Day Trips & Beyond: Pandemic's Effect on Travel

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

"...a partial list of travel activities affected by the pandemic so far...."

March 17, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Out of Town Closures Due to COVID-19

Here are the latest updates

"...a partial list of travel activities affected by the pandemic announced in the last few days...."

March 24, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Where to Find Meal Services During Austin's School Closures

School districts distributing free meals for students, parents

"...ensure students and their families receive meals during school closures...."

March 21, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Get ready for summer with Texas beaches and Texas peaches

"...beach is a pretty safe activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the Texas Beach Watch map to see if..."

May 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

State Officials "Exploiting" Coronavirus Pandemic to Ban Abortion?

Reproductive rights groups blast Abbott, Paxton

"...procedures would halt across the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic...."

March 24, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Healthy Streets Program's Partial Closures Give Nondrivers Room

Share the streets

"...of outdoor recreation, while maintaining distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. That means people can't post up with a grill..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Working Overtime to Provide for Unhoused Neighbors During the Coronavirus Pandemic

All shall be fed

"...The pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has led shelters, soup..."

April 3, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Criminal Justice Advocates and Officials at Odds Over Pandemic Precautions

Campaigning by another name

"...categories of requested action: multilingual public education on the pandemic and official responses; “welfare guarantees” concerning maintenance of services..."

March 18, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Heads Up, Pandemic Parents:

Do You Want a Public School to Come Back To?

"...if geographically concentrated, could potentially lead to more school closures. Basically, if you want to maintain Austin's public schools..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Top 10 Austin Food News Stories of 2022

Restaurant closures, inflation woes, and cannabis wins

"...Even More Beloved Restaurant Closures..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

AISD Hires Stephanie Elizalde as Next Superintendent

New leader assumes helm amid pandemic, equity challenges

"...As AISD grapples with the pandemic, attention on the audit has receded. However, Monday night's..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Margin Walker Owners Discuss Closure

Graham Williams and Ian Orth step back to reassess amid unknown future

"...In one of the most significant closures to hit Austin’s music industry during the COVID-19 pandemic,..."

Dec. 15, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Most Read Screens Stories of 2020

Big exits, big changes, and the pandemic make for big stories

"...In the year of the pandemic, cinemas have shuttered and films have been delayed. But..."

Dec. 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Drafthouse Touts Post-Bankruptcy Expansion Plans

With sale complete, chain announces five new locations

"...With mounting debt due to pandemic closures, the Drafthouse filed for Chapter 11 in March..."

June 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Recapping the Year SXSW Got Canceled

Venue closures, fundraising, and industry layoffs headlined Austin music's difficult 2020

"...organization's insurance did not cover cancellation due to a pandemic. Days later, the company laid off about one-third of..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: “The Light That’s Leaving”

On Bill Callahan’s likably melancholy new record, and another month of painful closures of Austin fixtures

"...over how to safely operate a restaurant during a pandemic, Mother's co-owner John Silberberg tells Food Editor Jessi Cape..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

It's a Wage Shortage – Not a Labor Shortage – and It Disproportionately Affects Women and Persons of Color

It's a complicated economic situation, but one easy solution is increasing pay for restaurant workers

"...owners at every tier discuss forward steps in this not-quite-post-pandemic era. The COVID-19 crisis – and all of its..."

May 28, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

A New Plan for Austin ISD?

School board elections tee up calls for change – and rebuilding broken trust

"...Force, which included members of the FABPAC, explored campus closures and consolidations as a potential source of savings. Its..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Push

Documentary exposes how faceless landlords turn homes into assets

"...across America struggle to stay afloat during the ongoing pandemic, the need for true housing reform continues to be..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Supporting the Queer Service and Entertainment Industries

How to help LGBTQIA workers during COVID-19 pandemic

"...have since set up GoFundMe campaigns to alleviate the pandemic’s financial impact on their staff (list below). So, if..."

March 27, 2020 Qmmunity Post by A. Micah Mills

Advocates Call on City, County to Protect Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Outbreak

Education, health, housing, justice addressed by list of demands

"...that we face an unprecedented situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, community advocates believe it warrants an unprecedented, swift, and..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...the fall semester, now six months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what they told us. When Teachers Are the..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

Carson McHone: Still Life, Still Alive

Potent Austin songwriter, now married and living in Canada, explores themes of attachment and longing, uncertainty and loss on new album

"...There is one near universal pandemic experience we can point to: the moment when the..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Local K-12 Educators Look at Ways to Start the School Year as COVID-19 Looms

Put on your thinking cap

"...the new school year is nearly impossible. As a pandemic makes the safest places to be those that are..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Aaricka Washington

Ten Key Moments in a Year of Endless Texas Election Drama

Vote Early and Often

"...eligibility, to the broader electorate in light of the pandemic. After threats of criminal prosecution by Texas Attorney General..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election

Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot

"...Austin continues to navigate its way out of a pandemic. That alone is not enough to warrant unseating an..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: Hi Sign and St. Elmo Brewing

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 5)

"...see how their businesses are handling the statewide taproom closures. Hi Sign Brewing..."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

"Stay Home, Work Safe" Orders Issued for Central Texas

Urgent measures deemed essential to combat spread of COVID-19

"...beds per day in this community" as the COVID-19 pandemic spikes, putting our first responders and health care workers..."

March 24, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Why AISD Wants and Needs a $2.4 Billion Bond Program

Equity is not cheap

"...has happened since 2017, largely unwelcome. There was a pandemic, and two successive superintendents have come and gone. Austin's..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Qmmunity: Sellers Underground Shutters

Send Qmmunity your queer’d memories of the Fourth Street fixture

"...second local gay bar to close because of the pandemic, which means a quarter of Austin's queer bars and..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

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