Celebrity, South Austin Style

The Mayor of South Austin

"...romantic tale that rivals many married couples' stories of their first meeting. Young fell hard. Kind of a chance-meeting,..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

Sweet Dreams

Waking Up the Bed & Breakfast Business

"...by many: Just imagine a cozy retreat that embodies the owner's personality and interests, serves wonderful food, and attracts..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Black & White

Two Arts Groups Cross the Color Line Creatively

"...On an unseasonably warm night in March, people are gathering at an old pink house in the shadow of..."

June 21, 1996 Arts Feature

Studio Visits: Elizabeth Chiles

This Austin photographer's studio space is her gateway to the natural world

"...photographer Elizabeth Chiles proudly says of her Enfield apartment. "The normal place to have a living room is my..."

April 19, 2013 Arts Column by Andy Campbell

Capitol Letters

What we've done here, in addition to our previous features on attendees Edward Swift and Josephine Sacabo, is provide a couple brief interviews and a few reviews regarding Texas Book Festival authors. It's a preview, a head start.

"...sure what else you want me to say. Since the 1996 inception of one of this country's largest and..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Warm up for summer with frozen margs and fests around Texas

"...to take mom on a day trip to celebrate the birth of the frozen margarita...."

May 1, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Restaurant Review: Micklethwait Craft Meats’ Freshly Opened Brick-and-Mortar

Food truck’s long-awaited Springdale shop keeps up the standard of excellence

"...admit that our city is home to some of the finest smoked meats in the entire nation. Ambitious pit..."

April 25, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: Hi Sign and St. Elmo Brewing

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 5)

"...The one known constant of Twitter is its rampant fecklessness,..."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Mixed Metaphors

These craft cocktails are for the books

"...whiskey sours, and Ernest Hemingway was so associated with the daiquiri that hundreds of recipes carry his name. Serious..."

June 17, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

L. Shapley Bassen's "Portrait of a Giant Squid"

First Place winner

"...to be his first cousin Donna's heir. In his mother's photo albums from the postwar 1940s, Ray appeared as..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by l. Shapley Bassen

Robert Earl Keen

Inside REK's inner sanctum, the "Scriptorium"

"...Kerrville, Robert Earl Keen's Rosetta Ranch spreads serenely across the West Texas landscape. There's little movement or activity on..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...SXSW comes further into focus with a third batch of artists released..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

We Were From Texas

Texas Triangle: Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Townes Van Zandt

"...Clark pushes a fading, black and white photograph across the table...."

July 19, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Four Space Nerds Sitting Around Talking…

Space Tech After NASA: Boom Time for Innovation, or those were the days?

"...Having missed all the previous NASA @ SXSW sessions, I rushed over to..."

March 13, 2013 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

High, Low, and In Between

Steve Earle talks Townes

"...bars he could sneak into. In Austin and Houston, the folk scene of the early Seventies was thriving, and..."

June 19, 2009 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Gay Place's Top 10 Queer Doin's 2007

All the doors that opened from the closet to the men's room

"...1) While peckers like the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen...."

Jan. 4, 2008 Features Feature by Kate Getty

Fostering Family Values

The Legislature engages in its biennial exercises in gay-bashing -- families be damned.

"...Jeff Lutes waited with hundreds of others last Tuesday night to testify against one of a..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Next time you're on the north side of Town Lake hike-bike trail, directly across..."

July 2, 1999 News Feature

Goosebumps Rising

Enduring Books in the SF Realm

"...me -- too many paunchy caped crusaders rushing through the halls, a threadbare dealer's room, and a woeful amount..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

'He's Forked Himself'

Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'

"...Last month PublicAffairs published The Hammer: Tom DeLay, God, Money, and the Rise of..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Raped Twice?

Virginia Glore asked the APD for a rape test -- instead they're prosecuting her for DWI.

"...Virginia Glore sits in a plastic chair on the patio of Hill's Cafe, her legs drawn up underneath..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Faith Healers

A look inside the Teen Challenge faith-based drug treatment in Fort Worth suggests that there are problems with Christian drug rehab programs.

"...flat, but it looks that way, as open to the sky as if it were set on the edge..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Little Barrel and Brown Open for Business

The erstwhile Woodland now houses a sleek American restaurant

"...Gone is the faux tree in the middle of the dining room,..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Slamdance 2023 Review: Silent Love

Polish docu-drama explores family ties against anti-LGBT backdrop

"...In the world of documentary Silent Love, priests denounce same-sex unions,..."

Jan. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

These Anti-Trans, Border, and Water Bills Gained Steam This Week

Making moves in the Lege this week ...

"...Anti-Trans Bills Gather Steam in Senate..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Five Filmmakers to Learn From at Austin Film Festival 2022

The picks of the panels in this year's writers conference

"...films. It's also a conference with an emphasis on the filmmaker's craft, with a particular emphasis on the writing..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Good Coffee Shop Is Not That Hard to Find

Finding home in the bottom of a cup

"...Austin from Houston seven years ago, I told my mother, "I think we'll like Austin more this time around...."

Oct. 16, 2015 Food Feature by Heidi Meurer

SXSW Eco 2015: Racing Extinction

Mass extinction is coming, and we're to blame

"..."The worst thing you can do for the environment is..."

Oct. 7, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Short Story Films

Small stories find their Hollywood ending

"...Every month, the Chronicle’s film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

'Possession Arrow': Badgley<-Razook

"..."Possession Arrow" would like to send our thoughts to the family and friends of the late Austin Toros coach..."

Feb. 24, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

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