Kirk Watson Begins His Long Goodbye

Headed to Houston, the ex-mayor and senator reflects on his legacy

"...Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, was reflective with the local press corps at the Texas Capitol after the news broke..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

In Memoriam: Bob "Daddy-o" Wade

A fond farewell to the original trickster of Lone Star art

"...Texas artist who gave us the 40-foot-tall cowboy boots outside San Antonio's North Star Mall, the 12-foot-tall iguana standing..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show: What Austin Is Doing to Combat Global Warming

Plus a look at an innovative program helping combat veterans via song

"...Amidst all the really, really bad news about the climate crisis, a new report puts Austin on..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Public Notice: What Happens Next?

Public process will be key to whether code rewrite succeeds

"...the effort to write a new Land Development Code. But I put "final" in quotes there, because that will..."

May 3, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Faster Than Sound: Vivien Goldman’s Lasting Echoes of Feminist Punk

Vanguard journalist brings new book to Austin, the Larriva family remembers their friend Elliott Smith, and local musicians pop up all over the place

"...to vanguard music scribe Vivien Goldman's new book, due out May 7, mentions feminist writer Tillie Olsen's Silences. The..."

April 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Election Ticker: Last Chance for Controversy

E-Day is tomorrow! Here's the latest news before it's too late.

"...Just a few more hours before the future of the world is decided. No pressure. Here’s what’s..."

Nov. 5, 2018 News Post by News Staff

Texas BBQ: Small Town to Downtown

"...a thousand words. So how can I, in only about 300 words, possibly convey to you the power of..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Holiday Gift Guide: Film Fan

From up on the screen to under the tree

"...History. Complete with a foreword by John Landis and contributions from horror aficionados Kim Newman, David J. Schow, and..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alison Macor Tells the Tale of Austin’s Greatest Rewrite Man

New book delves into the career of Top Gun script doctor Warren Skaaren

"...to Austin would be an entryway into its tight but legendarily supportive clique of filmmakers, the writer Alison Macor..."

June 2, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Top Books to Inspire Hope Amidst Change

Jessi Cape's top reads of 2016 helped ground her during a roller-coaster year

"...a scrambled-egg brain floating in a pool of despair, but focusing on the efforts of successful activists is somewhat..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Top Books to Make Sense of a World Breaking Down

Jay Trachtenberg's top reads of 2016 explore a planet in crisis in Israel, rust-belt Ukraine, and the Antarctic

"...belt of post-Soviet eastern Ukraine, it is a dark but funny tale of an urbanite who returns to his..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

The Best Little Arthouse in Texas

The Austin Film Society expands and asks you to help

"...But wait, you say. I’ve already been attending screenings at..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Devil’s Sinkhole

by Bill Wittliff

"...magical, and fun reads inspired by the stories the author heard in childhood...."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Omi Osun Joni L. Jones' Theatrical Jazz

The accomplished stage artist, scholar, and UT professor pens the first study of artists translating jazz aesthetics into theatre

"...to you; that's poetic, rhythmic, fluid – past, present, future, co-existing at once; that wanders free of the beaten..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: Lights, Camera, Print Media

October 1985 was the strangest month

"...Horror Picture Show and half from Shock Treatment, his about-to-be released new film. At the last minute it was..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Food-o-File

Playing chicken

"...an early November Sunday, and after Gilmore had sold out of copies of Jack Allen's Kitchen: Celebrating the Tastes..."

May 29, 2015 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Summer Fun: Summer's Coming

Let our past years' special issues get you in the mood for Summer Fun

"...Summer may not officially begin until June 21, but here at The Austin Chronicle, we kick it off..."

May 12, 2015 Arts Post by Kate X Messer

Austin African American Book Festival Announces Theme, Guests

“Black Lives Matter” is this year’s guiding theme

"...with a poet-filmmaker, a historical romance novelist, and a UT counseling psychologist...."

May 7, 2015 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...• Hearty congratulations to Fredericksburg author Terry Thompson-Anderson whose most recent cookbook, Texas on the..."

March 27, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...•Killen's Barbecue pops up in Austin on Monday outside Foreign & Domestic (503 East 53rd). Ronnie Killen will..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...the house, urban farmers Carol Ann Sayle and Larry Butler, will host tours of the farmhouse led by docents..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...restaurant of 2014 by the readers of the Chronicle, but were also ranked as the sixth most popular vegetarian/vegan..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Texas Book Festival 2014: The Full Party List

Among the 275 authors: Oates, Ellroy, Mosley, Lear, Dean

"...Tobar. Well, hold onto your bifocals, Bud, the full author list is out, and its 275 names will make..."

Sept. 11, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

Summer Fun: Last Call for Surf Texas

Autumn's a few weeks away; it's not too late to catch some last Summer Fun

"...• Kenny Braun had a wild ride this summer, but his show Surf Texas (from his UT Press book..."

Sept. 3, 2014 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Swell!

Surf Texas: It's not a question, it's an invitation. Just ask Kenny Braun.

"...But for all of the evocative images of global surf..."

May 16, 2014 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Give Me Those Nice, Bright Colors

Scholar John Rohrbach shows how color photography developed

"...photography, including – at least initially – John Rohrbach. But the senior curator of photographs at Ft. Worth's Amon..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Post by Rod Machen

Film Flam

The news goes on … Forever

"...Papers, the exhibit on view through Feb. 14, 2014. UT Press releases a book full of their correspondence this..."

Oct. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Food Events

Oct. 3-10

"...Lick Cookbook: A Story of Land, Family, and Love (UT Press). Dessert samples during the signing and dishes from..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food Events

June 7-10

"...• National Doughnut Day Drop by your favorite Krispy Kreme for one..."

June 7, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

BookPeople Hosts Stephen Harrigan

Acclaimed author's anthology collects four decades of work

"...of giving my heart to something that might turn out to be phony, so I tend to hold back,..."

April 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

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