Adventures in Fashion: Six Items or Less

Our contributor Shelley Seale takes the ultimate wardrobe challenge.

"...Could you get by for an entire month wearing only six pieces of clothing..."

Feb. 14, 2011 Design Post by Shelley Seale

Pioneers or Settlers?

Balancing renewables and affordability at AE

"...Last summer, the Austin Generation Resource Planning Task Force issued a bold recommendation to Austin Energy, the city's..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family

Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

"...you think, make you laugh, maybe make you cry or rage on behalf of the characters and situations therein?..."

Nov. 28, 2022 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Council: Do I Hear Six Percent?

Council approaches a decision on homestead exemption

"...Plenty of work is on City Council's front-burner today (June 4), and..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

City Council: Less Is More

CMs tackle stealth dorms and economic incentives deals

"...Judging from Tuesday's gristly work session, council members remain uncertain whether to proceed on..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: It Never Rains but It Pours

How moving quickly on buyouts for the nearly 300 Onion Creek homeowners went unresolved

"...Seems like only yesterday – oh, maybe a year or two ago – when all we worried about in..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

"No Kill" for Traffic

Vision Zero action plan aims to eliminate traffic fatalities

"...He died on May 13 on Gault Street in Northeast Austin when a white Ford van careened around a..."

July 8, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...206 W. Second, Taylor, 512/352-6206 Mon-Thu, 9am-8pm; Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 9am-'til they run..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

As Many Culinary Influences as Islands

Austin's Philippine "turo-turo" uprising

"...the Austin area, and the number grows annually as more and more families – especially those including Philippine nurses..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

"...Directed by: Errol Morris. Leave it to Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line,..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

News Roundup: Reports, Rappers and (Dis)Enfranchisement

Government may or may not be a farce

"...roundup: a Texas health official steps down after criticisms for a study that suggests defunding Planned Parenthood might be,..."

Feb. 22, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Where's Your Evidence?

Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly managed, or just plain sloppy

"...For more than a decade, lawyers for death row inmate..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Illbient for Spooky

"...Dear Editor,..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Column

Nonconsensual

City Council wrestles with itself over bonds, spending

"...After last week’s very strange meeting – quorum-less with a quorum – this week’s (June 16) City..."

June 15, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Governing Post-Boom Austin

Now that the lawsuits are over, we hope the council campaigns will turn to issues.

"...Council campaign so far, you'd think that the most important issue facing Austin is the proper valuation of a..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Framing the Guilty?

Houston police thought they had their man – so the evidence was no problem

"...The police were not looking for LaShandra Charles and her cousin Marcell Taylor, but that's..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dining Up and Down West Lynn

Venerable spaces and new faces

"...Jeffrey's is the flagship restaurant of the West Lynn neighborhood (in some people's opinion, of the city). Since 1975,..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

A Corner in Cyberspace Turned Blog Party

Jon Lebkowsky asks, why blog?

"...A "blog," short for weblog, is a personal Web site where the..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Postmarks

"...from you and the Chronicle after last week's cover story, "The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King" [Aug. 2]...."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column

Naked City

The council approves a requirement that all matters coming to a vote include a note detailing their financial impact; Austin Energy's "competitive matters" resolution, which would keep some business matters secret, angers some local activists.

"...Council Members Daryl Slusher and Will Wynn and Mayor Kirk Watson took what's been widely perceived as a..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Austin’s Exclusionary Housing Policies Are Getting Revolutionary Rewrites

After decades of resistance doors open for less-wealthy Austinites

"...Austin's land use rules may have more influence over who gets to live here than any..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Post Marks

Park and Ride

"...The Austin Parks Foundation endorses and supports Proposition 2 and Proposition 4 in the..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

Public Notice: City Budget Season Continues

A primer on the schedule and the tax rates

"...last week. And then the city's most prominent front-line homelessness service provider appears to have imploded (see Austin Sanders'..."

July 29, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The One-Man Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitar Park Conspiracy

“Do you see it? Cuz if you don’t, then I’m crazy.”

"...The illustration came into my possession last Monday morning...."

Dec. 23, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Chartering a Course

A preview of the Charter Revisions Proposals

"...Looking for the secret to Austin's vaunted quality of life? Look..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Here's How Austin's Last-Minute City Budget Battles Played Out

How advocates' calls for action were and weren't answered

"...By the morning of Aug. 16, the day City Council was set..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind

In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help

"..."Look at this. It's worthless. Ten dollars from a vendor in the street. But..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

How Choosing Colorful Foods Can Promote Health

Taste the rainbow with Ayurveda-inspired eats

"...Editor’s note: This story was written before the COVID-19 pandemic..."

March 25, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Devenyns

The Daily Hustle: 12/16/10

City Council meets today

"...Update: Not terribly much to report at City Council this morning, aside from announcing the..."

Dec. 16, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Use Only as Directed

Patenting the Formula

"...be precise, back in 1994 when the city first formed the Citizens Planning Committee, whose report is the Magna..."

Aug. 20, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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