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"...carcinogen, like asbestos and radon, and there is no safe level of exposure. Waitresses have higher rates of lung..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Column

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"...prison sentences. Taylor citizens deserved to have a quiet, safe neighborhood and park just as much as any other..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Column

Can Schlotzsky's Be Saved?

John Wooley and the battle to bring Schlotzsky's back to life

"...Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing seemed to be the only way out of this mess...."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Page Two

Readers seeking "objectivity" won't find it here; the Chronicle is dedicated to advocacy and opinion, and always has been.

"...a complex situation like the boycott, there is no way to talk to representatives of every point of view..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...ending the gross gerrymandering that has stood in the way of electing a congressional delegation that reflects the voting..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...far from the truth. Just because the water is safe to swim in does not mean that the springs..."

May 9, 2003 Column

The New Rites of Spring

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

"...Yet forward progress, whether scientific, musical, or spiritual, is more often..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Killer Reputation

Murders from Austin's not quite forgotten past

"...of O. Henry is also about the murders). "It's always had that reputation from away back -- this great..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Che Bella

The Austin Film Society's series is called "Che Bella: Italy in the 60s," but the story really begins -- as does all of modern cinema -- in the streets of Rome, in May of 1944. Nick Barbaro looks at Italian neorealism and the movies it inspired.

"...streets, and in apartments that sometimes doubled as Resistance safe houses, using mostly nonprofessional actors and available lighting, captured..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Nick Barbaro

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We Get What We Want

"...entertained by news coverage (not saying that is the way it should be) then ratings drop and so do..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

Breaking Away

Austin's Newest Bike Plan May Finally Pull Ahead

"...daily to commute throughout Austin despite the lack of safe bicycle routes. photograph by John Anderson This is not..."

Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

School of Hard Fox

Superintendent Jim Fox Is Far From Warm and Fuzzy

"...administrator), and he looks at things in a sophisticated way, which cannot be said for some of the home-grown..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Art Transplant

The Move Toward a Cultural Center in Downtown

"...by Brett Holloway-Reeves..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

One Big Guitar

The return of the True Believers

"...guitarist, the bandleader's brother, thinks, "I came all the way to Austin for this?! Man, I could've gotten this..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Point and Shoot

Without looking Matt knows the deer is dead.

"...of the heavy chest, as if the earth gives way slightly, he knows from the sound. He even knows..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Features Feature by Bonnie West

Texas’ New Law Seeks to Kick Out Elected Prosecutors (Especially Ours)

"Rogue prosecutor" law takes effect Sept. 1

"...to prosecute certain types of crimes – is a straightforward push for a crackdown on abortion, in direct response..."

July 7, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Girls Rock Austin’s Ethos: I’m Not Sorry, I Rock

Trans and nonbinary-friendly camp gears up for Saturday show

"...would later come to realize beast was the best way to describe the program's intensive 16 years of empowerment...."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 20-26

"...yours. You can summon an acute instinct about which way is forward, if only you will recognize the subtle..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Opinion: Project Dis-Connect – Austin’s Back to the Future

Before burying the light rail below Austin's unique street character and beautiful lake, we should take a breath to reconsider the design ideas and ballooning costs

"...to enjoy its lively street scene. But it wasn't always this way. Countless citizens and city leaders worked over..."

July 8, 2022 Column by Karen McGraw

SXSW Film Jury Awards Announced

The Fallout, Lily Topples the World take big wins

"...is facing a world where they no longer feel safe. It is an intense, moving piece that highlights an..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

"...cold-weather shelters that are helping to keep vulnerable Austinites safe. “I’m hoping that won’t happen,” Sargent told reporters on..."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

WhatsintheMirror? Kicks Off Virtual Art Heals Festival

Four-day fest uses art to help end HIV and mental health stigma

"...opening keynote from Jasmin Pierre, the founder of “The Safe Place,” a mental health app geared toward the Black..."

Aug. 27, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"..."I've always characterized this as a budget snapshot in time," Cronk..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Pandemic Production: Brandy and Ryan Fons, Publicists

“Well, what do you want to do? What are your goals now?”

"...first in the film industry to seek out new ways to move forward. “It was a scramble to figure..."

July 9, 2020 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Fantastic Fest Canceled For 2020

Alamo's genre festival hopes to be back in 2021

"...(Cold Fish), Adam Green (Hatchet), Adam Wingard (A Horrible Way to Die, currently working on Godzilla Vs. Kong), and..."

July 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Ley Line Needs Their Sisterhood

“This has been a curve ball to test our abilities”

"...really confusing and tricky to decide if it was safe for us to continue meeting. In ways, it felt..."

July 7, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Qmmunity: The Queer Stories That Made 2019

Looking back, enjoying gelato, and the return of Middle School Dance Party

"...1) Fighting for a Better Austin: What better way to kick off this year's list than with a..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

City Council Picks Team to Audit APD Rape Cases

The 18-month project will be led by D.C.-based Police Executive Research Forum

"...That same model could be recommended to APD going forward; the Women's Law Project also worked with the FBI..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Faster Than Sound: 12 Years of Peligrosa Drives ¡Eso Es!

Local DJ collective sets a mood at Margin Walker’s new fiesta-val of all Latinx talent

"...Colombian and Puerto Rican family consistently threw dinner-turned-dance parties, always with a Latin soundtrack...."

Aug. 30, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council Bites the Bullet, Helps the Homeless

Decriminalization advocates prevail, new shelter deal OK'd

"...camping, sitting, or lying down in the public right away, unless doing so causes an obstruction, and changes references..."

June 21, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

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