The Customs of Christmas

Chronicle Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood and food writers Pableaux Johnson, Mick Vann, Wes Marshall, Rebecca Chastenet de Géry, and Barbara Chisholm share their Christmas memories.

"...Waffles, the Cookies, Then Santa Claus Though my mother never prepared..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Taste of Summer

The perfect meal, searching for seafood tamales, eating wild strawberries stoned, and more memories of heat and hunger

"...I feast on what has always been for me the definitive summer meal. This particular meal hearkens back to..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...Want to hear some good drinking stories? Ask theatre people. Between their research for playing soused characters, work..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Where's the Party?

"...sex-crazed groupies and dodging autograph hounds while rolling in the profits from a multimillion-dollar record deal. Others are satisfied..."

May 21, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Let’s Start at the Very Beginning

Great short stories, great first lines

"...As we near the Dec. 10 deadline for submissions to our annual ‘Austin..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...journalistic eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's half-decade of granular, street-life storytelling (with Kream's immediate..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...A welcome sign at the end of Beau Reichert's driveway greets visitors to Sekrit..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

A look back at Texas A&M and Missouri's first season in the SEC

"...Saturday night at Kyle Field, the Aggies put an emphatic stamp on a season that..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Then There's This: Showdown at the Springs

Is the pool's south side in need of a makeover?

"...The decades-long battle over the Springs has moved to the..."

July 6, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Texans vs. Colts: the Game Plan

"...The game plan for the Houston Texans is relatively straightforward:..."

Sept. 24, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Golf Cart Story

The oral history of the Great Chronicle Lakeway Golf Cart Raid

"...Jody Denberg: The Chronicle had these annual parties where they'd rent these..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Trips: The Elissa, Galveston

Tall ship returns as sailing school and museum

"...The Elissa was no stranger to Galveston when she was..."

April 19, 2019 Column by Gerald McLeod

Hyde Park Bar & Grill Is All Forked Up, NADC Burger Smashes Those Idle Hands, Industry Is Off the 86 Board, Marufuku Ramen Noodles Its Way to Mueller, and (How D’ya Like It?) More, More, More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: The Fight for Queers’ Title VII Rights in SCOTUS’ hands

Plus GayCL returns and local stylists host benefit for Cheer Ups’ Maggie Lea

"...In Texas, Tuesday was just another day at the office – where you can get..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Fall X: The Good News

Standouts From the Fall 2010 Fashion Front

"...finally, we too get to feel cool breezes in the morning and a bit of iron at night...."

Sept. 28, 2010 Design Post by Anne Harris

The Year in Books

Freedom, Finkler, and Kids of America

"...a colleague and I kicked a conversation around about the book a while back, she accidentally called it America..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...liked an awful lot of it. That essentially describes the reaction of the Austin Critics Table to the last..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Qmmunity: A Landmark Hearing, but LGBTQ Voices Still Needed at the Capitol

Plus Guerrilla Queer Bar's Spring Fling and more qweeah events

"...In a landmark hearing, the House Committee on Public Health debated whether to ban..."

May 10, 2019 Column by Beth Sullivan

The Staff of Life: Fannie 'Ma' House's Biscuits

Almost as good as your grandmother used to make

"...The smell of Ma's incredible biscuits baking is what woke..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...It was the height of spring, mid-May, and already hot. The old..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Two Tech Schools Open Shop

The Iron Yard Academy and General Assembly want YOU!

"...Having seen The Internship and Ashton Kutcher playing Apple's spiritual center in..."

Jan. 6, 2015 Screens Post by Waylon Cunningham

WALL-E

By turns sad, hilarious, exciting, and ultimately, hopeful, this is a film of Great Truths masquerading as child's play.

"...Isaac Asimov – have made of Pixar's WALL-E? It's the story of the last functioning robot (a "Waste Allocation..."

June 27, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

Love Jones brings queer black romance to the stage

"...The love stories of black queer men are rarely told...."

Feb. 2, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Video Game Gift Guide

Gifts for every kind of gamer

"...FOR THE MATURE SHOOTER..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Who Owns Sixth Street

Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?

"...midnight on any given weekend, Sixth Street swarms with the seemingly random activity of an anthill. Bouncers barking on..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Estate Sale Roundup: October 10-12

What's a little heavy lifting?

"...drumming your fingers during football games because you know the rummaging is good out there, staying inside won't do...."

Oct. 10, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Gay Place

Plenty of spooktacular events in the weeks ahead

"...things are rising as fast as we all wish these temperatures were dropping. The week ahead is loaded up..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place: Do You Feel So Used?

Well, OK, if it's aGLIFF, sure ...

"...Well, add to that "discarded." Now you know how the items at Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival's..."

April 17, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Noise Pop's Sonic 'Covers' Feast

Songs in the Key of Food

"...In a single week, near the beginning of the month just passed, I had two..."

April 2, 2012 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Swimming Holes With Nearby Watering Holes

Embrace the endless summer with water therapy and post-swim drinks

"...For the rest of the country, Labor Day marks the end..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

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