A Gift Guide for the Austin Music Fan in Your Life

Try a Nineties Austin oral history, Willie birthday LP, or BLK ODYSSY ashtray

"...Amaze the audiophile in your life with Austin-based "sound..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 8-14

"...tempt you to be a spirited adventurer who undertakes smart risks. I will invite you to consider venturing into..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

State of Texas Requiring AISD to Eliminate Specific Goals for Economically Disadvantaged Black Students

Austin ISD’s official goals to be "retooled"

"...Star Governance is that you have goals that are smart. And so this does not pass that very first..."

Nov. 17, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 10-16

"...be wrong, but I don't think so: You are smarter and wiser than you realize about the pressing issues..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

A New Chapter for Austin’s Small Bookstores

From serving neighborhoods to serving wine, how innovative local booksellers are filling the shelves

"...it tomes on history, activism, Black culture, and personal growth, or its deftly selected fiction section. (Also like Alienated..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Qmmunity: Clowning Around

Queer embarrassment artist Andie Flores brings her show about "a clown idiot" to Crashbox

"...repeat ideas or outfits (which is ... not incredibly smart, by the way!), it was important for me to..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by James Scott

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...• 15 Counterintuitive Tactics Smart Marketers Can Exploit: Face it, marketers, your customers and..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

Animated pup adventure opens surprising doors for talks with your kids

"...sequel to 2021's PAW Patrol: The Movie, this movie smartly decides to focus on one character from the squad,..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Gas and Coal Outages Behind ERCOT’s Constant Calls for Conservation

And no progress on energy efficiency programs

"...fueled by extreme temperatures, no rain, and booming population growth – enough that Mayor Kirk Watson felt the need..."

Aug. 30, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Texas Lege Preview: The Lege Has More Cash Than It Wants

Unprecedented $30 billion (and counting) surplus puts conservatives in a bind

"...the Legislative Budget Board's estimate of the state's economic growth. The LBB, led by House Speaker Dade Phelan and..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 25 - December 1

"...is your keen intuition about which gambles are relatively smart and which are ill-advised. But even when your chancy..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...occur while protecting Austin's prized environmental features. Known as Smart Growth, Watson's initiative sought to redirect development – ideally,..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Race and Class Inform Disparities in Road Deaths

All crises are not created equal

"...also overrepresented to a slightly lesser extent. A recent Smart Growth America report titled "Dangerous by Design" yielded similar..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Claydream

The dueling feuds that overshadowed the career of Will Vinton, innovator of claymation

"...in flash-forwards from the artistic ascent and wobbly commercial growth of Vinton...."

Aug. 19, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Demanding Delusions

"...such measures until BIPOCQ numbers were small enough. 2) "SMART" growth was code for "pro-developer," and actively expelled BIPOCQ..."

July 27, 2022 Postmarks

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Estey, Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari, Molly O'Brien When the smart money was betting GameStop would go under, an army..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: And Our House Is Your House

What did you do today to provide decent housing where it's needed for everyone?

"...the technocratic consensus we'd arrived at to manage our growth. Some folks still aren't down with that, but what..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

ACC’s Music Trade School Gets a World-Class Facility

The Music Business Performance Technology department spreads its wings at ACC Highland

"...Incredibly, the department experienced tremendous growth over the last two decades – during most of..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin at Large: Ain’t No Highway Wide Enough

TxDOT abandons any pretense of new thinking about I-35. It's time to stop them.

"...in 2020 and be instantly outdated, as Austin's rapid growth (now confirmed in the rearview mirror by the 2020..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Can

"...Texas’ power grid. Even without extreme weather, rapid population growth is stressing Texas’ aging power network. As Texas’ power..."

Feb. 18, 2021 Postmarks

Tarka Indian Kitchen Expands Their Empire

CEO talks mother sauces and customizable curries

"...then regional and national expansion, after they find a "smart capital partner" to take them to the 100- or..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

UT Research Reinforces Anti-Racism at Austin Water

Making equity flow

"...My ATX Water, involves advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) or "smart meters" and was included in Water Forward, the 100-year..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Red Team Comeback?

Races south, west of town too close for Democrats' comfort

"...top 10 fastest-growing counties in the nation, so population growth and its impacts on traffic and affordability, as well..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two southeast projects divide dais; APD's state grants OK'd

"...the number of units, and so drew opposition from growth skeptics and neighbors citing gentrification concerns and threats to..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two Southeast projects divide dais; APD’s state grants OK’d

"...the number of units, and so drew opposition from growth skeptics and neighbors, citing gentrification concerns and threats to..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Readers Share What They Love and Miss About Austin

Everything from restaurants to neighbors to long, stress-free walks

"...Austin has SXSW. I love that our leaders were smart enough to cancel it this year. Austin would be..."

April 28, 2020 Chronolog Post

The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Crew Has Answers

Nine pro chefs and YouTube personalities tackle our burning food Qs

"...it was a time of so much learning and growth for me – I have been working at Bon..."

March 20, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Saint Frances

SXSW 2019 light-touch comedy faces growing up at 34

"...up with twentysomething Jace (Lipchitz), she’s not great at smart decisions. Top of the immediate list: believing that pulling..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...roster include linguistics professor and political theorist Noam Chomsky, mad-smart comedians Desus and Mero - who have new book..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...Let's think long-game and get smart...."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

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