Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...finished, and the marrow would be gone. Sylvia Bravo Martindale One person said I was the Chronicle's earth mother,..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Rental Health Worries

Pecan Springs Gives Apartments Thumbs Down

"...Springdale Hills and Stonegate subdivisions, on either side of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. between Springdale and Ed Bluestein,..."

Dec. 26, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Squaring the Triangle

The Three Austins Collide at a Central-City Crossroads

"...for nearly a year -- seem caught in the middle, tasked with creating consensus. But they too have an..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Brass Bands, Russian Circles, Swindlers, and More Crucial Concerts

Get out and get loud

"...and more, for a mix of samples, electronics, and old-school guitar oddness that’s more on the electronic end than..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Youth Theatre, Late Movies, Brat Dances, and More Recommended Events

It's not scorching! Get out while you can!

"...their summer youth program has passed that torch to middle and high school students, teaching them to explore the..."

July 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...bike lane, some trees, and a sidewalk," said Anna Martin, assistant director of the Austin Transportation Department. The bonds..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...go handsomely with craft beer’s current gaggle of lardy, middle-aged beer nerds; and finally, Houston’s Great Heights Brewing who..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

Fantastic Fest First Wave Hits Hard

Stephen King adaptations, Arabic cinema, and Three Billboards

"...spot goes to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, playwright-turned-director Martin McDonagh's follow-up to 2012's Seven Psychopaths. The tale of..."

Aug. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Don't bother cleaning up after Chaos in Tejas; OBN III's strike again this weekend

"...Omar Souleyman left Antone's in a dizzying trance of Middle Eastern house music concocted by his one-man band of..."

June 10, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones, Julie White, Peter Friedman, Andrea Martin, Pablo Schreiber, La Chanze, Olivia Thirlby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (World..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Miller's Tale

Swinging across the century with Ernie Mae Miller, 'a little blues, a little bawdy'

"...president of Prairie View before he started with high schools. He taught school, at the first old high school..."

July 6, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

GOP Redistricting: Hosing down the ballot

The implications of three Republicans – Henry Bonilla, Lamar Smith, and Michael McCaul – all based somewhere else and representing Travis County, aren't merely about the county's representation in Congress. In a world of old-fashioned partisan politics, changing of guard also has down-ballot implications.

"...In the old-school bare-knuckle combat of partisan politics, the concept of Travis..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The House Adjourns to Oklahoma

The House Dems may be losing the legislative wars, but they're finally winning the PR battle.

"...GOP districts, along with DeLay's special personal enemies: Dallas' Martin Frost and Austin's Lloyd Doggett. (Doggett is the only..."

May 16, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...and carefree, aimed at all the kids out of school with time on their hands; fall is for the..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of the CIA! Has Chomsky ever been to the Middle East?..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Column

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...Chronicle History: Nick Barbaro dropped out of graduate film school at UT, and went to work in a convenience..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Robyn Hitchcock's Moving Pictures

Jonathan Demme Films Storefront Hitchcock

"...promises to be less grandiose than The Last Waltz, Martin Scorsese's 1978 bon voyage tribute to The Band. And..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

The Luv Doc: Hot Mom

Austin has more Peter Pans than just about any city this side of San Francisco

"...My middle-aged mom still thinks she's in her 20s. I always..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

No Surprises Here

"...force is not all-white, anyone earning less than a middle- or upper-middle-class wage will be disproportionately displaced to the..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Postmarks

Naked City

"...set by the state Supreme Court for fixing the school finance system. Perry said he did not expect public..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...not surprising to hear that only 10% of high school students are proficient in history when probably 90% of..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Column

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...Willis on piano. Hargrove & Co. were in the middle of their five-night when I dipped in on Wednesday..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...Bruton and producer Stephen Barber's instincts for finding that middle ground that makes Nothing but the Truth so striking..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Postmarks

The Sweet Science

"...Pan Am gym, not under Mr. Vela, but under Martin Ortiz, another guy who was nice enough to give..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Column

AISD Bond Construction Projects

"...List Sorted by Name of School/Project..."

Jan. 15, 1999 News Feature

Cracks in the System

Is the City's Minority Procurement Process Up to Par?

"...Some time in the middle of January, the Kirkwood & Hunter paperwork marched over..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Chris Walters

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...everyday realities of life in an urban society. A middle-class family living in Calcutta receives a letter from the..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

A Closer Look at AISD's Ratings

Many schools improved over the last year – but not all

"...Austin Independent School District's campuses have seen big improvements under the state's..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"...coughed up, but her soulful pipes are anything but middle-Earthy. Rose Elinor Dougall is a Mancunian whose breakout track..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Naked City

"...wet, cold January weather, Aus­tin­ites honored the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. in a march through town and..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature

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