The Texas Gamut

Titles From Texas

"...I was sitting at the kitchen table with coffee in hand and The Essential Hank Snow..."

May 15, 1998 Books Feature

Estate Sale Roundup: September 25-28

Our cart runneth over with old cash registers and Delta blues this week.

"...chests; re-upholstered handmade sofa with matching ottoman; two kitchen tables with chairs; antique clocks; china hutch cherry armoire and..."

Sept. 25, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Estate Sale Roundup: August 22-24

Be one of the few stalwart shoppers out before Labor Day.

"...Beautiful selection of furniture such as a glass top table with four chairs; unique oak bumper pool/game table with..."

Aug. 21, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

'The Austin Chronicle' and Richard Linklater

The beginning of a beautiful friendship

"...Anne Walker-McBay at screenings and at clubs. Our most notable meetings were at parties thrown by George Morris. A..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Sin Fronteras

Most observers would agree that Austin has a Latino visual arts community, but within that community are many voices, many points of view, many styles -- and no borders.

"...visuals. Elsewhere in town, the exterior wall of Half-Price Books' Guadalupe store and the garden of Allison Elementary School..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Only Happy When It Rains

Jean Caffeine's...

"...photograph by Shannon McIntyre "I'm so disappointed you didn't..."

April 25, 1997 Music Feature

Day Trips

The Starlight Theatre Restaurant and Bar anchors downtown Terlingua

"...gift and art shop with a great selection of books. In the evenings, the front porch becomes a stage..."

March 25, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

An L.A. Benefit, Toni Price Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...and unflinching optimism, Leo and his Pharmacists promise an unforgettable night. Whether you’re revisiting Shake the Sheets or discovering..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Codename the Calendar

The QT Calendar Austin gives Qmmunity the details on presenting events for the queer community

"...do it while eating breakfast and waiting for my coffee to brew,” they say, adding that integrating templates and..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Column by James Scott

The Difficulties of Dining With Kids

Is the restaurant industry making a bad situation worse?

"...while trawling Twitter and nursing my first mug of coffee of the day, I scrolled past a missive from..."

March 3, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Food Events

"...Tequila Tasting & BookSigning Booksigning with author Lucinda Hutson. Sun., April 26, 1-3pm...."

April 24, 2015 Food Column

Bill Cotter's Parallel Apartments Are Full of Freaks Like You and Me

And the author presents a wine-fueled glimpse at BookPeople tomorrow.

"...No, there should be a cautionary herald to the..."

Feb. 24, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters @ 3AM

Walking nervous breakdowns are so "normal" they're barely noticed

"...the little broadcast booth was dark, and there were coffee stains on the table by the mics, and the..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Young and Hungry

ACC offers students two restaurants' worth of opportunity

"...the two-year associate's degree plan at ACC – including books, tools, and uniforms – is approximately $6,500. Without a..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Will Travel for Food (and Awards)

Barcelona

"...Late last August, the deadline to enter cookbooks in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards was rapidly approaching,..."

April 2, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Testosterone Rules

Third Place, the 12th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...Meeting R. in the coffee shop. She's already there, books spread out in front..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Books Feature by Ameni Rozsa

Miguel and the Miracles

Why Austin's most revered restaurant, Fonda San Miguel, is still in business against all odds.

"...writer for Texas Monthly. "It was just all very predictable, very cutesy, and not that Tex-Mex is bad or..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Food Feature by Clay Smith

Heat

"...the library's Treasure Island list, racking up dozens of books while watching Truth or Consequences and Gilligan's Island and..."

July 13, 2001 Features Feature by Robin Bradford

Making Gestures

"'You can have my husband but please don't you mess with my man' is my kind of cheek," visiting Michener Center poet Heather McHugh says in an interview with Chronicle writer Lissa Richardson. "And cheek's my favorite part of a Texas anatomy."

"...scribbled answers on a notepad? No recorder on a coffee-stained table top in a South Austin dive? How would..."

May 4, 2001 Books Feature by Lissa Richardson

Jesus Is Coming

The video mailed across the state, the Christian film that found an audience in Austin, and other stories of evangelicals using film to spread the word

"...videos thrown in the trash, sold to Half Price Books for a quarter, demolished with a sledgehammer...."

April 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Austin Confidential

Interview With Actor Russell Crowe

"...saunters into the Four Seasons suite, grabs a quick coffee, and immediately pulls out a pack of Marlboro reds,..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Music of Our Sins -- Part II Letters at 3am

"...blacklisting thousands for their real or supposed political beliefs. Books published that year include Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano, Ralph..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Unrepentant Truths

Talking with Tammy Gomez

"...photograph by John Anderson..."

June 27, 1997 Books Feature

Comedy

"......"

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Fusing Southwestern and Asian Cuisines Brio Grande

"...Flannery O'Connor wrote that "the lady who reads only books she thinks will improve her will always be disappointed,..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Arts Feature

Qmmunity: Taking Yourself on a Date

Make sure to make time for the coolest queer you know, aka you.

"...Friday 18, Birdhouse Books and Gifts..."

April 18, 2025 Column by James Scott

Record Store Day, Formula 1, Dyke March, and More Event Recommendations

Your weekend is spoken for

"...Friday 18, Kick Butt Coffee..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"..."It's about fucking time," Erin Martinson tells me over coffee. Martinson jumped into electoral politics to run against Travis..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Amid New Immigration Policies, Local Attorneys and Immigrants Navigate a Broken System

Lawyers say the system has been thrown into "chaos"

"...law that authorizes the fine has been on the books since 1952, according to immigration advocates, but has yet..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The San Marcos Music Scene Runs Deep

ACL Fest hip-hop headliners Brockhampton might just be the tip of the iceberg from our neighbors south on I-35

"...Pizza, Kiva Lounge (now named the Morgue), and Tantra Coffeehouse led the charge of local businesses adding stages to..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Feature by Jeremy Steinberger

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