Austin Yards Where Weird Finds a Home

Seven front lawns that push beyond garden gnomes

"...all kinds. Art yards are hardly phenomena unique to Austin – the SPACES Archive maintains a map and catalog..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

Austin’s Best Breweries, According to Children

Meet your beer garden friends, the Beergardigans

"...on Twitter. Trust me; you don't want that! Most Austin breweries are an appropriate default for a post-hike lunch,..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Playback: The Mayor's Plan to Save Austin Music

Mayor Steve Adler addresses the elephant in the club, Susan Antone honored, and Henry Gonzalez goes to the head of the Austin poster artist altar

"...biggest headliner ever on Wednesday ­– the Obamas – Austin music still has problems, and Steve Adler's here to..."

March 4, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gazing at the Texas Film Awards Through a Crystal Ball

The Texas Film Awards celebrate the state's best filmmaking

"...anniversary is the crystal anniversary, and that's what the Texas Film Awards will be celebrating on Thursday, March 12...."

March 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: The Austin Music Industry Awards Come of Age

Kevin Curtin reverses his “awards are bullshit” stance

"..."Wow, look at this, so much of Austin's music industry is here tonight. If a bomb went..."

March 2, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Revolution Spirits' First Texas Amaro

Bitter friends ’til the end

"...it translates to 'bitter friend,'" says Revolution Spirits' Mark Shilling. "But some Italians would say it's not an amaro..."

March 17, 2017 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Austin City Election

Endorsements for mayor and Council

"...Following are the Chronicle's recommendations in the mayoral and City Council races. It's..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...There are plenty of reasons to love Austin and the enormous, unique state it’s part of...."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Texas Platters

"...out of the blue. It's cool to realize that Austin even has much of an ambient scene, much less..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Review

How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship

Living the American nightmare

"...few years earlier, when he had fled their home country of Honduras after facing persecution for his sexual orientation...."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Sounding the Alarm on Texas' Nursing Home System

25% of the state's 1,200 long-term care centers have been cited for serious standard deficiencies

"...Back in July, news broke out of North Austin that a 90-year-old resident of a nursing home had..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...Thursday 25, Austin History Center..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Point Austin: Justice Too Long Delayed

Fran and Dan Keller continue to wait in vain for their exoneration

"...decades in prison for horrible crimes at their Oak Hill day care center – crimes, it turned out, that..."

June 16, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Austin Opera Takes Aim at the Election With Its Adaptation of The Manchurian Candidate

Composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell shoot to thrill in their opera based on Richard Condon's Cold War classic

"...before U.S. citizens choose their next president, courtesy of Austin Opera...."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Thoughts Between Elections

Taking a closer look at the polls and what they mean

"...combination with the general election did more than triple Austin's lamentable recent record, which has been running around 10%..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Column by Michael King

True to Its Own Terroir

Can Saveur magazine save the soul of the Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival?

"...During the course of its 18-year history, the annual Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival has become the..."

April 4, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Count the Blessings

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival at 25

"...The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival turns 25 years..."

April 16, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Roots

Previewing the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival

"...Twenty-one years ago, the Texas wine industry was barely a blip on the national..."

April 7, 2006 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

In Good Taste

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival and the value of terroir

"...Jeri Moore's vibrant poster art for the 2007 Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival (at right) evokes..."

March 30, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Good Cuisine and an Interesting Scene

The 'Saveur' Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival

"...What a hoot to see incoming festival president and Texas Culinary Academy director Harvey Giblin playing and singing with..."

April 22, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Looking Back on the Champions Tract Rezoning

Does this development belong in this particular corner of the Hill Country?

"...FM 2222 in what still looks like relatively unspoiled Texas Hill Country, may soon have a new landmark. Rezoning..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Sweet Heat

The 16th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival

"...The Austin Chronicle is still running the Hot Sauce Festival. I..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

Now Singing Her Praises

The Chronicle's Virginia B. Wood receives the Saveur Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival's award for Unsung Hero, and other award-winners.

"...a refreshing change from the usual celebrity-oriented model, the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival, along with its..."

April 11, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

Pioneer Grit and Newfangled Novels

Debra Monroe's Hill Country Life

"...low-grade, self-indulgent, melancholy mood perfectly, I drove out of Austin toward one of the legendary Hill Country towns and..."

April 17, 1998 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

Page Two

Returning from vacation offers a new appreciation for the city -- and for uniquely Austin events like the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival.

"...returned to town. Traffic, especially around the University of Texas, has picked up...."

Aug. 30, 2002 Column by Louis Black

To the Nth Degree

The 15th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival

"...the bottles. Why the spike in interest in the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival after 14 years?..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

Page Two

Returning from vacation offers a new appreciation for the city -- and for uniquely Austin events like the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival.

"...This Sunday is the 12th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival at Waterloo Park, from 11am..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas

"...Christmas lights are calling and it’s time for a Hill Country drive...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Substance and Whimsy

The Never-Too-Serious Epicureans of Austin

"...music scene, Barton Springs, Sixth Street, sports events, the Hill Country, the bats, and the fact that there is..."

April 4, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Visit historic Presidio La Bahia, take a scenic drive, and more

"...head out for a weekend drive to these authentically Texas places...."

March 31, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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