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The weekend in arts and culture

"...Thursday 27, AFS Cinema..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Texas welcomes 40th historic site, Balmorhea news, and more

"...It’s 2025 and time to get your daytrippin’ shoes on for another year of fun on the..."

Dec. 28, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Biden Coming Monday: Joe Biden is still coming to Austin. Two..."

July 26, 2024 News Feature

Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...City of Austin Career Expo..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant

Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

"...For decades, Austinites have been calling for the closure of the Fayette..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Chronicle Endorsements for the November 7 Election

Looking for guidance on the ballot's constitutional amendments and county propositions? We got you.

"...slew of constitutional amendments on the ballot this year coming out of the 88th legislative session. It's funky that..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature

The War on the Walls in Yuliya Lanina's Mother/Land

The UT professor processes the personal impact of the Ukrainian invasion in her new multimedia installation

"...In a corner of the second floor gallery of Austin..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

South African Wine Shines at Cape Bottle Room

East Austin shop focuses on an under-the-radar wine region

"...Marcos looks just like any other older, repurposed redbrick building. There's a bit that's painted white with a logo..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

How to Fight Fires in Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

David Oyelowo narrates new documentary about our burning world

"...In new documentary Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, fire has many personalities...."

June 27, 2023 Screens Post by Amelia Nonemacher

Wild Life

Biography of the millionaires saving millions of acres of mountains

"...Directed by: Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi...."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Politics Gift Guide 2021: Ain't That Good News

Some gift ideas for the politically and civically minded

"...Chronicle News Team also know the reason for the (winter holiday) season. Our most important contribution to this Gift..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

September events around the state are waiting for you to arrive

"...the news came over the car radio that an airliner had flown into the World Trade Center in New..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Dog Doc

Charming portrait of a vet pushing the boundaries of medicine for the sake of the pups

"...Directed by: Cindy Meehl...."

April 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...its first announcement for film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...Our Top 10 News stories of 2019 included some unexpected shockers and some long-anticipated milestones, but they..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Tons of Texas travel news for the dog days of summer

"...Rodeo season is heating up as well as the grape harvest around the..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The River and the Wall

More than a nature hike, this border wall documentary replaces rhetoric with reality

"...1,759 miles, the Rio Grande is the fourth-largest river in the United States, beginning in Colorado and running down..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

New Documentary Shows the Beauty of the Border, and the Perils of a Barrier

The River and the Wall captures a wilderness without divisions

"...The idea of building a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, from..."

May 3, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Coexisting With the Coyotes of Travis County

Austin’s wildlife management program goes countywide

"...year ago, there was a coyote showdown of sorts in Travis County. After 13 years of using the controversial..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Buzz Mill's Lumber Society Teaches Primitive Survival Skills in a Modern Setting

Everything you need to know to survive the great outdoors

"...fire. Or, at least, I had the privilege of observing a highly trained expert demonstrate the techniques our ancestors..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...On a warm August morning, I stand in the dry bed of Onion Creek..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

What Are the Birds Telling Us About Climate Change?

Reading the signs from our friends up in the sky

"...alfresco with a passionate birder is likely to be interrupted by the birds nearby. Jane Tillman, a master naturalist..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Melany Jean

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...If you live in Central Texas, chances are you have a coyote story..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Good News for Wildlife

"...Dear Editor, Along with wildlife advocates across the country, I’m cheering Travis County’s recent..."

Dec. 11, 2017 Postmarks

County Kills Coyote Contract

Will enter into new deal with City of Austin in January

"...Travis County will soon enter into a new era of coyote management. Commissioners decided on..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Becoming an Enlightened Carnivore

Outrider helps facilitate responsible hunting experiences

"...I recently found myself sitting shotgun in a Tahoe, slowly lurching across a field..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Turk Pipkin's Book of the Every Other Month Club

When you subscribe to this service, you get six volumes, Kenya gets three libraries

"...Turk Pipkin is not one for small projects – the actor-writer-philanthropist..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...At 15 years old she escaped her broken home in Llano County. A teenage runaway, she wanted nothing more..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Between Ships and Static

The "grandfather of Austin's avant-garde," Rick Reed, only don't call him that!

"...Beneath the Pleasant Valley Bridge, twilight hung back against a chorus of rising insect noise. Twenty of us..."

May 20, 2016 Music Feature by Conor Walker

Waller Creek Comes to Life

Conservancy seeks radical makeover east of Downtown

"...The cold came on with the setting sun, sinking into Waller Creek and seeping into coats,..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

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