Implementing the Mobility Bond and Corridor Construction Program, if You Can Wait for It

Going to take a long, long time

"...live and drive in Austin, traffic congestion is one of your problems. And no matter what we do, driving..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Jack Craver

AFF Brings Walter Hill for The Warriors and Then Some

Writer/director comes out to play

"...Walter Hill picks up the phone with a simple "Hello." He jokes that he's..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dripping Springs Keeps Growing, But Can the Dining Scene Keep Up?

Austin real estate pushes restaurateurs beyond city limits

"...There were about 80 people in my graduating class at..."

June 9, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The New Look of Fine Dining

Austin's emerging restaurant empires

"...Food culture has changed a lot in Austin since the days when Mark Miller's Coyote Cafe famously flopped after..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The 'People's Court'

Pro-pot candidate enters JP race

"...The way attorney James Braxton Forrest sees it, Travis County's..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two: In the Red

Republican plans for economic recovery could make things worse

"...worried right now on a bare-bones level is that the Republicans seem to have no economic plan other than..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Column by Louis Black

The Hightower Report

Wal-Mart gets indignant; and Cheney gets churlish

"...The largest corporation in the world apparently was stung by..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

'Chronicle' Sucks; Friends of Crispin Don't

"...tasteless personal comments about Bookslut.com editor Jessa Crispin in the Nov. 28 "News/Print" column were obnoxious, unprofessional, and humorously..."

Dec. 1, 2003 Postmarks

A Groovy Kind of Love

City, Community Reach Accord on Race Issue

"...And you thought brokering peace between the developers and the environmentalists was a neat trick. For..."

July 31, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

MAGA Moms and the Republican Resistance to School Vouchers

Make education public again

"...We’ve got three kids. I’ve stayed at home with them every single second of their lives. And I believe..."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

After Years Pursuing Citizenship This Austinite Questions Her Future in the U.S.

Young ambassador to Austin’s French sister city might stay abroad

"...Over the course of a 48-hour period from May 9-11, Mishell..."

Feb. 28, 2025 News Feature by Benton Graham

We Have an Issue: Let’s Close Out the Year With Some Warm Fuzzies, Yeah?

A shameless puppy parade for our Top 10s issue, a new Music & Culture editor to cheer on, and a big thanks to the readers for their generous support

"...Did we shamelessly put puppies on the cover to offset the dismay and dread we’re all..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Column by Kimberley Jones

Meet Accomplice, the Austin Startup Paving the Way Toward an Immersive Future

Striving for a world with no more boring experiences

"...These days, the label "interactive experience" doesn't seem nearly as..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

What Land Use Code Do We Need to Build the City We Want?

Planning a way forward after CodeNEXT

"...In hindsight, last year's shuddering halt to the CodeNEXT land use code rewrite looks less like an..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...coming, but no one recalls exactly what set it off...."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

Tabletop Games for the Holidays

Whether you're a neophyte or a gaming guru, we've got you covered

"...Seared into my brain is an early holiday memory of a post-Christmas dinner game of Risk that nearly came..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

The Hatchett Man

Local bookers like Charlie Hatchett Jr. built this city

"...Hatchett Talent Agency has booked acts in and around the Austin area and United States. Charlie Hatchett Jr. was..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Kerrville Folk Festival one year at a time

"...it comes to Texas songwriting, history happens first at the Kerrville Folk Festival. The annual 18-day outing in the..."

May 27, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Unrealized Opportunities: Ester Matthews on the Austin Climate Protection Program

Ester Matthews reflects on the progress of the ACPP

"...Last week the Chronicle spoke at length with Austin Climate Protection Program..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

University Co-op Presents the 2005 David Mark Cohen New Works Festival

"...around midnight. Works are being performed in a variety of spaces around the Winship Drama Building, 23rd and San..."

April 8, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Election, the Baby, and the Bathwater

Heflin challenge could reverberate statewide

"...By the time the Lunar New Year rolls in early next..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

The Custody Battle at Brackenridge

Seton's plan to build its own pediatrics facility throws a monkey wrench into the proposed hospital district.

"...The afternoon of Oct. 29 was not one of Patricia..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Secret Ingredients

Meet the best chefs you've never heard of.

"...Austin's restaurant scene has undergone an amazing metamorphosis in the past 20 years. In the early Eighties, famous-name chefs..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

The Hightower Lowdown

Bush goes easy on mining companies; his new drug czar is doomed to repeat history; and his energy policy lacks vision.

"...The latest is a terribly sweet goodie that Bush's Interior..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Austin: The recovery blossoms into the second boom. The first half..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

They Got the Beat

Living the pop life in Austin

"...a mere three-letter word, cause this much havoc? Could there be a more misunderstood and misapplied musical classification? Little..."

May 4, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Producers of Piquant Pods of Perfection

"...Most chileheads have absolutely no concept of what's involved in producing the peppers they crave so..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Emperor Jones

"...listens, watches. An elegant figure, almost regal, Jones commands the audience's attention, even when he's standing still. There is..."

April 30, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Contenders

Place 1

"...Reason for Running: "Where you formerly for years had the developers versus the environmentalists, some of the warring factions..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature

Change of Hart

Pam Hart Stretches Out

"...photograph by Diane Watts Smooth jazz is the work of the devil. It is a ravenous creature,..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

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