Officials Express Concern, Not Fear, as Austin Events Face Possible Spread of Coronavirus

Austin Public Health delivers update on Travis County preparedness

"...Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, March 3, interim Austin Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott began with a personal..."

March 4, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

8 Austin Education Opportunities for Adult Learners

Get your GED, find your passion, take a class, or just nerd out for a night

"...It’s officially back-to-school season – and not just for the Gen..."

Aug. 24, 2019 News Post by Alexandra Currie-Buckner

2019 Arts Hall of Famers Announced

Bravo, Harden, Kinney, and Sawyer to be inducted this year

"...The Austin Critics Table has named the 18th group of individuals..."

May 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Classical Guitar's i/we

Events such as this concert are using sound and music to share the experiences of refugees

"...For some Texans, that feeling is a recent memory. Refugee Services of Texas..."

July 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Molly Kendrick

ICE Raid in Austin?

Federal immigration agency rumored to be in town for roundup

"...UPDATE (Feb. 10): Reports are coming in that ICE raids..."

Feb. 2, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Minerva Koenig on South of Nowhere

Minerva Koenig wanted her mystery series to show how someone becomes a sleuth

"...infamous detective story setup, a broad walks into the office, and you wonder how she got there. I mean,..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

"The Superlative Light: Inside the Texas Petawatt Laser"

Photographer Robert Shults has your "stimulated emission of radiation" right here, pal

"...In 2009, Austin-based photographer Robert Shults was introduced to the Texas Petawatt..."

March 27, 2015 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Place of Calm and Light

The Blanton to build a structure designed by Ellsworth Kelly

"...be surrounded by his exquisitely simple, playful shapes, to bathe in his pure, bright colors. Well, soon you'll get..."

Feb. 12, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Culture Wars Come to Austin

New think tank sets up shop near campus

"...face it. Even before the Frost Tower was finished, Austin was already Gotham. What we lacked in gargoyles, we..."

Feb. 19, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Felicia Day Is Coming to Austin

Also, 'Rock Jocks' is on tour, but mostly that first thing

"...You read that right: The goddess of all things geek, Felicia Day,..."

June 18, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Point Austin: Explaining Austin

Understanding Austin requires a cultural primer

"...What's it like to live on a blue island in..."

March 15, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Austin Creatives' Day

Free tax prep for artists from Foundation Communities and Austin Creative Alliance

"...Not that I'm seriously expecting anyone reading this in Austin to..."

March 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Planned Parenthood Files New Suit Against Texas

PP says shouldn't be banned from state-run program

"...to a close, Planned Parenthood is turning up the heat on Texas, today filing a new lawsuit that challenge..."

Dec. 11, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

MCW Alum Brian Hart Reads at BookPeople

Michener Center for Writers also announces hiring of Elizabeth McCracken and a reading by Richard Ford

"...accolades – in 2006, he become the first-ever recipient of the University of Texas’ Keene Prize for Literature, the..."

Jan. 20, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Gifts of the Magi

A conversation about community and creativity with three wise men of the Austin arts

"...As Dave Steakley works in theatre, Stephen Mills in dance, and Craig Hella Johnson in..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Symposium on Early Texas Art

Texas art isn't an oxymoron, and the members of CASETA will gladly tell you why

"...due. With his groundbreaking modernist combines, the Port Arthur native got a lot of people to stop thinking of..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Madness in Many Packages

From Highland Mall to PACT, the lunatics are at large

"...it looks like I won't be spending more money at Highland Mall any time soon. I'm not what you'd..."

April 10, 2009 News Column by Michael King

A Stage of Their Own

TexARTS has yet to find its audience in Austin, but outside it is another story

"...this holiday season would have seen a spectacular staging of A Christmas Carol – a local version of the..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Remembrances of Raúl, Part One

Remembrance from Barbara Renaud Gonzalez, Emmet Campos and Amparo Garcia.

"...In memory of Raúl Roy “Tapon” Salinas (1934-2008), we offer these words..."

Feb. 23, 2008 News Post by Belinda Acosta

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...The night Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson urged the community to pull..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

South Austin Secede!

Our second installment in a series about South Austin explores the roots of "Bubba" and the rivalry between North Austin and south of the river.

"...Pat Bennett envelops himself in smoke, then bellows it away..."

April 13, 2001 Features Feature by Rob D'Amico

Lot of Livin' to Do

For 15 years, Paul Beutel has managed Austin's Paramount Theatre, programming its popular film series and live shows and bringing it back from financial ruin, and he still puts in six to seven days a week there. Where do his passion and devotion spring from? Would you believe Bye Bye Birdie?

"...everything about Paul Beutel falls into place: his love of musicals, his film degree, his stints as an American-Statesman..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Seven Lone Star-Launched Recommendations at ACL Fest 2022

Sources of Texas Heat from the Chron Music team

"...From the "spooky campfire folk" of his early days (years) playing bass for Brooklyn band..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Texas Songwriting Legend Robert Earl Keen Announces Retirement From the Road

The roots musician will tour through September

"...The road may go on forever, but a Texas songwriting legend says he won’t be out on it..."

Jan. 16, 2022 Music Post by Robert Penson

10 Great Birds to Peep in Austin

Austin’s birds are as eclectic as the city itself

"...Texas is the country’s most bird diverse state, and Austin..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Chronolog Post by Ramón Rodriguez

Austin’s Reverse Pitch Competition Encourages Zero Waste Economy

Local entrepreneurs turn one company’s trash into another’s cash

"...Earlier this month, five businesses and nonprofits presented their unused supplies to entrepreneurs at Austin Resource..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Lauren Girgis

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...If we told you that a prince were coming to South by Southwest, you’d..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Just Mercy Will Close This Year’s Austin Film Festival

Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx star in true-life legal drama

"...With the Austin Film Festival mere weeks away, it’s dropping the last..."

Oct. 9, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

New Wearable Tech Offers Peace of Mind for People With Limited Mobility

Unaliwear's new watch brings emergency response to the 21st century

"...Some may remember the ads from the 90s of an elderly woman toppling to the floor, unable to..."

Feb. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Milo Webb

2017 Austin Dance Festival

This year's showcase of two dozen dances proved how Austin's dancing has risen to the level of its dance making

"...When I was still new to Austin, in 2008, I interviewed Ellen Bartel about the dance..."

April 7, 2017 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

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