Letting Go, With 'Peace'

Champion for new plays Suzan Zeder closes her career at UT with a new drama of her own

"...Peace of a kind will soon be coming to the halls of the Winship Drama Building on the University..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Take on Taxes

Dems host forum on property tax reform

"...With about as many local candidates as voters in attendance,..."

July 18, 2014 News Post by Michael King

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

The Handyband Collective Cleans Up the Sound of Home Maintenance

Group of musicians takes odd jobs to the next level

"...Hiring musicians for his collective of handy people was an obvious decision for True Lawton. Not only..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Caroline Drew

Syphilis Problem Not Showing Signs of Stopping in Travis Co.

There's also a nationwide shortage of the medication used to treat it

"...Last week, the Travis County Com­mis­sion­ers Court received an update from Austin..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Luv Doc: The Sugar Tit

Are you living in the Burger King's Castle?

"...Luv Doc, I have a love problem. I loves me some food – all kinds. I..."

June 14, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

Point Austin: Back to the Color Line

Texas turns back the clock on racial justice

"...if he didn't think racism was a more serious problem in "the South." He would respond, "As long as..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Lege v. Austin

The Austin-bashing bills are not just about water – also property, power, and democracy

"...It's hard not to take personally the portrait of Our Fair City that is perennially on..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Michael King

'Rewriting the Rules of the Food System'

Q & A with author and activist Raj Patel

"...Globetrotting with award-winning director Steve James to work on Generation Food..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Working 'The Corner'

Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon

"...in his backyard when he heard someone walking up the gravel path toward his neighbor's house. Sherman lives on..."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two: The Business of America

Solutions to the made-up immigration 'problem' would be an expansive and burdensome assault on both companies and individuals

"...While not exactly a given, there seems to be a widespread assumption on the part..."

April 4, 2008 Column by Louis Black

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 Talented Tenth

Complaints arise over the Top 10% law – because it's working too well

"...There's a Texas legislative corollary to the old saw, "No..."

July 2, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Judges Overseeing Travis County's Juvenile Court Have a Transparency Problem

They tackled one problem, but communication logjams continue

"...After controversy this summer over the secretive hiring process for associate judges in Travis County’s..."

Aug. 23, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

The Luv Doc: Doomsday Scenarios

The guy exactly no woman wants to date

"...or a club she always ends up talking to other guys and showing them lots of attention, sometimes for..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...Austinites remember the big floods – the expanding, treacherous storms that ransack..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

The Future of Food Is Now

From drones to cricket flour to apps designed to make food deserts extinct, social justice is at the intersection of food and technology

"...us are getting fat off of what emerges from the imaginations of our favorite chefs, we are increasingly outnumbered..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Cup Doth Not Floweth Over

Why the sexually oriented business surcharge won't pay for real sexual abuse survivor programs, and never could

"...As anyone that has followed the famous Titty Tax can tell you, there's a basic..."

March 9, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mentality of Politics as War

Scott McClellan on his time in the Bush Administration

"...Chronicle: I imagine it's been a bit crazed for the last week...."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Writing the Climate

Flannery and Kolbert on the accelerating pace of global warming

"...than a month after announcing what's been described as the most ambitious municipal climate-protection plan in the nation, Mayor..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The Bloodthirsty Killers of Circle C

Victims take flight! ... Officials shrug! ... Stealthy predators stalk the suburban streets!

"...Bexley Road looks like any other street in Circle C, a gentle curve lined with..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Watson Way

Mayor Kirk Watson talks about challenges for austin during his next term.

"...Though he officially has three opponents in the May City Council election, Mayor Kirk Watson already has..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

The Second Coolest Thing Online

"...Just a few years ago, the coolest thing you could do on the Web was..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

The Last Supper

"...Dunn, Ron Perlman, Jason Alexander and Charles Durning. All the courses are here and so are the nutrients, but..."

June 7, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Has Austin Resource Recovery Found a Solution to Its Chronic A/C Problem?

Taking the heat off local garbage collection trucks

"...When the air conditioning breaks down in a passenger vehicle, it's..."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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 Boys Club

Female employees say gender discrimination persists at City Hall. Could a new resolution fix the broken system?

"...Mapi Vigil felt she had earned a move up the career ladder. Encouraged by her supervisors, the Austin Watershed..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

More to the Story

Advocates work to change the conversation around human trafficking

"...She was living under bridges in San Antonio, Texas, the past year of her life a haze of heroin..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Meet the Candidate: Todd Radford

Lakeway police chief seeks sheriff's post

"...held since 2004. Thus far, four candidates have announced they're in the race for his seat. The Chronicle will..."

July 31, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Can Thug Kitchen Stand the Heat?

Controversial bloggers visit Austin tomorrow

"...When I spoke to Michelle Davis and Matt Holloway, the authors of the previously anonymous blog Thug Kitchen and..."

Oct. 15, 2014 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

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