SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...Bears When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...of Love Jamel Brinkley – A Lucky Man: Stories Rita Bullwinkel – Belly Up: Stories Edward Carey – Little..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...go to extreme and deadly lengths to protect their inheritance from being signed away before it’s too late. Cast:..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

TK Tunchez, Space Creatress

With mercados such as Frida Fridays, this artist and jewelry maker makes room for women of color to share art and build community

"...a Poco's Midweek Mar­kets, begun in 2016 at Rio Rita and now held at Sahara Lounge. These pop-up events..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Arts Feature by Leticia Urieta

ACL Live Shot: Shinyribs

Gourds’ off-shoot kills it

"...populated with a sweet-talking Romeo, with a cameo from Hurricane Rita, and the narrative assist of some wiggles from..."

Oct. 7, 2013 Music Post by Melanie Haupt

Keepin' Up With the Jones Family

The Jones Family Singers hear the spirit speak in Austin

"...September 2005: Hurricane Rita is threatening to postpone the fourth annual Austin..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

The AggreGAYtor: November 5

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...really just an attempt to get Judy Tenuta and Rita Rudner in the same room...."

Nov. 5, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Cover Up: The Fun Fun Fun Fest Files

Front page stars of the 'Chronicle,' from Black Angels to Ume

"...later, the band gathered around a table at Rio Rita on East Sixth Street. "It cracks me up." –..."

July 14, 2012 Music Post

Like a Hurricane

Harnessing Lauren Larson's live hurricane on Ume's new Phantoms

"...later, the band gathered around a table at Rio Rita on East Sixth Street. "It cracks me up."..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Off the Record

Recounting the first decade of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one year at a time

"...Roky Erickson returns with the magnitude of Hurricane Rita, the latter causing cancellations and a massive dust..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Day Trips

A day-trippers look back at 2010

"...on a limited basis after the destruction caused by Hurricane Ike in 2008...."

Jan. 7, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

This Week in Campaign Fail

Gov. Perry makes fake turbine flap

"...with the city of Houston during the aftermath of Hurricane Rita. Cue the howls from Perry that White is..."

June 9, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chrontourage & KVRX present Leatherbag at The Parish!

Leatherbag with Wiretree and Hollywood Gossip!

"...Parish website Leatherbag: Randy Reynolds came to Austin a Hurricane Rita refuge, but it didn’t take long for him..."

March 25, 2010 Events Post by Logan Youree

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...Office of Emergency Management, about how Austin prepares for hurricane season and the lessons of Hurricane Ike. I also..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"...the 2001 terrorist attacks. For them, terror was a hurricane as wide as the Gulf of Mexico – whose..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

SXSW Film

Reviews and interviews

"...An estimated 150,000 animals died in the aftermaths of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and some countless other number of..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...MINE: Taken By Katrina Director: Geralyn Pezanoski After Hurricane Katrina, thousands of pets were rescued and adopted by..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Local Agencies Still Responding to Ike

Red Cross tries to replenish coffers that were drained in 2008

"...The winds of hurricanes Dolly, Gustav, and Ike have gone, and evacuees have..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Staking Out the Senate

A few Dem wins could temper the Republican majority's agenda

"...suspended his campaign against GOP incumbent Mike Jackson after Hurricane Ike: not out of political expediency, but because his..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gouged?

Anyone else hearing rumors of price gouging? Email us!!!

"...some evacuees rumors of outrageous prices reminiscent of the Rita evac, the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management kindly..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

Katrina and the Lessons Not Learned

New documentary about Hurricane Katrina uses old footage to teach the same lessons.

"...the Texas Public Policy Foundation in Austin and said, "(Hurricane) Katrina did not unearth poverty but something more unsettling,..."

July 19, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Happenings

Jan. 24-30

"...designs submitted by architects, affordable-housing developers, policy leaders, and Hurricane Rita survivors in the Texas Grow competition. Three winning..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature

Get Your Goat

A homegrown literary magazine celebrates 20 years of playing Host to Texas and the world

"...reviews at 2003's South by Southwest Film Festival. Unfortunately, Hurricane Rita disrupted the Gulf Coast-focused opening weekend, which ruined..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Books Feature by Michael Agresta

Day Trips

The Battle of Sabine Pass is known as one of the greatest battles, yet it has been largely overshadowed by other Civil War engagements

"...II coastal batteries disturb the flat landscape. In 2005, Hurricane Rita destroyed many of the park's picnic tables and..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Give a Chef for the Holidays

"...Evacuation in advance of Hurricane Rita brought Beaumont restaurateurs Elizabeth and Thomas Winslow to..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

"...thanks to a new sandwich delivery service by nonprofit Caritas of Austin. The organization kicked off its new Do..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature

Double Standard?

Federal Emergency Management Agency bars employees from entering stored travel trailers – the same ones it gave tens of thousands of hurricane evacuees in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas to reside in

"...the same ones it gave tens of thousands of hurricane evacuees in Alabama, Louisia­na, Mississippi, and Texas to reside..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Beachy Keen

Galveston to build new beaches to replace the old ones.

"...due to gulf coast tides. Sudden, catastrophic events like Hurricane Rita are more dramatic but often less cumulatively damaging..."

Oct. 24, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Hurricane Hindsight

Learning from our hurricanes' past

"...One year after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the population of the city..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Naked City

"...• The Austin-based Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care is offering free..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature

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