The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required liability insurance to host a gay event in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

25 Restaurants to Help You Eat Your Way Around the Domain in Austin

Sips, bites, sweets, and other food options from around the globe

"...Rock Rose (the dedicated central entertainment strip) – means Austin's "Second Downtown" is evolving into a destination all on..."

July 5, 2019 Food Feature by The Food Staff

Is Austin's Growing Dance Music Scene in Need of Its Own HQ?

We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community

"...even in 2017, walking into a dance club in Austin feels cheesy. Despite a recent electronic music boom, house..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Best of Austin – Thursday

BOA all day, erryday

"...enjoy local spots featured in our annual "Best of Austin" issue – voted best by our readers or recommended..."

March 20, 2015 Features Feature

Austin Museum of Art

The museum is losing a block but may be gaining a leg up on a new facility

"...For close to 30 years, the Austin Museum of Art has clung to the dream of..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

A slow summer news week means we get to take some well-deserved potshots.

"...the agency. (Funny, they never say that about the Austin Police Dept.) And while Cap Met is now turning..."

July 11, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Some brave suggestions on the city budget from someone whose job isn't subject to voter opinion.

"...embarrassing to politicians than to honchos at Motorola. In Austin, City Hall continues to contort itself to avoid reductions..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Mayor Watson's final days dwindle to a precious few.

"...a lot of mayors have been, and while the boom years of Kirk Watson's tenure will go down in..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

South Austin Secede!

Our second installment in a series about South Austin explores the roots of "Bubba" and the rivalry between North Austin and south of the river.

"...himself in smoke, then bellows it away with a booming voice that rumbles out of his enormous body...."

April 13, 2001 Features Feature by Rob D'Amico

Broke.com

How writer Spike Gillespie learned to stop worrying and love Austin's tech bust.

"...able to stay in my rental house despite the boomtown rent increase). I didn't purchase a Porsche Boxter (though..."

March 2, 2001 Features Feature by Spike Gillespie

Dot-bombers

Despite the clouds of layoffs, a virtual silver lining shines for some caught in Austin's online bust.

"...Since the first of this year, in the Austin area alone, more than 4,000 people have lost their..."

March 2, 2001 Features Feature by Carol Brorsen

360 Degrees of Separation

The Austin 360 Summit returns sadder, and wiser, this year than it was in its two previous incarnations.

"...What was that smell rising from the Austin Music Hall on January 11? Was it barbecue? Or..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Help Desk

Need a few extra bucks? We look at the tech world's latest apps you can use to supplement your income.

"...Can't Afford to Live Among Digital Yuppies (CATLADY) about Austin's affordability problem. We offered tech-savvy advice for cutting expenses...."

June 26, 2015 Screens Column by Michael Agresta

Covering New Ground

Robin Rather talks about Austin's future, and her own, after stepping down as chair of the Save Our Springs Alliance.

"...SOS board for good to begin work with the high-tech CEOs in the Austin Network. The Chronicle talked with..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Rent Party Blues

Are post-boom rents killing the Austin music scene?

"...music capital? Already more accustomed to grim bottom lines, Austin's live music economy started 2003 with a pair of..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...Throughout our 17 decades of existence, Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Connecting a Whole Community

Austin and Google Fiber move to bridge the digital divide

"...people who filter in and out of the East Austin computer center, one of the more than 30 affiliated..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

It's Official

Google Fiber is coming to Austin

"...With giddy anticipation posted to national tech blogs, local outlets citing "unnamed sources," and Google themselves..."

April 9, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Help Desk

Tech-savvy ways to cut expenses

"...see, your column is for the new people, the tech-boom types who are driving up the cost of living..."

June 12, 2015 Screens Column by Michael Agresta

Naked City

F&W on EPA and Barton Springs, portable toilets for Sixth Street flushed, job vacancies at the Sheriff's office & lack of education at Barton Springs

"...100 new positions within the department, and second, the tech boom of the past two years made it more..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Indian Explosion

Austin gains a bounty of healthy menu choices

"...Today's Austinites don't have to look far to find a quality..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Food Feature by Kenny Pailes

End of an Arts Era

The most prosperous period in Austin's cultural history came to a painful close in 2003.

"...If a history of the Austin arts scene is ever written, 2003 will be remembered..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Public Notice: Department of Unintended Consequences

Could the new land development code actually make Austin less affordable?

"...In the ongoing debate about Austin's Land Development Code rewrite, there's usually a point when..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

How Perfect Is That

Sarah Bird skewers Austin society in the days of George and Laura and the Dellionaires.

"...that she's squatted in since her divorce from an Austin blue blood (and with that ouster, separated from the..."

June 6, 2008 Books Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Home-Grown Workers

Is Austin's Job Boom Trickling Down to the People?

"...Rowan at Texas Workforce Center photograph by John Anderson Austin's reputation as a high-tech hot spot invokes glamorous images..."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

No Commitment Necessary

As the economy takes a dive, many high tech workers find themselves stuck on the temping treadmill

"...month, headlines have heralded more than 4,000 layoffs at tech companies in the Austin area. Of those, nearly 1,000..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Infill On Trial

What's the Verdict on the Latest Central-City Boom?

"...Welcome to Austin Tomorrow. That is, Austin today. Which was supposed to..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

Don't Believe the Hype

Local Digiterati on the Good, the Bad, and the Internet in Between

"...of the afternoon, we found ourselves talking less about technology than the Internet's effects on society, politics, and economics,..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...completely invalidate the content of this letter for all "Austin veterans": I've lived in Austin for less than 10..."

May 19, 2000 Column

Technical Difficulties

Older professionals face a hard choice: leave Austin or go tech?

"...Rebecca Rucker has spent the last six years in Austin, but she's decided she'd rather continue her career beneath..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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