The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...The night Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson urged the community..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

High Tech Schools: The Future, or the Latest Fad?

Will new technology funding go to build skills or just buy stuff?

"...The University of Texas Elementary School in East Austin is..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Meet the New Bosses

Long Center director Cliff Redd and ALO director Richard Buckley compare notes on leading an arts institution, the challenges they face, and being new to Austin

"...Leading an arts institution is challenging under the best circumstances. You can have an established..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...Everybody knows Ray Benson: the big guy with the big hat, booming baritone, and..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...April is the cruelest month for the Austin comedy scene. That's the..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Art Fights the Power

The Liberating Artwork of Malaquías Montoya

"...I Pledge Berkeley, California,1968: The Chicano Movement is born. Cesar Chavez and his newly..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Into the Pink

Interview With Filmmaker and Novelist Gus Van Sant

"...is full of surprises. Who could have imagined that the director of such outre films as Drugstore Cowboy and..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Sid Moody

The Role of Mentor

Austin Actors Teach by Example at St. Edward's

"...Teaching acting -- the phrase conjures up images of classrooms in which instructors..."

June 28, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events

Hit the town with these non-SXSW events

"...After two years creating a space for “making and strengthening community and creative critical action today and tomorrow in..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Off Beat: Armadillo World Headquarters Plots Austin FC Partnership

The Dillo lives!

"...Over 40 years since closing its doors, the Armadillo World Headquarters returns – not as a music..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Bob’s Burgers Movie

The Belchers make the big-screen jump beautifully

"...Boy, I just love H. Jon Benjamin. The first time I heard him was in an episode..."

May 27, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

SXSW Film Review: The Cellar

Gateway horror opens a family-friendly portal to Hell

"...sends its own beads flying. A basement deeper than the soil or laws of physics can allow. The Knights..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW EDU Panels Tackle Stopping the School-to Prison Pipeline

Proposing policy solutions at SXSWedu

"...A commonly held belief is that poverty is the best predictor of whether or not children will drop..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Francesca D'Annunzio

Austin at Large: Beto in the Fast Lane

O'Rourke bounces right back into an adoring, ambivalent Austin

"...It's a dark, bitter, blustery Saturday night and right there, close enough to touch, is Beto O'Rourke in..."

April 5, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...It's hard to imagine the 86th Texas Legislature being any crazier than the last..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

The Frank Mills Call It Quits After 500th Show

Why is one of the city’s top improv troupes breaking up?

"...The Frank Mills, one of this city’s most acclaimed improv..."

Dec. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Protecting the LGBTQ Community When the State Attacks

From the bathroom bill to marriage equality, can Austin fight back?

"...Texan. In July, shortly after state lawmakers reconvened for their special session, the local activist was kidnapped, beaten, and..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

Animation and reality collide in this paean to pubescence

"...Rob Riggle, Isabela Moner, Thomas Barbusca, Andrew Daly, Adam Pally, Retta, Alexa Nisenson and Efren Ramirez...."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Strama Takes Anti-Bullying Laws to the Next Level

Bills address cyber-bullying and campus removals

"...For the national press it seems to be a flavor-of-the-week kind..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Post by Kelsey McNiel

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...Posted after the jump is the entire transcript of CNN's Democratic presidential..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Art of the State

Retiring director Rick Hernandez reflects on three decades with the Texas Commission on the Arts

"...When Ricardo Hernandez started working with the Texas Commission on the Arts, Dolph Briscoe was in..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Christmas in the Clouds

This Native American romantic comedy, which won the Audience Award at the 2001 Austin Film Festival, arrives in theatres four years late but seasonally right on time.

"...Red Elk. This Native American romantic comedy, which won the Audience Award at the 2001 Austin Film Festival, arrives..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

How to Get Your Kids Through College

Once students enter the 'pipeline,' can educational plumbers stop the leaks?

"...Two metaphors are currently zipping around the education world like the latest..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Around the World in 80 Days

Jackie Chan finally emerges as plausible English-language star in this international romp that's as light as a hot-air balloon.

"...Coogan, Cécile de France, Jim Broadbent, Ewan Bremner and Karen Mok. To say that Around the World in 80..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stories from the Midway

Fun for the Whole Family

"...Am I sweaty and nauseous? Then this must be Six Flags ......"

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Julia Austin

All-American

Jimmie Vaughan at 50

"...The last time Jimmie Vaughan sat down with the Chronicle..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"..."I'm not sure that Texas Monthly is all that interesting a story," says Paul Burka, senior executive..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Jumping on the Bard-wagon

With the arrival of September, Austin is again awash in Shakespeare. Five productions -- from a minimalist Romeo and Juliet to a deconstructed comedy goofing on all the plays -- are currently playing Central Texas stages.

"..."It's the movie," says Bill Sheffield, board member of the Austin..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Not by the Book

Charter Schools Gain Respect Right and Left

"...The Fenton Avenue Charter School in Los Angeles as documented..."

Sept. 5, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Doing the Bret Thing

On the Town with Bret Easton Ellis

"...When I get in, there are messages on the machine. Three of them are..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

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