Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Grapples With Reopening & Protests

Civil unrest erupts nationwide as Austin clubs begin reopening

"...Overshadowed by civil unrest locally and nationally, Austin bars and music venues continued to reopen last weekend. Broken..."

June 5, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Abbott Orders Bars Closed, Restaurant Capacity Dropped

Governor reverses reopening plan as COVID-19 cases surge in Texas

"...Thursday morning announcement that he was pausing his phased reopening of businesses, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order..."

June 26, 2020 News Post by Kevin Curtin

City Council Approves SAVES Resolution to Rescue Venues, Bars, Restaurants

City will explore potential funding sources for struggling sectors

"...As Austin’s iconic music and arts venues, bars, and restaurants continue to fold six months into the..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Abbott Reopening Plan Allows Businesses, Including Restaurants, to Increase Capacity to 75%

Bars, except those adapted to be restaurants, remain closed

"...That phase of the reopening plan applies to hospital regions where COVID-19 cases represent..."

Sept. 17, 2020 Food Post by Kevin Curtin

Texas Is Reopening, but Local Leaders Are Ready to Bar the Door

At the threshold

"..."data and doctors" as his guides in his phased reopening of the state. On May 1, retailers, restaurants, movie..."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lost Cinema Reopening in East Austin

Blue Starlite teams with Millennium for community initiative

"...clubs, festivals, that are homeless. They’ll do things in bars, they’ll rent indoor theatres for fifteen hundred to two..."

Dec. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Abbott Reopening Plan Allows Businesses, Including Restaurants, to Increase Capacity to 75%

Bars, except those adapted to be restaurants, remain closed

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Reopens Some Public Services and Private Businesses

Here's what you need to know before you head out

"...Sixth Street bars fizz and overflow. Shoppers dot the Domain. And, on..."

May 30, 2020 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

City Council to Vote on SAVES Resolution on October 1

Good Work Austin offers amendments to help save restaurants and bars

"...spaces that make Austin a creative capitol – restaurants, bars, music and arts venues – continue to struggle during..."

Oct. 1, 2020 News Post by Jessi Cape

We Have an Issue: Stages and Phases

In this week’s issue, a closer look at what the reopening of Texas entails

"...May 22, we launch into Phase Two, which allows bars to reopen at 25% capacity, and restaurants to expand..."

May 22, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Faster Than Sound: Could Austin Arts & Music Finally Get a Cultural Trust?

It's not here yet, but talks are intensifying. Also, bars and a few live music venues reopen.

"...pandemic, but also survive Austin's notoriously high costs upon reopening. Per a Red River Cultural District recommendation, two resolutions..."

May 29, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Abbott Ok's Bars Reopening: Governor Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that bars can..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Barring the Bars: Bars in Travis County cannot reopen at 50% capacity,..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature

Qmmunity: It's Gonna Be Gay

Poo Poo Platter’s mommy complex, Cheer Ups reopening, and more queer May happenings

"...Maggie Lea and Tamara Hoover's much-loved queer haven is reopening for the first time since the start of the..."

May 7, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

COVID-19 Comes Back Strong

Vigilance urged lest pandemic overwhelm hospitals, holidays

"...(Per Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe's Nov. 10 order, bars will remain closed until his tenure ends on Nov...."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Austin’s Downtown Bar Scene Rides a Malfunctioning Roller Coaster

Local business owners attempt to navigate an impossible situation

"...played out like a malfunctioning roller coaster with incremental reopening, employees contracting COVID-19, and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission..."

July 3, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Roosevelt Room Pivots Without Sacrificing Craft Cocktail Experience

Crafting COVID-era accommodations

"...Which is why, when indoor bars were given the greenlight to reopen at reduced capacity..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Food Feature by David Brendan Hall

Austin Restaurateurs Discuss Plans to Reopen (or Not)

Local restaurants on how they made the tough decision

"...As for Austin’s restaurants – bars are not included in Phase 1 plans – owners’..."

May 6, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Day Trips & Beyond: Pandemic's Effect on Travel

Out of town closings due to the threat of COVID-19

"...10 people and ordering the closure of schools, gyms, bars, and restaurant dining rooms statewide through April 3. This..."

March 17, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Cases Climb Amid Reopening: Texas reported 1,801 new cases of COVID-19 on Sat.,..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature

Ten Key Moments in Austin's Year With the Coronavirus

The Plague Year

"...Closing Time (Part 1) Austin and Travis County closed bars and suspended dine-in service at restaurants for six weeks..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Faster Than Sound: New Cocktail Lounge Takes Over Ex-Sidewinder Space

Run by former Scoot Inn and Longbranch owner James Stockbauer, Birdie Num Nums maintains the outdoor stage.

"...Texas bars closed again last Friday under order from Gov. Greg..."

July 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Sixth Street become a strip of just corporate chain bars? I thought the Chronicle was a big supporter of..."

May 9, 2003 Column

The Quesoff Wants You, Garbo’s Grabs Another Brick-and-Mortar, Local Foods Debuts Downtown, Lazarus Revamps the Former Coldtowne Theatre, and Ooooh, That Bourbon Brawl

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Avenue B), tells us that reports of his venue’s reopening have been greatly exaggerated. Due to COVID precautions and..."

June 24, 2022 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Quesoff Wants You, Garbo’s Grabs Another Brick-and-Mortar, Local Foods Debuts Downtown, Lazarus Revamps the Former Coldtowne Theatre, and Ooooh, That Bourbon Brawl

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Avenue B), tells us that reports of his venue’s reopening have been greatly exaggerated. Due to COVID precautions and..."

June 22, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Executive Order Reopens Texas Businesses to 100% Capacity and Lifts Mask Mandate

Local restaurants respond on social media

"...COVID-19-related orders, including an earlier rule in which Texas bars were allowed to reopen at 50% beginning in October,..."

March 2, 2021 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Faster Than Sound: Ukeme Maps the Music Genome

Multidisciplinarian Jason Ikpatt ponders community across arts and sciences

"...approach is the same, but the content is different." Reopening "Restaurant" Roundup..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Dog That Didn’t Bark

A few Sixth Street joints closed doors, but Relay weekend was quiet

"...overreactions came in the form of four Sixth Street bars and one pizza joint which, for reasons uncertainly related..."

April 2, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

A Community Commences as Skylark Lounge, Closed Since the Pandemic Hit, Finally Reopens

Eastside music joint picks up with three nights of Soul Man Sam

"...Brown and the Soul Expressions also played the grand reopening weekend – along with lots of sit-ins including UK..."

Nov. 8, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Bartender-Turned-Activist Jeannette Gregor Amplifies Her Profession

Mohawk's new venue manager on her "messy and fickle" industry and getting back to live music

"...College of Art and Design. A month into Mohawk's reopening, the Chronicle caught up with the bartender-turned-activist about her..."

June 25, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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