Actual Innocence

Austinite wrongfully convicted for a decade-old school prank hopes to clear his name

"...with a BB gun from a car in the parking lot. William Claypool wasn't seriously injured, but he reported..."

July 29, 2011 News Feature by Caitlin Meredith

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...push this school forward,'" Guzman said. "We've got a lot of work to do, but I'm still optimistic that..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...commented on it to me. Clearly there are a lot of Chronicle loyalists out there!..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Column

Smells Like Preteen Spirit

Kid rockers Three Hourz Sleep confront their first major crisis when their drummer moves away.

"...cut loose to a Nirvana song played in a parking lot. They looked suspiciously like parents, in fact, when..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

Café Mundi, already nearly invisible thanks to its location on a remote portion of East Fifth Street and a curb that cuts off customers' access, became even more inaccessible last week.

"...Originally, the land was all part of a single lot facing Sixth Street, but at some point (no one..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...to play with a popular rockabilly band, making a lot of money and eventually putting out an album in..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

The Hyde Park Civic NCCD

"...Sunday school classrooms. Across Speedway is a five-story, 550-space parking garage (2), and surface lots which cover the rest..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Candy Store Rock

Ten Years Gone

"...job at Long John Silver's and not a whole lot else to do, it was nice to know that..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Music Feature by Jason Cohen

Postmarks

Balance, Yes; Reality, No

"...amphitheater will be included at Triangle Square. Both underground parking and structured parking are being provided to minimize surface..."

July 11, 1997 Column

What's Old Is New

Cutrer's City Markets Revives the Neighborhood Grocery

"...an almost outdated, but indispensible, niche. "There's been a lot of market study on how to niche our stores..."

July 4, 1997 Food Feature by Meredith Phillips

Postmarks

ACC Needs Planning, Not Damning

"...feeding hot meals out of a van in various parking lots. We also passed out condoms and basic hygiene..."

June 20, 1997 Column

Keep On Shoppin'

Wheatsville Calls on Old Friends to Stay Afloat

"...the letter-writing campaign was a good move. The store's parking lot and grocery aisles are showing signs of life..."

Nov. 8, 1996 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...we collectively all seemed to learn at once, a lot of this stuff is actually unsustainable: the health detriments..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...chant EXCELSIOR into their craft beer megaphones from the parking lot at the mere suggestion of extremely limited $40..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...bunch of us ran into each other in the parking lot at Randy's Rodeo."..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Local Nonprofit Accuses APD of Illegally Raiding Offices

Workers Defense Project decries “unnecessary” show of force

"...the owners of a food truck operating in WDP's parking lot reported that a woman had threatened them with..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Impalers Deliver 20 Minutes of Mayhem at Rare Show

Friday’s parking lot concert was the best live punk we’ve seen all year

"...changed in the decade since it opened. The undeveloped lots, warehouses, and graffiti walls are now all condos, condos,..."

Sept. 13, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

How DPS's Occupation of a Border Town May Have Crippled Its Economy

Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism

"...the U.S. side of the riverbank and H-E-B's big parking lot. One thing they're looking for is drugs. The..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action

Why not form an opinion instead of guessing what will win?

"...15 min.), set in the security booth at a parking garage, has a few tricks of its own in..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Airport Keeps Growing

ABIA plans on adding new gates to meet demand

"...primarily handling international passengers. Outside, there's a massive new parking structure for rental cars, freeing up the top deck..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

To Build a Courthouse

Current civil courthouse leaves a lot to be desired

"...The result is a lot of families – confounded, damaged, broken – arriving at..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Playback: Willie's Picnic Comes Home

Willie Nelson Fourth of July Picnic lands back in Austin

"...The 1974 outing in College Station had the famous parking lot fire that torched 12 cars – one of..."

July 3, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Charlie Pierce Burns It Down

Charlie Pierce, the Gibby Haynes of piano, speaks out; Sweet Spirit serenades Spoon in a tour diary excerpt; and Phil Anselmo says maybe next year for a Housecore Horror ATX return

"...like a distressed action hero, through the dark, dusty parking lot after his car. Then I cried, puffing on..."

May 29, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Strong Emotions

There is often a very thin line between intense love and intense hate

"...couples who don’t get into screaming matches in Starbucks parking lots (too much caffeine?), or fist fights in elevators,..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

New Food Trailer Court is Ready to Picnic!

Barton Springs Picnic offers parking, comforts, amenities

"...highly rated food vendors in Austin, but also paved parking, air-conditioned restrooms, picnic tables, and covered pavilions to make..."

April 22, 2014 Food Post by Amira Jensen

Then There's This: One Step Forward ...

Updates on Barton Springs, Gables Hotel, and amphitheatres

"...pave and expand what is now a dirt-and-gravel south parking lot. On the issue of parking, the planning commissioners..."

March 15, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Ten Seconds to Death

What we know – so far – about the police shooting of Nathaniel Sanders II

"...happened just after 5am on May 11, in the parking lot of the Walnut Creek apartments on Springdale Road..."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Behind the Bars

Why are gay bars not counted within Austin club histories?

"...with me. He was the corsage. We had a lot of fun, et cetera, et cetera. So my long-term..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

Keep Austin Chilled

Where to go for sweet relief from the heat

"...cone and shaved-ice stands invariably sprout in the suburban parking lots of gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, bingo halls,..."

July 1, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Council Whistles a Happy Budget Tune

Pain, pain, go away, come again some other day

"...Futrell worried out loud that it would cost a lot more than a couple hundred grand (like, closer to..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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