Waterloo Park Hosts an Eclipse-Themed Sculpture

“A portal through time, backwards and forwards”

"...“Disease Throwers,” sculptures that include a gong or ceremonial element that can produce a sound bath meant to cleanse..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

Yard Bar’s Camp Out Opens, Austin Motel Brings the Wieners, Les Dames Cook Up Some Funding, Stone Crabs Swarm Truluck’s, El Raval Gets Fusiony, and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional..."

Oct. 18, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Proud Mary Is More Than Just a Pretty Face

Elite coffee with zero attitude

"...Proud Mary has such an on-trend aesthetic that it feels easy to dismiss it as a see-and-be-seen spot for..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Dry Cleaning, Hinds, Rawayana Announced in SXSW 2024’s First Artist List

The first wave of 149 showcasing acts headed to Austin

"...from around the globe, the list leads with prominent Venezuelan reggae-pop mixers Rawayana, London post-punk stoics Dry Cleaning, and..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

El terror del sueño americano

Cómo Texas destrozó el camino a la ciudadanía de un residente de Austin

"...El mayor miedo de Roberto Mejía de cruzar la frontera..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship

Living the American nightmare

"...how to swim. He realized he would not be welcomed into the United States as a refugee – asylum..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

12 Jurors Found Him Guilty of Murder. Gov. Abbott Thinks He Knows Better.

An Army sergeant thought he could get away with murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, and he might be right

"...The 12 jurors who served in the Daniel Perry murder trial took an oath to be fair..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...be this year's opening night film, while eagerly-anticipated horror sequel Evil Dead Rise is also part of this year's..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 6-12

"...of happiness out there. I know it. I even feel it sometimes. But it's like chasing the moon. Just..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Luna Luna Moves From Dallas Origins to Riverside Headquarters to ACL Fest Debut

Indie-pop quartet makes “Commitment" to very-much-online Latinx audiences

"...for “Commitment,” the lead single off 2019 sophomore collection Carousel. The song, and its accompanying message, promptly sparked TikTok..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Opinion: Mental Illness Does Not Cause Mass Shootings. Mass Shootings Cause Mental Illness.

Austin therapists lay out Governor Greg Abbott's abysmal record on supporting mental health access and education

"...You said, "Anybody who shoots somebody else has a mental health challenge. Period."..."

June 17, 2022 Column by Therapists in theAustin area

Five Films to Watch at Cine Las Americas

Oscar contenders, Austin stories, and global tales from the Latinx, Portugeuse, and Indigenous communities

"...message of Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Austin's celebration. CLAIFF runs June 8-12 at at AFS Cinema, 6406..."

June 10, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, the annual Austin celebration of movies from across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world,..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Soccer Watch

"...team here, despite being stretched to the limit by Belgium and Spain, the two next best; while England has..."

July 9, 2021 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Soccer Watch

"...men are back in action this week, taking on El Salvador on Wed., Dec. 9, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...bright afternoon on Indigenous Peoples Day, and Bertha Rendón Delgado is interviewing her elders in the shade of a..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...have had to go online for 2020, but the selection for this year's virtual fest is still worthy of..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pointing Out Detention Centers "In Plain Sight"

Sky-high art turns eyes to migrant detention and incarceration

"...mountains, so close to the large tents pitched outside El Paso’s Border Patrol Station 1 that Maribel thought her..."

July 3, 2020 Arts Post by Victoria Rossi

How Austin Musician Gina Chavez Became the Subject of the City's Latest Mural

The story of an L.A. muralist creating a 12-foot-tall portrait of a local musical star

"..."spread the beauty of Latino culture throughout the Bible Belt." The successful L.A.-based artist wanted to create public art..."

April 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...the occasion of a keynote appearance at the subsequently canceled SXSW, Roger Waters should analyze global news on prime..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Diversidad Sin Fronteras, PJ Raval Unite Over Trans Rights

Call Her Ganda screening hopes to highlight trans migrants

"...June, 25-year-old Johana Medina León, a trans woman from El Salvador who was also seeking asylum in the U.S.,..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Mary Tuma

Joaquin Castro Bill to Protect Sanctuary Seekers

HR 4539 would rescind deportation orders for three Austinites currently in refuge in local churches

"...Gamez, who left El Salvador after death threats, has taken sanctuary in First..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Amid New Immigration Policies, Local Attorneys and Immigrants Navigate a Broken System

Lawyers say the system has been thrown into "chaos"

"...plain white letters, denotes the holiest place in a religious building. While unoccupied on a balmy Thursday afternoon, the..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

District Court Candidates Announce Dem Primary Candidacies

Here come the judges …

"...It’s a rare mirror belonging to an Austin attorney that doesn’t reflect a prospective..."

June 27, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Previewing the knockout bracket

Round of 16 matchups now set; U.S. to play Monday

"...U.S., who'll have their first team back on the field, though the second team did just fine in the..."

June 21, 2019 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants

"We are not safer as a community when victims are running away from us rather than coming to us."

"...a few years ago. The 20-year-old works in home remodeling construction, one of the estimated 400,000 undocumented immigrants statewide..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Reproductive Health Advocates Lay Out Legislative Agenda

“Trust. Respect. Access.” campaign combines progressive forces

"...campaign, including Austin Democratic Reps. Sheryl Cole, Donna Howard, Celia Israel, Vikki Goodwin, and Eddie Rodriguez...."

March 6, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Institute of Letters Honors Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires

Longtime writer and critic one of 17 inducted in TIL

"...we think the way it suggests both erudition and elegance is a most apt description for Chronicle Arts &..."

Jan. 30, 2019 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Start your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced its first..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Hutto Trouble Again

Detained mother requests release, fearing daughter's safety

"...Immigration advocates are calling for the release of Melvin Griselda Cruz Lopez, an asylum seeker from..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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