Letters at 3AM

8:15am, the moment Hiroshima was bombed, comes around every morning: It is something we live with

"...no wonder the whole world is dizzy. We are, every one of us, travelers in a new dimension that..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

Bad exists in dialectic with good

"...Mexico, west of Magdalena, this trio marveled at the Very Large Array – 27 radio telescopes, painted bright white,..."

June 19, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

The Choice Is Yours

Rubber Repertory's Casket of Passing Fancy makes you 500 offers you can't reuse

"...other people in this dinner line winding toward the Very Large Array of steam-table delights – there are a..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Stuffed Locally

Give thanks for the local harvest with these market-fresh recipes

"...both modern and heirloom breeds. The Richardsons sell hundreds every year, and their turkeys are world-class: deeply flavorful and..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Cool City: Solar Subtleties

Cost of solar array depends on how you look at it – and when

"...getting more affordable as technologies improve, but it's still very expensive. At the Feb. 12 council session, Council Member..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Capitalists, Conservationists Say No to Dirty Coal

Showdown taking shape over plans to build 16 old-style coal-fired power plants, which threaten to push Austin's marginal air quality into the red

"...a neurotoxin linked to fetal damage, autism, and an array of adult ailments. The posse looking to kill the..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Taking Pictures

This year, for whatever reasons, Dick Holland writes, we have been blessed with photography books of great beauty and intelligence. Several of the leading figures in the canon of 20th-century photography are represented in this season's unusually rich outpouring, among them Eugéne Atget, Walker Evans, and Edward Steichen.

"...about the holidays and have exercised some of your very best passive aggression toward the season by putting off..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...back of the house, he walks over to the large, three-car garage, its red brick exterior in contrast to..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Where There's Smoke …

Across the country, perspectives on the smoking bans offer a very mixed bag

"...called Keep Austin Free, have proclaimed their dire but very real fears that a ban would financially undermine or..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Crown Jewel

Bombay Bistro is the newest Indian venture in town. Is it already the best?

"...be the real deal. While getting situated with the large menu, we took a peek at the lunch buffet:..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Farmers’ Market Report: Feb 1-2, 2014

Marinara, spinach, apples, rainbow trout, and strawberries

"...It is the very best time of year for fresh greens, and February..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Heart of Glass

UT Performing Arts Center presents a Philip Glass retrospective, "Philip on Film," with Glass performing live his film compositions.

"...on Film" program (Tuesday-Saturday, Oct. 2-6) brings together a large part of the composer's film scores to be performed..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

The seamy underbelly of the Austin salon scene, part II.

"...the partners will soon be able to offer an array of ever-expanding services, tailor-made for the thriving film and..."

March 10, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Eat, My Sweet

TheWay to a Lover's Heart...

"...chocolate treats abound -- along with heart-shaped confections of every possible description. Phone calls made last week to favorite..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Eat, My Sweet

TheWay to a Lover's Heart...

"...chocolate treats abound -- along with heart-shaped confections of every possible description. Phone calls made last week to favorite..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Himalaya Kosheli and Fat Dragon Spice Up Spicewood Springs

Nepalese fare and Asian fusion revitalize North Austin shopping center

"...biryani, tandoori, and desserts; parking is a breeze; the very large dining space means no wait time, and it's..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

"Through the Dusk, a Light" at Recspec Gallery

Annalise Gratovich prints up a bright array of time and place

"...stock-photo section – and it does well by Gratovich's large prints and the smaller collages that are built from..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pink Elephant Puts Black LGBTQ Artists Center Stage

Austin's queer hip-hop fest returns for year two

"...The nation’s largest queer hip-hop music festival, Pink Elephant, returns to Austin..."

March 31, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

Clay Pot Buffet

A culinary and cultural treat for Austin

"...offer help and advice for the uninitiated. Prices are very reasonable: $7.95 for lunch, $11.95 for evenings during the..."

July 14, 2006 Food Review by Mick Vann

El Futuro de East Cesar Chavez

Affordable housing advocates critique plans for Saltillo District

"...with 75% of the owner-occupied units three bedrooms or larger, and 50% of them affordable to families earning under..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Branch by Branch

CARVER (3.0 stars)

"...FACILITY: Fairly large branch and bona fide neighborhood landmark next to Kealing..."

Sept. 20, 1996 News Feature

You'll Never Cook Again The Deli Explosion

"...increased availability of packaged and frozen foods and the delivery systems required to distribute them, large, well-stocked supermarkets sprang..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...these cases, criminally, is mine. And their investigators are very gung-ho to work with our prosecutor on these enforcements,..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

A Cook's Tour

You just had to be there: The Chronicle's Mick Vann compasses the cuisine of Thailand, in Bangkok and beyond.

"...English-language newspaper, had taught cooking, owned restaurants, and is very well respected as a food authority in her country...."

June 28, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Austin's Active Shelf Life

Can Our Public Library Keep Up the Pace?

"...well they reflect a community's sense of self. A very important piece of Austin's soul is manifest in our..."

Sept. 20, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Big in Austin, Big in Japan

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

"...particular Japanese economic invasion makes some of us patriots very, very giddy...."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Envisioning a More Flavorful Future With Emmer & Rye’s Fermentation Program

Chef Alfred Francese becomes a self-made flavor scientist

"...butchery, and fermentation operations about a year ago. "At every job I had after the CIA, I tried to..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

The Bride From Hell

The Austin Chronicle's style avatar wants your wedding to be the peachiest. Here, he offers helpful hints to make your wedding panning that much less disastrous.

"...It is a nightmare from the word "go," and everybody expects so much out of you and tears you..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...contest to replace retiring Council Member Kathie Tovo – very much a preservationist – could be reasonably described as..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Cast Away

Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood

"...their permits, and provided regular blue-collar jobs – all very conventional public virtues in 1968. But in 41 years,..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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