The Tenth Annual "Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest Results

"..."A lady friend?" The Old Man repeated...."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature

Saint Jackie

It was with high expectations of low class that Stephen MacMillan Moser embarked upon the latest crop of books about Jackie O. But shortly into it, he found himself thinking, "Where's the dirt?"

"...LBJ libraries, and correspondence between Jackie and Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson over a period of 40 years. He..."

June 9, 2000 Books Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers

Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023

"...home on 12th – right next to fellow new neighbor Future Front. Project Transitions-run Top Drawer Thrift packed up..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

At Austin Sports Bars, Food Is Always a Main Event

Sportsball + elevated Crunchwraps = two great tastes that taste great together

"...it a popular destination for sports fans south of Lady Bird Lake. To complement its fruit-forward cocktails and Texas-heavy..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Productions and performances, from the fantastic to the unfortunate

"...and long-dead author E.M. Forster and an older, unassuming neighbor of the central characters, both played by the absolutely..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...their eccentric grandmother, Nala discovers that the tough old lady has sinister plans for her chronically ill sister, Luna...."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Council Recap: So Many Decisions Still Unmade

Homelessness, East 11th and 12th development, and Statesman PUD in focus

"...Tensions between old and new neighbors over updates to the multiple overlapping plans that govern..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Luv Doc: Not Your Gig

Boundaries, motherf*ckers. Boundaries.

"...week to help you move. You don't ask the neighbor who occasionally waves at you while walking her dog..."

May 13, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Election Results: Austin Can Save Itself, Thanks

Pro-policing GOP-aligned campaigners crash into city’s fiscal reality on Election Day

"...concern that leasing the Lakeshore property to its next-door neighbor – Oracle Corporation, which conceived of the proposed swap..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Local CBD Company Joins Together Coffee and Community

Small truck, big impact

"..."There was a lady with Parkinson's who couldn't walk. Three days later after..."

April 16, 2021 Food Feature by Clara Wang

Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35

The road not taken

"...but be safer and less disruptive and a better neighbor, the agency still has to center the needs of..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Common Law

COVID-19 and Austin – answering your legal questions

"...my son on our two-person kayak and paddle around Lady Bird Lake (assuming we keep an appropriate distance from..."

April 3, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Julie are spending their summer hiding from a terrorizing neighbor until Lucy runs out of her antidepressant, and they're..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

DPS Troopers Push Undocumented Immigrants Into a Deportation Pipeline

Spike in traffic stops raises concerns about racial profiling, faulty record keeping, and the damage done to families

"...who will be called Berta, worked as a cleaning lady. They have four children who were born in Brownsville...."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Index Fest Announces Its Beer List

The fest formally known as Untapped drops it like it's hops

"...Pale Ale - Devil’s Envy – Amber Ale - Lady Bird American IPA – India Pale Ale..."

May 2, 2017 Food Post by James Renovitch

Tomorrow Never Knows

Taking stock the morning after doomsday

"...since late last winter. A few houses down, a neighbor, an elderly black lady, was getting out of her..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Debuts Beer List

The Texas-only beer celebration returns to Austin

"...Weisse Berliner Weisse Lone Pint Brewery Magnolia 667 The Neighbor of The Beast IPA Lone Pint Brewery Magnolia UnDeadHeadEd..."

Sept. 1, 2016 Food Post by Eric Puga

Playback: And the Award Goes To ...

The Grammys went bust, but their local equivalent – the 34th annual Austin Music Awards – just dropped its star-studded lineup

"...Hunt and Carrie Underwood's mushy pop country duet and Lady Gaga's desecration of David Bowie as the low point..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Bad Bacon

Yes, processed red meat causes cancer. Which village idiots were still laboring under the assumption it doesn't?

"...think again. Unless you stole it out of your neighbor's backyard, you're lucky if your "bird" is anything more..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Column

Fantastic Fest 2015: Darling

Madness and murder in Manhattan

"...comes with a history, as both Madame and a neighbor (Brian Morvant) tell her. Yet Darling is oddly short..."

Sept. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: While the Cats Were Away

The stakeholders play

"...• On the other side, the Austin Neighbor­hoods Council and various extremely pissed off neighbors have taken..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

State of the Union

A Fourth of July film roundup that goes beyond Independence Day

"...ol' Jeffrey is talking about what's up in the neighborhood. But really, he's also in the midst of probing..."

July 3, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

First Look: The Peached Tortilla

Cult food truck goes brick-and-mortar

"...Opening doors on the same block as their also-new neighbor Taco Flats, the full kitchen is able to produce..."

Jan. 21, 2015 Food Post by Adrienne White

Gay Place

Waterlog your weekend at Splash

"...BALLS IN DEEP BINGO Hosted by Lady Grackle Birdbreath. We bet there will be a lot..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Who knew the guys at Chain Drive had a "soft" opening?

"...POP TRIVIA TUESDAY Lady Grackle Birdbreath and Nadine Hughes want to pop your..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Same Ballpark, Different Positions

Kevin McDonald explains how the Kids in the Hall have worked together 30 years

"...Scott Thompson – instant cult classic status in their neighbor to the south, through characters such as Mr. Tyzik..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Wild Canaries Director/Screenwriter: Lawrence Michael Levine When their elderly neighbor suddenly drops dead, a young Brooklyn couple investigates signs..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Redistricting: Everybody's Gotta Map!

More groups crowd the redistricting playing field

"...singling out the Compact Districts Coalition, an alliance of neighborhood advocates that has proposed its own map.)..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...masochistic pleasure from being pummelled by his Amazonian opponent Lady S, who clearly reciprocates in savouring their violent public..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City Deflates Tube Business After Blowup

Code Compliance shuts down Eastside Tubes' walkway

"...Longtime Eastside activist and neighbor Daniel Llanes, who opposes the tubing business, says it's..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

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