The City Budget Deficit Is Finally Here

Rising costs, declining revenues to blame

"...that the three public safety departments, on their own, swallow up all of the city’s property tax revenue and..."

April 18, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Austin Chronic: The House’s Alternative to SB 3 Would Still Outlaw Flower and Edibles

HB 28 also gives TABC regulatory authority on consumable hemp

"...broad oversight of cannabis – a tough pill to swallow...."

April 4, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

A Mardi Gras Pre-Party, Improvised Intimacy, and More Recommended Events

Allow us to help sort your weekend out

"...come face to face with feelings they’d much rather swallow than confront. If you’re squeamish, you might want to..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Dan Patrick Proposes Massive Boost for Film Incentives ... But There's a Catch

Is Texas' lieutenant governor lining up cash for a culture war?

"...too much for TMIIIP advocates and fiscal conservatives to swallow). Sheridan has been known to publicly gripe about how..."

Jan. 27, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Little Women, Big Games, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Get in the spirit with these arts and cultural happenings

"...if you need a selfless reason to help you swallow the capitalistic excesses that creep up this time of..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Point Austin: Afterthoughts on a National Disaster

Some bitter reflections on the country we’re now living in

"...That’s the toughest pill to swallow from this entire episode – that so many of..."

Nov. 18, 2024 News Post by Michael King

Austin Film Festival: Spreading the Joy of Deaf Santa Claus

How a New Braunfels man became America's first deaf Santa

"...having a deaf Santa. Mowl said, “It’s a hard swallow for any event organizer to say, ‘I budgeted this..."

Oct. 26, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2024, Power Ranked!

Welcome to Top of the Hops IX

"...town, seeing that it’s on the city’s agenda to swallow this brewery with a one hundred year I-35 reconstruction..."

Oct. 17, 2024 Food Post by Eric Puga

I’ll Be Here to Lay Down Beside You

An Austin widower’s take on coping with loss

"...a lot, he worked out a lot, and that swallowed up the day. Now he decided to be the..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Features Feature by Jonah Lemm

In Politics to Win, Again and Again

Introducing the passionate people who get our local politicians elected

"...a face-to-face conversation is the most 'sticky,’” said Sarah Swallow, a member of Collective Campaigns who’s currently running Kathie..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Historic hotels, hummingbirds, and highways

"...Chicano Film The film …and the earth did not swallow him, based on Tomás Rivera's autobiographical novel, follows a..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

City Council Wrestles Over Emergency Funds in This Year’s Budget

Council reduced reserve by less than 1% to fund programs

"...a difficult pill for a conservative like Kelly to swallow. [inset-1-left]..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Money City Could Spend on Community Programs Likely Going to Police Raises

Council set to adopt next year’s budget on Wednesday

"...14. The contract price tag, however, is likely to swallow up that entire set-aside amount – a figure that..."

Aug. 13, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Matilda, The Matrix, and Mixers in This Week’s Recommended Events

Get nerdy, brooding, and out there with these suggestions

"...Look, maybe you found the newest Matrix a difficult swallow – in which case, my condolences for your bad..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

National Anthem

A queer rodeo is the backdrop to a tremulous burgeoning relationship

"...azure skies that he and cinematographer Katelin Arizmendi (Succession, Swallow) capture through the dust thrown up by horse hooves..."

July 12, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Faye Webster, Swamp Dogg, and More Reviews From Friday of SXSW

Memorable performances to close out the week

"...vocal presence (as her mewling coo of a voice swallows most of her lyrics), Webster was an active, engaged..."

March 16, 2024 Music Post by Julian Towers

The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset

The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama

"...same as tasty. “There are certain things you would swallow, and certain things that, like a cow, you would..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Six Great Breweries Off the Beaten Path

In tumultuous times for Austin beer, these undersung gems are worth seeking out

"...problem stacking neatly into the next, before attempting to swallow the small-brew industry whole. Pandemic disruption still loiters about..."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Out of Darkness

Stone Age survival horror echoes through history

"...there are primordial places, empty spaces that can still swallow you up without a trace, wildernesses that remind you..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Juliette Binoche and Trần Anh Hùng Sample The Taste of Things

The ingredients of the lauded French romance about cooking

"...it’s only a dish that we will chew and swallow. So it was quite liberating to see him cooking.”..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Ho99o9, Kikuo, Sofia Kourtesis to 2024 Music Lineup

243 artists make up the festival’s second artist announcement

"...Sully Band (San Diego CA) Sultan Stevenson (London UK-ENGLAND) Swallow the Rat (Auckland NEW ZEALAND) Sycco (Brisbane AUSTRALIA) Talia..."

Dec. 6, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

To Keep Teens Out of Jail, Travis County Pilots First of its Kind Program for Those Accused of Assaulting Caregivers

Kids in the program get resources to stabilize

"...– though she expects it would be easier to swallow for more communities. She points out that one of..."

Nov. 8, 2023 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

999 Eyes Freakshow & Surreal Sideshow Invites You to Step Inside an American Tradition

The beauty of the bizarre

"...the World's Greatest Showman, Bobby Reynolds, a legendary fire-eater, sword-swallower, flea circus seller, and talker (the guy that lures..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

When Evil Lurks

Argentinian horror pits farmers against Hell and an uncaring government

"...menace expands - quietly, chillingly - and threatens to swallow up Pedro's wife and estranged kids is given extra..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

AISD Accepts Monitor in New Deal With Texas Education Agency

Lesser of two evils?

"...President Arati Singh said, "It's a tough pill to swallow, but for me a tougher pill to swallow would..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Fantastic Fest Review: When Evil Lurks

Powerless in the face of hellish evil and earthly bureaucracy

"...menace expands - quietly, chillingly - and threatens to swallow up Pedro's wife and estranged kids is given extra..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sometimes Drugs Are the Right Thing to Do

Prohibition, TX

"...like, how do you figure that some things you swallow are "food" and others are "medicine," even though both..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

After 20 Years, Rosa Jimenez Is Exonerated for a Murder That Didn’t Happen

The child she was babysitting wasn’t murdered, judge says

"...Jimenez’s trial who swore the toddler could not have swallowed the paper towels on his own. She was sentenced..."

Aug. 7, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Alpha Rev's Casey McPherson Gave Up a Life in Music to Cure His Daughter's Rare Disease

The Cory Morrow-headlined RoseFest fundraises for FDA clearance on Aug. 12

"...timeline for all that is a tough pill to swallow for McPherson, who says that the older kids with..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Bullies With Benefits

Wherein the Luv Doc puts lipstick on a pig

"...that's exactly the kind of shit you have to swallow when you stick around even a medium-sized small town...."

April 7, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

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