Tom Zigal, the author of three mystery novels, says. Chronicle writer Dick Holland discovers why Zigal might say such a thing and why it may not matter in light of Pariah, Zigal's new installment in the Kurt Muller mystery series.

"...those life-changing experiences occurred: He attended Stanford's creative writing program in the early Seventies, just after the program's founding..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...in disgust -- or perhaps confusion -- and mutter, Austin. A particularly puzzling phenomenon that's stumped me for years..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Texas welcomes 40th historic site, Balmorhea news, and more

"...Audubon Nature Institute to develop a Texas Restaurant Partnership Program. This partnership is dedicated to promoting local, sustainable seafood..."

Dec. 28, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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