Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...Thursday 11, Palmer Events Center..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...Friday 29, Cheer Up Charlies..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Off Beat: South by South Protest

Official fest flooded with grassroots organizing and anti-SX showcases

"...And so we are actually dropping out, withdrawing our labor, withdrawing our art.”..."

March 22, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Seton Nurses Finally Win Contract With Ascension

Contract ensures pay raises and standardized staffing levels

"...On Monday, unionized nurses at Seton Medical Center on 38th finally..."

March 5, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...Thursday 25, Austin History Center..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...months early at the film's world premiere as the centerpiece title for the festival (running March 8-16, 2024)...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Near Misses at Austin Airport Stem From Nationwide Issues

Controller scheduling and staffing shortages have led to trouble at AUS

"...at the Newark Airport. At the end of the day, the most significant thing our local airport can do..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

"...Outside on this hot, early August day, cicadas buzz. Inside, the practice space walls emit Western..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

City Employees Blast Civil Rights Office Reorganization

Labor and justice advocates worry equity is being deprioritized

"...OCR and SMBR will relocate to the One Texas Center. Garza notes that other cities, including Dallas, Ft. Worth,..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Consultants Given Lucrative City Contracts Without Council Approval

City paid friends of City Hall top brass $300,000 through subcontracting scheme

"...areas already, including legislative analysis, compensation structure evaluation and labor negotiations, speak for themselves."..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: A Creative Storm Front

Front Festival hits Austin with a storm of great creative showcases over Labor Day weekend

"...LGBTQ creators, hits Austin Aug. 31 and moves throughout Labor Day weekend at the Contemporary Austin, Cheer Up Charlies,..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Dan Patrick during a lecture, The Texas Tribune reported Tuesday. This news comes after A&M's president resigned last week..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...But, the MonkeesOn Tuesday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals launched an..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...A handful of volunteers interested in farming visits every Saturday to help pick or plant, and nearby residents come..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Qmmunity: Holigay Hurrahs

Enjoy a holiday feast of queer Austin markets, drag brunches, and more, oh my!

"...Such a busy time, isn't it? Holidays are a handful and leave us emotionally threadbare by..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Column by James Scott

Big, Contentious Austin Energy Rate Hike Finally Arrives at Council

Power for the people?

"...about employee head counts in the city's 311 call center (which AE pays for); the size of the transfer..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Cap Metro Wants Its Pre-Pandemic Groove Back

Everything’s in flux with new ridership, new leadership, new routes

"...buses, and raises for mechanics and drivers amid a labor shortage. With goals to quadruple ridership in a little..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Latest News From Austin Election Campaigns

District 5 and 8 candidate forums, Beto gets around, and so do local endorsements

"...of Sept. 22 at the South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Menchaca Rd. Contenders in D5, where incumbent Ann..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Narcan Vending Machine Lands Outside Sunrise Navigation Center

The lifesaving medication is free and in high demand

"...a small vending machine outside the Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center at 4430 Menchaca Rd. The machine is the culmination..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: A Drop in the Aquifer

Still in a drought, in the middle of a downpour

"...about that rain, huh? Mother Nature set another record Monday, with up to 4 inches of rain at places..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Behind the Wheel With Deezie Brown

After five years of fine-tuning, the perfectionist producer and rapper rolls out 5th Wheel Fairytale

"...poverty-death. How's it going so far? My refrigerator malfunctioned yesterday, liquidating $15 of dairy items, and I collapsed in..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

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

"...core – between the city-owned and -run Austin Animal Center and its nonprofit partner Austin Pets Alive! – needs..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin’s Best Free Summer Events

From museums to live music to yoga to bats, Austin has it all

"...The Long Center Summer Concert Series: The Drop-In..."

July 15, 2022 Events Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Shakespeare, sandcastles, and celebrations all over Texas

"...out of semi-retirement on the Fourth of July. The day is a major fundraiser for the Giddings Volunteer Fire..."

June 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice: Signs of Summer

Head shops, All-Stars, and a new Zilker shuttle

"...a free park-and-ride shuttle service to Zilker Park this Saturday, running every 20 minutes on weekends through the summer,..."

June 24, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Looking in at Austin’s Last (Known) Slave Quarters

Black history in hiding

"...an effort launched just over a decade ago to center the experiences and narratives of enslaved people at historic..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...I-35, and the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River. Tickets and info at cinelasamericas.org/film-festival. Here's the..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Adios, El Mercado! Banzai, Uchi L.A.! Bonsoir, 1417! And Oysters and Spam and Beef and Barbecue and More …

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

"...has closed – due to the usual suspects: COVID-19, labor shortages, product shortages, higher food and labor costs, and..."

March 23, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Stuff to Do at SXSW

No badge, no wristband, no problem

"...Friday, March 11, 2:30-5pm, Huston-Tillotson’s King-Seabrook Chapel..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Dina Barrish

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...it escaped – the way he did alone at day, slaving over his intricate, byzantine paintings. He could exist..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

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