Demolition

Before she knew there was really something wrong with her brother, Elaine would tell him that their mother had tried to abort him when she was only a month gone.

"...his favorite performance was to streak naked through the house during her sleepovers...."

Sept. 29, 2000 Features Feature by Susan Shields

Naked City

Scott Loras and Jill Warren head into an acrimonious runoff for the GOP nomination for Texas House District 48.

"...It's a question House District 48 runoff candidates are now posing to local..."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Whirled of Sound

Tracking down Rob Halverson and Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound.

"...Spice Cafe or something like that, right between a strip joint and another strip joint. We played from 2pm..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Postmarks

Scaggs Photo in Bad Taste

"...youth want to live it up on this slippery strip? Max, et al. Take your bow. Like the Pied..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Column

Babe: Pig in the City

"...Eiffel Tower, the Hollywood sign, and the Sidney Opera House), making for an altogether more rollicking affair. You know..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scanlines

"...Margaret Hamilton) is mainly remembered for its rather soggy haunted-house plot and the Master Showman's latest gimmick, the "Illusion-O"..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Screens Feature

Selective Enforcement

The Sixth Street Load-In Policy

"...who frequent the bars and venues of the downtown strip. There's a large contingent of people who don't fit..."

May 1, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The Players Club

"...a new entry in the burgeoning field of pastie-whirling stripper flicks cum social commentaries. Pardon me if I sound..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Mouse Hunt

"...a financial burden. In hopes of selling off the house, they set about renovating it only to discover its..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

False Accusations

"...Billy Bob Thornton has put together a slick little art-house flick with some high powered talent (in Robert Duvall's..."

March 21, 1997 Column

Pao's Shows the Way Beyond Kung Pao ChickenModern Chinese Secret

"...Pao's Mandarin House..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Food Feature

Capitol Chronicle

The Legislature enters the home stretch -- two weeks to go.

"...just before adjournment at about 2:30am, a group of House members drunk on exhaustion gathered together to sing "Kumbaya."..."

May 18, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...plants in from the back porch, Penny Scaggs, a housewife of 35 years, sat down at her piano to..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...and a keen eye for observation. (Ruta Maya Coffee House, 10pm) -Raoul Hernandez..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Three True Tales of Urban Infill

Believe It, or Not...

"...want to know is where can they build a house they can call home or a restaurant people can..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Chronicle Staffers Pick Their Go-To Dishes in Town

The food that keeps us coming back for more

"...Baguettes handmade every morning by co-owner Nguyet Quach make strip mall stop NG Cafe my favorite bánh mì in..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Food Feature

We Have an Issue: A Watched Pot …

The Austin Chronicle is turning 42, and we're launching a cannabis column to celebrate

"...how to help Houston's folk art treasure Beer Can House...."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Texas Lege Preview: These Bills Deserve to Die

Four of the worst measures filed (so far) for the 88th

"...defines, "prevents pregnancy." Hall's co-sponsorship of a fentanyl testing strip bill does not offset the damage he does elsewhere...."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by the News Staff

A Journey Through Austin’s Knafeh Offerings With My Arab Father

A taste of home, connection, and knafeh

"...it opened in early March of this year, Baklava House (10205 N. Lamar #135, baklava-house.com). The only Arabic sweets..."

June 10, 2022 Food Feature by Yasmin Diallo Turk

Struggling to Connect With My Downtown Life Through Virtual Reality

Immersing my avatar in SXSW XR

"...looked quite different from my recollection of the main strip: the streets were blue, the sidewalks yellow, and giant..."

March 17, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...San José. Over in the horror-themed Midnighters, former Alamo Drafthouse and Fantastic Fest programmer Kier-la Janisse draws upon her..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Blackheart Announces April Closing

Rainey Street’s live music headquarters loses lease

"...remained the chief steward of live entertainment on the strip. A large percentage of the employees are musicians, including..."

March 19, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...thieves forge a surprising relationship with with an unexpected housesitter when they accidentally trap themselves in a house they..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: After the Flood

When everything is gone, there is love, and the memory of love

"...a roomful of international filmmakers at a shared Faliro House/Sundance workshop. Ruth Anne MarDock was all but dead being..."

July 8, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Lege Lines

School finance debate heats up, HHSC consolidation on hold?, and more

"...are not blind to these problems, so now the House and the Senate are gearing up for some ugly..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Judy Willcott

Bread baking hobby led to successful local business

"...prompted the move to a larger space in a strip center a few blocks from the UT law school...."

Sept. 11, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

DVD Watch: 'Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'

Johnny Knoxville gets sentimental with his hidden camera comedy

"...see a father he doesn't know, dropping via every strip joint and whore house along the way, with hijinks..."

Jan. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback

Christmas wishes for the local set

"...and Skrillex the following year. With their exit, that strip's independent vibe erodes. Roost Opening on the North Side..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Nothing Mini About It

Blue Starlight Mini Urban Drive-In breaks in its big new digs this weekend

"...As Austin-based giant Alamo Drafthouse goes bicoastal, the little drive-in theatre that could steps..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Aleksander Chan

Take Two Aspirin and Ping Me in the Morning

Heath care: an oral future

"...in this country – in conjunction with the White House and HHS, put a Blue Button on their website...."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

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