The River and the Wall

More than a nature hike, this border wall documentary replaces rhetoric with reality

"...At 1,759 miles, the Rio Grande is the fourth-largest river in the..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...In Miles Davis' autobiography, one of the mightiest forces in music,..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

New Bike City

In time for SXSW, Austin rolls out miles of new bike lanes and features

"...When Central Austin streets become crowded and traffic-snarled and the spring weather..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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

"...even know who to blame. Surely not [label head] Miles [Copeland] – he had left us alone to make..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kathy Valentine

The Pilgrim and the Stars

Q&A with Italian trumpet standard Enrico Rava at the Montréal Jazz Festival

"...– a daily occurrence in most big cities, including Austin, where the Frost Bank plaza on Congress Ave. makes..."

July 10, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Fertile Ground for Foodies

Austin's artisanal food makers bring home the bacon, perhaps

"...Englishwoman Tracy Claros arrived in Austin in 2003 with a unique food product idea and..."

June 3, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Comp Plan Combo Platter

The comp plan process reaches critical density

"...last chance for public input before the first Imagine Austin draft is written. That input, if all goes as..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Hard Habit to Break

Moonlight Towers' DIY road rage: This is you, Austin

"...but during the day, not so much. On the Austin foursome's August tour to Seattle and back, huge swatches..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Fifth Circuit Abortion Ruling Harms Women

Closings, tears, and outrage for women and providers at Texas clinics

"...There were tears at Planned Parenthood's South Austin clinic this morning – from both patients and providers..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Kind of Blue

Jeff Lofton blows tribute to Miles Davis

"...hardly news that jazz remains the redheaded stepchild of Austin's music scene. Talking to local trumpeter Jeff Lofton, one..."

Sept. 26, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The New Rites of Spring

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

"...For those who witnessed the show, and Tortoise's ensuing Austin performance at the Electric Lounge with fellow Melodica performers..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...Medic 3 is one of Austin's 16 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ambulances. Independent of the..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

End of the Line

The Short and Troubled History of Austin's Streetcar System

"...necessarily interested in streetcars; he was a developer. His Austin Rapid Transit Railway Company was one of the best..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Capital Metro’s Zero-Emission Buses Pass First Tests

Austin slowly rocks down to electric avenues

"...the Cap Metro fleet have a range of 160 miles, while the New Flyer buses' charge lasts 120 miles...."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

One in a Crowd: For Forgetful Gift Givers

Miss someone on your gift list? Play Santa and back local film.

"...some radiator hoses, why not invest in a crowdfunded, Austin-based project on their behalf?..."

Dec. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Best Central Texas Rivers to Paddle, Fish, Swim, or Tube

Explore the winding rivers and small towns of the Texas Hill Country

"...take a drive outside of town you’ll find that Austin is surrounded by some of the finest rivers in..."

July 19, 2023 Travel Post by Leo Vernor

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, Unsane, Lola Tried, Nick Shoulders, Esme Patterson/Sabrina Ellis/S.L. Houser, and Jeff Lofton's tribute to Miles Davis

"...The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Common Law

Driving golf carts on Austin streets – is it legal?

"...it legal to drive a golf cart on an Austin street?..."

May 7, 2021 Column by Luke Ellis

Alejandro Escovedo’s Hurricane Honeymoon

Rocker’s Category 4 account: “I thought, We might not make this"

"...Escovedo married Nancy Rankin in a private ceremony in Austin on September 6. The following morning, they flew to..."

Sept. 23, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Real Country

In and out of Austin with honky-tonk road crew Mike & the Moonpies

"...Mike & the Moonpies, the finest young crew in Austin honky-tonk. It's mid-July, the last night of the group's..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Cars 2

This Pixar sequel pops on the screen, but the story line is stuck in neutral.

"...a multilocation international event sponsored by the SUV Sir Miles Axlerod (Izzard), whose prerequisite for entry is that all..."

June 24, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Design a Poster, Save A Life

Local ISDs and Cap Metro launch rail safety competition for kids near new tracks

"...of the Capital MetroRail system starting on Feb. 12, Austin ISD, Leander ISD and Capital Metro are joining forces..."

Jan. 22, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Streetcar Desires

The Austin streetcar has a consensus – it still needs champions

"...to get a streetcar system up and running in Austin?..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

After the Storm

Austin's Louisiana exiles remain suspended between before and after

"...gathered up what she could inside and returned to Austin with her family. When she went back a month..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

The Hills Are Alive

The Hill Country is teaming with Austin songwriters.

"...Poodie's Hilltop Bar & Grill in Spicewood, about nine miles past the junction of RR 620 and Highway 71,..."

May 9, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Chunhyang

"...Jang's Lies (the other South Korean import to play Austin this month), there are some striking similarities: Both films..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Take the A-Train

Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.

"...If this story, which has been going on in Austin for 15 years or more, and which in cities..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Big River

How healthy is Austin's Colorado River?

"...the future of the Colorado River, a lifeline for Austin managed primarily by the 65-year-old Lower Colorado River Authority...."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

The DARE Debate

Austin Police Kick Drug Prevention Program

"...prevention program, just lost another customer. The city of Austin is the latest in a series of large cities..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

The Rehabilitative Power of Art in Sing Sing

Oscar nominee Colman Domingo teams with Austin filmmaker Greg Kwedar in a story of transformation behind prison walls

"...there are films like Sing Sing, the latest from Austin-based director Greg Kwedar and his co-screenwriter, fellow Texan Clint..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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