Public Notice: Putting the Pieces in Place

Council members sorting out their staffs, priorities

"...from Leslie Pool's office, and Caleb Pritchard from Natasha Harper-Madison's office, among others...."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Five Film Books From Austin

From Pinocchio to psychotic women, your gift guide for reading material

"...legenday archive of 35mm prints.Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino, Harper, 400 pp., $35 Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Election Ticker: Southwest Council Races Illuminate Dual Political Divides

Things get partisan in this week's election news

"...existing corridors and nodes like the Y at Oak Hill, which neighbors tend to dislike...."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by the News Team

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

LookOUT Fest, Circle Jerks, Holy Fawn, Bernell Jones II, Tav Falco’s Panther Burns, and a Buddy Holly Birthday tribute

"...made him a valuable hired gun for Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and the Philip Harper Quintet. Backed by..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Public Notice: A Drop in the Aquifer

Still in a drought, in the middle of a downpour

"...it wasn't enough to reverse a drop in the Hill Country's wells and springs and aquifers, or to come..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: The Road Goes on Forever …

After 30 years of effort, East 12th Street is still a long way from its envisioned future

"...To recap: I live in Swede Hill, the neighborhood on the north side of East 12th..."

April 29, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Whether Saving Lives During the Freeze or Saving the City From Save Austin Now, Bob Nicks Just Helped

"I didn’t do a thing. I sat in my office and dispatched people. But I was part of it.”

"...four days." She lived at the top of a hill where Fire and EMS trucks had been unable to..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...the long-awaited game-to-show version of groundbreaking FPS Halo. Meanwhile Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Kiernan Shipka headlines the serial..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Hark! A Halt! Council Members Natasha Harper-Madison and Paige Ellis are calling for a pause on..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature

Opening of Waterloo Park Set for Aug. 14

Gary Clark Jr. to headline park's first concert on Aug. 20

"...Greenway leadership, Mayor Steve Adler, Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper-Madison, and other dignitaries cutting a ribbon across the stage...."

June 23, 2021 Events Post by Robert Faires

Hundreds Tell Council, APD That Big Change Must Happen – Now

Voices of sorrow and rage

"...standing, alone and away from crowds, on the grassy hill above I-35 at Eighth Street. Then, suddenly, he drops...."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

“I Want Peace, but I Want Justice First”

Austinites protested against police brutality. Police responded with brutal force.

"...range of the "less lethal" beanbag rounds, on the hill on the east side of I-35 at Eighth Street,..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin At Large: Unsafe Together

The highway before us is littered with risks, but it’s the only way to go

"...partly because it's my neighbor, having lived (in Swede Hill) and worked (at the Chronicle) right next to it..."

June 5, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Black Man Is in Critical Condition After Being Struck With “Less Lethal Impact Munitions” at Sunday's Demonstration

Chief Brian Manley addressed police response at Monday presser

"...documented by spectators, while many yards away, on the hill along the northbound I-35 access road beneath several luxury..."

June 1, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...her career examining violent people. Through the use of chilling never-before-seen inmate interviews, Crazy, Not Insane looks into the..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice – LDC Revision: Notes & Notices

"...office hours only) Mon., Oct. 28, 4-8pm, Hampton Oak Hill Library, 5125 Convict Hill Rd...."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...best episodes of The Strain) adapts King and Joe Hill's In the Tall Grass. Meanwhile, another genre fave returns..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dougherty Arts Center Relocation OK'd and Affordable Housing Program Gets Pushed Through at Council

And more notes from the May 9 City Council meeting

"...of cities endorsing the Green New Deal. CM Natasha Harper-Madison wondered if creating a new officer position was wise..."

May 10, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...bad to live in Elgin or Taylor or Liberty Hill." And Central Austin townies, for whom moving to those..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...(March 8-17) announced that Jordan Peele's eagerly awaited doppelganger chiller Us will be this year's opening night movie, today..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Council Set to OK New Contract for Downtown Homeless Shelter

Council ready to take next (Front) Steps

"...interesting to study new members Paige Ellis and Natasha Harper-Madison and their respective idiosyncrasies, though how anyone could top..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays Amy Chozick – Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Film Festival Teases Lineup

AFF releases first titles scheduled for 2017 fest

"...director Robert Burns (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, Re-Animator)...."

Aug. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Dogs Can't Talk

The Luv Doc has serious reservations about dogs' ability to judge character

"...Here's the problem with having an adopted son who..."

July 14, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

All Eyez on Me

Keep ya head up but don't expect too much from this biopic

"...Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira, Kat Graham, Annie Ilonzeh, Hill Harper, Jamal Woolard and Dominic L. Santana...."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Cast: Sophia Mitri Schloss, Katherine Moennig, Sara Coats, Linas Phillips, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sarah-Eve Gazitt, Annette Toutonghi, Harry Curtis,..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music No. 5

Hurray for the Riff Raff, Naomi Achu, Cakes da Killa, and 171 more added

"...Corey Harper (Los Angeles, Calif.)..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Alejandro Escovedo Grinds Axes at ACL

Austin escapee kicks out the jams in his fifth taping for PBS

"...9/1: Ben Harper..."

Dec. 1, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Listen to the Mockingbird!

Before her new book's out, hear Harper Lee's first read aloud

"...became of Scout Finch and her father, Atticus, as Harper Lee's novel Go Set a Watchman, set two decades..."

July 13, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Boy Next Door

Jennifer Lopez stars in this brazenly dumb MILF thriller.

"...Ian Nelson, Kristin Chenoweth, John Corbett, Lexi Atkins and Hill Harper...."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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