Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...Austin food news to squeeze into the print edition of the Chronicle. Rather than wait a week, we've decided..."

June 12, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Summer Fun: A [Revised] Guide to Floating the River

Lessons learned during a Texas summer staple

"...Considering that 50% of my time over the next five months will arguably..."

May 21, 2014 Chronolog Post by Adrienne White

Playback: Sound Bleed

As Interactive kicks off SXSW, its bookings merge with Music

"...Monday afternoon, the South by Southwest office was predictably under siege. Outgoing mail buried the lobby,..."

March 7, 2014 Music Column

Sarah Silverman Strikes Back

Telling the truth at the Paramount about Rick Perry and the n-word

"...Gov. Rick Perry gets to throw Birtherism around and Texas politicians back Confederate flag license plates, that's truly shocking...."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Recounting the first decade of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one year at a time

"...Limits Music Festival always begins the same way: the Star Wars theme followed by Western swing institution Asleep at..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror

Tracing horror's evolution from the camp-serious bastions of Roger Corman to the post-countercultural killing fields of The Last House on the Left and on

"...Zinoman penned a smart, take-no-prisoners piece on the origins of the modern horror film for the March 2008 issue..."

July 15, 2011 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

Blist'ring Strings

This summer the Austin Chamber Music Festival really brings the heat

"...need to tell anyone in Austin that this time of year it's hot enough to fry an ostrich egg..."

July 8, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Best Beloveds

Molly Ivins' kickass boots are an ideal fit for prized actor Barbara Chisholm

"...It's that time of the biennial season when the hottest show in town..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Arts Feature by Amy Smith

Sex Offenders Exposed

Are sex offender laws causing more harm than good?

"...Henry met Sarah in the summer of 1994, when he was 19 years old. They lived..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Res Publica

Matters of the public, Dec. 11-17

"...AUSTIN GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOLIDAY PARTY LGBT-friendly businesses are welcome to join..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Off The Record

Making the rounds for the third annual HAAM Benefit Day, while the Black Angels walk with a zombie

"...No event better encapsulates the spirit of this fair city than Health Alliance for Austin Musicians..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

District Eternity

As Ronnie Earle steps down, he looks back on his life's work

"...December announced his decision to retire at the end of 2008, likes to tell the story of a waitress..."

April 11, 2008 News Feature by Michael King

The Hells Angels Hit

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

"...after 7pm on March 18, as the final traces of twilight dissolved into the evening sky, 44-year-old Anthony William..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week "I'm not going to be a whore..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature

Here Comes the Guv

Kinky Friedman lights up his campaign

"...by looking at him. Waiting in the green room of San Antonio's Municipal Auditorium for his five minutes of..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Jonesin' for an Office at the Capitol

Kirk Watson formalizes plans to roll into the state Senate; and a roundup of area House races

"...Former Austin Mayor Kirk Watson generated a fair amount of buzz several weeks ago when he announced..."

Oct. 14, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on the moon, but the pioneering French filmmaker did..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Benda Mask

Untold secrets of Jean Arthur

"..."With acting, it's ultimately all about who you are." – Jack Nicholson, 2004..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Endorsements

The Chronicle's picks in the Nov. 2 election

"...ballot, as well as selected races elsewhere in Central Texas. We agree this is the most critical election in..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...African-American and one Hispanic. Yet, Hispanics comprise over 30% of Austin's population. The Hispanics and blacks I hear from..."

April 25, 2003 Column

Naked City

"...Haiku: Victor, Everyman. So was plumber down the street. Run-off victor: Kirk...."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

Neighbors vs. Neighbors

A profile of the Central Texas struggle over Alcoa Rockdale and its plans for expansionAlcoa announces new "voluntary" emissions reductions.

"...boardroom. About a hundred or so people -- young professionals, sunburned ranchers and workingmen, middle-aged homemakers, and a handful..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our Free Radio coverage generates some audio radiance, and more.

"...excellent article on Free Radio ["The Death and Life of Free Radio," June 22]. I'd like to mention an..."

June 29, 2001 Column

Day Trips

Remembering Bob Roberts, the dean of Texas barbecue.

"...Bob Roberts, the dean of Texas barbecue, passed away on August 2, at the..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Huckleberry Minh: A Walk Through Dreamland

"...It's been almost 25 years since the fall of Saigon, yet for many it's still a deep and..."

May 28, 1999 Books Review

Postmarks

Scaggs Photo in Bad Taste

"...Kayte VanScoy and the publishers of the Chronicle should be ashamed of themselves for publishing..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Column

Short Cuts

"...the Dobie Theatre will become the lone Austin outpost of the Landmark Theatres exhibition chain. The good news is..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips

"...The courthouse in Waxahachie is the grandest of Texas county courthouses, with ornate trim, circular towers, graceful..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Included here are more reviews of films screened during the SXSW Film Festival 1998. Additional..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Public Notice

Love & Unrequited Justice

"...For any of you who have been searching for an update on..."

June 20, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

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