Faster Than Sound – Summer in the City: Concerts, Protests, Relief Controversy, Potentially Less HAAM

Clubs navigate show safety, local musicians soundtrack protests, and HAAM asks for city aid.

"...Alongside Wednesday morning's news that Barracuda closed, summer concert calendars at a..."

June 12, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Following Protests, Expect a Jump in COVID-19 Cases

City releases new metric for judging stages of risk, and promises better outreach to communities of color

"...Expanding on its previously released Risk-Based Guidelines, Austin Public Health..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Kimberley Jones and Beth Sullivan

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas

'Til death do us party

"...All Gregory George wanted was some peace and quiet. In 2013, the 41-year-old former Texas General Land Office agent..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Point Austin: Going Down Slow

The fading numbers of Austin's African-Americans

"...My introduction to Austin night life was a 1977 Antone's performance..."

June 27, 2014 News Column by Michael King

GOP Takes Travis Seat in House Rout

Bolton loses while Howard squeaks by

"...There was one bright spot in the torrent of darkness for Democrats in the Texas..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin in the Big Apple

If Texas food can make it here, it can make it anywhere. MM Pack explains.

"...Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival Takes Manhattan by Storm It was..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

Holiday in San Antonio

The birth of Austin's punk scene: the Sex Pistols at Randy's Rodeo in San Antonio, 25 years ago this week.

"...Jan. 8, 1978, began like most Central Texas winter mornings: gray, but not terribly cold. It was the..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

In and Out

Controversial sodomy law may be struck down

"...When Danny Cortese's plane landed in Texas he realized that, for the first time in..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

And In Other Business...

"...In 1999 we read about the booming economy, the hot..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...Nov. 23, 1996, high school sophomore Bill Wallace was involved in a dispute between two groups of men near..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Pushing for Real Police Oversight in Contract and on the Ballot

What exactly is a G File?

"...Somewhere deep in the Austin Police Department's computer database sit the personnel..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

21 Austin Rappers to Know in ’21

A hard-cut list of MCs proving the local hip-hop scene’s legitimacy

"...The Austin hip-hop scene's collective march toward widespread recognition is taking..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Ten Key Moments in a Year of Endless Texas Election Drama

Vote Early and Often

"...Democratic Socialists of America organizer and candidate for Congress in the TX-25 Democratic primary was waylaid and threatened by..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Matthew Monagle's Top 10 in Cinema in 2020

"A signal amongst the noise"

"...A few years ago, Columbia Business School professor Sheena Iyengar wrote a popular book on..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

AISD Trustees: Slow Down on School Closures

Concerns raised over facilities plan timeline, community engagement

"...The Austin ISD Board of Trustees on Monday night (Feb. 11)..."

Feb. 12, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Deep Divisions in Texas' Powerful Anti-Choice Movement

Battle reflects Lege’s growing extremism

"...its latest abortion restriction – a law tucked away in the 2017 legislative session's Senate Bill 8 that requires..."

April 6, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Can a Working Musician Find a Decent Job in This Town?

Musicians looking to subsidize their poverty-level passion already have one strike against them

"...Sitting in the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians office last..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

You Got Your Interwebs in My Idiot Tube

Studying WWE's playbook for social TV domination

"...broadcasters grappled with the menace of smartphones and the Internet, and feared they would be down for the count...."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

BPness, Part 2: A (Long) Line (of Boom) in the Sand

Notes from Kate's trip thru Lafourche Parish to Grand Isle, LA., Part 2.

"...go to New Orleans. But I couldn't shake a nagging feeling: It would seem irresponsible to be so close..."

June 25, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Kismet in Kashmere

Thunder Soul brings the generations back together

"...It was the lick. It was the baddest band in the nation ...."..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Down the Rabbit Hole

The weird, ever-evolving world of ARGs

"...like any other law student at Cambridge University. While getting ready for class, he'd check his e-mail, voice mail,..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Burning Down the Sixties

They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and Museum, but after Chronicle writer Jesse Sublett explained that he was talking about James Ellroy, the demon dog of American literature, they graciously made an exception.

"...They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and Museum, but after I explained..."

June 29, 2001 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Seven in Focus

SXSW '97 Film

"...of the Donut Men It would seem that the pairing of producers Elizabeth Avellán and Rana Joy Glickman is..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

Two Kids in the Bush

Council Nixes Plans for More Cops on Hand

"...situation. He blames what he says is a crisis in staffing for the death of his comrade Drew Bolin...."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Anti-Death-Penalty Nun Talks “Bible Belt” and “Death Belt” in Austin

She calls execution the “apex” of a flawed punitive system

"...Sister Helen Prejean’s walk into the dark world of death row began with letters...."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

In New Production of Belle, Ballet Austin Finds Grace in Beauty and Beasts

Stephen Mills mulls better life through dance

"...Music begins, searing synth drones and discordant piano couplets from composer..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Last One Down the Mountain: Belated Thoughts on the Sundance Film Festival

Even virtually, the 2024 fest felt revitalized

"...Film reviews are already coming in from Berlin, which is the next major film..."

Feb. 21, 2024 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin’s Best Wheat-Free Joints in 2023

Top 10 gluten-free glimmers

"...Whether exclusively gluten-free or offering thoughtfully curated options, local heavy hitters like ATX Cocina,..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Let's Go Hide in the Delightful Designer Forts of Fortlandia

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center brings back its fancy forts right when we need them

"...If the wildflowers can still spring up in a year like this, so can the..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Sol Makes Its Home Debut in the American Ultimate Disc League

"...of ultimate (aka ultimate Frisbee) officially got its start during the counterculture movement of the Sixties at Columbia High..."

April 8, 2016 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

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