Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...heat for Austin’s only Downtown triathlon. Rookies and seasoned athletes alike are welcome to progress from a swim in..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

Austin FC Coach: My Players Can’t Handle the Heat

What kind of message is Nico Estévez sending here?

"...plays at the top levels of competitive sport. Professional athletes live under constant pressure and scrutiny, grappling with anxieties..."

May 9, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Myrto Uzuni Brings Refreshing Confidence to Austin FC’s Locker Room

A closer look at the Albanian goalscoring machine

"...It’s no secret that today’s athletes are more media savvy and guarded than in any..."

April 4, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Qmmunity: The Optimist Weighs In

Staying positive these days is like being an 84-year-old Al Pacino trying to read names at the Oscars – a struggle!

"...not in the event title? All jocks and aspiring athletes report to Pride Sports Austin to get slammed by..."

April 4, 2025 Column by James Scott

Opinion: Let Trans Athletes Play

Texas’ anti-trans HB1123 doesn’t protect sports. It harms kids.

"...While 23 states have passed laws restricting transgender athletes in interscholastic or intercollegiate sports, Texas’ approach is uniquely..."

March 28, 2025 Column by Syd Young

Texas Bill Would Require “Biological Sex” on IDs

Critics worry the bill will allow state to form list of trans Texans

"...gender-affirming care for minors and efforts to restrict transgender athletes in sports...."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Lucciana Choueiry

Austin FC Shows Grit and Heart in Road Win Over LAFC

Verde and Black gets scrappy in SoCal

"...Generally speaking, it’s important for athletes to keep their emotions under control. That being said,..."

March 16, 2025 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Texas Lege Preview: Another Barrage on LGBTQIA+ Texans

“Cruelty tactics” begin again

"...schools include book bans and the prohibition of trans athletes in sporting contests...."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...AG Sues Over Trans Athletes: Speaking of wasting our goddamn money: Ken Paxton continues..."

Dec. 27, 2024 News Feature

Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian Should Start the Arch Manning Era Now

He’s the roster’s best chance to win at QB against Clemson

"...established Texas football press gaggle. And though two student athletes are at the center of the issue, it has..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

At Jive Turkey, Longhorn Wide Receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. Blazes His Own Trail From Pigskin to Poultry

Food trailer puts down new roots in West Campus

"...a 2021 NCAA provision that finally allows its student athletes to profit off of their name, image, and likeness..."

Nov. 26, 2024 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

The Newbie’s Guide to Green Spaces in Austin

Discover these iconic parks and outdoor spaces

"...and his wife, the trail is popular with serious athletes, weekend walk-and-talkers, and Downtown commuters alike. One memorable attraction..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Chronolog Post by Jasmine Iman Wright

The Austin Chronic: Your Dreams Die With Marijuana

Plus, Lockhart wants to loosen up and Olympians want to get high

"...ride a horse that’s doing step-dancing. In seriousness, Olympic athletes deserve access to cannabis for muscle rest and stress..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...wrapped up Sunday, with Team USA winning 126 medals. Athletes from Texas earned 53 medals this Olympics, roughly the..."

Aug. 16, 2024 News Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 9-15

"...player Naomi Osaka is one of the highest-paid women athletes ever. She is also a staunch political activist. That..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Opinion: Put Some Respect on Pickleball

Why the fastest-growing sport in the country isn’t just a game for senior citizens

"...raises an interesting point: Is pickleball a sport for athletes or merely a game for the elderly?..."

July 19, 2024 Column by Kesh Gupta

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...request by the Statesman for the records of student athletes who had continued to participate in sports programs despite..."

July 19, 2024 News Feature

Relays, Rides, and Rasslin' Headline This Week's Community Events

Recommended happenings around town

"...time, in fact. Thousands of college track and field athletes and spectators will alight on the UT campus for..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Clemente

Baseball doc shines a light on a small-market superstar

"...– stronger even than in other documentaries about professional athletes – that there is more to the story than..."

March 12, 2024 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 1-7

"...21-June 20): Many people choose wealthy entertainers and celebrity athletes for their heroes. It doesn’t bother me if they..."

March 1, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

ACLU Files Human Rights Violations Complaint With United Nations Over Texas’ Anti-LGBTQ Bills

New bans violate Texans’ rights, organizations claim

"...the LGBTQ community with attacks on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes, and DEI programs at universities. The letter notes that..."

Jan. 23, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Black Leaders Demand UT Leave “Eyes of Texas” Out of Sugar Bowl

The Longhorns face the Washington Huskies in New Orleans on Jan. 1

"...That is only right, given how many African American athletes, students and their parents will be in attendance or..."

Dec. 28, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers

Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023

"...on several bad bills: SB 15, which restricts trans athletes from college sports; SB 17, which removed diversity, equity,..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Is Sea Moss Austin’s Next Superfood?

The edible algae is riding a wave of popularity across town

"...athletic bent. "My wife and I are both ex-professional athletes," he says, "so we're pretty known in the community..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Food Feature by Hannah Uebele

Qmmunity: Sporty Spice

Wherever you fall on the sporty spectrum, Austin's queer scene has a place for you

"...inaccurate conception that sports will be diminished by trans athletes but we are here to say trans people belong,"..."

July 21, 2023 Column by James Scott

Review: Wiardon, ROAD MUSIC

Subdued beats match a young man evidently battling grief

"...dropping pins inside 78702, and naming songs after famous athletes. But the beats, no longer brimming with rambunctious 808s..."

July 18, 2023 Music Post by Derek Udensi

The Ride Star Lives Life Eight Seconds at a Time

Austin Gamblers bull rider Ezekiel Mitchell has become a streaming success

"...lot of it was whitewashed. A lot of talented athletes that came before me and made it to the..."

June 2, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Anti-Queer Laws Just Keep Coming at the Texas Legislature

Out of the closet, into the woods

"...From singling out transgender athletes at state universities to attempts at defunding public libraries..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Soundwaves' New Exhibit Envisions 20 Austin Songs as Art Prints

Signed Spoon and Sue Foley pieces fundraise for the SIMS Foundation

"...as a fundraiser. In London, he often worked with athletes and celebrities to develop exclusive projects for charities. Seeking..."

May 12, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Minnesota Mean

Latest Roller Derby doc sticks to the old playbook

"...the side, it’s not often you see badass women athletes past the age of 30. Watching women sport competitively..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Joelle DiPaolo

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