Study Finds Pesticides Tainting U.S. Water Supply

Industry argues chemicals at safe drinking levels, activists worry about impact on wildlife

"...waterways and drinking-water supplies, according to a recently released U.S. Geological Survey study titled Pesticides in the Nation's Streams..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Oh No, It's Mr. Bill!

Do Bill Bunch's Tactics Hurt the Springs He Loves?

"...that law to protect the aquifer, and as lead counsel for the S.O.S. Alliance has remained its guardian, taking..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

A Fish Tank Worth a Thousand Words

Hiep Hong’s award-winning aquascapes are worthy of the greatest tanks

"...man who wreaks beauty and practical living quarters for fish and such out of rocks and plants and other..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

No Surprises in City's Answer to WTP4 Suit

Water plant controversy keeps on churning

"...on Monday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit – filed July 29 by the Save Our Springs Alliance..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Texas Parks in Harm's Way

New report sounds alarm that Texas parks are being financially starved, warns that many of the state's open spaces and parks are under immediate threat

"...to seek peace of mind and reconnect with nature – whether at Austin's Barton Springs or in a park..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

A Texas Snow Sculpture for a Fish that Died

Albert Lucio honors his deceased betta during Snowmageddon 2021

"...Hell, you might’ve made a rudimentary snowperson yourself in the past few days, right, just for the..."

Feb. 18, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Nature's Water Clinic

Drought Has San Antonio Over a Pump

"...Sierra Club, which filed suit on June 10 in U.S. District Court in Midland against San Antonio and more..."

July 26, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

First Look at Sap’s Sibling in Allandale

Second location for Austin Thai fave Sap's Fine Thai Cuisine

"...my buddy Sap’s newly opened restaurant. Sap's Fine Thai Cuisine in the southern bend of the Allandale Village, on..."

March 3, 2014 Food Post by Mick Vann

Preserving Austin's Natural Mecca

Interactive documentary project Living Springs celebrates Barton Springs

"...By around noon on any recent summer day, the..."

July 31, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

First Plates Extra Helpings: What’s Cooking in the Entomophagy Scene?

Among other things, would you believe … crickets as a Dai Due special?

"...We’ve covered the progress and the events of local..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Maybe She's Born With It

Texas Documentary Tour: Liz Mermin's 'The Beauty Academy of Kabul'

"...Once you grok to the subject of this film – the opening of a beauty school for Afghan women,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

County Doesn't Blink on City's WTP 4 Challenge

City dangles Bull Creek in front of bulldozers, but county won't take the bait

"...plans for Water Treatment Plant No. 4 are anyone's guess. Last Wednesday, the commissioners voted 4-1 against amending a..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Then There's This: Highway 45 Revisited

Except for the mayor, Council reaffirms opposition to 'aquifer toll road'

"...more one considers the plan for State Highway 45 – its patchwork of moving parts, the clever side-stepping of..."

May 23, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

City Responds to Auditor's Report Findings

"...Following the Chronicle's Web publication Thursday, Nov. 2, of the city auditor's "Report on Allegations..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

There's Something About Mary

Mary arnold gets down to brass tacks on bradley deal

"...on the big issues of the day. The latest upset she's involved in is the city's contemplation of reaching..."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"...it was the Hungry Horse, where Skunks members Eddie Muñoz and Jesse Sublett played in their late-stage glam outfit,..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Fish Tales

Eaves Bros. Quality Seafood, At the Sign of the Neon Lobster

"...thought might be that you've stumbled into some surreal fish-figured cartoon, where life-sized dolphins and sharks swim in the..."

March 22, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Shooting Fish

"...cinematic pastry from Cool Britannia. There's not much of substance going on here, but it sure looks good going..."

May 22, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Three-Eyed Fish Alert! Texas No. 1 in Power Plant, Mercury Emissions

Toxin linked to birth defects

"...plants, putting one in six pregnant women in the U.S. at risk of giving birth to kids with permanent..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

What's a Hungry Brit to Eat in Austin?

It may not be Mum's bubble and squeak, but it's close

"...ago. Medieval England was rife with game birds, fresh fish, wild berries, and green leaves. Forget Charles Laughton in..."

May 7, 2010 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

"...photographer of devotional scenes who finds his life turned upside-down after a chance meeting with an aspiring actress named..."

June 12, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'He's Forked Himself'

Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'

"...Reid. The book recounts the life and career of U.S. House Majority Leader DeLay, R-Sugar Land, who rose from..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

BPness: Louisiana's Beleaguered Coast

A snapshot of life since the spill

"...Grand Isle, La., for years buoyed by the commercial fishing and oil industries, finds itself between a fish and..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Where There's a Heartbeat, There's Hope

Author Michael Brick and principal Anabel Garza on saving Reagan High School

"...main character survives. That character is Reagan High School – but as anyone who was watching Austin education in..."

Aug. 17, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

That's Amore!

"...Tony's Vineyard photograph by John Anderson The spaghetti with..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Food Feature by Ronna N. Welsh

What's In Store

The city's self-storage business is changing as corporate giants push mom and pop operations aside.

"...While the storage facility with the Cajun cuisine leitmotif got a lot of attention because it moved..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

United States Department of the Inteiior

U.s. Geological Survey

"...Mr. Stephen Helfert, Field Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, Grease ...

The Fish & Wildlife Service faults the EPA for failing to protect the Barton Springs Watershed.

"...while the Texas Capital Area Builders Association wanted the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to loosen its regulatory grip...."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Restrepo

This documentary, which chronicles the 15-month deployment in Afghanistan of about a dozen U.S. soldiers, is an example of photojournalism at its finest.

"...grueling 15-month deployment in Afghanistan of about a dozen U.S. soldiers of the Second Platoon, Battle Company, 173rd Airborne..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rio Grande No Longer?

An overview of the ecological crisis along the Rio Grande

"...Amistad Reservoir and Brownsville. Teams of border patrol agents cruise the landscape in white and green jeeps, hoping to..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

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