The Valet

This flat French farce has a couple of likable characters, one or two decent jokes, and a lot of missed opportunities.

"...who's honed his craft on fast-paced farce. Having written the screenplay for La Cage aux Folles, he also wrote..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

La Dolce Vita Escapes the Rain, Delivers a Lovely Evening

21st festival celebrates the art of good eating at Laguna Gloria.

"...Though intermittent rain showers all day threatened to dampen the fun, the clouds parted just in time for the..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Decadence With a Price at Arlo Grey at the Line Hotel

Impeccable attention to detail at the lakeside restaurant

"...Kristen Kish opened her first restaurant, Arlo Grey at the Line Hotel (formerly Radisson Austin), and with so many..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Common Law

Can businesses use metered parking as valet parking?

"...a guest columnist for this week's topic. – Luke EllisValet Parking Regulations in Austin Is it legal for the..."

June 25, 2004 Column by Geoff Kirshbaum

Time to Rethink Valet Parking Ordinance

"...Dear Editor, The Valet Parking Ordinance that council passed some years back..."

Nov. 2, 2005 Postmarks

Nobody Is Above the Law

"...Dear Editor, For the record, I am not a lonely and angry person,..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Postmarks

Too Many Valet-Only Parking Spaces Downtown

"...was Downtown last weekend and took note of all the parking spots taken over by valet companies. I understand..."

Dec. 2, 2008 Postmarks

'Downton Abbey' and the 'Desire of Suitors'

Mary is beating suitors off with a stick

"...Grantham was called to America to help get Cora’s brother out of hot water. • Isobel nursed an ill..."

Feb. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

The Belmont

Going beyond the interior design and clientele

"...The Belmont..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Food Review by Wes Marshall

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.

"...Ewan Bremner and Karen Mok. To say that Around the World in 80 Days is so much better than..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Filigree Theatre's The Turn of the Screw

The carefully crafted atmosphere in this ghost story from Filigree Theatre may have you wondering if unseen spirits are lurking in the dark

"...that she's not to question – demands that highlight the uneven power dynamic between them. Intimations of indecent relations...."

Feb. 7, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Eight Swanky Hotel Pools in Austin That Are Open to the Public

Barton Springs not posh enough? We have some options for you.

"...a bourgeoisie summer on a proletariat budget and escape the merciless Texas heat? Thankfully there are plenty of spots..."

April 4, 2018 Events Post by Mae Hamilton

Fareground’s Day of the Dead Celebration

Newly re-opened food hall Downtown is getting its calavera on

"...that irony – or are we, like so many others, misusing the term?..."

Sept. 13, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

What the New Fair Market is All About

Restaurateur Jesse Herman talks about new Eastside event venue

"...The debut of the new East Austin event facility, Fair..."

March 12, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Daily Hustle: 1/10/11

Of politics and parking meters

"...With apologies to Gucci Mane, the Hustle is thawing out from winter hibernation to bring..."

Jan. 10, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Austin FC Fans Prepare to Pack the Trains on MetroRail

The Red Line turns Verde

"...code of conduct requiring patrons to wear shirts. Boarding the MetroRail Red Line at Kramer Station, the six young..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Staycationer: Hotel ZaZa Austin

Your Close-to-Home Guide to Getting Away

"...Before the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and lockdown restrictions, Austin tourism was..."

April 14, 2021 Food Post by Veronica Meewes

Public Notice: Loving the Pope

Is Frances the plural of Francis?

"...Paul Gosar [R-Ariz.], who led a one-person walkout from the Congres­sional joint session, in protest of the Pope's stand..."

Oct. 2, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Meat of the Matter

The best of the 26th annual Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival

"...Though the financially beleaguered annual food and wine celebration is significantly..."

April 1, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Legislator Versus the Interninator

The Score gets 'Raw' for tonight's wrestling show

"...your wrestling gear on, because WWE Raw returns to the Erwin Center tonight. But who's the biggest rasslin' fan..."

Dec. 20, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Party Poop

"...Within two weeks of the Chronicle's last extensive look at A2K, "Eve of Destruction?"..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature

The Censure of Attention

Coyote Cafe's High Profile Cuisine

"...his Santa Fe-based Coyote Cafe to town last year. The decision of one of America's premier restaurateurs to test..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Food Feature

True story: The

"...father of my early teenage friend, Bob Rudnick, ran the..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Column

The Reporting Life

Oh, the places you'll go

"...Our reporting has taken us everywhere from the Supreme Court and death row to up and down..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Power of Art in Austin’s Overlooked Objects

Defining the city's personality from the moonlight towers to the railroad bridge

"...is made by its people, objects, and places. Combined, they form our city's personality, its genius and fragility, its..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Retirement and the City

Retirement is tough. Living Downtown makes it all better.

"...Like many longtime Austinites, I've watched the Downtown landscape fill up with high-rise condo towers and..."

March 27, 2009 Food Feature by Linda Ball

The Mighty Hannibal Sees All

The Atlanta soul man has stories to tell, and who cares if they're true?

"...“I want somebody to tell my mother and go down yonder in Georgia and tell my..."

Aug. 27, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Finding the Way to Downtown Parking

A compromise on paid parking hours is steering its way toward council approval

"...Dueling City Council resolutions tinkering with the expansion of paid parking hours Downtown may not be..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Louse

"...think your job sucks. Meet Herman Q. Louse, personal valet and indentured servant to a drug-addicted, hyperphobic loon named..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Books Review by Stacy Bush

The Return of Bike Month

"...prices gone wild and climate crisis at critical mass, there's no better time to curb the car. Organized by..."

May 2, 2008 News Feature

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