City on Fire

"...with the timeline of Roger & Me has critical attention been so sharply attentive, as certain similarities between Quentin..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City on Fire

"...chile peppers as the Food editor of The Austin Chronicle that Louis Black asked me to write about something..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

Man on Fire

Denzel Washington heads up a pulsating kidnapping thriller.

"...Directed by: Tony Scott. Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

PBS Doc Man on Fire Recounts a Modern Martyrdom

UT filmmakers find the story behind a Texas minister who set himself on fire

"...On a hot June day in 2014, the Reverend Charles..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Britt Hayes

Sex on Fire

Nakia’s epic first-hand account of 'The Voice' tour

"...With his blind audition performance of “Forget You,” Nakia notched the most memorably..."

Sept. 8, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Prison On Fire

"...Directed by: Ringo Lam. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Ka-Kui Ho, Fui-On Shing, Kwong Leung..."

April 6, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Council Members Shine New Light on Fire Department

CMs Alter and Flannigan stoke the flames of AFD negotiations

"...Austin Fire has spent the summer in the spotlight as the..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Women on Fire: Six of one, Ivey's dozen of the other

Tony Award winner and Lone Star native Judith Ivey discusses the challenges of portraying a dozen characters in the one-woman monologue show 'Women on Fire'

"...hasn't lived in Texas for many years, the state won't loosen its claim on the actress. Houston's Alley Theatre..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Aaron Franklin Is on Fire

Local pitmaster does a victory lap

"...Is anybody in Austin having a better 2015 than Aaron Franklin? Our brisket king joined one of his most..."

April 15, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

City Hall's On Fire. Or Something.

"...any weirder. And no, we're joking; there is no fire, at least not that we know of, but everyone..."

Dec. 14, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Man on Fire

Mike Henry and the 'Slam Planet' recovery benefit

"...of 10 (so the legend goes), he accidentally trod upon the foot of a bent and withered crone who..."

April 15, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...When I was a freshman at Sonoma State University in 2006, I received an assignment that..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

Building a City on a Stage

Epic is not something often attempted in the theatre, much less by small arts groups, but with Orange, Refraction Arts Project is telling the epic history of a fictitious city across three time periods in four overlapping storylines, with the participation of 15 playwrights and 25 actors.

"...Your city is dying...."

May 23, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Flaming Lips & Tongues on Fire

The 11th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival Sunday at Waterloo Park

"...Attention former computer geeks and dot-com whiz kids: You are..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

The Calendar's on Fire!

Council takes up the contentious subject of the election date

"...The war over when to conduct the next municipal election – which will decide Austin's..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Steven Yeun Sets the Screen on Fire in Burning

Playing the outsider in working-class Korea

"...to making a film about your homeland can be long. In the case of Steven Yeun and Korean mystery..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Blossoms of Fire

"...Directed by: Ellen Osborne and Maureen Gosling. Blossoms of Fire is a bright, amiable chronicle of the vivid lives..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Color of Fire

The Austin Fire Department is making another attempt at staff diversity – will it do any better this time?

"...There was a time not so long ago when Austin's public officials concerned themselves with the..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

AFD Hiring: Smoke or Fire?

Add the EEOC to the parties weighing in on firefighter hiring

"...story of allegedly discriminatory hiring practices within the Austin Fire Depart­ment – already the subject of a possible consent..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Music Rally Demands City Funding: “Put Up or Shut Up”

Thursday’s Council vote portrayed both as last stand ... and a start

"...journalists, and fans – about 200 in total – converged on City Hall on a windy Monday afternoon for..."

Sept. 28, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

News Roundup: Smoke and Fire

Arsonists, burn bans, and heated arguments

"...In this week's News Roundup: Rangers arrest Austin's car arsonist in Iowa; Council approves a temporary ban on fire..."

Aug. 17, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Weird City Hip-Hop Live Shot: Dilated Peoples

Los Angeles triumvirate lets fly a headlining victory

"...The Weird City headlining trio of Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience, and DJ Babu..."

Sept. 28, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Naked City

Report on Jan. 9 meeting of Eastside Social Action Coalition and the AISD Board of Trustees

"...Members of the Eastside Social Action Coalition met Tuesday with members of the Austin Independent..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

City Hall Hustle: Budget, Bonds, and Big Plans

Hard times and planned projects to collide at city forums

"...Our public participation frenzy is again in full swing with two –..."

June 18, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: The Hustle Bids Farewell ...

A bittersweet goodbye to the city politics beat

"...The City Hall beat here at the Chronicle comes with a..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Family That Films Together: Robert, Racer, and Rebel Rodriguez on Hypnotic

The moviemaking dynasty proves the value of working from home

"...Robert Rodriguez made his reputation as an enfant terrible of '90s indie cinema. But..."

May 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Living and Dying on Asian Screens

Austin Asian American Film Festival is back

"...Thai ghost stories, documentaries decrying the affect of modernization on traditional Eastern ways of living (and dying), badass..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Fire at AFD

Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr leads a department flaming with labor, race, and gender politics

"...On a rainy weekday in September, Austin Fire Chief Rhoda..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Finding a New Fire Chief

Search to replace Rhoda Mae Kerr trudges on

"...The city takes a step toward appointing a new chief of..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Long Road to Responsive Fire Coverage

It appears the city’s in no big rush

"...The city remains in the process of plugging holes in its..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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