Jump On It Organizer NOOK Turner’s 30-Year Fight to Preserve Eastside Black Culture

Rapper / promoter / activist goes long on his annual “Black Culture 360” event

"...hear some account of Old Austin’s superiority, but the Eastside’s continued gentrification and its rippling effect on this city’s..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Qmmunity: Qmmunity Events

Here’s fun and funky queer events in Austin, all of which you should try to wear a mask at because being sick is no joke

"...flu shots and all your other vaccines, please! My head is 50% snot, and the other half is paranoid..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Brrr, It’s Cold in Here

Shake off the icicles and step out on the gay Austin streets with these queer events

"...step out to queer fun. Off the toppa my head, here's two events that're sure to melt any cold..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Carnival of Queers

A carnival of queer cavorting will delight your senses this weekend

"...Heel Country sprung from the head of Bubu, née Bulimianne Rhapsody, while desiring a local..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity’s 2020 Guide to Gifting Queerly and Locally

Gifting queer cheer after one helluva year

"...To book your party and get all the details, head to www.cococoquette.myshopify.com. – A. Micah Mills..."

Dec. 3, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Uncovering the Mysteries of Austin’s Speakeasies and Secret Bars

A guide to some of the hidden (and not-so-hidden) bars around town

"...is on, look for the Good Life Barber Shop, head downstairs, follow the signs, and enter the black door...."

Aug. 2, 2019 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Balmorhea is back, baby!

"...around Houston is always a thrill, to say the least. You never know what you might see around the..."

June 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Gay Place

The community mourns the loss of Monica Loera and Ceci Gratias

"...drag! Spend the daylight hours at Drag Village and head to Red River when night falls for showcases of..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Cheap Eats: Quickie Pickie

Convenience dating at a convenience store

"...The original Eastside Quickie Pickie (a second location recently opened on East..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Food Feature by Mary Bryce

On the Inside

Louis Perez interviewed on Death Row

"...To get to Death Row, drive three hours east to Huntsville. Pass the red-brick prison housing the execution..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Gay Place: Merry Soxmas

Ebony Stewart holds a sock drive as the holidays are upon us

"...Strength! The Festivus Pole! Airing of Grievances! Battle the Head of Household in an epic pull-up contest! Sun., Dec...."

Dec. 25, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: All Thumbs

HavenCon launches this weekend

"...Stripper Circus Go ahead. Step right up, and hum "I'm in Love With..."

April 3, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: OUTside of Society, Indeed

OUTsider: And so it begins

"...Young Creature. Sat., Feb. 21, 10pm-2am. Chain Drive, 84 East Ave. Free. www.fb.com/bulimianne...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Column

Gay Place: Well-repped at EAST

Head EAST, young thing...

"...A "gay guide" to the East Austin Studio Tour would rival the heft of their..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Cold Sweat

Where have all our black clubs gone?

"...too, listening to the piano gospel soul of native East Austinite Margaret Wright...."

June 13, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Chairman of the Board

Antone's Blue Monday boss Derek O'Brien keeps the music alive and blue

"...O'Brien chooses Railroad Bar-B-Que on FM 1626, at the east end of Manchaca near the (yes) railroad tracks, as..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Gay Place: Eastward, Ho

You can start your week with drag, get your car washed in drag, and end your week with drag

"...eye on the Gay Place blog. We are going East, then we are going South. So very South. Join..."

July 12, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Polari Place

Come out! Come out! For Polari!

"...Dramazons gender-twist all that is natural and pure (at least Walt and Grimm's world). Fri.-Sun., Oct. 5-7, 7:30pm. Blue..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Microcinema Mania

Bimonthly series Cinema41 highlights the underseen and underrated

"...exactly what happened last month when nascent local film exhibitors/fanatics/cineaste outfit Cinema41 hosted a screening of director Steve De..."

July 22, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Nuernberg Brauhaus

Head to the east side of Pflugerville for some of the best local German food

"...With Nuern­berg native Sonja Vogt manning the stove as head chef, we couldn't be any more pleased with the..."

July 16, 2010 Food Review by Mick Vann

Sold on the Cool

The Blanton's 'Birth of the Cool' is midcentury modernism made sexy

"...lines like dark bars in an abstract painting. Her head and body are tilted as if she's listening to..."

March 13, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Poetry Slam Benefit

The Scoot Inn, Saturday, May 31, 2008

"...If you haven’t bought a cheap piece of East Austin, you’d better get on it. Recession or not,..."

May 30, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Where the Art Is

The Eastside is home to more than 70 artists and studios, and they're opening their doors to you on May 1

"...than wildflowers, just check the map for the spring East Austin Studio Tour: 45 sites. Seventy Austin artists. Everything..."

April 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Up South

Austin MC Bavu Blakes takes it to the streets.

"...words, traveling "up south" takes one back to the fountainhead of human civilization. Likewise, Blakes wants to reroute the..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Music Feature by Chale Nafus

Food-o-File

Food editor Virginia B. Wood makes corrections on the Chronicle's recent "Barbecue Dynasties" article and updates readers on local goings-on.

"...fine, but the winds uprooted a large pecan tree east of the historic farmhouse and crashed it into their..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Skate Listings

"...for 10 miles. From Hwy. 183, take Hwy. 29 east for 0.8 miles. The park is inside the large..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Shadrock Roberts

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta was all set to hate The Oblongs, the new animated series on the WB about mutants living near a toxic waste dump. But then something unexpected happened: It was funny.

"...not for that strange, penile growth sprouting from her head. Other than that, they're a perfectly normal television family...."

April 13, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide

Listings

"...the UT Robotics lab; and last but certainly not least, "weird" ologies, which will cover a grab bag of..."

May 5, 2000 Features Feature

Slouching Toward Happy Hour

East Sixth & Thereabouts

"...is a comfy coon-ass spot for sucking some mudbug heads while getting primed to let your bon temps roulez..."

March 19, 1999 Food Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Happy Anniversary, Baby

"...Rumors abound of major club activity soon to come east of I-35. The Aquarius Theatre on Pleasant Valley road,..."

June 20, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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