Hard Luck in Heritage Heights

Renters in Eastside housing project feel misled, misused by the city.

"...low-income development between the Huston-Tillotson College campus and the Texas State Cemetery...."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Jessica Chapman

Naked City

Joe Moreno laid to rest

"...Houston lawmaker was laid to rest Tuesday in the Texas State Cemetery, following a long procession from services in..."

May 13, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Bill Arhos 1934-2015

Austin City Limits creator left a worldwide legacy

"...time, a live music show starring hippie musicians from Texas was a left-field concept...."

April 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Golden Hornet Project: Wolfgang-nam Style

'Amadeus' screening fundraiser for 'Mozart's Requiem Undead'

"...Luther Adams' drum-kit opera Ilimaq, which was commissioned by Texas Performing Arts. (Reynolds insists that no incriminating photographs of..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Making It Happen

The 2007 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...dumping ground for cement mixers in South Austin, the Texas Capitol, Barton Springs Pool, and, most spectacularly last year,..."

June 1, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postscripts

The eighth annual Texas Writers Month begins in a few days.

"...Texas Writers Month..."

April 27, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Confederacy of Love

The Sons of Confederate Veterans take a stand for the old dominion at UT

"...grave of Confederate Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston in the Texas State Cemetery last week, he explained that his uniform..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Faster Than Sound: A Month in Austin Rap

Three top-grade hip-hop albums emerged this fall. Let’s recap.

"...of Heritage Heights, nestled between Huston-Tillotson University and the Texas State Cemetery. Walking the sleepy culs-de-sac, the East Austin..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

When There's No More Room in Hell, the Dead Will Go Skating

Blood Over Texas's '4th Annual Zombie Skate' this Sunday

"...Rarely if ever do zombies get the chance to..."

Oct. 20, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Qmmunity: Finding Your Pride

Drip Drop 10 brings urban LGBTQ music to the forefront, plus did you hear it’s Austin Pride this weekend?

"...this city. My friend Jocelyn and I parked by Texas State Cemetery, then walked down Seventh until we reached..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Column by James Scott

APD Officers, Proud Boys, and Candidates Don’t Mix

WTF are they doing?

"...knew Christopher Ritchie, because on Mem­or­ial Day, at the Texas State Cemetery, we used to go out and place..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

In Memoriam: Jo Anne Christian

Arts patron, leading force in building Long Center has died

"...W. 27th. A committal service will follow at the Texas State Cemetery, 909 Navasota. The family encourages charitable contributions..."

Nov. 14, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Move the Statues

"...four corners of the Confederate Field located at the Texas State Cemetery? There, Coppini's works could join Elisabet Ney's..."

June 1, 2015 Postmarks

Creative Cocktails Star of Austin Mezcal Festival

Takoba Restaurant & Cantina hosts Saturday tasting

"...of Latin-American and locally-made beers. The tables overlook the Texas State Cemetery right across the street, which is beautifully..."

Oct. 23, 2012 Food Post by Gracie Salem

They're Coming To Get You, Barbara...

Fantastic Fest Round Two

"...heading east, presumably, back to his burrow at the Texas State Cemetery. Who says Sixth Street is dangerous? We..."

Aug. 12, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Doña Emilia's

Chronicle Food writer MM Pack makes it clear that while you might not be in and out of Doña Emilia's family-style Colombian restaurant in a hurry, it's definitely worth the wait.

"...Seventh and Onion, right across from the recently renovated Texas State Cemetery, Doña Emilia's is hard to miss --..."

June 21, 2002 Food Review by MM Pack

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood recounts the Chronicle's Eat Drink Watch Movies event for those who couldn't attend and divulges the latest culinary news in Austin.

"...finding their own spot across the street from the Texas State Cemetery, the ladies were providing regular Colombian meals..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Over Their Dead Bodies

The Texas Rangers want to expand – the dead will just have to move

"...In Texas, property and development rights trump even the dead. Sure,..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

Death Waits for No Plan

Austin works on making its cemeteries more accessible to the public

"...Two of the first men buried in an Austin cemetery – or so the story goes – were killed..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Grave Importance

Meiling Guentzel explores her fascination with small local graveyards and death and learns about life in the process.

"...tapophilia. There is, of course, the city's 150-plus-year-old Oakwood Cemetery sitting on 40 acres at Martin Luther King Boulevard..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Features Feature by Meiling Guentzel

Déjà Vu Development

photograph by Jana Birchum

"...heard this one before: An oddly shaped parcel of state-owned land in Central Austin, currently undeveloped, is poised for..."

July 18, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Will Oakwood Remains Find Their Families?

Researchers look for relatives of unidentified bodies

"...In 2016, maintenance on the Oakwood Cemetery Chapel was halted when the remains of 36 unidentified..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Chinati Weekend in Marfa, Lantern Fest in Paige, and lots more!

"...and beautiful light shows to be brought to Central Texas. Spectators are participants in the release of hundreds of..."

Oct. 5, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Elizabeth Crockett's Grave, Acton

State's smallest historic site honors the widow of the famous frontiersman

"...Elizabeth Patton Crockett's grave in the Acton Cemetery outside of Granbury is the smallest state historic site...."

Sept. 18, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...that it had become "the first funeral facility in Texas to be approved by the Green Burial Council to..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature

Safe Delivery

"...as a private investigator; and Joe Parr, an aging Texas Ranger known throughout San Antonio as the man who..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Books Review by Mark Busby

Day Trips: World War I Memorials

Communities around Texas remember their fallen sons from the Great War

"...World War I memorials began sprouting on Texas courthouse lawns and public spaces almost as soon as..."

April 7, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...not the end; there remains the litigation of the estate. -- Ambrose Bierce..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...Tree time. The southeast corner of Texas illustrates the old saying that you can’t see the..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Learn something new and explore what's out there this fall

"...of the most successful African American ranchers in West Texas. In 1877 he went to work on Clay Mann’s..."

Nov. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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