Future Gladiators and Fantastical Stories Mark the Literary Year in Review

Pulled from the shelves

"...highly enjoyable books from this past year set in Austin. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lawrence Wright serves up a hilarious..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

The Statesman Restaurant Is Opening Soon, Dish Society’s Already Up and Serving in Mueller, MaieB and Batch Are Taking Over Contigo’s Former Space, and There Will Be Noms A-Plenty During Free Week

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

"...Here’s some of what’s happening in Austin’s culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases,..."

Dec. 27, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

“Dumb” Rounds to Be Manufactured Nearby, Amid Calls to Stop Sending Them to Israel

Imprecise and massive Howitzer rounds kill civilians

"...Gaza – a city half the geographical size of Austin and much more dense – the U.S. is sending..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Travis County’s Criminal Court Judges Skeptical of APD’s New Plan for Bail Hearings

Judges sent a letter to the city with their concerns

"...an experimental system for conducting bail hearings that the Austin Police Department has been cooking up, they took the..."

Dec. 19, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Playing The Sacrifice Game

Director Jenn Wexler and producer Heather Buckley on seasonal scares

"...Austin Chronicle: The school itself. I love anywhere with wood..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...our headphones, turntables, and car speakers, these are the Austin-made albums Chronicle music contributors kept coming back to. Ten..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Luv Doc: A Bad Look From Any Angle

If you want to get to greener pastures, you’re going to have to slip past some barbed wire

"...this arrangement. That's a bad look from any angle. Imagine telling one of your Bumble dates you're still sport-fucking..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

JuiceLand Expands, Wax Myrtle’s Prepares to Close, the Museum of Ice Cream Goes Pink, Oseyo Debuts a Fantastic Brunch, Garbo’s Welcomes Santa Claus, and More

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

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases,..."

Dec. 13, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Soup to Nuts for the Holidays

Gift your besties some soupy and/or nutty goodness this year

"...nutritious and popular foodstuffs. You like soup and nuts: Imagine the joy your loved ones will feel when receiving..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Foodie’s Guide to One of North Austin’s Strip Malls

Searching for the American dream at the Spicewood / 183 Center

"...to "The Strip Club," a series of articles highlighting Austin's growing number of destination strip malls, that beautiful intersection..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

The Luv Doc: Juke, Bob, Weave, and Sidestep

Not even Obama has good enough Obamacare to run that gauntlet

"...and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail. It's named after former Austin mayor/car dealer/philanthropist Roy Butler and his wife, Ann, who..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

UT Recognizes Growing First-Generation Student Population

University increasing first-gen programming and graduation rates

"...First-Generation Student Day Celebration, The University of Texas – Austin is continuing efforts to move first-gen status from the..."

Nov. 13, 2023 News Post by Hannah Rossi

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...A train traveling over 200 miles per hour from Austin to Dallas. A car driving down I-35 with nobody..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Mr. Texas

Lawrence Wright’s newest novel isn’t just Mr. Smith Goes to Austin

"...At times while reading Pulitzer Prize-winning, Austin-based writer Lawrence Wright's new novel, Mr. Texas, I couldn't..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Qmmunity: Clowning Around

Queer embarrassment artist Andie Flores brings her show about "a clown idiot" to Crashbox

"...as a prominent member of the 2022 Best of Austin Award-winning drag show Coco Cxnts, or as part of..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by James Scott

Recipe: Basil’s Peche Angelica

Make the storied Italian restaurant's seared wild redfish

"...This past year, Austin came close to having our own Chris Rock and..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Joel Fried

Recipe: Mars’ Rice Paper Shrimp and Five-Spiced Baby Back Ribs

Add the Chinese BBQ sauce and get transported back to this "uniquely incendiary" eatery

"...oven) to globe-trot and create any dish they could imagine with delicious results?..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Joel Fried

Recipe: The Night Hawk / Frisco’s Smothered Pork Chops

One of Harry Akin's signature dishes gets resurrected

"...If there was a Mount Rushmore of Austin restaurateurs, Harry Akin's face would be front and center...."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Joel Fried

Gary Clark Jr.’s Free Longhorn City Limits Show and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Recommended shows for Halloween night, from Genesis Owusu to Full of Hell

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out the Chronicle music team’s handpicked..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Eight Lineups to See at Levitation This Halloween Weekend

Our picks at the venue-based festival, from Panda Bear to Flying Lotus

"...Alongside the April relaunch of joint event Austin Psych Fest, Levitation continues to hold down its Halloween..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: The Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells

There’s something in the water: The Baker Hotel rises again

"...lots of stories about working on the Stephen F. Austin Intercontinental in Austin, the Gunter Hotel and St. Anthony..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Be Nice to the Bikes

"...entrapped in our motorized wheel chairs, especially here in Austin where the infrastructure of roads is horrible and the..."

Oct. 12, 2023 Postmarks

Doomed. Bourgeois. In Austin: The Films of Whit Stillman

Indie legend on Austin, Austen, and his landmark trilogy

"...and pine for olden times – or what they imagine olden times were like. In my case, loving 1930s..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...we get these refreshing bevs? If you missed the Austin Beer Guide’s annual, exceptionally curated Lager Jam as we..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grace Sorensen, and More Highlights From Sunday at ACL Fest

From The Breeders’ sustaining cool to GloRilla’s unfazed flow

"...Leo, and Grace Sorensen back to back, Sunday of Austin City Limits Festival opened with a Chron-beloved run of..."

Oct. 9, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

A Totally Killer Time With Nahnatchka Khan

Director of the new horror comedy on time travel and more

"...Austin Chronicle: So many time-travel movies, the characters are blissfully..."

Oct. 9, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kendrick Lamar’s Perfect Decade at ACL Fest Snags With Delayed, Cut-Off Performance

“I heard y’all have a curfew… I told them they’d have to shut off my mic”

"...time, his stage presence was so commanding that I imagined it akin to witnessing Bob Marley in the Seventies...."

Oct. 7, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Widespread Opposition to Concert Venue West of Austin Might Not Be Enough to Kill It

Commissioners say it’s a road safety issue

"...butt out, there's a traffic jam, a fire starts. Imagine the casualties," said Richard Sorenson with Fitzhugh Neighbors, a..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Beyoncé Delivers an Epic, Inspiring Show for Hometown Crowd

First of two H-Town stops urges a renaissance for all of us

"...by the time I’d made the trek back to Austin, slept a few hours and begun processing Saturday’s experience,..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Connecting the Dots: The Mayor, the Interim City Manager, Their Two Friends

The Nineties are back, baby – especially at City Hall

"...Watson and Garza, Huffman and Canales are creatures of Austin's Nineties-era City Hall. Garza served as city manager from..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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