Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

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"...issues Austin faces. To get a 30,000-foot view of life in each city, the Chronicle interviewed news editors of..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

After UFO Whistleblower Testimony, UT Prof Says: Let’s See Some Evidence

He’d be “the happiest astronomer on Earth if [this were] real”

"...said he knows of multiple colleagues that have been physically injured by UAPs, that pilots with “nonhuman biologics” have..."

July 27, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

SongwritingWith:Soldiers Helps Write the War After the War

Darden Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other songwriters combat PTSD one song at a time

"...to participate in SongwritingWith:Soldiers' first Tennessee retreat in September all originated from different backgrounds: a range of generations, genders,..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants

"We are not safer as a community when victims are running away from us rather than coming to us."

"...After his mother and father passed away when he was..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...Club was not unusual in form. The man known universally as "Smitty" schmoozed with the group in the crowded..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Getting to the Truth of Teen Life in The Edge of Seventeen

Producer James L. Brooks and director Kelly Fremon Craig talk about their acclaimed teen dramedy

"...being instrumental in the early directing careers of Penny Marshall and several others. Recently, he attended the Austin Film..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

After the Flood

Israel Nash emerges from the Hill Country like a train coming through town

"...Nash choosing this over Brooklyn appears an obvious choice. Fall colors burst and the rolling hills stretch for miles..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

All but Illegal

As the final provisions of HB 2 loom, Texas abortion clinics brace for closure

"...legislation, which took effect last Nov. 1, bans abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, forces women receiving pharmaceutical abortion..."

July 25, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

This Is My Life

LZ Love's reveal: dance music!

"...writing it, plus the inspirations, the sessions, the production. Generally these are intertwined with the artist's or the band's..."

June 4, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Game of Life

An early look at Will Wright's Spore

"...the simple word "spore." Players will take it home, install it on their laptops or desktop PCs, and launch..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Saltzman

Quality of Life for Blacks in Austin: Going Beyond Midtown

The city's treatment of blacks – both governmentally and culturally – is questioned

"...Fallout from the controversy surrounding the February fire that destroyed..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Senators Debate Life-Without-Parole Option

Death penalty proponents trot out predictable arguments against it

"...to offer jurors in capital cases a third, true life-without-parole sentencing option. The measure, which has become a perennial..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

All-American

Jimmie Vaughan at 50

"...that time, Vaughan has been through almost as many life changes as the previous five years, when he left..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Austin Filmmaking, Ten Years After

Film director Richard Linklater interviews Bob Ray, the director of the new Austin-made movie Rock Opera, about the Austin Film scene over the past 10 years.

"...been closely associated with his ties to Austin. Not only did Linklater stick around to continue his guidance of..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Big Sweet Life

"...had just made his Escape From Monster Island, a critically lauded solo debut from the former founding member of..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

All About Guitars

"...morning. There are two of them in the tree, calling and responding to each other and to distant, unseen..."

April 16, 1999 Music Feature by Kim Mellen

All the Pain Platinum Can Buy

"...L-R: Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga, and Joey Shuffield..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Blues for Life

"...man named Charlie T. Earlier in the evening, Charlie called and offered to share his Crown Royal with Ray...."

Nov. 6, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Man Awaiting Murder Trial for Six Years Wants Hays County to Make Up Its Mind

Devonte Amerson spent five years in jail with no conviction

"...It’s been eight months since Devonte Amerson was released..."

Sept. 6, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

After DEI Cuts, This Sixth-Gen Austinite Is Losing Access to UT

“It feels like Jim Crow”

"...drove down Austin’s frozen roads in a white van, personally picking up more than 200 homeless Austinites and bringing..."

April 5, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Megan McGinnis is Full of Life in Beetlejuice, the Show About Death

The Broadway star on the magic of bringing a movie to the stage

"...Broadway in Austin production of Beetlejuice, passing into the afterlife is where the fun begins...."

Feb. 6, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

All Quiet on the Western Front

Shocking, graphic, and mournful adaption of the World War I epic

"...All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger’s adaptation of..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Exploring the Life and Death of Jennifer Cave in True Crime Podcast The Orange Tree

Former UT students Tinu Thomas and Haley Butler find a history of murder on campus

"...at a local law firm. Cave was reported missing after not appearing at work the next day, and less..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by David Sotelo

A Month After Mike Ramos Died, Some Hesitant Steps Toward Accountability

Justice comes slowly

"...weekend events to address the police killings of Ramos locally and George Floyd in Minneapolis – Moore said, "I..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

All in the Family

Director of micro-indie Krisha turns his aunt into a star

"...which he also edited and co-produced "with my buddies": "It's a whole year old," Shults laughs. Now after a..."

March 25, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Lust for Life

The 2015/16 Austin Music Awards' bedrock mania

"...Eve Monsees, Shakey Graves, Warren Hood, etc. – not only sold out the Convention Center ballroom with scores of..."

March 11, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

In Real Life in Real Life

Cory Doctorow brings his newest work to the Texas Teen Book Festival

"...looking at his latest, the graphic novel In Real Life (adapted from his short story "Anda's Game"), just released..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mourning After

Kelly Daniela Norris on the unexpected paths of grief and love

"...trip to Cuba to memorialize her deceased brother, but it's not pure narrative; Norris began writing the film in..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Dave Eggers' New Novel Sharks Its Way Into Your Social Brain

'The Circle' could teach Stephen King a few tricks about horror

"...it a LIKE or whatever and maybe leave some shallow comment before clicking over to the next link, the..."

Oct. 14, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Life Support

The complicated system that is the Austin-Travis Co. EMS is nationally recognized for saving lives. As Austin continues to grow, can the system save itself?

"...Within minutes, they've restored the man's heartbeat – quite literally, brought him back to life. They install him in..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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