Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...With these questions in mind, the Chronicle asked 12 transportation officials, mobility advocates, and industry leaders to..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Emerald Fennell and the Hideous Allure of Saltburn

Director’s aristocratic follow-up to Promising Young Woman opens Austin Film Festival

"...Don't let the fancy mansion fool you. While Emerald Fennell's aristocratic erotic thriller Saltburn has been..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...all seemed to learn at once, a lot of this stuff is actually unsustainable: the health detriments of high-alcohol..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Exquisite Torments of Ken Paxton

Why is everybody so mean to the Texas Attorney General?

"...As my dear centenarian father-in-law likes to ask about witless comedians: “Who writes his material?”..."

Sept. 18, 2023 News Post by Michael King

The Luv Doc: A Five-Second Tree of Life Latte

Not today, Jesus. Not today.

"...as a barista. It's not my chosen profession, it's what I do to pay bills while I am working..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Hard No

It's OK that you're not into Barbies

"...I didn't know this until a few weeks ago, but my girlfriend is..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Writer ire’ne lara silva Plans Her Year as Texas State Poet Laureate

Looking at the legacy of the honor

"...Lovers of local poetry, meet (or revisit) your newest torchbearer: ire'ne lara silva, the Rio Grande Valley-born,..."

July 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Genevieve Wood

Voters Want Strong Police Oversight. Will the City Deliver It?

Oversight undermined

"...when APOA opponents inaccurately say the APOA is "illegal," what they mean is that some parts of the ordinance..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Why Natural Wine Is the Biggest Drink Trend in Austin Right Now

Act natural this summer

"...wine from Greece that first got me excited about this wine style, which is quickly making its mark all..."

May 26, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Inside Texas' Angels of Death, Who Refuse Hundreds of Death Row Pleas but May Expedite Daniel Perry Pardon

How the Board of Pardons and Paroles runs its ship

"...Mitesh sat through the trial of Hasmukh’s killer, Christopher Young. He went on to attend the appeals after Young’s..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

From the Walls to the Page in ATX Urban Art

New book ATX Urban Art catalogs Austin's street art, murals, mosaics, and graffiti

"...Do we choose boring? Is it chosen for us? Does an absentee investment group dictate our visual surroundings?..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

The Luv Doc: Private School

Fueled by a heady blood rush of Dunning-Kruger hubris

"...us – easily a 20-to-30-minute drive during rush hour. Meanwhile, there is a public elementary in our neighborhood –..."

March 3, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Brings the Cosmos to Austin

Keynote brings unseen images from the James Webb telescope

"...South by Southwest is getting ready to expand your view of the cosmos with the announcement of a..."

Jan. 10, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 6-12

"...Allen. "I just don't know where home is. There's this promise of happiness out there. I know it. I..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Review: Street Corner Arts' The Gulf

Simple narrative hides its power in what it doesn't say

"...Two lesbians are fighting in a boat… No, this is not the set-up for what is sure to..."

Dec. 15, 2022 Arts Post by Shanon Weaver

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 2-8

"...and disgusting from the time I could barely understand what the words meant has scarred me so deep inside..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Bill Callahan on Escaping YTI⅃AƎЯ

“Every album I’m just a blank slate waking up to creation”

"...Austin Chronicle: You’re counterprogramming for Levitation this weekend. I’d argue the way..."

Nov. 2, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

TribFest Recap: Can Texas Plan Properly for Droughts and Floods to Come?

Are we "thinking as preciously about water as we can"?

"...“Is this the new normal?” That was the first question from..."

Sept. 25, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Voxtrot: The (Re)start of Something

12 years after disbanding, the forerunners of modern indie-pop call on the "mystical, inexplicable force" that flowed through their Early Music

"...lines down, a sentence that sees Srivastava finally admit what listeners had long suspected. Yes, he was a teenage..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...said, her words slowing, her Texas drawl softening. "But you don't really know whether you have the memory or..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hays County’s Overwhelmed Jail System in Dire Shape, Advocates Say

Some inmates are waiting years to see their day in court

"...family came for a visit, saw his condition, and asked for help that jail administrators acted...."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin’s Animal Shelters Struggle to Uphold No-Kill Reputation in the Face of Overcrowding

How overcrowding and mismanagement of Austin Animal Center and Austin Pets Alive! have them struggling to keep up

"...breaking down? And can they dig themselves out of this hole and reclaim the no-kill gold standard? No Room..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...best guess of the statewide rate of inflation. Austin, you may have noticed, costs more than other places in..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Adrian Quesada and the Long Path to His First Official Solo Release

Austin's unassuming superstar is a travellin' man

"...team as the Black Pumas' player-coach, to use a basketball analogy he would appreciate. He has released a fantastic..."

July 15, 2022 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

ATX TV Festival 2022: The Staircase

Showrunner Maggie Cohn on this year's true crime smash

"...One of this year’s breakout hits has been HBO's The Staircase, a..."

June 10, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive

A quintessential coming-of-age soundtrack to score the next spiral

"...What does it sound like to be young? It sounds..."

June 10, 2022 Music Feature by Mars Salazar

The Luv Doc: Late-Night Texts

NORMAL PEOPLE TURN OFF THEIR PHONES WHEN THEY GO TO SLEEP

"...text to let everyone know I couldn't make it this month, and a few minutes later I got an..."

June 3, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Be It Flood or Fire, Austin Is Preparing for Disasters to Come

Austin residents must be prepared for hell or high water

"...As you read this, half of Travis County is classified under..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Luv Doc: A Situationship

Love should be an affirmation not a concession.

"...commitment. I do love her but have now created this lesbian love "situation-ship". We did the typical lesbian rush..."

May 27, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

The First Annual Texas Wine Auction

A fun and classy start to a new tradition

"...That’s a single sentence giving you just the barest facts … but if you’re reading..."

May 24, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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