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Nov. 21, 1997 News Feature
Poison Little Pills
"...come to vent about the annexation of her district, Northwest Travis County Municipal Utility District #1 (MUD 1). The..."
Oct. 31, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy
iLLfest, Perfume Genius, Röyksopp, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week
Keep your ears open for these shows
"...Sixth and Lamar – Waterloo will relocate several blocks north this summer – services one of his finest recorded..."
May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson
Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup
Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun
"...years ago this entire region was almost entirely clear-cut by unregulated lumber harvesting and oil extraction. The trees you..."
Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Foundation Communities Pushing to Complete 1,000 Units in 5 Years
Housing nonprofit working on eight new properties throughout town
"...on a half-acre sliver of land donated to FC by the developer of a hotel at South Lamar and..."
May 24, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders
AISD's "School Changes" Process Places Equity Front and Center
“Historically, this is a very racist city, and unfortunately, this school district is a part of that system"
"...turned out in force at Burnet Middle School in North Austin to press AISD officials for details on what..."
Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive
City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide
"...from somewhere to somewhere else, a six-lane boulevard flanked by strip malls, fast food joints, and enormous parking lots...."
Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King
Public Notice: Glowing, Like a Nuclear Reactor
"...second "Boards and Commissions" draft comes out in August. By then the serious semifinal decisions are supposed to be..."
April 28, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Point Austin: It's a Map, Not a Revolution
We have districts – we'll still need citizens and community
"...District 9 still crossing Lady Bird Lake into (horrors!) northern territory, followed with, tonight (Thursday) at the Millennium Events..."
Nov. 15, 2013 News Column by Michael King
Playback: Austin Scared Stupid
Once again, everything hits at once
"...Festival, a two-headed monster of movies and metal, devised by Texas metal legend Phil Anselmo and true-crime author Corey..."
Oct. 25, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Res Publica
"...sustainability for indigenous populations. 7pm. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop, 407-6925. Free. www.monkeywrenchbooks.org...."
March 20, 2009 News Feature
Day Trips
Take a ride on Capt. Day Trips' magical musical tour
"...in jail. The museum is a couple of blocks north of the courthouse near three Mexican-food restaurants and an..."
March 14, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Naked City
Toll road segments poised to drop like flies
"...would be made up, under tentative plans under discussion by local and state transportation types, by toll revenue from..."
Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...use in the "regional retail" center envisioned for Mueller's northwest corner. However, council members, particularly Daryl Slusher, did express..."
July 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Real Life Rat Tales
Carol Brorson consults the experts to get to the roof of Austin's rat problem.
"...Than Man: A Social History of Rats and Men, by Robert Hendrickson, the roof rat is believed to be..."
Jan. 21, 2000 Features Feature by Carol Brorsen
Postmarks
Plan for People, Not Cars
"...there is a hidden cost that will be paid by all automobilists. (Don't worry about me, I ride a..."
March 26, 1999 Column
Day Trips
"...the community of Normanna on US181 about 10 miles north of Beeville except the stone masonry of an abandoned..."
Oct. 18, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
On the Rails
Bungling Bureaucrats, or Best Hope?
"...an example, news coverage of the April 15 decision by the Capital Metro board to implement a major new..."
June 14, 1996 News Feature
Sweet Sixteen Roulette
No bracket required
"...music, excellent pub grub, and Guinness and Smithwick's Ale by the 20-ounce imperial pint make this a great place..."
March 25, 2011 Food Feature
Highfalutin Without the Gluten Roulette
"...and cheese, gluten-free menu options, and great desserts. Stop by for dinner and the late-night scene or a quick..."
Feb. 11, 2011 Food Feature
Endorsements
The Austin Chronicle endorses Gus Garcia for mayor of Austin and offers other endorsements on the Nov. 6 state constitutional amendments election and county bond propositions.
"...of road extensions and expansions are in the booming northwestern fringe. This northwest portion would eat nearly half of..."
Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature
Off the Desk:
"...Or, hoof it down to the studios at 1143 Northwest Ave., to be a part of the in-studio audience...."
Oct. 25, 1996 News Feature
Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup
Visit historic Presidio La Bahia, take a scenic drive, and more
"...America. The title to the Presidio has been held by the Catholic Diocese since 1855. The Texas Historical Commission..."
March 31, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup
Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019
"...selection of photographs from the Four Freedoms Photography Project by Hank Willis Thomas and Emily Shur, as well as..."
Nov. 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Thanksgiving as a Refugee in America
Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
"...luggage, no trace of their old lives – first by car, then on foot for nearly nine hours toward..."
Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
'Chronicle' Endorsements
"...veteran if the homestead was donated to the veteran by a charitable organization. Although the words "disabled veteran" assures..."
Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature
Letters at 3AM: Reveries
Beauty is something you don't have to deserve
"...Street Park don't scare you that way. Being beaten by bullies doesn't scare you that way. You have a..."
Nov. 16, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura
Point Austin: Primary Lessons
Doggett victory bracing in an otherwise gerrymandered day
"...That was the brief summation offered by longtime and re-elected (sort of) Austin Democratic Congressman Lloyd..."
June 1, 2012 News Column by Michael King
Not in My Graveyard: RAMP vs. Covenant Presbyterian
One woman's battle with a church to preserve a Central Austin cemetery
"...grassy acreage just east of MoPac between Hancock and Northland drives. Since then, Blythe has become a self-appointed protector..."
Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature by Laurel Chesky
Day Trips
Many endangered whooping cranes make the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge their winter home
"...mark that naturalists are excited about will be set by whooping cranes, not by Yankee retirees escaping arctic blasts...."
