Hole in the Wall Opens Coffee Shop in Karaoke Space

Amity’s replaces Jewboy Cantina in the back room

"...as a karaoke bar. Now, the addition of coffee sales comes with extended daytime hours. Right now, the space..."

May 27, 2025 Music Post by Levi Langley

Austin Chronic: Getting Terpene Boosted With Tejas Tonic

In a crowded industry, Texas’ first cannabis seltzer still stands apart

"...ever seen” and predicted it to surpass total gin sales in 2025...."

Feb. 21, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...City State Park. Utilizing funds from the sporting goods sales tax authorized by Proposition 5 in 2019, the state..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Austin Chronic: With Proposed Hemp Ban in Texas, Stakeholders Warn of an Industry Going Under Overnight

Senate Bill 3 would be bad business

"...“We’ve been able to grow from all the THCA sales and open a new location this year on Guadalupe..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

Waterloo Records Owner John Kunz Saves His 42-Year-Old Baby – By Selling It

With new partners in tow, the pioneering record store moves up Lamar

"...deal, plus a final three-year lease with Endeavor Real Estate Group...."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Find a December adventure

"...Organizers scour antique shops, flea markets, thrift stores, and estate sales across Texas to add to the displays. Dec...."

Nov. 29, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World

As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support

"...a whole,” Klepadlo says. “I’m talking jobs and mixed-beverage sales and sales tax. How our district, also being a..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Office to Housing: With one in five Austin offices..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature

Consigned to History: The Last Days of the Austin Antique Mall

When two iconic Austin businesses share an address, someday one was going to lose out

"...and handle the day-to-day operations like checkout and calculating sales tax. The vendors pay for their floor space and..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin ISD Budget Woes Take a Turn for the Worse

Hard decisions will have to be made, officials say

"...make internally and also exploring creative solutions around real estate and long-term revenue streams that will make us less..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips: Nativity Exhibit, Port Lavaca

Travel around the world through a Port Lavaca collection of Nativity scenes

"...on a mission of rescuing Nativity scenes from garage sales, estate sales, antique shops, and secondhand stores...."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Five Ingredients for a Perfect Halloween

Like the best bags of trick-or-treat candy, it’s all in the selecton

"...Estate sales expert and Chronicle cover star Carl McQueary has..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...high-stakes disaster parable of Korea’s fevered obsession with real estate and class forms...."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: What Goes Up … May Go Down?

Lower home prices don’t mean lower housing costs

"...The headlines, of course, are about the sales of single-family houses, whose median price skyrocketed since the..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind

In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help

"...a trail of little yellow arrows pointing to an estate sale, if you follow their directions you may find..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bizarre Bazaar: The Artists of the Oddities and Curiosities Expo

Ethical sourcing and upcycling become the beautifully strange

"...decade each piece is from. “I'll go to different estate sales, garage sales, stuff like that, I’ll buy all..."

June 21, 2022 Arts Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Land Trust Homes Could Go to Displaced Austinites

"Right to return" preference policy to be used with sales of city-owned homes

"...a right to return policy, the framework for these sales has been in the works at (what is now)..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: We Can Survive the New Boom

But we need to throw our entire weight into increasing our power as Texans

"...seen the headlines each month about 30% growth in sales prices year over year, and so even with all..."

April 22, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW

One NFT-fatigued, one NFT-Curious, and NFT-skeptical

"...sphere, NFTs have suffered a rough emergence with the estate of late outsider-artist Daniel Johnston gaining heavy criticism and..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Rep. Celia Israel, Council Member Kathie Tovo, and real estate agent/2020 Council candidate Jennifer Virden in the November contest...."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature

Council Slows Staff's Roll on South Central Tax District

Hold back the TIRZ (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone)

"...of the TIRZ, which uses increases in property and sales tax revenues generated by new development to pay for..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Early Voting Ends, Here's What We're Watching in Austin's Nov. 2 Election

Proposition A PACs finance reports and what's on the ballot for outlying areas

"...CEO John Mackey, an outspoken libertarian ($10,000); commercial real estate broker Kent Lance ($25,000); and Gigafund co-founders Stephen Oskoui..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison and Austin Sanders

Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis

Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies

"...travel and hotel owners faced a precarious future, but sales prices for hotel properties in Austin have not declined..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Spoon Returns On Full Blast

Reigning local rockers' surprise show at Mohawk and more music news

"...Nelson reworks from October tribute Red Headed Strangers, with sales benefiting the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. As part..."

July 9, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...become harder and harder to maintain intact. The median sales price for a home in the city of Austin..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Public Notice: I Say Regressive; You Say Progressive

Wherein Hizzoner gets to rebut my last column

"...really be passed through to tenants (in Austin's real estate market)."..."

June 18, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Common Law

Property tax protest – how do I increase my chances of winning at the ARB hearing?

"...are unhappy with your property taxes. The skyrocketing real estate values have come with one big negative – the..."

June 4, 2021 Column by Luke Ellis

Public Notice: Home Prices Still High

No surprise there, and they'll go higher. Plus policing.

"..."Austin-area Home Sales and Prices Set New Record" was the big front-page..."

May 21, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Quintans The documentary tells the story of a real estate deal's unexpected detour — one that sparked the gentrification..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Jjim BBQ Opens, Siete Brings the Jambalaya, Kemuri Gets Boxy, and a Texas Rep Possibly Sells His Soul to Satan

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

"...added a new Barrel-to-Bottle tasting to their lineup of Estate Experiences. It’s a vertical tasting, timewise, wherein you’ll explore..."

Feb. 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    13 »