Fours on the Floor

Handicapping the next Council's coalitions on land use

"...involves four candidates – and while Troxclair protégé Frank Ward may be more of the same, Rich DePalma and..."

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Election Ticker

Gotta endorse somebody

"...The Travis County Republican Party "unanimously" endorsed Frank Ward to succeed retiring District 8 Council Member Ellen Troxclair......"

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Dark Money

Campaign finance reform as true-life political thriller

"...and murderer, and how the candidate in question, John Ward, “believes that monsters like this deserve to live.” A..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Headlines

"...Lewis Conway Jr. and Reedy Spigner (D1), and Frank Ward (D8). Filing deadline is Aug. 20...."

July 27, 2018 News Feature

Drawn to Batman at Wizard World

Kevin Conroy and Loren Lester on voicing the dynamic duo

"...known in animation circles as the voice of Wayne's ward Dick Grayson, aka Robin, and later as Grayson's adult..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wonder

Treacly feel-good drama nevertheless has helpful life lessons

"...particular, a pint-sized NASA space helmet he wears to ward off the ever-present stares of both children and adults...."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

“Center for Austin’s Future” in Search of Candidates

New nonprofit plans to groom City Council members

"..."signature" initial project of the CAF, the brainchild of Ward Tisdale. "I think the real problem of Austin's city..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...has a new novel, Hollow, as does Amanda Eyre Ward, with The Nearness of You; thrillmeister Jeffrey Abbott has..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

"A Celebration of Writing, and Reading"

Louis Black's notes on the first Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...and recent winner of the John Simmons Short Fiction Award); novelist Rolando Hinojosa-Smith (then, as now, a professor of..."

June 14, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The 25th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

The lowdown on the 2017 submissions, judges, 10 finalists, and the prize-winning stories

"...the plays Fantasmaville, which won the National Latino Playwriting Award; Confessions of a Mexpatriate; and "MyHEB," a Best of..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Zimmerman Is Radio's Voice of Reason

Wouldn’t you know Zim would end up on right-wing radio?

"...After a short stint subbing at KLBJ for Jeff Ward, former City Council Member Don Zimmerman has taken his..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Recurring Failure

"...Brew, I can tell you that the founder Scott Ward has a history of failed businesses and nonpayment to..."

Jan. 17, 2017 Postmarks

The Local Struggle

Native American veterans take on ETP in Austin

"...Indigenous rights activist Tane Ward rolled out a litany of Texas energy ventures and..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Zim: Right-Wing Radio Star?

What comes after Council for the talking head?

"...Subbing for vacationing Jeff Ward, Don Zimmerman joined KLBJ conservative talk show host Ed..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Bad Santa 2

A tired sequel that's more offensive than transgressive

"...Bob Thornton’s reprobate Santa into a shamanistic tool to ward off the season’s insincere excess of glad tidings. The..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kelcy Warren Takes a Meeting

Talk of Standing Rock overshadows Texas Parks & Wildlife's pipeline easement dispute

"...the birth of the "Texas water protectors movement," Tane Ward, of the indigenous empowerment organization Equilibrio Norte, said, "We're..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Weekend Two Friday ACL Fest Interview: Strumbellas

Toronto bluegrass stompers stream 100 million

"...played 13 shows in 11 days," recalls songwriter-vocalist Simon Ward. "We'd played in Austin before in a very small..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The 24th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

The lowdown on the 2015 submissions, judges, 10 finalists, and the prize-winning stories

"...PrickoftheSpindle.com and a finalist for the 2011 Flannery O'Connor Award. She is the author of Summer of the Long..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Joe O'Connell's Top Reads of 2015

Paradise Sky and The Best I Recall head a list of stellar Lone Star books

"...Amanda Eyre Ward's novel of the migrant journey, The Same Sky (Ballantine),..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Party Out of Bounds

Talking reunions with members of Fatbuckle, Squirrel Buddies, and the Amazon and the Milksop

"...this weekend. She adores playing with Kareem Badr, Valerie Ward, and her husband, Roy Janik, and they with her...."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips: Project Row Houses, Houston

Former shotgun houses get new life as art galleries

"...up along Holman Street in Houston's predominantly black Third Ward like pointed silver and white helmets belonging to some..."

May 1, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Next Up at SXSW: Andrew Combs

Nashville’s new Guy Clark?

"...Previously, Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear, Zeke Duhon, and Ben Arthur..."

March 13, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Unfinished Business

The 23rd annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...Fringe; and Fantasmaville, which won the National Latino Playwriting Award. He is also co-founder and creative director of TKO..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...Arcade Fire walker Will Butler, poppy rock songstress ZZ Ward, stoner rockers Shrine, Tejano/Norteño kings Intocable, mini metalheads Unlocking..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Urban Farmers Celebrate Renteria Win

Springdale Farm's opponents not pleased, however

"...PODER) read a letter written by UT lecturer Tane Ward entitled "Springdale Farms, Susana Almanza, Gentrification and Austin Chronicle's..."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Anna Toon

Frank

Arthouse comedy amuses yet disappoints.

"...two of the band members meet in a mental ward, and its keyboardists keep trying to drown themselves.) But..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Dog

Dog Day Afternoon is a film about a wildly true bank robbery; as conveyed by John Wojtowicz in this doc, the story gets even nuttier when told from the horse's mouth.

"...Eden, who was on suicide watch at a psychiatric ward after a near-overdose of sleeping pills. Within minutes, however,..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Good Eye: She of Many Hats (and Antlers)

Learn a little more about the woman who parties like it's 1929

"...vegan ice cream parlor she opened with co-owner Valerie Ward in late 2011...."

Aug. 15, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

There Goes the Neighborhood

North/South/Central – redistricting the live music capital

"...a cool factor missing," says Strange Brew owner Scott Ward, who converted unused space next to his 24-hour coffee..."

July 25, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

'Guy Town by Gaslight'

New book digs up the dirt on Austin's scandalous 'hood of old

"...of World War I. Officially known as the First Ward – roughly the same area as today's Warehouse District:..."

July 16, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

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