The War on the Walls in Yuliya Lanina's Mother/Land

The UT professor processes the personal impact of the Ukrainian invasion in her new multimedia installation

"...of war hang: refugees, burning tanks, barbed wire, crying mothers, prisoners of war. There are protesters with placards, surrounded..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Voxtrot: The (Re)start of Something

12 years after disbanding, the forerunners of modern indie-pop call on the "mystical, inexplicable force" that flowed through their Early Music

"...convenience. Nope! The banter just flows from our picnic table. It's a high-energy marathon through Voxtrot history where everybody..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Five Exhibitors Not to Miss at the SXSW Creative Industries Expo

Make a beeline for these booths on the last day of the expo

"...Spending hours huddled over the table piecing together puzzles with his sister since childhood, jigsaws..."

March 16, 2022 SXSW Post by Ikram Mohamed

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Sundance faves like volcanic romance Fire of Love, social media celebrity dissection TikTok, Boom., racial horror Master, and Aftershock,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

L’Oca d’Oro Reopens, ACC Bristol-Joseph Scholarships Activate, Chocolate In General FTW, and Small Mercies Everywhere …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...chef Tedesco’s new organic Buffalo dairy in Blanco(!) With tables spaced six feet apart, the restaurant is now an..."

April 28, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...pandemic has been tough on every parent, but single mothers like myself have been hardest hit. Luckily I have..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...the Lavender Furies. There was a support group for mothers that helped raise funds to cover legal fees for..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Amid New Immigration Policies, Local Attorneys and Immigrants Navigate a Broken System

Lawyers say the system has been thrown into "chaos"

"...tells us the number of letters sent nationwide "isn't immediately available," as many are pending appeal and the agency..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...show to sold-out houses and a trio of Critics Table Awards, it has gone on to stage a three-character..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Money for Nothing

Despite unprecedented taxpayer investment, state-funded CPCs deliver few services

"...Despite numerous media and advocacy reports showing glaring systemic problems with the..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The 2016-17 Austin Music Awards’ Texan Tower of Song

Thirty-five years of AMAs? More like 181 years of Texas on one stage, on one night!

"...From across the Chronicle conference room table, yours comically argued against a surreal thrill...."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Austin Music Scene's Spectrum of Sexism

From sexual assault to all-female bills, women musicians face myriad issues in the live music capital

"...coffee last summer, Miranda Fisher sat at a picnic table, visibly working out the best way to articulate her..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Ms. Veteran America's Mission to End Female Veteran Homelessness

Molly Potter raises awareness for mental health issues

"...teacher hangs on the wall above a handmade banquet table. Next to it are three framed drawings sketched by..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Barbara's Fire

Attorney, teacher, and veteran fighter for freedom, Barbara Hines retires from a career mentoring students

"...there twice, and saw really stressed-out children and stressed-out mothers – just like Hutto."..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Texas Women Are Targeted at the Capitol on Saturday

A silent protest in support of Planned Parenthood begins to grow

"...shared and huzzahed, soon enough, all over local social media. Buzzing. Building. And I was impressed by the idea..."

Aug. 23, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Communal Ground

Communal dining sets the mood in trendsetting restaurants

"...my friend joined me for lunch at the communal table at Elizabeth Street Cafe. "Because this is certainly the..."

July 13, 2012 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...slums is demolished in Bahia, Brazil, will three single mothers face homelessness or rally for a better life? (World..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

QueerBomb/Pride Roundtable: Extended Remix

QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable

"...out to the Chronicle's new editorial offices for this roundtable. Our fabulous interns Trey Gerlich and Sara Reihani will..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

After a Fashion

Stephen loves children, dons black, and gets blown (away)

"...friend and photographer Seabrook Jones also sat at my table with his mother, Esther Jones, as did the Westlake..."

April 22, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Down We Go

Revisiting Renaissance man Robert Thom's prolific and hellish Hollywood visions

"...and then along a wall of photographs of such notables as Eisenhower and LBJ. It tilts down to some..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Amid Yahootinis and Freebies, a Focus on the Future

BlogHer in San Jose

"...and breast implants. We misplace Susie Bright during our table wait; she appears minutes later with a cone from..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

She's Her Own Grandma

Carole Keeton Strayhorn – what a long strange trip it's been

"...Houston, he doesn't have the instant (and free) celebrity media advantage of Friedman, or the institutional (and free) media..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Icing the Batter Electric

Cake decorators both professional and passionately amateur prep for local competition

"...The women gathered around the classroom table at the All in One Bake Shop are busy..."

June 10, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Island of Dr. Ersek

Austin's media-friendly Robert Ersek is the king of pop cosmetic surgery

"...The center of this international media frenzy is Personique, Ersek's clinic on the second floor..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...be smoke-free, no exceptions or exemptions. Anything less is unacceptable!..."

April 18, 2003 Column

Gagging the Right

Republicans muzzled the Religious Right during the GOP convention

"...the senior U.S. senator from Texas, seated at a table in the first row. Luntz tells Gramm and the..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Texas Platters

The Scabs

"...the Tornados' first live recording is a more than respectable offering of the band's tasty oeuvre. With Doug Sahm,..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

Mothers of Invention

"...Annie Melvin (l) with Gus and Exene, and Julia..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Oil's Well That Ends Well

"...Chocolate Lizards: A Novel by Cole Thompson St. Martin's..."

May 7, 1999 Books Feature

A Revolutionary Letter on Education

Letters at 3AM

"...illustration by Jason Stout The object of an education..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

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