Council Rings the Changes

A full agenda yields a few grains of legislative sand

"...With the May 12 election looming for the mayor and three..."

May 4, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

'The NFL Beat': Mock Draft

The 'Chronicle' gets Draft-y with a li'l help from friends

"...This is "The NFL Beat" and today I brought some friends. We..."

April 17, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Ice Storm Song

Email exchange with ‘The Ice Storm’ author/musician Rick Moody

"...a tutoring center for kids, Rick Moody appeared at the Blanton Museum of Art for a screening of The..."

Feb. 28, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Emptying Senate

Two big GOP committee chairs leaving Texas upper chamber

"...Two major announcements have ensured dramatic changes in the future leadership of the Texas Senate. Senate Education Committee..."

Sept. 20, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Budget Implosion

School finance runs aground, but health spending will follow soon

"...with school finance reform? Quick answer, no, but if there is no resolution by the end of today, the..."

May 24, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Things Not To Fear: 1) The Reaper, 2) The World Horror Convention in Austin

An Interview with Convention co-chairs Nate Southard and Lee Thomas

"...here's that interview with Nate Southard and Lee Thomas, the co-chairs of the annual World Horror Convention that's invading..."

April 27, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"...Transmission Entertainment doesn't do anything by the book. The local concert promotions enterprise announced the lineup..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of Austin..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

The More You Learn About God, the Further Away from Him You Move

mewithoutYou frontman Aaron Weiss likes a good question, but finds some answers easier than others

"...Aaron Weiss is a man of God. Not because the mewithoutYou frontman sings about Judeo-Christian matters throughout the Philadelphia..."

June 15, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Green Movement

KRS-One and Hakim Green bring the Stop the Violence Movement to Austin

"...Kool Moe Dee, MC Lyte, Doug E. Fresh, and other all-stars in the booth to cut “Self Destruction,” hip-hop’s..."

Jan. 21, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

UT Who? The Tale of the Invisible Bobcats.

"...Don't look here for my take on the Texas Longhorns' victory over No. 1 Oklahoma or the..."

Oct. 13, 2008 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

'Kicking It' for the Homeless; Cheers for the Home Teams

"...The Texas Homeless Network presents the Face the Homeless Film..."

Aug. 28, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Black Out of the Press Room

Long-time Perry consigliere Robert Black stands down as communications director

"...close adviser, director of communications Robert Black, is leaving the guv's staff...."

July 14, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...series of Monday morning work sessions at City Hall. The Transit Working Group convened by the Capital Area Metropolitan..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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

The Big Squeeze

The writers' strike hits close to home

"...During the 1988 writers' strike, Tim McCanlies got a pilot's license..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

The Grape Beyond

From Burgundy to Tuscany, the basics on wines one might soon find in Austin

"...Earlier this month, I had the chance to visit a number of French and Italian..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Beside The Point

Rethinking our old water treatment plant, and other feces-related topics

"...The problem with postindustrial design – nicely exemplified by the..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Dickens Does Dallas: A Christmastime Visit From the Ghosts of Henny Youngman, Rodney Dangerfield, and Andrew Dice Clay Teaches Me the True Meaning of Cowboys Football

"...Dallas Cowboys blog. It seemed like I've been making the same lame jokes and obvious observations all season. But..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Sports Post by Jeremy Martin

Walk the Walk at Next Week's 'Chronicle'-Fadó Adult Spelling Bee

"...Ah, the Chronicle-Fadó Adult Spelling Bee. This Austin Public Library fundraiser..."

Oct. 19, 2006 Sports Post by Nora Ankrum

The Lone Ranger

The legend of Jerry Lynn Williams

"...at Warner Bros. Records. It's dated 8/22/84, and at the top of the j-card is written "Shangri-La." There are..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

The Goose & the Gander

The Rise and Recover and what it's like to live like a rock star – sometimes

"...Teenagers clad in black hoodies and tight jeans kiss the brick wall separating Emo's inside bar from the real..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Picking Up the CHIPs

Clarendon scandal opens a window on the joys of privatization

"...Last week state Rep. Vicki Truitt, R-Keller, told the Fort..."

July 16, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Facing the South

The Democratic primary for the new CD 25 pits Austin's Lloyd Doggett against McAllen's Leticia Hinojosa

"...If you want to get from one end of the 25th Congressional District to the other without actually leaving..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

There Goes the Sun

Austin's clean-energy industry appears poised to take off -- but city leaders seem surprisingly unenthusiastic.

"...really gets to vote for Mom and apple pie. There's always some constituency that's disgusted by or allergic to..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The ARA Faces the Music

For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance

"...Back when she was a liberal Democrat and the mayor of Austin, Carole Keeton McClellan (now the conservative..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Gods of War

America is distracted by the Pledge "crisis" while our government readies for war.

"...There are few public spectacles more entertaining than the tribe..."

July 12, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...Death is not the end; there remains the litigation of the estate. --..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

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

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson...."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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