Faces of Homelessness

Another Downtown attempt to find answers

"...they did when we first took a look at Downtown crime earlier in the year ("Crime and the City..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Marc Savlov

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Our readers talk back.

"...signed with Edison, "The only Edison employee in the township will be a business manager. 'We'll be flying on..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...To live in Texas is to take "hometown heroes" to a whole new level...."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

It's a Mystery to Me

"...book, one of the most awful consequences of ghettoizing crime lit is missing out on the rarefied pleasures of..."

April 23, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...Premiere, 67 min. D: Viktor Jakovleski Tultepec is a small Mexican town that celebrates its love of fireworks with..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM

The Holocauust reminds us that in order to save ouselves we must know ourselves

"...I am thinking of a Polish town that has been in the news lately, a place..."

July 20, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

A Parliament of Experts

Did 'expert testimony' convict an innocent woman of murder?

"...Jimenez, an undocumented immigrant from Ecatepec de Morelos (a town near Mexico City), who was six months pregnant at..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hells Angels Hit

Anthony Benesh was shot down by a sniper – the suspects, and theories, are legion

"...crossways with members of the Bandidos by riding around town flashing the "colors" – the red-and-white and Death Head..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...of all force reports are tied to arrests, a smaller subset of police contacts. And more importantly, they ultimately..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Column

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...and religion for years. I saw it today, in small ways, in the beautiful city of Ohrid, when we..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

A Good Woman Is Hard to Find

British revenge drama mixes grit and slick

"...A Good Woman Is Hard to Find, a gritty crime flick that delivers the kind of seat-standing, crowd-roaring payoff..."

May 1, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Review: DC Noir

George Pelecanos gives us glimpses of Washington crime and life

"...The East Coast crime novelist may not have Simon's journalistic background, but his..."

Nov. 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...will be meeting with focus groups of stakeholders – small-property owners, developers, rental agents, and businesses – to talk..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...residents by way of the Austin Community Foundation and Town Lake Animal Shelter. Chain Free Austin will have an..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...Small-Minded Ventura..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Prison Buff

Peeking Behind the Curtain of Incarceration

"...he catches me in a bubble bath with true crime paperback books about incarcerated murderers, preferably female. I am..."

April 6, 2001 Books Feature by Amanda Eyre Ward

Can Tom Zigal Really Say That?

"The truth is, I didn't know a thing about the world of mystery writers and crime publishing," Tom Zigal, the author of three mystery novels, says. Chronicle writer Dick Holland discovers why Zigal might say such a thing and why it may not matter in light of Pariah, Zigal's new installment in the Kurt Muller mystery series.

"...and publisher of The Pawn Review, he developed "a small press movement in response to the lack interest from..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Fatal Error

Hooked on Drug Money

"...Esequiel Sr. farms a small tract of land in the oldest part of Redford,..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Monte Paulsen

New Tricks on South Congress

A Community Policing Success Story

"...After you rehearse explaining this sight to a small child, ask yourself if prostitution is a victimless crime...."

June 14, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...said that Hollywood can be a tough and ruthless town, a real killer. Therefore, who better to grab all..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

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

"...status by prioritizing ICE requests for cases of violent crime, starting Feb. 1. The sheriff was within her constitutional..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...Austin into a Spindletop of "yes, and" – a boomtown boasting four theatres showcasing improv year-round, all offering performances..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sex Offenders Exposed

Are sex offender laws causing more harm than good?

"...was 19 years old. They lived in the same small New Jersey town but hadn't met until Henry was..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...urban pedestrian traffic, but running local businesses out of downtown and clearing room for big box retailers isn't "Smart..."

July 26, 2002 Column

Now Serving ... Time

Robert Conran sat down to dinner at Furr's, and walked out in handcuffs. After four years in prison on a shaky conviction, he's got a chance of parole -- then he faces deportation

"...Unit prison, located just outside the Rio Grande Valley town of Edinburg, singing "Fever." It is an incongruous sight:..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...Add to that another dozen or so from the smaller outfits and the bottleneck for screen space becomes readily..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

311 Story in Error

"...The neighborhood activists are trying to encourage growth in town, while the Public Works powers are trying to push..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Specialty Bookstores

Miles of Aisles or One-on-One?

"...an entirely different kettle of fish. Being a reading town (with five universities in and around the city, how..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

What Happens to Rape Victims?

Sixteen months and nothing

"...change in an instant. She'd spent the night out Downtown and followed a man she'd just met into a..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Kathryn Lundstrom

A Safe Place?

Parties, alcohol, and attitudes are contributing to a high number of sexual assaults in Austin

"...(her term ended in February), works as the sex crimes liaison for the D.A.'s office. Nelson is responsible for..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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