The Pro-Cop Breadcrumbs Our City Manager Has Been Dropping All Along

Just a few times Spencer Cronk showed us he puts police first

"...The last days of Spencer Cronk’s tenure as Austin’s city..."

Feb. 14, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

ATX TV Festival 2022: The Staircase

Showrunner Maggie Cohn on this year's true crime smash

"...One of this year’s breakout hits has been HBO's The Staircase, a retelling of the case against Michael Peterson..."

June 10, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Members of the Austin Critics Table have considered the hundreds of stage..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Feels Like the First Time

The 36th annual Austin Music Awards mark a number of debuts

"...Agenda item No. 1 for the 2017/2018 Austin Music Awards Show hinged on a landmark..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Greatest Train Movies Ever

Before "Snowpiercer" opens, a ticket for the best films on track

"...weekend we'll be getting a sneak cinematic peak at the joys of life on the rails...."

June 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All Aboard the Soccer Train!

Major League Soccer and urban rail take city by storm

"...From an embargoed press release, dated April 1, the Chronicle has learned that the city of Austin is..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

How ERCOT and the City Are Preparing for the Next Winter Storm

Mayor: "We should anticipate that we will have a big weather event"

"...On November 17, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas dropped a winter prognosis..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

As Austin Recovers From Winter Storm Mara, City Manager's Job Is (Again) on the Line

Walking on thin ice

"...up for debate, amid widespread outrage after stumbles in the city's response to what has now been named Winter..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Who's the Hog in This Circle C Water Fight?

Fight between golf course and LCRA shows it's not easy being green

"...The first cool day of fall saw Chip Gist, general..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Ice Storm Song

Email exchange with ‘The Ice Storm’ author/musician Rick Moody

"...a tutoring center for kids, Rick Moody appeared at the Blanton Museum of Art for a screening of The..."

Feb. 28, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

TV Storm Surge ... and the Demanding Life of a 'Statesman' Editor

What would we do without TV during a storm?

"...With a storm of biblical proportions barreling toward Austin Wednesday night, the..."

May 23, 2008 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Inside the Last Days of City Manager Spencer Cronk

After dramatic days of extreme weather and backstabbing, Council lets Cronk go

"...After five years on the job, City Manager Spencer Cronk had worn out his..."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Bats Face Uphill Battle After Freezing During Winter Storm

The road to rehabilitation begins at Austin Bat Refuge

"..."The bats were just like the rest of us –..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature by Haley Welch

Volunteer Efforts Take Center Stage in Winter Storm Relief

Chasing the cold away

"...Describing Austin as beginning "to shift into recovery and healing mode" after last week's winter storm,..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Off the Record

Carolyn Wonderland ties the knot while Gary Clark Jr. gets pulled up to the majors and a sea of SXSW news

"...Gary Clark Jr. has long been hailed locally as the next great Texas blues guitar hero. Now he's got..."

March 11, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...most of Austin was dealing with four overlapping crises: the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the arrival of winter storms that..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

How Bad Was the "Ice Hurricane," Really?

A little context for what feels like a recurring event

"...As of Wednesday morning, the city office of Homeland Security and Emergency Manage­ment counted..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Vax Here, Vax There: The drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Circuit of..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...Flynn and her husband, Skip Connett, are farmers, and they're being squeezed on many sides by the Central Texas..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

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.”

"...call after call as he drove over icy roads into Austin. Some were from his colleagues at the Austin..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A DIY Approach to Helping the Unhoused Pays Off at Camp Esperanza

No funding? No resources? No problem.

"...It was the last of May's thunderstorms, and the rain pounded down..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Strange Storm in The Clearing at Other Worlds

Appalachian horror will be part of this weekend's Return to the Galaxy all-dayer

"..."The sky split in two." Those words stuck with Stephanie..."

May 21, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Fall Guy

Funny and fleet, this rom-com/actioner pays tribute to stuntpeople

"...for directors to have a “this one’s personal” story they want to tell, though more often than not it’s..."

May 3, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Army of the Dead

Latest zombie flick should just stay buried

"...Notaro, Samantha Win, Omari Hardwick, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi and Hiroyuki Sanada...."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

As the series ends, we wonder what we'll do without our Katniss catnip

"...Lawrence. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Natalie Dormer,..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Banging on the Tomb Door

Tombs and A Storm of Light scour Red 7

"...Considering the number of practitioners it has attracted, there still does..."

June 22, 2011 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: A Creative Storm Front

Front Festival hits Austin with a storm of great creative showcases over Labor Day weekend

"...A storm front is moving in: a creative storm front, that..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Wind in the Reeds

Treme actor Wendell Pierce finds Godot and gratitude in post-Katrina New Orleans

"...something one imagines being thankful for. And yet in The Wind in the Reeds, Wendell Pierce's book about that..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the beginning, local leaders have wanted it to be more..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Doing the Twister

Tornado Coverage Courageous, Runoffs Ignored

"...It goes without saying that the top story of the past couple of weeks was..."

June 13, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

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