The Tools of the Trade

Southwest Texas State's Jazz Program

"...and Elias Haslanger photograph by Shannon McIntyre One thing that scholars, critics, and musicians seem to agree on is..."

June 13, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The Gates of the Alamo Reviewed

Mark Busby reviews Stephen Harrigan's The Gates of the Alamo.

"...The Gates of the Alamo: A Novelby Stephen Harrigan..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Members of the Austin Critics Table have considered the hundreds of..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Envisioning the Future of Austin State Hospital

What will it take to turn the former Texas State Lunatic Asylum into a world-class center of brain health?

"...It used to be lovely. There was a lake, with boats, and lily ponds, and..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Body Is the Music

The Beginnings

"...in folk dance. American popular dance is a fusion of European dance forms and African religious dance. Early dance..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...Save Our What?..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

A Portrait of the Artist as a Grad Student

Chronicle reviewer David Garza uses Tom Grimes' new history of the Iowa Writers' Workshop to question whether creative writing can be taught.

"...had learned to wrap her hands around a wooden bat and take a few clumsy swings on the baseball..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Books Feature by David Garza

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Jailhouse Unlock: A former Afghan soldier who worked in intelligence alongside U.S. troops..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature

Planning a Compact City in the Midst of Urban Sprawl

"...For two decades, Austin environmentalists have fought two major battles..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

Two for the Road

Larry McMurtry's New Books Continue His Journey

"...Roads: Driving America's Great Highways by Larry McMurtry..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

"Fire"-man Arthur Brown The God of Hellfire

"...For better or worse, when The Crazy World of Arthur..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Music Feature

A Sense of Place

The focus on regional studies at Southwest Texas State University pays off with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

"...Two years ago, Mark Busby was looking forward to the day his Center for the Study of..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Commuter Rail: Stuck in the Station Again

The attempt to salvage commuter rail in the San Antonio-Dallas Corridor

"...7, Austin voters killed light rail. On Nov. 28, the Travis County Commissioners Court fired a few bullets at..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Accepting the Challenge

Meet the candidates for AISD Board of Trustees.

"..."Sometimes I find myself saying to people that it is astounding how the school board is held..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Framing the Border

Photography of the Region Between Mexico and the U.S.

"...photograph by Byron Brauchli..."

May 1, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Texas by Georgia

How O'Keeffe Adopted the Lone Star State

"...Maple Trunk- Yellow Leaves, 1928 When she lived in the Texas Panhandle, Georgia O'Keeffe stared across the vast empty..."

March 20, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Is That a Wrap for Incentives?

Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky

"...You've probably noticed that the economy sucks. The state needs to find an..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Urbanism and the Booming Metropolis

Austin welcomes the Congress for the New Urbanism XVI

"...The big top of New Urbanism is coming to town..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Natural State

San Antonio-based Presidian wants to enter into public private partnerships with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

"...Attorney Joseph Fitzsimons has a charming manner and a smile..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...Wanna do something about the horrible traffic on the highways? Light rail ain't it...."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Brings the Cosmos to Austin

Keynote brings unseen images from the James Webb telescope

"...South by Southwest is getting ready to expand your view of the..."

Jan. 10, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Drums Across Texas

What does Reagan High's drum line have in common with civil rights? Larry Jackson.

"...Close your eyes and you can hear it – the unmistakable din of a high school band room. That..."

June 17, 2011 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Off the Desk:

"...Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do beginning Oct. 16,..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature

The Road to Ruin

US290: We Built It, and Dammit, They're Coming

"...Some Austinites can- not view the towering freeway ramps under construction at the intersection of..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

Recent and Anticipated Texas

From 'Panic' to 'Andrew Jackson'

"...FICTIONPanic by Jeff Abbott (Dutton, $23.95): The Austinite and three-time Edgar Award nominee's hardcover debut is..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Books Review by Shawn Badgley

A Joycean Riff of Race

Juneteenth

"...Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is probably the most important and influential American novel since World War..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature by Mark Busby

The Primary Source

"...Carol Fran photograph by T.O. Petitt..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

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