20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...film history: Sandra Bullock strutting on high heels out of an aircraft hangar in Miss Congeniality, Los Lobos' cover..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ken Paxton Seeks to Remove Eight of Austin’s Planning Commissioners

Lawsuit will target volunteer appointees in violation of City Charter

"...The Texas Office of the Attorney General has officially entered Austin’s land..."

July 3, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

“District of Austin” Legislation Fails for a Third Time

Critics say it sends an undemocratic message

"...legislative session in a row, a proposal to strip Austin of its city status and place it under direct..."

March 26, 2025 News Post by Lucciana Choueiry

City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter

Front Steps has run the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless since 2004

"...The city of Austin is cutting ties with Front Steps, the..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Looking for Faces of Austin

Film competition could mean SXSW screening

"...Who is Austin? That's the question at the beating heart of Faces..."

Nov. 22, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The District of Austin

Another Capital City Gets No Respect

"...Austin is the Washington D.C. of Texas...."

Nov. 8, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

City of Dreams

Visions in Earlier Austin Plans Not Unlike Our Own

"...was remarkable even then, and General Burleson's tiny settlement of Waterloo. Then Mirabeau Lamar, vice president of the Republic..."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Feature

Peggy Chiao Enters A City of Sadness

UT alum returns for rare screening of Hou Hsiao-hsien's greatest

"...This week, Austin Film Society and the Austin Asian-American Film Festival wrap..."

Sept. 27, 2018 Screens Post by Julian DeBerry

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...to you sweetly from my window in the Tower of Song...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

10 of Austin's Best Bars

Looking for a new place to drink, dance, or eat? We got you.

"...fries, or sip some wine in the fresh air of an outdoor patio, here are some Best of Austin..."

June 25, 2022 Food Post

Kevin Curtin Hung Out With All of Austin’s “Tree of the Year” Winners

A socially distanced journey through the city’s green spaces

"...finding fresh socially distanced activities that'll get you out of the house. If you too itch for exploration, let..."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The FAQs of Austin Music 2015

Q: Is Austin still the "live music capital of the world"?

"...This tradition-steeped stretch of December, when we munch tamales and exchange gifts (then..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Best of Austin In Memoriam: Phillip Adams

On this day of remembrance, we honor the memory of a Best of Austin friend

"...Phillip Adams, a member of our "Best of Austin" family (Critics: Kids:"Best Imagination Hour,"..."

Nov. 2, 2014 Columns Post by Terry Ornelas Woodroffe

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...flashed back to my fourth day in Texas: Fourth of July, 1992. Crossing over through El Paso 72 hours..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Construction of Austin FC Stadium Nears Completion

Q2 claims naming rights for the home of Austin's new Major League sports team

"...As we move closer to the beginning of the Major League Soccer season, construction at the new..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Trace Sauveur

Fantastic Fest: City of Enders

Fantastic Fest

"...ready for some Benatar?" deadpanned the second, who was City of Ember star and legendary comic hardpan Bill Murray...."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Recommends: The Best of Austin

Our recommendations of the finest movies from and about the ATX

"...month, the Chronicle's film critics select a theme and offer movie recommendations. In celebration of this week's "Best of..."

Nov. 4, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...Zilker Park's Great Lawn after hosting its second weekend of ACL Fest, the homegrown Austin concert promotions empire prepares..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

We Have an Issue: Finding Inspiration in the “Best of Austin”

Check out the nearly 900 (!!) people and places nominated in our "Best of Austin" Readers Poll

"...issue, we unveil the finalists in our annual "Best of Austin" Readers Poll. That "annual" comes with an asterisk;..."

March 26, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Official Drink of Austin Returns

Tickets now on sale for cocktail celebration

"...If Austin were a libation, what would it look like? Would..."

April 6, 2017 Food Post by Thea Newell

Hot Sauce Recap, Back to School, & Best of Austin.... Oh My!

...and we thought we were busy last week.

"...Wooooo doggy, things have been all sorts of hectic here in Chrontourage-land lately and I mean that..."

Sept. 1, 2009 Events Post by Logan Youree

W.C. Clark, the Godfather of Austin Blues, Has Died

The Texas Soul standard mentored Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others

"...Austin musician W.C. Clark, known as “the Godfather of Austin..."

March 2, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Thanks to All of Austin

"...Dear city of Austin, I would like to give a big..."

Oct. 3, 2005 Postmarks

One of Austin’s Most Important Police Trials Is Off to a Strange Start

Curiouser and curiouser

"...This week saw the start of the historic trial of Austin police Officer Christopher Taylor,..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: A Mayor (and a Superintendent) for All of Austin

Kirk Watson, Matias Segura set to lead city, school district

"...Just after election day, much was made of the fact that while Kirk Watson won the mayoral..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

From the Bloody Streets of Austin, it's a Dia de los Muertos Election-Night Dead-Blog

Spoiler alert: Good has triumphed over evil

"...the ballot by the GOP-aligned political action committee Save Austin Now - going down in emphatic, ignominious fashion, Austinites..."

Nov. 2, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

ProLodges Saves and Changes Some of Austin's Most Vulnerable Lives

Can the city keep them open?

"...sleeping. Before being admitted to Protective Lodging, at one of the five properties bought or leased by the city..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Tributes Pour in for Chris Riley, the Kind Colossus of Austin Urbanism

Former Council member passed this week at 60 from cancer

"...and colleagues are mourning the death at age 60 of Chris Riley, former Council member and unwavering advocate for..."

July 31, 2024 News Post by Richard Whittaker

CMT Music Awards Sticks the Landing of Austin’s First Major Televised Awards Ceremony

Moody Center prime-time production made the city part of the show

"...Austin has never experienced a production quite like Sunday night’s..."

April 3, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Case of Austin's Declining African-American Population

UT professor Eric Tang leads discussion on May study

"...the UT Community Engagement Center. Eric Tang, the UT professor responsible for publishing the year’s study in the city,..."

Nov. 3, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

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