Mayor's Book Club Says: "Read Local"

The 2020 choice? Three dozen books, all by Austin authors

"...It's part of a campaign called "Read Local" that aims to spotlight books by Austin authors that..."

July 2, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Dangerous Man

At 18, Billy Joe Wardlow took a man’s life. Nearly 30 years later, the state still wants his.

"...showers to bring them to his personal level of cleanliness. In a quarter century behind bars, the tall, lanky..."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Meet the Emerging Opposition to Project Connect

Not on board

"...Project Connect transit system plan, including three light rail lines, a Downtown tunnel, new commuter rail and express bus..."

June 19, 2020 News Feature by Nataleah Small

A Year Later, the Time Is Right for Another Conversation About Notes From the Field

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Zach Theatre streamed its staging of the 2019 production and led a discussion on Zoom

"...Zach staged the show a year ago, with four local Black actors playing the interview subjects originally portrayed by..."

June 19, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City, Cap Metro Commit to “Historic” Transit Expansion Plan

Plan includes new rail lines and enhancements to the current MetroRail Red Line, MetroRapid, and MetroBus service

"...Council unanimously adopted the Project Connect System Plan and Locally Preferred Alternatives, setting the stage for the two entities..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

How Are We Going to Vote?

While the U.S. moves toward voting by mail, Texas digs in its heels

"...proceed in light of abruptly conflicting directions – while deadlines loom for July 14 run-offs and other interim elections...."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

CBD Stands for Self-Care

Austin's green rush is booming

"...eating whole foods and keeping stress levels down." The local acai cafe has five Austin locations and offers a..."

June 5, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

What to Expect at Austin's Newly Reopened Pools

New policies, fewer pools, and how to navigate them

"...monitored by park rangers for social-distancing compliance – the lines are likely to be long...."

June 2, 2020 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

This Is Who We Are #13: Pro Arts Collective's Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...we don't know when it will return, if ever. Local artists are already adapting to this situation – many..."

June 1, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Vast of Night

Jaw-dropping reinvention of the UFO scare genre is audacious and brilliant

"...is, to a certain degree, about coloring within the lines the filmmaker has set for themselves. Those lines can..."

May 29, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

This Is Who We Are #11: Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre's blood pudding

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...we don't know when it will return, if ever. Local artists are already adapting to this situation – many..."

May 26, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...Fahim's vivid designs, established Brother Sports as a jittery local garage presence of the past few years. The quintet's..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Drink Coffee and Save Pups

Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co. teams with Austin Pets Alive!

"...No, no, they’re not local like most of the excellent roasters that we feature..."

May 20, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...scheduling after current May showers subside, will feature a local Americana act that's no stranger to playing in fields,..."

May 15, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

This Is Who We Are #6: Miró Quartet's Faces of America: The Light

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...we don't know when it will return, if ever. Local artists are already adapting to this situation – many..."

May 12, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Revolution Foods Partners With City to Provide 1,000 Meals a Day

Tackling food insecurity with fresh, chef-prepared meals for pickup

"...plans and said they hope to work with additional local feeding sponsors like Be A Champion. Groos Richmond added,..."

May 9, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

DFG Noodles Owner Launches Platform to Connect Medical Professionals to Urgent Supplies

Anonymous superhighway works with techies and nurse practitioners

"...care package working with Partnerships for Children, which serves local families in protective services. The care package donation includes..."

April 30, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Austin at Large: People, Get Ready

We can all be responsible Austinites – now that we know what that requires

"...Again, we ride into a new week of local news on a train pulled by two different engines,..."

May 1, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Recap: Tip the Band, Skip the Pork Chop

Relief funds for artists, planning for fair and just mobility

"...serve as a virtual stage or exhibition space for local artists...."

April 24, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Texas Monthly's Taco Editor on the Past, Present, & Future of the American Taco

Q&A with José R. Ralat, the man with one of the most envied titles in town

"...at a fast food place, but more along the lines of Jack in the Box. So what usually happens..."

April 22, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

Straight Up

Unconventional romcom tackles the emotional challenges of the sexuality spectrum

"...limits of a close, platonic friendship that crosses the lines into romance...."

April 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: $1.5 Million in HOT Funds Routed to Emergency Musician Relief

Austin Music Disaster Relief Fund created – contentiously.

"...(HOT) quickly popped up as a potential source of local relief. The Live Music Fund, a $1.5 million pool..."

April 17, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music You Can Enjoy at Home

What we’re spending our time with

"...Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark." Nay Wilkins of local act Hikes mixed the audio, and the serene, largely..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Masks for Docs Harnesses 3D Tech to Fortify COVID-19’s Front-Line Health Care Workers

All volunteer group is getting personal protective equipment where it's needed most

"...dispatched more than 5,000 face shields (thanks to 42 local volunteer 3D printers) to 100 Central Texas health care..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by David Brendan Hall

Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's Recalls the Moment Her Band Topped the Charts in 1981

Austin born and raised, Valentine and the girls reigned with Beauty & the Beat – as excerpted from her new memoir All I Ever Wanted

"...notes. Instead of a common stand-alone chorus, the key lines come as a refrain at the end of each..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kathy Valentine

We Have an Issue: From the Ground Up

How we accidentally ended up with an Earth Day issue

"...a CSA box, developing a one-to-one, sustaining relationship with local farmers. And enough folks are planting their own backyard..."

April 17, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

On the COVID-19 Front Lines, Providers Feel Exposed

Seeking protection

"...Local leaders had already made difficult decisions to close festivals,..."

April 3, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

How Austin Musician Gina Chavez Became the Subject of the City's Latest Mural

The story of an L.A. muralist creating a 12-foot-tall portrait of a local musical star

"...murals that everyone can enjoy to blur the cultural lines that often divide us."..."

April 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

We Have an Issue: Austin Media Getting the Job Done

Local journos rise to the occasion, and band together for Friday’s All Together ATX fundraiser

"...and Los Angeles papers writing these "the death of local news is nigh" stories, and I for one am..."

April 3, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Working Overtime to Provide for Unhoused Neighbors During the Coronavirus Pandemic

All shall be fed

"...lunch for first responders and others on the front lines who continue to work – and risk exposure to..."

April 3, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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