The Medium Is the Music

"...voice, black, shiny braids cascading over his shoulders and the dark walnut polish of his skin gleaming like his..."

March 5, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Just the Facts, Ma'am

"...A popular book on television shows posits that the theme from Dragnet is arguably the most recognized four..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Out With the Old ...

Upgrades, Updates and New Toys for Your PC

"...you bought your computer, but you can still hear the salesman's voice like it was yesterday. "Is it upgradable?"..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

The Numbers Game

Read Council's Lips: No New Taxes

"...("We're rich!") followed by a promise ("No new taxes!"). The local economy is apparently so strong that nothing -..."

May 29, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Shock to the System

Brace Yourselves: Deregulation Is Coming, Eventually

"...Like it or not, it's coming. Whether by federal or state mandate, Texas is almost guaranteed..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

The Musical Middle Class

Shawn Colvin May Live in Austin, But She Resides in...

"..."If the next level comes to me then it'll come to..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Off the Desk:

Naked City

"...Let's see... there are splashy anti-depressant ads running in the Statesman, and..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature

The Great Brown Hope

Gus Garcia's Gaffes

"...vote. You'd only have to determine which faction made the most noise. It would help Garcia too, since he..."

June 28, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Bill Adler and the Drug Underworld Innocence and Savagery

"...knew if I were caught I would go to the chain gang. But was not my life already a..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Books Feature

Off the Desk

"...Austin's homeless may be losing sleep: The City Council voted four to one on Thursday to..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

The Clarksville Effect

Austin Tragedy or Neighborhood Victory?

"...to central East Austin. Many of those neighborhoods are either in decay or wiped out by gentrification -like Clarksville."..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

What the Task Force Wrought

Austin ISD's facilities review became a panic drill of cuts, closings, and contradictions

"...It was hour three of the meeting, and the Austin Independent School District board of..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The War on Women's Health

To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions

"...1, following several hours of intense floor debate in the Texas House on a string of budget amendments seeking..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...Listen: that noise in the background. Can you hear it? It's the low thrum..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...President Harry Truman used to say, "There is no end to the amount of good you..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21 photograph by..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"..."Lester's Last Stand: Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas" is an..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

Taming the 12-Lane Monster

Task Force Finalizing Plan to Limit Environmental Damage From Aquifer Freeway

"...The ATS wants to shoot traffic from this massive US..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

Women Dig In

The contractors' boycott against Planned Parenthood won a battle, but it's a long war.

"...and South Congress, where all that visibly remains, for the moment, is a chain-link fence giving way to a..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Infinity

"...Directed by: Matthew Broderick. Starring: Matthew Broderick, Patricia Arquette, Peter Riegert, Dori..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Heaven & Earth

"...those two-fisted, male-identified Hollywood directors of yore suddenly tweaked the reins a bit and made a woman-focused melodrama: perhaps..."

Dec. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

See Reverse Side for Title: Part I

If English first-wavers had trouble getting ahold of American roots music, Americans themselves weren't much better off, piecemealing together the foundations of today's national scene

"...but was Jeff Beck, this new guitarist playing for the Yardbirds, anywhere near as good as the Blues Project's..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

Roe's End?

After nearly three years of fighting, Texas reproductive rights advocates will get their day at the U.S. Supreme Court

"...After nearly a decade as a single mother raising a son, born from an unexpected pregnancy, she..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Planned Parenthood – Almost There

Choice supporters cut the ribbon on new facility

"...Choice advocates turned out last week to celebrate the "almost-there"..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...For the thousands staring anxiously at their computer screens for hour..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Chronicle Endorsements

Recommendations for the county, state, and country

"...The Chronicle editorial board offers the following endorsements to registered..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Can't Get There From Here

While suburban rail spends and stumbles, Cap Metro's transit-dependent riders wait at the end of the line

"...There's something to be said for having a captive customer..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

No Real Alternative

In the name of "promoting childbirth," the state finds yet another way to deny health care to thousands of Texas women

"...In March of 2005, during the last hour of a nearly five-hour-long meeting of the..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "It's very gratifying, but then people also gather..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "We compromised and now George Bush is going..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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