Austin Restaurant Folks Spruce Up the San Marcos Dining Scene

Float the river and then dine at Industry this summer

June 12, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Actor Martinez

A meta-movie about a struggling actor

"...into the realm of fabrication. The more the directors spruce up his life, the more confused Arthur becomes. Is..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Articulations

The passing of Texas regionalist pioneer painter Everett Spruce

"...In Memoriam: Everett Spruce..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Making the Scene

Looking back at the time when Austin was at the center of the Texas art world

"...during its early years, among them the painters Everett Spruce and William Lester, the sculptor Charles Umlauf, and the..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Is 'This' the New 'That'?

A brief pondering as to whether Poly is the "New Gay"

"...poked and prodded by fashion magazines telling me to spruce up my look by buying, say spruce, instead of..."

Dec. 9, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Michael Frary: In Memoriam

Michael Frary, an influential Texas modernist, painter of Texas watercolors, and longtime UT-Austin art professor, has passed away at age 87

"...at the university that Frary joined Charles Umlauf, Everett Spruce, Ralph White, Kelly Fearing, William Lester, and Loren Mozley..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Aviator

Scorsese's best film in years is a work of bravura, classic Hollywood filmmaking.

"...of one of Hughes' hyper-aerodynamic aviation prototypes. It's less Spruce Goose and more P-38, and when the Scorsese opens..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

The Style Avatar goes JetSet and koo-koo for Christmas trees! See within ...

"...over it like a possessed elf. A 7-foot-6-inch Foxtail Spruce, it is massive around the bottom. I also bought..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Classical Musicians and Their Instruments

Photo Essay by Bret Brookshire

"...as a uniquely crafted work. The wood used is spruce, and the theory is that if the entire body..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Arts Feature

Keep On Shoppin'

Wheatsville Calls on Old Friends to Stay Afloat

"...of an identity crisis: Should we lower our prices? Spruce up customer service? Increase advertising? Change our focus? Or..."

Nov. 8, 1996 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Rocketeer

An unemployed aviator stumbles upon a jet-pack in this fun adventure set in an idealized 1938 Hollywood.

"...Hatton – and an accidental testing of a prototype “Spruce Goose” by a guy with a hood ornament on..."

June 21, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events

Hit the town with these non-SXSW events

"...Heading to SXSW? Spruce up your professional portfolio with a new headshot, courtesy..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

We Have an Issue: Time to Vote for Your Favorite Local People and Places in The Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin Awards

Show your appreciation for the good work folks are doing

"...city of Austin Cultural Trust investment is set to spruce up East Austin's Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex...."

March 31, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Recipes to Reimagine Your Holiday Feast

It’s time to revamp your end-of-year celebration menus

"...enjoy the baker's dozen recipes below for ideas to spruce up your end-of-year feasts, and to you and yours,..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Qmmunity Gift Guide 2021

Look good, feel good this holigay season with Austin’s LGBTQIA makers

"...butch walking through the woods with a gifted Blue Spruce & Balsam double-wick candle from Gojema’s holiday collection, or..."

Dec. 2, 2021 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

SXSW Music Review: Nine Mile Records & Touring Serves Up Tacos, Lone Stars, and Roots Galore at the Continental Club

Welcome to the Virtual Live Music Capital of the World

"...songs, a legendary stage the world over. The tart spruce sound of the latter’s instrument brought a low contrast..."

March 20, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Violet Crown Reopening for Private Screenings With RSVP Cinema

Downtown art house cinema lets you be your own booker

"...On top of that, the cinema has had a spruce-up over the last year: repainted, with new art and..."

March 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 25-31

"...a giant replica of Noah's Ark. Constructed mostly from spruce and pine trees, it's one of the world's largest..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 27 - December 3

"...feet tall. As much as an individual redwood or spruce or mountain ash might like to sprout so high..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Embark on a Halloween Recipe to Suit Your Fear Factor

A dish best served frightening

"...and with the right shape, lime or cherry jiggles spruce up dessert...."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

ATX Free Fridge Project Pops Up Outside Nixta Taqueria

Free community groceries for food insecure neighborhoods

"...many other local artists have already contacted her to spruce up the next fridges...."

July 27, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

Introducing Chronicle Cooking, Our New Recipe Hub

Check out our growing list of dishes, drinks, and techniques

"...can explore new flavors and techniques, customize weeknight meals, spruce up happy hour, and maybe even save money by..."

April 3, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...Cultural District, grants through the Souly Austin program helped spruce up the street with two murals by Tim Kerr..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Cheer Up Charlies Owners Take Over Rio Rita

Tamara Hoover and Maggie Lea plan to re-open the East Austin bar by 2020

"...The business duo plan to spruce up the indoor cafe and outdoor patio pace, as..."

Nov. 21, 2019 Food Post by Rachel Rascoe

Upcoming Austin Food Events to Put on Your Calendar

Texas Book Festival, Drag Bingo, a chili cook-off at Scholz, and more

"...Down in San Marcos, Industry announced the debut of..."

Jan. 30, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Down Home Ranch Builds Community With Farm-to-Table Goods

At home on the ranch

"...A long dirt road shaded by tall spruce trees leads to Down Home Ranch. There, you'll find..."

April 27, 2018 Food Feature by Acacia Coronado

Mary Moody Northen Theatre's Violet

In this moving production, a young woman learns the nature of true beauty and true love

"...to be seen. She boards a Greyhound bus in Spruce Pine, N.C., and makes a beeline for Tulsa, Okla.,..."

April 20, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Austin Playhouse’s Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

In its rush to be fun, the show fails to tap all the potential of this rom-com sequel to Pride and Prejudice

"...the party's identification of a tree from fir to spruce, and the ensuing awkwardness is worth an hour of..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Friday SXSW Picks

"...fantastical stories from her native Greece's rich mythology to spruce tantalizing song noir. The London-dweller pairs that innate cultural..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

ACL Review: Kurt Vile

Hippie shit

"...6pm. All the more reason for the songwriter to spruce his song selection accordingly...."

Oct. 12, 2015 Music Post by Neph Basedow

1   2   3     NEXT ›    3 »