Mapping the Future

Seven longtime Austinites talk about Smart Growth, neighborhood planning, and the future of Central Austin in an October roundtable discussion.

"..."The whole point of this conversation is to have fun,"..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Seeing the Light

Capital Metro unveils plans for light rail, a bus-rapid-transit system, and HOV lanes for Austin.

"...is Capital Metro finally ready and able to do the deed? On October 25, the transit authority's board of..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The House That PAC Built

"...In the children's rhyme that takes its name from a domicile..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Like God and the Devil, - - writer Donald E. Westlake has many..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Art of the Dealer

Exploring the Relationships of Artists & Gallery Owners

"...arts writer and former art dealer Dave Hickey described the relationship between dealer and artist as a simple one:..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Arts Feature

Off The Desk:

"...Early voting for the March 12 primary begins next Wednesday, February 21, and..."

Feb. 16, 1996 News Feature

The Outsiders

Outsourcing Bond Work Is Expensive; Is It Necessary?

"...you ask Austin Independent School District (AISD) officials why they've hired an outside firm to manage the $369 million..."

Oct. 10, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

The Good Eye: Tales From the Aging Box

Two actresses opine on when the only opportunity left is to play a mother. (Or a grandmother.)

"...Viewing this year's Academy Awards, you might get the impression that women over 40 are cleaning up in..."

March 13, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

David Bowie

Hours of limited-release material offered for the first time stateside

"...David BowieDavid Bowie Box (ISO/Columbia/Legacy)..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Review by Dan Oko

A Big Box Full of Big Boxes

The latest on the Wal-Mart, Lowe's, and Eckerd's controversies

"...Wal-Mart: Up the Creek..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Truth Is Out There

Patrice Pike emerges from the "jam band thing."

"...There. Patrice Pike has just addressed the million-dollar question without..."

June 7, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Gray Band

How can a band singing almost exclusively about serial killers engender so much life?

"...A sonic hiss slithers poisonously from the right channel to the left and..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Here a Box, There a Box, Everywhere a Big Box

One Lowe's, two Wal-Marts, and three sets of angry Southside citizens

"..."In order to preserve the quality of life our community is accustomed to, it..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Identifying the Impulse

"...Art Blakey In their search for neat, storybook tales, Hollywood has generally shunned..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

The Wandering Earth II

China's sci-fi apocalypse blockbuster gets an equally massive prequel

"...There are two types of people in this city: those..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

Ryan Reynolds adds a new client but no extra fun

"...wonders if we would even have a follow-up to The Hitman’s Bodyguard if it were not for industry-wide underperformance..."

June 18, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Game of Life

An early look at Will Wright's Spore

"...Among the countless sequels, shameless movie tie-ins, and Grand Theft Auto..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Saltzman

Art Outside

Art Outside reinvents the art show by placing art outside of its normal context, in a wood filled with 120 plots, each occupied by a different visual artist

"...that stuff that hangs in galleries and museums, yes? The stuff that adorns the walls in waiting rooms and..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Dead Club Crawl

Club hopping through Austin's musical past.

"...This is no doubt the strangest story I've ever had to write. What makes..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Sunday You Learn How to Box

"...Sunday You Learn How to Box by Bil Wright..."

May 12, 2000 Books Review by Dan Oko

Portraits of the Artists as FronteraFest Regulars

Why they perform year after year after year

"...Since 1993 the uniquely Austin event known as FronteraFest has been allowing..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Real Story Is Neighborhood Planning

"...Dear Editor, What happened to your reporting on the South Lamar Walgreens? Mr. Drenner's offer to rescue Taco..."

June 28, 2004 Postmarks

'Never the Same Again'

Jesse Sublett's 'Rock 'n' Roll Gothic': an excerpt

"...is a contributing writer for and a friend of The Austin Chronicle; Lois Richwine, his wife, is a senior..."

May 7, 2004 Books Feature

Faster Than Sound: Cracking the SXSW Music Algorithm

If my phone broke and clickbait subsided, where would bring me joy at SXSW?

"...Wharf Cat Records co-founder Doug Warner says Minor invited the label to put on its first official showcase this..."

March 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...– Billy Joe Shaver, "There Ain't No God In Mexico"..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

The Luv Doc: Every Few Minutes

Far-fetched, hopelessly sad, and embarrassingly pathetic

"...I have been with my GF for three months...."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Letters at 3AM: 'Ever Ride the Waves in Oklahoma?'

"Route 66" spoke to the sense of change afoot in America

"...Austin, 1962. Just south of the University of Texas, a building is going up. It..."

June 1, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Get in the Ring

Perry's refusal to meet challengers – and editorial boards – is all swagger, no sweat

"...As the saying goes, politics in Texas is a full-contact sport...."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

David Garza maps The Road to ACL, inside Ghostland Observatory's new crash pad, and other strange insights into this weekend's festival

"...23), Austin's great pop chameleon has landed all over the map, a fact reiterated by The Road to ACL,..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

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