The History of an IDEA

Factchecking the AISD trustees' op-ed claims

"...The Austin ISD board of trustees may be trying to..."

Dec. 28, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Some Parts of the World Pt. 2

Every day is moving day

"...I’m heading to Europe for a month to tour, the reaction is always, “Wow, need a [insert job description..."

June 2, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

The Houston Kid

Rodney Crowell reminisces on '˜Chinaberry Sidewalks'

"...Rodney Crowell's 2001 triumph, The Houston Kid, was essentially memoir in song, a poignant..."

Jan. 27, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Daily Hustle: 1/14/11

Council punts, ponders PUDs

"...City Council chambers, as council convened, quickly dispensed with the consent agenda, then went into executive session to mull..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Sound of the City

Black Milk's Detroit "oomph"

"...You can feel it after the first minute of conversation: He’s smart. Possibly book smart,..."

Jan. 13, 2010 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: A Few Choice Words for Capital Metro

Wyatt firing just the latest in string of management fiascoes

"...The ongoing mess at Capital Metro is enough to make..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Live-Blogging the City Budget Adoption

Continuously updated blog of the budget adoption.

"...here we are – about to start adoption of the final Fiscal Year 2007-08 Budget for the City of..."

Sept. 10, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Page Two: Feels Like the First Time

On onion rings, barbecue, and the never-ending "Best of Austin" debate

"...The first time I visited Austin, we drove down from..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: Playing the Numbers

A farewell to faitful servants, and a preliminary look at the city's priorities

"...toes into that abyss we should nod gratefully at the torch-passing of Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman, a Council..."

July 15, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Playing the Numbers

A farewell to faithful servants, and a preliminary look at the city's priorities

"...toes into that abyss we should nod gratefully at the torch-passing of Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman, a Council..."

June 10, 2005 News Column by Michael King

The Name's the Thing

Do the Hugos Really Award the Best in Speculative Fiction?

"...slide rule in one hand and a compass in the other...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Blue Noise Band

Austin neo-jazzsters the Blue Noise Band

"...As the title of their debut suggests, the Blue Noise Band..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Heard It on the X

Gibby Haynes on the Airwaves

"...am a flake of dandruff that has fallen into the cleavage of a very beautiful, very old motion picture..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Music Feature

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...Hey, true believers, are you ready for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3? This being the 32nd movie in..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Balancing the Scales of Justice on Texas’ Most Important Courts

Dems run en masse for statewide judicial seats

"...A strange sensation – hope – pervades the Texas Democratic Party this year and has resulted in..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Brant Bingamon

The San Marcos Music Scene Runs Deep

ACL Fest hip-hop headliners Brockhampton might just be the tip of the iceberg from our neighbors south on I-35

"...On a March evening in 2016, inside the Dahlia Woods Art Gallery in San Marcos, a mixtape..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Feature by Jeremy Steinberger

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

"...Even with South by Southwest landing the biggest headliner ever on Wednesday ­– the Obamas –..."

March 4, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

This Is the Box We're In

Council doesn't have a budget, but they're cutting it nonetheless

"...It may be a while before the city of Austin has a budget...."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Taking the Temperature of 'Cold in July'

The film based on Joe Lansdale's novel, 'Cold in July,' is a gnarled tale of modern horror

"...Joe Lansdale's novel Cold in July, he expected a by-the-numbers thriller. What he got, instead, pulled not just the..."

May 30, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pleasure With the Payne

38th annual local theatre awards ceremony tonight

"...If show folk across Austin are pulling out their spiffiest duds and stocking up on cash for the..."

Nov. 5, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Food Issue: When Vegetables Aren't Enough

John Mackey, “Conscious Capitalism,” and the Ideology of Food

"...vegans through sushi savants to connoisseurs of deep-fried turkey. They pursue their gastronomic passions with singular concentration, and it’s..."

June 12, 2013 Food Post by Michael King

Meet the AISD Bonds

A thumbnail introduction to the $890 million bond package on the May 11 ballot

"...The needs are certainly great...."

April 12, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

The Place to Taste

How Austin Eastciders and Argus Cidery hope on-site tasting rooms will bring the cider community together

"..."The cider and the banter is always free-flowing and often..."

March 29, 2013 Food Feature by Margaret Shugart

The Way We Watch Now

Is theatrical-on-demand the next big thing?

"...On any given week, the average cinema screen runs at 15% capacity...."

June 22, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Innkeepers: You Can Check In, But You Might Not Check Out

Devilish doings in Ti West's new ghost story

"...made, and it's all good luck. But with all the coincidences surrounding The Innkeepers, well, it's downright eerie...."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Thousand-String Guitar

Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar

"...in June, you expect local teens to be marking the summer break in the time-honored ways: minimum-wage-slaving it in..."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Twisting in the Wind

Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done

"...of Austin Energy's troubles selling its latest batch of GreenChoice wind power, the utility announced plans to significantly lower..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The 11th Hour

Tim McCanlies eyes the finish line

"...Inside a screening room at the Austin Film Society, Tim McCanlies is busy finishing the..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Man in the White Hat

Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10

"...The strategy was supposed to solidify power for Tom DeLay...."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Film Prof's Drunk, and the Kids Are Not All Right

Zombie auteur George Romero delivers another state of the union

"...Perhaps it's prankishly appropriate in the time of viral video "2 Girls 1 Cup" that..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

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