Council Says: Okay, Maybe We’ll Bury the Power Lines After All

The first step will be studying feasibility

"...untrimmed tree branches were not a major factor in the widespread and prolonged power outages that hit Austin during..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Could ERCOT Connect to the Southeastern U.S. Grids?

Plan in the works to build transmission lines through Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

"...has long maintained a stubbornly independent electric grid, unlike the rest of the United States. Most states share power;..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Hip-Hop on the Verge

Austin finally cemented a scene, but who will break out nationally?

"...Months before becoming only the second local rapper to play the Austin City Limits..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Duchess

Keira Knightley stars as the titular Duchess, a legendary wit and arbiter of taste, but the film is a curiously inert: a whole lot of pomp and incircumstance.

"...with. But as an 18th century aristocrat buckling under the weight of society’s strictures and a prototype beehive, she..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

All the King's Men

Despite an A-list cast and director, it's astonishing how bad this movie is.

"...director, it's astonishing how bad this movie is. It's furthermore astonishing since it's a remake of the 1949 Academy..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Cookout

Don't get burned on these leftover stereotypes.

"...Directed by: Lance Rivera. Starring: Storm P, Jenifer Lewis, Meagan Good, Frankie Faison, Queen Latifah,..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

This family film with magical elements is from the writer/director of Dan in Real Life.

"...The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a fantasy or..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...We've already teased some of the highlights of the just-announced SXSW Film 2011 lineup –..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Showdown at Lick Creek

As once clear water runs dark, a community defends its natural heart

"...If there is any good that has come out of the..."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Life by the Drop

The return of Doyle Bramhall

"...The coffin-shaped door of the dive at Eighth and Red..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

"...Poser, Nelson Rodriguez and Dale Dickey. At first glance, the plot of Incredibly True Adventure couldn't be more prosaic;..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Solid Waste Services to the Rescue

City Solid Waste Services rolls their sleeves up and gets stinky

"...are doing a special pick-up in areas affected by the power outages. Just put the waste food into the..."

May 17, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Real Deal

"...Proposed settlement between Stratus Properties and the City of Austin The City of Austin and Stratus..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature

A Piece of the Action

Previewing the Game On! Texas symposium

"...Game On! Texas, has a name startlingly similar to the Chronicle's gaming gathering last year called Game On Austin...."

April 2, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Why Do Texans Let Weather Get in the Way?

"...Editor, As I sit at home, staring out at the refrigerated gloom of Downtown, I can't help but feel..."

Jan. 17, 2007 Postmarks

Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds

Seussian fairy tale from GKIDS about two sisters who turn into cats

"...From the moment she bursts through the door, five-year-old Juliette (Charpentier)..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping

What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios

"...When we talk about preparedness, everyone has their own disaster movie that plays in their mind. What’s..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Three UT Students and 100 Grand? Four seasons after their first appearances as teen contestants, three UT students will..."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Feature

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...The Chronicle music team ventured across downtown venues to wrap..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Austin at Large: Help Is Not on the Way

By design, decadence, and default, Austin and Texas have entered a DIY era

"...And lo, did the cold wind split Austin down the middle in its..."

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

The New Mutants

The last of the X-Men finally get to the screen

"...There are two positions to take on The New Mutants,..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Music Awards’ Ecstatic Experience

Thirty-four awards and six musical sets in 211 minutes

"...In a metropolis where music does the talking, words buoyed the 2017/18 Austin Music Awards as..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Common Law

Who's responsible if a neighbor's overhanging tree is a hazard?

"...me nuts. She has a tree that hangs over the property line and into my driveway. The tree looks..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Column by Luke Ellis

Chairman of the Board

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

"...Austin music history: Guitarist Johnny Copeland lived here in the early Seventies. The Louisiana native spent formative years of..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

What Happened to the Big Idea in Music Technology?

"...In 1997, Rick Moody's second novel, The Ice Storm, a biting tragedy of Seventies malaise, was..."

March 2, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Certain Ringing in the Ears

Rat Bastard's noise caravan rolls into town

"...former South Floridian, I spent many a night at the dank, dirty Miami dive known as Churchill's. Every Thursday..."

April 4, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

The Ice Harvest

Instead of an action comedy that’s as slick as ice, Harold Ramis’ sardonic new comedy is more like an uncongealed river of slush.

"...Randy Quaid. It’s Christmas Eve in Wichita, Kan., and the stage is set for dastardly yet comic film noir..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sixth Sense

"...It's all too easy to pigeonhole Bruce Willis into one of the many cookie-cutter action roles in which..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ever the Spoils

Two University Dramas Tackle Women After War

"...The Love of the Nightingale In stature she was very..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Flip the Switch

"...The phone is already ringing. Who? "Somebody with the Rolling..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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