Hell Yeah, I'm Spiritual

The Natural Way to Salvation

"...weekends. She was a member of the Church of Puritan Rebirth, or some such, and her religious observances lent..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Suzy Banks

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Sometimes the line between white elephants and sacred cows is very thin. Take Austin's..."

Nov. 29, 1996 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...PUBLIC ACCESSD: Bryan Singer; with Ron Mar quette, Dina Brooks, Burt Williams, Larry Maxwell,..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...disputes, this one over the Land Development Code (LDC) rewrite. That may sound boring, and it pretty much is,..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Travis County 'Death Spiral'

Facing a personnel dilemma, the commissioners respond: Fire everybody!

"...open records requests reflect a much more complicated workplace situation within the Human Resources Man­agement Department – a situation..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

Page Two

Reducing the subject of this community's racial problems to a number of overreacting and/or racist police is a convenient way of denying our shared responsibility

"...Last week, this column began by quoting Chronicle writer Jordan Smith's story about the..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Editor:..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Column

The Forest for the Trees

The Austin Arts Commission has never been a model of bureaucratic efficiency, but this year it seems to have become a big cliché in action, a body so focused on procedure and minutiae and the concerns of the moment that it can't see the forest for the trees. It's compounding the problems in Austin's profoundly flawed public arts funding system and demonstrating just how poorly that process serves not only the city's artists but all its citizens.

"...It's never a good sign when a meeting begins with..."

July 6, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...Saturday evening, September 4, magician turned sitcom star (and former Austinite) Harry Anderson will be joined..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

Postmarks

Different Traditions

"...Dear Editor, Re: Richard Maier's letter on traditional neighborhoods ["Postmarks," Vol...."

July 30, 1999 Column

Genius of Love

"...It's February 1999, in the quiet, smokeless confines of the..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Celebrity Austin Music Pollster: Kalu James of Kalu & the..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...set the stage for new, not-always-easy conversations as our city leaves its (20)teens for its (20)20s – about our..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Staging Building the Wall Before Trump Builds His Wall

Robert Schenkkan races to get his latest work on stage

"...time to waste. The playwright couldn't afford the years it took to craft his Pulitzer Prize winner, The Kentucky..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...where he found himself. Wallace and some friends, most visiting from San Antonio, were crossing Sixth Street after a..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Poughkeepsie Kid

Shadowing Austin City Limits Executive Producer Terry Lickona

"...the stage at the Moody Theater, but you know it's 7:50pm when a skinny, casually dressed guy with curly..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Carstarphen's Vision

AISD superintendent envisions a brighter, smarter district

"...her vision for the district: better strategic planning, better community relations, better staff and student retention, and a distribution..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two

What would have happened if we had not invaded Afghanistan and Iraq?

"...we've all thought about 9/11 a lot. Now imagine it had been different, that five terrorists boarded one plane..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Column by Louis Black

The Texas Book Festival

Chapter Three

"...So much of the discussion about what it means to be a good person in this world..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

City, County Officials Warn COVID-19 Is Surging

Austin Public Health: "We have the ability to change this"

"...City and county officials gathered for a morning virtual press..."

June 11, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

TV Eye gives up her sabbatical from the box and re-embraces TV

"...The watching TV without a TV marathon is officially over. I got the..."

July 11, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Education commissioner Shirley Neeley reverses her decision to make it easier to waive the 22:1 student- teacher ratio in elementary classrooms

"...The issue began when Neeley indicated in a letter that Texas school..."

Nov. 5, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Mala Sangre Flows Again at APD

The third whistle-blower suit by an Austin cop over the truncated Mala Sangre probe goes to court.

"...Attorneys representing the city and Austin Police Dept. officer Jeff White were in..."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rocky Mountain High

Austin Brewers at the Great American Beer Festival

"...kid in a candy store. "Damn, these things are exciting. I'm just about jet-lagged out, and I don't even..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Off the Desk

"...KLBJ-AM kicked Paul Pryor, its popular right-wing radio talk show host, off the air..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 26 - May 2

"...is a place of stark and startling beauty. Unfortunately, its pristine landscape is also a dumping ground for vast..."

April 26, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Mongolian metal, Doja Cat, Dayglow, & more

"...music at Zilker Park. Here are the Chronicle music writers’ highlights from day two of ACL Fest...."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Health Care Needs Your Help to Slow COVID-19’s Spread

Keep your distance

"...Against the backdrop of the widely criticized federal mishandling of the coronavirus crisis, state and local..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Local, State Health Leaders Try to Keep Up with COVID-19

Six known cases in Travis County but actual number likely higher

"...With federal leadership still halting at best, state and local..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

Welcome to the Circus!

The redistricting fight and the grassroots politics of chaos

"...more than six months of trials, delays, allegations, and political infighting, the 2012 Texas redistricting process seems to have..."

March 9, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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