Near Misses at Austin Airport Stem From Nationwide Issues

Controller scheduling and staffing shortages have led to trouble at AUS

"...Last week, national media turned an eye to the..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Day Trips: Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, New Mexico

Ancient rock art displays Jornada Mogollon creativity

"...in Native American art. But the meaning of the circle-and-dot motif prevalent at the Three Rivers site are not..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Local, State Health Leaders Try to Keep Up with COVID-19

Six known cases in Travis County but actual number likely higher

"...The city of Austin responded to its first known..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

SXSW Adds Glass Animals, Girlpool & Black Lips

Artist roster expands by 162 acts

"...Veteran turntablist and Beat Junkie J.Rocc stacks with top-shelf..."

Feb. 27, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...the simple and extraordinary ways that dogs influence our daily lives. People need dogs, and perhaps they need us,..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Turns Out Final Weekly Band List

De La Soul, Mavis Staples, Ximena Sariñana highlight 10th lineup drop

"...From here on out, expect only individual artists announcements...."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Undocumented, Unafraid

Balancing fear and power in the wake of ICE arrests

"...to the streets and speak up. The raids ignited daily protests at the intersection of Rund­berg and North Lam­ar,..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

ACL Review: Kendrick Lamar II

Repeat performance varies little in set-list or sheer force

"...and “Swimming Pools” were met with mega response as K-Dot reminded fans why they love his unrelenting braggadocio when..."

Oct. 9, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

"Drawing Lines: Explorations of Place"

The final exhibit of this public art project shows how every district in Austin has had artists working for it

"...Sonya Coté drew on the spirit that led the Daily Meal to name her one of "Top 10 Badass..."

April 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Castles in Spain

Paella dreams at La Bodega Gourmet

"...development has increased, gated enclaves of glamorous homes now dot the landscape all the way to the burgeoning village..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

DVDanger: All This Horror Business

Catching up with the major terror releases

"...film, Ultimo Mondo Cannibale, and the disturbing shrines that dot the jungle show the clear influence of Bob Burn's..."

July 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wins for Med School and Health Care

Travis County voters approve tax hike to fund UT med school

"...health programs targeted at the less fortunate. Tiny blue dot indeed...."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The (Re-)Rise of Start-Up Culture

Are we closing in on a sustainable model?

"...warned that while there may not be a new dot-com bubble, there's definitely some worry frothing in the start-up..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film News

While major productions play tax-incentive hopscotch across the South and Southwest, Austin tries to figure out how to reignite its winning streak

"...is at work computer-animating Opus, the feature from former Daily Texan and Bloom County cartoonist Berkeley Breathed. And after..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...identify preferred train/bus station locations and routes using color dots and tape, I immediately became puzzled at our task...."

July 23, 2004 Column

Salon of the West

They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?

"...living in the same town and seeing them almost daily would mean that Bedichek didn't write letters to Dobie..."

July 4, 2003 Books Feature by Steve Moore

I Want My MP3s

The rise and demise of Austin's once dominant file-sharing service, Audiogalaxy

"...Though millions of files are swapped over these services daily, the quality and selection of accessible MP3s pales in..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Enron's Masters of the Universe

A Conversation with Robert Bryce

"...when Enron was essentially converted into a perverted accounting-fueled dot-com...."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...of alley access, and the numerous old trees that dot the land, it's unlikely that the new houses would..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...was forbidden. Vagrants, rather than the shiftless or the dot-com casualties, were defined as "all able bodied persons who,..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Eight Prominent Online Diarists

"...winner of Diarist.net's legacy awards, Kymm Zuckert is a daily fix for nearly every online diary reader -- just..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Kim Mellen

Painting Race

Getting Inside Michael Ray Charles' Provocative Images

"...says Michael Ray Charles on his Liberty Bros. Permanent Daily Circus poster-style painting. What could happen? HANDINI'S GREAT ESCAPE..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Advocacy, Art, and More Recommended Events

What to do this week that isn't SXSW

"...hard not to feel powerless when combating the seemingly daily attacks on marginalized people from state and national entities..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Sundance Film Festival Review: East of Wall

Audience Award winner draws from real-life on a Badlands ranch

"...reveals all the broken-down cars and abandoned homes that dot the area and wordlessly underscore the dashed dreams and..."

Feb. 3, 2025 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronic: Oat Willie’s Closes Shop After 56 Years

Austin’s first head shop will no longer go “Onward, through the fog!”

"...a scrawny nincompoop with an enormous nose wearing only polka-dot boxers and a leather helmet, riding in a giant..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping

What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios

"...in more or less than they should in your daily life...."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...II: Gold Standard; Black Pumas, Chronicles of a Diamond; DotdotDotdotDotdot & Boots the Blessed, Bánh(dot)Mì; JaRon Marshall, earth sounds;..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Kendrick Lamar, Ethel Cain, and More Highlights From Friday at ACL Fest

Homegrown acts Font, We Don’t Ride Llamas debut on big stages

"...5 minutes after the set was due to start, K.Dot arrived, launching into a whirlwind tour of his 13-year..."

Oct. 14, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

First Look: Cuantas Hamburguesas

Celebrated taquero Cuantos Tacos branches into the smash burger space

"...Cuantas Hamburguesas plans to roll out daily specials in October once the trailer is more established...."

Sept. 22, 2023 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...his nom de disc SPOT (entirely capitalized, with a dot in the middle of the "O" when handwritten) –..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

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