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"...be hardest hit, officials said, but career training programs and other public health services are also expected to be..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Molly Burch, Arooj Aftab, and Mobley lead our recommended shows

"...kicking off her U.S. tour in her former residence and refitting the Mohawk on the release date of her..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Column by Laiken Neumann

Mystery Switches and Other Hidden Secrets of Shin Ultraman

How director Shinji Higuchi made a very loyal reboot

"...he grins as he grabs a Sharpie, some tape, and a poster for his new movie, which had just..."

Jan. 7, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Don’t Hibernate This Cuffing Season

From football to The L Word, there’s lots to watch queerly this week

"...... to want to snuggle up on the couch and forget about the world around us. There's a reason..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

New Menus, New Bourbon, New Yoga Retreat

And Bahama Bucks (finally) moves into town

"...Shack, their new line of limited edition burger inspired toys. The line includes the BarkBurger, made from connected layers..."

Dec. 13, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...Homesick follows a sample-soaked route framed by glittery synths and Sebastián Narváez's muffled vox. – Isabella Castro-Cota Ace Tee..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...the Chronicle headed to the printer, Big Boys frontman and cover story subject Randy "Biscuit" Turner was found dead..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Allan Rising

The Allan Early Childhood Center is home to a flourishing collection of nonprofits

"...out of lemons. When the Austin Independent School District handed the beloved but under-enrolled Allan Elementary over to a..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins

The Trainspotting author rips into American culture in his latest novel

"...has been aware of Irvine Welsh, since the publication and hit film adaptation of his strung-out-in-Eighties-Edinburgh novel Trainspotting, this..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Review by Tim Stegall

Estate Sale Roundup: October 17-19

The weather is perfect for rummaging

"...this week, as well as the back yard – and photograph it all with a vintage camera!..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Estate Sale Roundup: July 31-August 3

You could be swimming, but you'd rather be rummaging

"...We're beating the bushes this week for steals and deals...."

July 31, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Estate Sale Roundup: February 14-16

Look for treasures around every corner to capture your heart this week.

"...Stay out of the generic big-box stores this Valentine's and make a statement with treasures found...."

Feb. 13, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Gay Place: Bobcat Pride

Big gay doin's down in Bobcat land

"...sweet college town, laid back with that Central Texas live-and-let-live vibe that we Austinites know so well. But the..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...highlights of the just-announced SXSW Film 2011 lineup – and they're keeping mum still on the Midnighters, SXFantastic Features,..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Pressure Groups Against Straus

Will outside bodies change minds inside the House?

"...speaker race has seemingly settled between Speaker Joe Straus and Rep. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney. Now both Young Conservatives of..."

Jan. 8, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Thomas Frank's 21st Century Corruption Theory

A Q&A with the author of What's the Matter With Kansas? and The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule

"...shut it down; it is to capture the thing and run it for your constituents' benefit," outsourcing as much..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Paradise, Loss

The year in reading, 2005

"...the rotating pile of week-old Statesmans, year-old Rolling Stones, and brand-new Motor Trends in the Chronicle's executive washroom since..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Making Biscuit

Punk icon Randy "Biscuit" Turner serves art 24/7

"...clutch of oversized scorpions guard the screened-in front porch, and the trees in the backyard rain oddities. Not one..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...Though the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's toll-road system and Capital Metro's commuter-rail-and-bus proposal originate from different directions in..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Weird, Spooky, and Rich

David Dewhurst runs against everybody but money.

"...From a distance, David Dewhurst and Tony Sanchez have a lot in common. Both are..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Hightower Lowdown

Conscipicuous consumption for pets; giving of ourselves, not just of our pocketbooks; John Ashcroft is "doing something" -- to our Constitution.

"...pets. So much stuff that there are boutiques, catalogs, and as reported in the Austin American-Statesman, even Web sites..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Big in Austin, Big in Japan

If a holiday gift trend is big here this year, chances are, it was already big over there

"...In case you hadn't noticed, while you and your Gap exposed-seam cowl neck sweater were sitting comfy..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

She Got Rhythm

In the world of rhythm tap, female dancers are a minority, and women who are masters of the form, as Acia Gray is, are merely a fraction of the whole. But with the debut of the Soul to Sole Festival, Gray hopes to give women who tap their due.

"...that there's something radical about her. But there is, and it's this: She's a woman who taps...."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The ROMA Group has been looking at land uses within the entire neighborhood between Fifth Street and..."

March 16, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Politics & music & the politics of music.

"...check for accuracy the author's assertions about the ownership and control of Stratus Properties Inc. ["Stratus Flows Downhill," Dec...."

Dec. 8, 2000 Column

Brown Paper Packages

"...may be thinking to yourselves, "Yes, that's all well and good, but I am a normal person. Where do..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

1999 Austin Film Releases

A complete list of all films released for theatrical runs in Austin in the calendar year 1999 and eligible for consideration in the Top Ten.

"...Following is the complete list of all the films released..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Libertarians Say No to Doggett

"...photo or a sidebar to balance the 7 photos and 6 pages of gushing coverage...."

Oct. 16, 1998 Column

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...be found in last week's issue. The symbols (RP) and (WP) indicate regional and world premieres...."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Why, a Duck!

What You Did See at AMOA's Art Guys Exhibition

"...at Laguna Gloria, contained the work of Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing, the fearless duo from Houston who call..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

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