Zoé Tong Is Making Dinner Fun

Modern Chinese restaurant brings to Zilker big flavors, sincere hospitality, and a ballsy refusal to be boxed in

"...don’t mean that the chefs are careless or the front-of-house staff is negligent. Quite the opposite, in fact. But..."

April 5, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Relays, Rides, and Rasslin' Headline This Week's Community Events

Recommended happenings around town

"...Saturday 23, Your House..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: The Antisocial Network

Dispiriting doc probes “insurrection for the lulz”

"...and Jones are desperately pointing out that the virtual house is on fire, and the flames have spread into..."

March 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel Finds Families Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Different Ways Across America

Mayors meet in Austin to discuss the affordability problem

"...Scranton, and Tulsa wouldn’t appear to have much in common. Geographic differences aside, their growth and housing trends aren’t..."

March 8, 2024 SXSW Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

The Luv Doc: Office Cuck

Maybe “Remember Fellatio!” will become the new Texas battle cry

"...she wasn’t flirting, she just had a lot in common with my co-worker. Now I have to see him..."

March 1, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

The Common Law

Legal lemonade: Do my kids need a permit for their lemonade stand?

"...The Texas Legislature passed a law in 2019 (House Bill 234) that prohibits the regulation of lemonade stands..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Column by Luke Ellis

How Driving Somebody From One Texas City to Another Can Turn Into a Prison Sentence

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law

"...going to get paid,” Perrow told legislators during a House State Affairs Committee hearing in October...."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

How Acclaimed Sushi Chef Tyson Cole Achieved His Dreams in Austin and Beyond

The chef behind Uchi (and several more notable restaurants) gets Hai all the time

"...up the raw and the sliced while keeping Kyoto's front-of-house optics traditional. [inset-1-left]..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Common Law

Moving my mailbox – do I have to?

"...I own a house and have had a curbside mailbox in the same..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Column by Luke Ellis

Free Week Unleashed: These Four Austin Acts Hit the Ground Running in 2024

Catching up with Redbud, lluvii, Daydream Twins, and SINE

"...much-loved wintertime tradition, Free Week manages to elevate a common occurrence on sleepy weekday nights year-round – meaning multi-act,..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Feature by Julian Towers

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...A House Is Not A Disco Director: Brian J. SmithProducers: Jeremy..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Iconic Pink Palace Co-op for Sale After 30 Years

Future is uncertain for Black and brown artists in residence

"...After existing for nearly 30 years as a cooperative..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Carys Anderson

Opinion: Everything’s Bigger in Texas ... Until You Look at Supportive LGBTQ+ Public Policies

"I should feel safe, secure, and confident in myself to be a gay Texan student"

"...myself. I feel the push back against equality when House Republicans put forth a bill to limit or attack..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by Guilleremo Gudino

The Common Law

Neighborhood parking battles

"...there's a vehicle parked in front of your Austin house. You have no idea who owns it. The vehicle..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis

Point Austin: Vouchers, Borders, and Critical (White) Race Theory

Gov. Abbott does his damnedest to block the Texas future

"...Thank God for high school football. Back to that..."

Nov. 21, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Calling All Austin Elders: May We Interview You?

The Chronicle is starting a series on elders’ lives in Austin

"...about their lives. They only had two things in common: They were all born around the turn of the..."

Nov. 17, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Mr. Texas

Lawrence Wright’s newest novel isn’t just Mr. Smith Goes to Austin

"...a conservative constituency, and the lowest man on the House totem pole, his naivete of the corrupt pay-to-play system..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Learn something new and explore what's out there this fall

"...Daniel Webster “80 John” Wallace, whose modest cross-shaped board-and-batten house (pictured on the left above) belied his wealth. Born..."

Nov. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 3-9

"...on the art of mindfulness are now almost as common as books about cats and cooking. Yay! But I..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Young Parents, UT Students Support Zoning Changes at Historic Meeting

The renting generations

"...on the changes Dec. 7. There's also an open house with staff this coming Mon­day, Nov. 6, from 6-8pm..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Recipe: Mars’ Rice Paper Shrimp and Five-Spiced Baby Back Ribs

Add the Chinese BBQ sauce and get transported back to this "uniquely incendiary" eatery

"...Georgia Coleman, the original owner, chose the tiny house on San Antonio because she had grown up nearby..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Joel Fried

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 27 - November 2

"...Horseshoes have symbolized good luck in many cultures. A common usage is to hang them over front doors. But..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Year That Broke Politics

How one election five decades ago became a preview of our modern political mayhem

"...of Johnson and Nixon, longtime rivals realizing they have common cause...."

Oct. 27, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Lil Yachty’s Whiplash Catalog Run and More Highlights From Friday at ACL Fest

Maggie Rogers, Little Simz, and more kicked off at Zilker Park

"...rich – instinctively melt into each other. Sprouted from common soil, three-part harmonies saturated the band’s 39-minute ACL debut..."

Oct. 7, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin’s Sole Federal District Judge May Be the Most Overburdened in America

The case of the missing judges

"...The idea is to incentivize consultation between the White House and home-state senators. To make the process of compromising..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Senate Hopeful Colin Allred Makes His Moderate-Dem Case Against Ted Cruz

The former NFL player came to Austin for TribFest

"...point victory over a 22 year incumbent in the House after being given a 10% chance. He said he..."

Sept. 27, 2023 News Post by Oscar Rodriguez

Drag Ban Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

Drag is art and art is free speech

"...“I am currently ugly crying,” Brigitte Bandit, one of..."

Sept. 26, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

That’s Entertainment: The Paxton Impeachment Trial So Far

Texas’ most addictive reality show heads into week 2

"...reverberating nicely through a prime-time investigation by the U.S. House, and soon there’s the prospect of a retaliatory impeachment..."

Sept. 11, 2023 News Post by Michael King

The Common Law

New Texas laws passed in the 2023 legislative session

"...trouble tracking all of your kid's social media interactions? House Bill 18 requires that some social media platforms get..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis

Where Are Local Shares of the National Opioid Settlement Going?

Directing drug addiction dollars in Austin and Travis County

"...bill legalizing fentanyl test strips and its passage of House Bill 6, the drug-induced homicide law that allows prosecution..."

Sept. 8, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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