Spring Break Altruism

Volunteer "alternative spring breaks" growing in popularity

"...organizations throughout the region are hoping for a spring break boon. "Alternative spring breaks" – spent volunteering rather than..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

"...up on the background music and inches his camera away from the pair, like a mortified houseguest looking for..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Texans Fans Break Out the Wave in Win

Next victim: the McCoy-led Browns

"...After rewatching the Texans/Jags game, I came away impressed with Jacksonville's D. The Jaguars played a very..."

Nov. 5, 2011 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

Austin at Large: Don’t Go Away Mad, Just ...

If legislators want to break up with Austin, they should at least put their backs into it

"...and deserves a response to slander – boycotts, lawsuits, breaking some (metaphorical!) teeth. It's extra rich coming from soft-sided..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Has Much Business to Attend to Before Its Break

A 125-item agenda stands between Council and a summer break

"...two meetings remaining before it goes out on summer break, returning July 28 to kick off budget season. Today's..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Round Three: Will Dems Break Quorum to Stall Abortion Regs Measures?

Dems say all legal options on table to halt bad bills

"...Dems would be ready to walk out – to break quorum – in order to stop the measure from..."

July 1, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Review: Come From Away

Tale of ordinary people embracing strangers is extraordinary

"...notice when the lights go up on Come From Away is that the cast has people of all different..."

Feb. 19, 2020 Arts Post by Elizabeth Cobbe

OUTsider Festival Beams Us Up and Away to a Gayass Galaxy Far, Far Away

Austin’s queer transmedia fest goes virtual on March 5-7

"...Beam us up and away to a gayass galaxy far, far away, because it’s..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Six Chill Zones Away from the SXSW Madness

From fancy to funky, these are your escape routes

"...that a person can stomach before taking a snack break...."

March 13, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Why the Pandemic Couldn't Break RWBY's Heart

Kerry Shawcross and Lindsay Jones look back at making Volume 8

"...saying is true, then the sun cannot be far away for RWBY, as Volume 8 of the Austin-made animated..."

April 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Drive-Away Dolls

Ethan Coen solo effort is screwball without the comedy

"...being more of a speed bump than a permanent breakup. If so, that makes their individual projects a fascinating..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Break-Up

Thirtysomething icon Jennifer Aniston grieves a failed relationship in one half of the movie, while thirtysomething icon Vince Vaughn grows up in the other.

"...I will admit it: for a romantic comedy, The Break-Up is pretty good. It’s a pretty good genre film..."

June 2, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

From the Watergate Break-in to a Broken News Media

Key players in All the President's Men reflect on what 35 years have wrought

"..."What I took away from watching the movie six years ago," says Bernstein,..."

April 15, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hard Habit to Break

Moonlight Towers' DIY road rage: This is you, Austin

"...– Chicago, "Get Away"..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Council Set to Offset High-End Tax Break With Rent Relief

The ol' homestead

"...its property tax homestead exemption to 20%. This tax break will apply to all homeowners, although it disproportionately benefits..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Local Students Face an Open-Ended Spring Break

School's out for ...

"...day of class after the school's extended two-week spring break – undergraduate and graduate instruction will transition to remote..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Motorists Also Break the Law

"...Bratcher thinks that all motorists obey the law? Not. Law-breaking motorists are responsible for more than 30,000 collisions per..."

May 19, 2008 Postmarks

Drivin' the Devil Away

Miss Lavelle White

"...After she returns from a short break, the air in the club is even thicker --..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

George Strait: The Cowboy Rides Away

The King crowns the Frank Erwin Center on his farewell tour

"...Live in Texas,” and finally allowed the band to break down into a jam of Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison..."

Jan. 11, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

City Council: Spring Break Is Here

Council will return for a work session March 22

"...also remains to be seen if council will back away from the 2014 decision to limit the maximum number..."

March 11, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...XI. "It's a hard world to get a break in..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Cast Away

Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood

"...in and cooled, and the ceramic coating is pummeled away with a mounted jackhammer, leaving the metal set in..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Move Fast and Break Things

Elon Musk and the Texas Legislature seem to be on the same path

"...he estimated was around 25 feet deep. Six miles away in the city of Port Isabel, the blast broke..."

May 5, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

While Council's Away the Mayor Will Play

Council seeks to feast on the good of the land

"...of us, City Council has taken its annual spring break this week, with no regular meeting again until March..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

The Verde Report: With MLS on Break, World Cup Qualifying Madness Arrives in Austin

"...seven home WCQ matches – to go with seven away contests throughout CONCACAF – in the lead-up to Qatar..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Dialtones Break the Freeze with “Young Summer”

Experimental outfit donating single sales to Austin Mutual Aid

"...North Texas] radio station broadcasting from about a half-hour away,” Gurgiolo, also known for her work with Okkervil River,..."

Feb. 22, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Locals Los Coast Break Out at ACL Fest

Singer Trey Privott on the band's origins and influences

"...the band's closure in Privott's tone, even if venturing away has proved highly beneficial...."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Monday, Monday

Elizabeth Crook's new novel charts the ripples radiating out from the Whitman shootings

"...us as fierce and as sharp as a fingernail breaking backward. Regardless of how we cope and move on,..."

May 16, 2014 Arts Feature by Danielle White

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

Ruby Jane's no longer the innocent

"...from where they began. Appalachia suddenly feels very far away. Seventeen..."

June 29, 2012 Music Feature by Adam Schragin

Will Immigration Make or Break Cornyn?

The GOP base wants a crackdown, but a leading Hispanic Republican defects.

"...issue that can’t be avoided. And he’s not shying away from it – he addressed what he called “the..."

Aug. 22, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

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