In Good With the Boys

Slusher Watch

"...Daryl Slusher's a hit. In Week One, the rookie delivered on his campaign promise for hard-line scrutiny..."

July 5, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

On the Rails

Bungling Bureaucrats, or Best Hope?

"...Capital Metro just can't seem to stay out of the negative headlines," began a recent editorial in the Austin..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature

Shudder for Charity at Scare for a Cure

Austin's biggest fundraising haunt returns with safety in mind

"...After one of the more frightening years in recent history, Austin's biggest charity..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Arts Feature by Cody Song

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...In early 2008, Jodi Stodder-Caldwell, an inmate at the Ellen Halbert SAFPF unit in Burnet County, contacted Austin..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Gettin' Out the Vote

Singing Eric Mitchell's Praises

"...get a rap concert with your council meeting, but the audience had waited hours to speak about Eastside revitalization,..."

May 2, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban

An Interview With "The Julia Child of BBQ"

Grill Master Steven Raichlen shares recipes from his new book

"...If there’s a national expert on barbecue and grilling, it’s Steven..."

April 30, 2019 Food Post by Rod Machen

A Free Show, Holiday Hootenanny, and More Crucial Concerts

Gary Clark Jr., Geto Gala, Robert Earl Keen, and more recommended shows

"...Call it a melting pot. At Might Be Magic, the love child dance party series born from the minds..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...know you're in for a long, hot summer when the weather has hit 100 degrees before the beginning of..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Temple of Angels, a DJ Chicken George benefit, a Soap Creek Saloon reunion, and more recommended shows

"...Angels record gushy, you might assume I mean in the abrasive lyrics and disgusting album art way. Rather, it's..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Thanks for the Memories

'Chronicle' staff past and present on 20 years of covering SXSW Film

"...Southwest as a film event and added music later, rather than the other way around. After all, Nick Barbaro..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

By the Book

Reviews

"...When Albert Einstein died in 1955, Dr. Thomas Harvey, the chief pathologist at Princeton Hospital, performed an autopsy on..."

July 21, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Free Week 2019 Is in the Rearview Mirror, but These Homegrown Standouts Aren't

10 local showcases that got us excited for what’s to come this year

"...Abhi the Nomad, the Bishops, Magna CardaStubb’s, Jan. 3..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The AggreGAYtor: January 13

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...The Good..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Playback: The Boxing Lesson Goes Rambo

Boxing Lesson's not afraid of 'Big Hits'

"...Making a new album was no easy fight for the Boxing Lesson...."

May 10, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Creepy Neighbors

"...The five-year veteran haunt enters its second year at its..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Features Feature

The Spirit – and Spirits – of '76

Mr. Smarty Pants knows America's alcohol history

"...This July 4, there's a good chance you will be enjoying some of..."

July 5, 2013 Food Feature by R.U. Steinberg

The Daily Hustle: 9/21/10

What's on the council agenda?

"...preview for this Thursday's City Council meeting. As always, there's lots of potential landmines, including new regulations for mobile..."

Sept. 21, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Hightower Report

Surprise! The People Speak.; and Superbugs Go Agro

"...Surprise! The People Speak...."

July 30, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Page Two: Darkness on the Edge of Town

Thoughts on the mean season of U.S. politics

"...Down these mean streets a man must go who is not..."

July 29, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Aggies Amped for Entry, Descent, and Landing in the SEC

A&M preps for SEC like Curiosity was prepped for Mars

"...As the Martian science lab the size of a small car..."

Aug. 28, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Off the Record

Stephen Bruton's final cut, a parting gift from At All Cost, and other holiday stocking stuffers

"...The Weary Kind..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Town Crier

Oscar Casares dips back into Brownsville for his new novel, Amigoland

"...coffeehouse, I begin by asking about his upbringing in the Texas border town of Brownsville – a town that..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Books Feature by James Renovitch

The Tenth Annual "Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest Results

"...in right lanes only, afraid that to venture into the unprotected left would cause me to separate from my..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature

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

God's Steward at the TNRCC

In Barry McBee's Environment, Politics and Religion Mix

"...photograph by Alan Pogue There are two Barry McBees. One is a born-again Christian,..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Targeting the Fat Cats

On Your Ballot: ALLC's Campaign Reform

"...you squeeze it in one place, it bulges in another. Nevertheless, reform initiatives abound across the nation. In seven..."

Oct. 10, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

As the Council Turns

Intrigue, Hearsay, and Accusations

"...While Brigid Shea is doing her best to get the city's ethical rulebook thrown at Eric Mitchell, Ronney Reynolds..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Column

TDH: 8/31/11

No CURE for disagreement over Downtown zoning?

"...We’re still unpacking the news from last week’s City Council meeting, and one..."

Aug. 31, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Starter for 10

This British coming-of-age drama and romantic comedy is fairly predictable, although the charming actors manage to keep the story’s characters just this side of stereotype and mediocrity.

"...Tom Vaughan. Starring: James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Tate, Dominic Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lindsay Duncan, Charles Dance,..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Still Hazy After All These Years

The Seventies may be long gone, but counterculture comedian Tommy Chong is still here and still doing what he loves: smoking dope, playing music, and making people laugh.

"...would go. After all, this man is one of the most tenacious stoners of all time, hanging onto the..."

April 21, 2000 Arts Feature

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