After Years in Jail for a Crime He Was Never Convicted of, Cyrus Gray Is Free ... for Now

Living in the free world, but the case just won't go away

"...July 28 of this year with a friend, a woman he doesn’t want to name. As he rolled south..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Pool Parties, Pride Picnics, and Other Events Worth Braving the Heat

Get good and sweaty

"...sense for our good ol' APL to throw a pretty packed Pride party. This nighttime shindig features tons to..."

June 28, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Jeff Nichols on the Tragic Romance of The Bikeriders

The Austin filmmaker on finding the right POV for his new film

"...then you read those interviews and they’re not. They’re pretty unvarnished. There’s some stuff in there that’s pretty hard..."

June 20, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Restaurant Review: Bureau de Poste

Chef Jo Chan delivers delicious cuisine in former Hyde Park post office

"...hazelnut crumble and chantilly cream. It was a very pretty dish, but the texture was off. It was very..."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...D.C. Comics – Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman (dig that Lynda Carter photo on BP's screensaver) –..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Far Out Is Having a Moment

Scrappy South Austin venue is building a major presence in the city’s live music ecosystem

"..."If we keep production pretty tight and minimal for these smaller shows and we..."

May 13, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Haulin’ Oats for a Better Tomorrow

Dear Diary’s Amalia Litsa Wants to Make Local Oat Milk a Thing

"...you can stick on me,” she says, “I’m this queer-woman-artist-cyclist-person” – to include more of what the seemingly indefatigable..."

April 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Twitter Flame War Fires Up Austin FC Supporters to Help the Unhoused

For Los Verdes, y'all means all

"...people used to camp are no longer available. "They're pretty much going in circles," Denver said...."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

Winning the 50th Anniversary Pillsbury Bake-Off

Austin’s Julie Holden scores big with a cookie/pancake hybrid

"...having this limited-staple list of stuff that I was pretty confident I could get – I mean, I bought..."

Sept. 14, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fonda San Miguel Regains Face, Black Food Week Continues, Barkin’ Creek Debuts, Boozy Cauldron Quests the Parish, and More …

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

"...“the destination for humans’ best four-legged friends,” but we’re pretty sure they didn’t mean to cast any shade on..."

Sept. 8, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Breaking the Internet With Neill Blomkamp's Demonic

Terror and terabytes create a new vision of possession

"...Yet the tale of a woman (Carly Pope) being used to access the catatonic and..."

Aug. 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...stars behind Nikki Lane's raw and raucous country, Sir Woman's soulful send-up, and new Austinite Jade Bird's pop-inflected songwriting..."

March 26, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Checking In: A Texas Gentleman Turns to Video

“Reality is the music business has been changing for a long time”

"...DC: I was on tour with Sir Woman on the day we found out that SXSW was..."

Sept. 30, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Bill Callahan Finds an Elder Perspective on New Album

Paternal dynamics paint the Austin virtuoso's new Gold Record

"...It was a pretty magical time for me, and then that extended into..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...and banners. They have refused. "Ms. Ramos' perspective is pretty simple," said Rebecca Webber, her attorney. "'You're hurting me..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Lucky McKee Talks His New Thriller Kindred Spirits

Austin-made twisted tale of family bonds hits VOD this week

"...I learned when I made The Woman, when I wrote that script with (Jack) Ketchum I..."

Jan. 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Photographer Sandy Carson Shoots Up the Weird, Weird West

Austin-based Scotsman's new book I've Always Been a Cowboy in My Heart is rooted in place

"...and veteran Chronicle contributor Sandy Carson, and it's a pretty good indicator of the kind of work you'll see..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How Fantastic Fest Is Shaping the Genre Film Scene

Fifteen years in and still fantastic

"...goretastic Eighties throwback VFW. He called the fest "a pretty small festival that has left a pretty big imprint."..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

Lawyers say the system has been thrown into "chaos"

"...have identified at least 10 recipients nationwide, including a woman in Ohio who faces nearly half a million dollars..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

An Interview With "The Julia Child of BBQ"

Grill Master Steven Raichlen shares recipes from his new book

"...brisket up like hamburger, when she was a younger woman...."

April 30, 2019 Food Post by Rod Machen

Luv Doc: A Hick Barney

Is President Trump's brain the same size as that of a stegosaurus?

"...strictly vegetarian diet. My guess is that they were pretty chill because their colons weren't clogged up with cheeseburgers,..."

March 29, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Ice Pick’s Pies Are Warming Up This Cold Town

Artisanal baker delivers Austin the savory and the sweet

"...late at night, playing poker, and we were all pretty intoxicated. And a friend of mine came home, and..."

March 6, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Luv Doc: Lucky You

How can someone who has experienced such wealth and plenitude ever hope to live a life free of tortured conscience?

"...and day. It doesn't help that we come from pretty much opposite backgrounds, and his whole life – from..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Altamesa Maps Lone Star Existentialism on Sophomore Stunner Idol Frontier

Evan Charles and Sean Faires brave the myth of the Southwest

"..."I thought, 'What? We do it pretty decent!'"..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

In Heartland, Playwright Gabriel Jason Dean Makes the War in Afghanistan Personal

Michener Center alumnus' latest drama turns down the volume of war

"...a result of 9/11." In 2006, however, the young woman that Jes­sie's brother Nolan had been dating – Caro­line..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Celeste Ng Loves Independent Bookstores

The author of Little Fires Everywhere helps us prep for Independent Bookstore Day

"...approach a new bookstore? Are you a magpie for pretty covers, do you make a beeline for a specific..."

April 27, 2018 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Do We Really Need More Superhero Movies?

We asked local artists if we're approaching Peak Cape anytime soon

"...female superhero movie. They dropped the ball on Wonder Woman. I still want to see a well done Poison..."

April 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

An Inside Look at Austin’s Biggest Used Bookstore

Half Price Books, N. Lamar: “We tend more toward the unusual.”

"...The rare books section is just me and another woman, so it’s a lot of work. There’s a lot..."

Oct. 19, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wife Stories

Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito on life as a comedy couple

"...and mundane (how to dress authentically when you’re a woman who is stylistically on a tomboy-butch spectrum and you’re..."

Sept. 27, 2017 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...hiding, she found refuge in the care of a woman named Jeannette. The supportive nurse granted a young Sally..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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