Point Austin: Reasons to Be Thankful

At holiday time, mixed blessings are all we have

"...Ball – and loses. Briefly (for readers who are not sports fans), Ball is the stage-dad father of one..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Column by Michael King

An Inside Look at Austin’s Biggest Used Bookstore

Half Price Books, N. Lamar: “We tend more toward the unusual.”

"...5555 North Lamar, and about its connection to the alchemist John Dee. But that – as the saying goes..."

Oct. 19, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: As the Budget Goes, So Goes Council

Turf battles over uncommitted funds may prefigure 2018

"...Council, which had been intermittently at work on the Fiscal Year 2018 city budget since April – turning up..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Prisoners of Success

The ever-elusive Austin determination to "manage growth"

"...colloquy in last week's City Council meeting, among the dais and City Demographer Ryan Rob­in­son, over the implications of..."

April 21, 2017 News Column by Michael King

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...punk for a classed-up Austin Music Awards show audience visited the genre’s desired effect on the era. Blame the..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

Tracing Austin's Italian Food Boom

How a red sauce town boiled over

"...In Austin, new types of cuisine tend to arrive in distinct..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Steve Rogers Is the Man Who’s Shooting All Those Performers

Local arts-scene photog reveals a plethora of faces at the Hideout

"...at all the people up against the walls of that elegant coffeeshop downtown, all those images in postersized black-and-white,..."

Sept. 12, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Summer Stock Austin's Carnival

The production offers impressive spectacle, but the musical's treatment of women is still a problem

"...Lili, the protagonist of the musical Carnival, is the very definition of..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

What the Hell Is Mighty Swell?

Introducing the post-millennial wine cooler

"...good friends of ours. Because bringing drinks to share is what you do at parties, I brought a six-pack..."

July 15, 2016 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Playback: Austin Record Convention's United Nations

Forget Record Store Day, the Austin Record Convention remains the biggest vinyl swap in the USA

"...vinyl nerds, audiophiles, hipsters, hoarders, wheelers, dealers, and phonographic fetishists. The USA's largest sale of recorded music, featuring hundreds..."

June 17, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Shakespeare's Macbeth

This military-themed staging of the tragedy gets lost in a haze of design and technical issues

"...In her program note for Macbeth, Austin Shakespeare Artistic Director Ann Ciccolella talks..."

May 13, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Point Austin: Let the Battle Begin

We didn't ask for this fight, but Uber and Lyft have bought it

"...Uber and Lyft, and by the time you read this, Council will have adopted ballot language and approved the..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Big Medium: East Austin Studio Tour

Our list of Due East's most intriguing artistic talent

"...sites with the chance to meet some of the artists. Space is limited, so reserving in advance is recommended...."

Nov. 4, 2015 Events Post by Allen Martinez

Austin Film Festival: Tear Me Apart

A very British post-apocalypse film

"...of the world will be a strange place, but not one quite bereft of all hope. That's the somber..."

Nov. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Amateur Porn Film Festival Comes to Austin

Dan Savage's Hump! Tour rolls in for some kinky fun

"...This weekend – just when you thought temperatures were about..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Post by Sarah Marloff

Austin State Supported Living Center to Stay Open

Bill to close it dies before end of session

"...point it seemed like a forgone conclusion, a bill that would have led to the eviction of roughly 200..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Art and Motherhood on the West Austin Studio Tour

Four WEST exhibitors reveal how their work is informed by being a mom

"...When I mention to artist Virginia Fleck that, due to the proximity of Mother's..."

May 8, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Film Festival: Filmmakers of the World, Unite!

Why film commissions are really your friend

"...That off-the-cuff gag from Austin Film Commission chief Gary Bond..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Look If You Like ...

What we do when we do endorsements

"...That's always the first principle of Chronicle editorial board endorsements,..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Column by Michael King

This Time It’s Personal

Michael Barker endows Ed Lowry Student Film Program at AFS

"...So, students – you’re now discovering, that after buying your textbooks and shelling out for..."

Aug. 26, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

To Be or Not to Be (a Gastropub)

Porter Ale House nails it

"...Gastropub is a word that hospitality industry people are using a..."

May 30, 2014 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Point Austin: Of Caps and Handcuffs

At budget time, there's no substitute for wrestling the numbers

"...Tuesday, Council Member Bill Spelman told In Fact Daily that he would continue to press for a "growth cap"..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Column by Michael King

23rd Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival Winners

The heat was on

"...off the lake made the heat tolerable, and the great music, spicy foods, and cold beverages were available in..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Austin Parks: Trying to Fill the GAP

Group urges City Council to increase parks and rec budget

"...A coalition of park supporters called "Great Austin Parks" – comprised of members from 12 different..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: The Irresponsible Opposition

The Republican leadership would rather demagogue than govern

"...and Human Services Secre­tary Kathleen Sebelius made a whirlwind visit to town last week, part of a multicity tour..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Broken Record

Latest APD shooting follows a too-familiar pattern

"...I'm trying hard not to jump to conclusions about last Friday's police shooting..."

Aug. 2, 2013 News Column by Michael King

12th Night Austin Rolls Out

The official, traditional kickoff to Mardi Gras comes to town

"...Usually, the only epiphany I have come January 5, is that the holidays are over, my coffers are bare,..."

Jan. 3, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Austin ISD: The IDEA Debate in Full

Four hours to spare? Monday's board meeting for your viewing pleasure

"...No-one expected last Monday's Austin ISD Board of Trustees work session to be a full-on..."

Dec. 6, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Great Gorge

'Sushi: The Global Catch' examines the ruinous impact of overfishing

"...bluefin tuna has been reduced by 90%. What's driving this massive degradation of the bluefin? We'll give you one..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Herding Cats ... and Dogs ... in Austin & San Antonio

The high cost of being a no-kill city

"...live-outcome rate, 80 miles down I-35 in San Antonio, that city's Animal Care Services department was dealing with its..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

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