Urban Renewal, Sustainable Development, and ... Fluoride?

Preview Pt. One of a crowded Council agenda

"...a bang, with tons packed into their final meeting of 2011: water fluoridation, the Urban Renewal Board, the Austin..."

Dec. 12, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

New SWS Director Announced

California Resource Recovery Association boss Robert Gedert to run recycling

"...After six months with an interim boss, the City of Austin has announced that California Resource Recovery Association Executive..."

Dec. 8, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

The Wonderland of Rudy, Mitt, and Fred; and Subsidizing Disaster

"...THE WONDERLAND OF RUDY, MITT, AND FRED..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Ernie Cortés

Profile of a Leader

"...by Robert Bryce He's been called one of the most powerful people in Texas, and has been..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...elections, etc.), even as we never really let go of our leftist leanings. For most of these decades we've..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Anna

International ass-kickery with a strong but beautiful female lead? Luc Besson, back on his sh*t again.

"...One of the uncomfortable questions of the #MeToo movement is how..."

June 28, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Dr. Robert Van Boven, the Whistleblower

Lakeway neurologist battles hospitals, officials, and the "culture of silence"

"...When Marcus Turner awoke one morning in November of 2014, he noticed numbness in his arms and legs..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Soul Men

Samuel Jackson and Bernie Mac play a couple of washed-up and forgotten R&B backup singers, who are on an improbable road back to fame.

"...summed up by a throwaway line spoken by one of its throwaway characters. But for the life of me,..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "I was so overcome by the unbelievable..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Give Him Enough Rope

John Walch's new plays -- the monologue The Circumference of a Squirrel and the epic The Dinosaur Within -- are inextricably linked: In their ambitious scope, in their genesis, and in the amount of national attention they're generating for this award-winning Austin playwright.

"...by Chronicle arts writer Robert Faires and a winner of new play awards from the Austin Theatre Critics' Table..."

April 20, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The Gary Bradley saga continues...this time in the form of a malpractice lawsuit he's brought against his long-time attorney,..."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature

Paul-itically Incorrect

Ron Paul's Wacky Views Highlight a Bitter Race

"...illustration by Doug Potter Amid the flurry of audience members draining out of the city hall chambers..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Headlines

"...• Vota! Vota! Vota! City of Austin voters on Saturday will decide three City Council..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...It was the second day of what would be a six-day trial of Keller and..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...just write themselves. This fascinating documentary about the life of Leon Theremin is wilder than anything a storyteller might..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...just write themselves. This fascinating documentary about the life of Leon Theremin is wilder than anything a storyteller might..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE PLUTONIUM CIRCUSD: George Ratliff. This is a reprint of the Austin Chronicle review that ran in March when..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Amid Record Heat, Texas Locks Prisoners Down, Reducing Shower Access

Advocates feel decision is retaliation

"...Amid record heat, and prisoners’ reports of deaths, lying in vomit, and using toilet water to..."

Sept. 7, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less

The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town

"..."We call it 'the Main Street of Texas' for a reason," says Randy Hopmann, director of..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Becoming Herself

What role the 'Universe of Texas' played in the life and art of Marcia Gay Harden

"...Award winner, an inductee into the Texas Film Hall of Fame, and a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of..."

May 21, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nuke Waste: Get It While It's Hot!

Crony capitalism drops a dirty bomb on Texas

"...for a long and convoluted journey, from the corridors of the State Capitol to the tiny West Texas oil..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...Not just setting local temperature records for the month of June, this year’s Oblivion Access marked a new high..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

2016 High School Musical Nominees

Theatre awards' third year boasts 28 schools, 136 nominees

"...Sleep. Repeat." How else to explain the insane level of energy in the Long Center before breakfast last Friday?..."

March 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Talking Travis: Eddie Rodriguez

The district 51 rep talks fresh priorities and fresh fruit

"...Rep. Eddie Rodriguez is the quiet man of the Travis County delegation. That’s not to say that..."

May 13, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Biodiesel Industry Fumes Over State's Heavy Hand

Texas environmental regulators come down hard on fledgling biodiesel industry

"...specific emissions-related standards in the nation on popular blends of biodiesel and petroleum diesel. The new rules, which preceded..."

March 14, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Stella Adler and the American Theater

UT's Harry Ransom Center, which acquired the complete archive of Stella Adler, celebrates her impact on American acting in the symposium Stella Adler and the American Theater

"...As an actor, the young Marlon Brando was energy and desire set on a tight spring, coiled like..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Naked City

Will – or should – the Forty Acres take over America's top bomb factory?

"...to love the bomb? In February, the UT Board of Regents announced a possible bid for management of New..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Forrest Wilder

The Internet Drops Trou

You wouldn't believe how an ass or two spruces up that corporate gray.

"...that time a few years back when a group of Chinese hackers posted a photo of Clinton avec Hitler..."

July 19, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

On SXSW Day 1, Protesters Condemn Army and Defense Sponsorship

Artists continue to drop out of the Fest in response

"...to protest the festival’s U.S. Army sponsorship and hosting of defense companies like Collins Aerospace in the midst of..."

March 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

News Roundup: Jail, Traffic, & Politics

Video visitation under fire, again; traffic experiments

"...In this week's News Roundup, Denton County's policy of video visitation for jails gets criticized; Council tries to..."

March 30, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

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