Staging Building the Wall Before Trump Builds His Wall

Robert Schenkkan races to get his latest work on stage

"...Robert Schenkkan had no time to waste. The playwright couldn't afford the years it took to craft..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

UT Department of Theatre & Dance's Building the Wall

UT Department of Theatre & Dance rushes to get Robert Schenkkan's timely political drama onstage

"...brave playwright who writes about current events in 2017. The newsreel is running so fast, and our understanding shifts..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Hole in the Wall in Danger of Closing

Tenant and landlord offer different accounts on negotiations

"...Hole in the Wall, a live music venue in the heart of..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The River and the Wall

More than a nature hike, this border wall documentary replaces rhetoric with reality

"...At 1,759 miles, the Rio Grande is the fourth-largest river in the United..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Hole in the Wall's Freshly Inked 20-Year Lease Means for Other At-Risk Venues

The Iconic Venue Fund plans to dish out more aid, but needs time, additional funds

"...On August 15, the Austin Monitor reported that Hole in the Wall had..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

East Side King Celebrates 1st Anniversary at Hole in the Wall Dec. 4th

Souvenir t-shirts, food & drink specials while supplies last

"...Paul Qui is about as successful as it gets. The Top Chef winner has been featured in national publications..."

Dec. 3, 2013 Food Post by Mac McCann

More Than Something Hanging on the Wall

Robert Bonar on the Dell Children's collection

"...The most prominent work of art in the modestly cluttered..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Fantastic Fest 2014: Whispers Behind the Wall

Let’s lynch the landlady

"...Student housing isn’t what it used to be in the big city, but soon enough a mysterious old man..."

Sept. 21, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Austin @ Large: The Writing on the Wall

If neighborhoods don't embrace Smart Growth, the city as a whole will get stuck with stupid growth.

"...-- of which I am president -- took to the Planning Commission a request that, if approved by the..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Temple-Inland Reads the Writing on the Wall

The Fortune 500 firm abandons its SOS-busting, job-boosting plans

"...The finger-pointing that followed Temple-Inland Inc.'s decision last week to..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Music of Chance

"...in this intriguing adaptation of Paul Auster's novel, and there's a chance you may like one half and not..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The $975,000 Question

The Hole in the Wall needs to dig itself out of one.

"...The Hole in the Wall has always been here and..."

May 17, 2002 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Rick Noriega's Speech to the Texas Democratic Convention

Blasts Cornyn, calls for end to Iraq War.

"...After the jump is the speech Rick Noriega just gave to..."

June 6, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

New Documentary Shows the Beauty of the Border, and the Perils of a Barrier

The River and the Wall captures a wilderness without divisions

"...The idea of building a border wall between the U.S...."

May 3, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Queen of Versailles

How does 90,000 square feet sound?

"...The Queen of Versailles presents a fascinating case study of..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

That Humongous Hotel Going Up Next Door to The Hideout Downtown?

Yeah, say Badr & Janik, it's gonna impact a thing or two, alright.

"...it: 32 stories of upscale hostelry, smack up against the historical building that houses The Hideout Theatre and Coffeeshop..."

April 21, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Lights Are On: Is Anybody Home?

Downtown's boom has busted, yet developers still build.

"...evening last summer, Tim Hendricks and Craig Jones took the company credit card and set off on a walking..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Blanton Museum Undertakes a $35 Million Makeover of Its Grounds

With the international architectural firm Snøhetta, the UT museum will add community spaces and art to its outdoor experience

"...Being inside the Blanton Museum is a great experience...."

Jan. 22, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Power of Art in Austin’s Overlooked Objects

Defining the city's personality from the moonlight towers to the railroad bridge

"...is made by its people, objects, and places. Combined, they form our city's personality, its genius and fragility, its..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

KMFA's New Home Brings the Community Into Contact With Music

Austin's classical music radio station has a new building where people can see the sounds

"...Ann Hume Wilson has the sun in her eyes...."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Reflections in a Blank Wall

Florian Slotawa's exhibition tells us more about Arthouse than the artist

"...typically referred to as a site-specific installation. He utilizes the actual walls of the exhibition space as elements within..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Rachel Cook

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Making of Austin

Curator Carter Foster on Ellsworth Kelly's art building

"...If you want the lowdown on artist Ellsworth Kelly and his final work..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Czech Republic of Texas

The story behind the iconic photo and the iconic bakery that's in it

"...The photo began ripping through the social media sphere like..."

April 18, 2013 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beyond the Frame

Curator Elizabeth Dunbar likes art that punches through the gallery walls

"...She started with the exhibition that consisted of rearranging the walls inside the..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making a Front Porch for the City

As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.

"...Just over two years ago, the Austin Museum of Art selected an architect to design..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Does Anybody Want the Warren Wildlife Gallery in Bouldin Creek?

Rick Warren's indoor safari brings turmoil to the South Austin neighborhood

"...Nobody's missing this mammoth among the single-family houses in Bouldin Creek. When its exterior was..."

Jan. 12, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson...."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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