A Browner Shade of Black

Blazing trails of Chicano soul

"...time Chicano was used in a song was in 1948 with Don Tosti, sung in English and caló –..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Canyon Creek Rebels Target MUD Lawsuit

Municipal utility district board members resist suggestion they withdraw federal suit

"...the U.S. Department of Justice this year to overturn Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires every..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Day Trips

White-water rafting on the Rio Grande in New Mexico is a huge rush and a little scary, too

"...and Lower Taos Box, two of the most popular sections of the river...."

June 29, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Developing Stories: Counting Cars and Fears

Officials say their hands are tied at Northcross – but is that true?

"...have historically been interpreted by staff to mean an intersection failure, according to Watershed Protection and Development Review Department..."

June 8, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Amber Current Flowing From My Mind

Drowning Johnny Bush's spasmodic dysphonia in a "Whiskey River"

"...he recalls his youth in the blue-collar Kashmere Gardens section of Houston, where his parents made their own music..."

April 6, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Future of Film on the Web

Part I: The means

"...which channels they want to carry. Inserting one simple section of code supplies them with regularly updated content in..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Then and Nau

Of Kash-Karry, Casiraghi's, and Jeffrey's: Clarksville's culinary history

"...and a laundry were within walking distance of my $85-a-month garage apartment, and the soda fountain at the corner..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...the Eighties in response to public outcry over the 1984 Hyatt Regency, the first – and to date, the..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Page Two: Seasons Change, and So Do We

Our sports blog commences, 'SXSW Presents' continues, and Priest unmasks the past

"...check out "An Aside" at the end of this section.)..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The Greenest Zine in Town

The new Austin Environmental Directory – part investigative environmental reports, part encyclopedia of sustainability, and part yellow pages of everything green in Austin – is out

"...In its introductory section, the new directory focuses on energy and the predicament..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Page Two: Songs of Ourselves

As friends and legends pass, art and memory burst from the present and warn the future

"...This issue contains a section on Jack Jackson, who died a few weeks back...."

Aug. 11, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Letters @ 3AM

The federal government benefits from undocumented workers, therefore something is owed those workers in return: justice

"...was noted by Anna Quindlen in Newsweek (May 15, p.78): "Although the conventional wisdom is that immigrants are civic..."

May 26, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...– Austin's first city-owned burial grounds as of the mid-1850s, the exact date unknown...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

The Hightower Report

Don't Look Down at Immigrants, Look Up; and a New Horror From the IRS

"...to call 9-1-1 about an IRS proposal to change Section 7216 of the Internal Revenue Code...."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Page Two

Have a 'Chronicle' epiphany

"...Middle East, the Top 10 lists in the News section don't paint a flattering picture. There are a few..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Column by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

"...by the Lege. The nonpartisan staff of the voting section of the DOJ's civil rights division said the proposed..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature

Letters at 3AM

Right now, and for at least the next three years of this administration, the United States of America is not being governed. Hurricane Katrina demonstrated, and Iraq every day confirms, that the powers-that-be are dysfunctional. We are on our own.

"...short articles crammed into the middle of the business section and not covered at all on broadcast news. But..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Bringing It All Back Home

Super Suppers, Dream Dinners, and the new family meal

"...bags of frozen filets are stocked in the freezer section of the station. Veggies may be next, say chopped..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Smoke Signals

Red River's live music venue owners fear Austin's newly proposed smoking ordinance – with good reason

"...and forcing bars and live music venues with an 18-and-up age policy to purchase a permit to allow smoking..."

April 15, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Page Two

Finding peace in the wonderful chaos of SXSW

"...lines that separate each frame are supremely evident. Minute section of action follows minute section of action, yet, despite..."

March 25, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

A series of shifts: Mike Clark-Madison departs, our redesign winds up, and 'Page Two' tries to find joy while democracy crumbles

"...The revision of the Calendar section is probably a lot more noticeable than most. In..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Holy Ghost

Austin's Revenant Records follows up its Grammy-winning Charley Patton box set with free jazzman Albert Ayler's 9-CD 'Holy Ghost'

"...Disc six (1967-1968) contains three tracks cut at the Newport Jazz Festival,..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Letters at 3AM

The White House resorted to scare tactics, terror alerts, and slander following the Democratic Convention in order to avert the public's attention from newly released statistics documenting the country's economic downturn

"...CBS news poll issued yesterday suggests. After the convention, 48% of them favored Mr. Kerry, and 47% Mr. Bush...."

Aug. 20, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

A Big Old Jam Thing, Baroque Style

For its post-Thanksgiving concert of Suites and Leftovers, La Follia reheats the best bits of the musical past into a jazzy feast.

"...Tenor Chris LeCluyse is reheating two arias by 18th-century composer Giovanni Pergolesi, one that Stravinsky rehashed into his..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Page Two

We're now posting our ever-expanding letters section online, with new letters daily. This, of course, brings up a whole new set of quandaries.

"...readers, according to one survey. An easy read, the section offers short takes by mostly changing contributors voicing a..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

If he were CEO, and not governor, of Texas, Rick Perry's lazy disloyalty would never be tolerated; look for new "Postmarks" online daily; Screens Editor Kimberley Jones decamps for graduate school; and we honor the righteous life of Marjorie Hershey.

"...adversely impacting a staggering number of Texans. More than 85% of those who turned out to comment on redistricting..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Jimmie and Georgia

At their Southern Dinette, family-style soul food took on a whole new meaning.

"...buildings on the Eastside. It was originally occupied from 1898 to 1922 by Arnold's Bakery, owned by a German..."

July 4, 2003 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...paper: "On June 17, 2001, Gov. Rick Perry vetoed 78 bills passed during the recently adjourned 77th session of..."

May 23, 2003 Column

Designated Drummer

Drummer Ernie Durawa's Way of Knowledge.

"...On this night, the 18-year-old drummer ends up on the bandstand and is offered..."

May 23, 2003 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...plenty of Friday night left after this. (Auditorium Shores, 6-8pm) -- Raoul Hernandez..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

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