As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...the removal of San Francisco's Embarcadero and Central freeways following the 1989 earthquake. These communities "either have transformed or..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Blue Blood, From a Turnip

In voting-averse Texas, how can the “election integrity” juice be worth the squeeze?

"...Crooked Media or wherever, and find outrage over looming right-wing perfidy and MAGA foolery across this great land, and..."

March 19, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Ten Key Moments in a Year of Endless Texas Election Drama

Vote Early and Often

"...1) Jan. 13: Red Guards Ambush Heidi Sloan The Democratic Socialists of America..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: People, Read the Zoom!

Don't make me leave the house to deliver some sense to y'all in times like these

"...nationally renowned retirement community are complaining about being too prepared for a plague that disproportionately harms the old people..."

April 17, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Austin Industry Bands Together for March Music Week

Why Austin venues and musicians need you to turn out the next 10 days, and where to do it

"...and sponsors. To ensure as much rescheduling as possible, Red River Cultural District business owners quickly established an online..."

March 13, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Exhibit at the Blanton Will Have You Feeling the Bern

"The Avant-garde Networks of Amauta" explores the social movement from Latin America in the 1920s

"...movement's many cultural complexities, international influences, and ideological contradictions. Centered around the publication Amauta, a proto-"alt zine" published in..."

March 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Qmmunity: A Decade of Austin’s Queer History

Plus Iron Bear says farewell to Eighth Street and Joterias returns!

"...us QueerBomb. Started in 2010, the "rag-tag" DIY event offered a queerer, radical, and more inclusive alternative to Pride,..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Column by Sarah Marloff

Texas Dems Set Their Eyes on the 2020 Prize

Their goal: Flip the state House of Representatives

"...the 2020 presidential race still show Texas in the red zone, or at least a healthy shade of pink;..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

First Look: Tio Pepe Chicken

There’s a lucky rooster, and more flavor combinations than days in the year

"...a run for their money as Austin's most common feathered vertebrate, it's downright refreshing to have a new bird..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Food Column by Jessi Cape

Gary Hart Biopic The Front Runner to Close Austin Film Festival

New films by Yorgos Lanthimos, Asghar Farhadi added to fest

"...absurdist masterpieces (Houndtooth, The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer), now he's stepped back in time for a..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius

From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres

"...his antihero anthem "No Fun." Growlin', prowlin', and rippin' hot-wired solos worthy of T-Bone Walker, the tattooed greaser with..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

"This Is Austin Bashing on Steroids"

This legislative session, state GOP lawmakers ran an all-out assault on municipal values

"...the 85th Leg­is­lature was getting going, Gov. Greg Abbott declared Texas would "hammer" Travis County for Sheriff Sally Hernandez's..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The 26th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

"...Pluckers Wing King competition at the 2016 Hot Sauce Festival on..."

Aug. 22, 2016 Photo Gallery

No More Green Beer

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in style

"...welcome guests with Kevin Roark's hand-crafted Irish stout and Red Zepplin Irish Red Ale plus chef George Powell's Irish..."

March 17, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Full Circle

Ali to his friends, Shakey Graves to the world

"...explaining that a PBPJ performance at Emo's in 2008 inspired his own one-man band. "I was trying to drink..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Estate Sale Roundup: June 12-15

If you don't have a truck, shop small and stuff the trunk

"...home include fly fishing, boating, hunting, rock/fossil collecting items; hundreds of CDs, VHS tapes; concert t-shirts of Austin and..."

June 12, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Burger Town

How do our hometown patties match up against the influx of trendy national chains?

"...and more iconic fast-casual national burger chains with cultish followings – namely, In-N-Out, Smashburger, and Shake Shack – are..."

March 7, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Red Moon

Benjamin Percy presents a heady mix of political allegory and urban fantasy

"...Red Moonby Benjamin Percy Grand Central Publishing, 544 pp., $25.99..."

May 17, 2013 Books Feature by Josh Kupecki

Deconstructing John Milius

SXSW Film explores wild life of a Hollywood iconoclast

"...On Thursday we unveil a dozen-plus interviews with filmmakers showing at SXSW Film. But print space is tight, and..."

March 5, 2013 Screens Post by Shawn Badgley

Spin Modern Thai Cuisine

Thai fusion restaurant puts a new spin on strip-mall dining

"...self-guided tour through the menu, starting with the Little Wing ($5) and Popcorn Escolar ($6) starters. The chicken wings..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Food Review by Melanie Haupt

Blue Baker

This bakery satisfies your sweet tooth

"...like the perfectly spiced pumpkin bread and the bursting-with-berries Red, White, and Blue Sweetbread...."

Sept. 14, 2012 Food Review by Melanie Haupt

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...with Seton – plans to explore the possibility of drawing down funds from a federal Medicaid program colloquially known..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Fantastic Fest Gets 'Looper' For Second Wave

Stage two sees newbie Joseph Gordon-Levitt join FF veterans

"...hyped from the first round of FF announcements, which featured another one-time Bruce Willis collaborator, Karl Urban (remember FF..."

Aug. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Darren, the Devil and the Drowned Souls

Saw' director Bousman opens the tent of 'The Devil's Carnival'

"...which they then converted into a film that they toured and toured and toured until it became a contemporary..."

April 18, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...Josh Lucas walks an isolated line between solitude and redemption. This quiet cinematic journey tells a of tale grief,..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Not Necessarily Stoned but Beautiful

Are you experienced? The answer lies in Sony Legacy's new Jimi Hendrix reissues.

"..."The Wind Cries Mary" goes the way of the winged. Six unannotated bonus tracks gild the lily on this..."

May 14, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The HighBall

If this is diner food, then it's from the best diner in the universe

"...reminiscent of 1960s Las Veg­as, with modernistic starburst chandeliers, red leatherette upholstery, mirrors, and sparkling gold lamé – it's..."

April 23, 2010 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Ass-Kicking For Breakfast

Q&A with the super-violent superhero film Kick-Ass

"...Matthew Vaughn, plus stars Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Red Mist) and Chloe Moretz (Hit Girl)...."

March 14, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Kings of Mean

The worst legacy of this administration is the terrible behavior it fostered in its citizens

"...can be called art there is a quality of redemption. It may be pure tragedy, if it is high..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Yardbird's Blues

How the bone-out chicken-fried chicken breast is destroying American menus

"...Seventies, when El Pollo Kentucky arrived in all its white-and-red-striped glory...."

June 29, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

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