Gay Place: Best Of-ing

Oh, gays. There is so much to do!

"...Neighbor-hood Gay Place is also the Chronicle's "Best of Austin" editor, and we don't mind telling you that we..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Event Listings

"...LEAH DeVUN: OUR HANDS ON EACH OTHER This artist explores lesbian space while "our hands" explore everything else...."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature

Technology, Take Us Away

Are our gadgets and gizmos troubleshooters or troublemakers?

"...by text; here's the message I sent: "Were still eating tourney delicious quiche BTW. Thanks spuxh for bringing it!"..."

March 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Thursday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...subject to changeTHE GOURDS8pm, Town Lake @ Auditorium Shores Austin's beloved bad-boy roots-rock quintet produced one of their best..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Short Cuts

Kat Candler can't be stopped, Robert Burns will live forever, Pedazo Chunk chips in free beer and films, and Steve Mims loves L.A.

"...to local filmmaker Kat Candler (Cicadas), whose feature script Brain Brawl has been selected among 199 other hopefuls (out..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

Capt. Day Trips drops the 411 on Round Top, Texas

"...small towns that you never really get tired of visiting. Maybe it's because it is just so darn cute,..."

March 12, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Short Fringe @ Hyde Park Theatre

"...Since 1993, Frontera has turned its stage over to Austinites..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

Saba Blue Water Cafe

Chronicle Food editor Virginia B. Wood ventures into uncharted territory at Saba Blue Water Cafe on Fourth Street, and likes what she finds.

"...The island of Saba is a rainforest-topped volcanic peak in the Caribbean Sea where the deep..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Short Cuts

"...One of the things which makes Austin the unique place we call home..."

May 15, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Road to Ruin

US290: We Built It, and Dammit, They're Coming

"...Some Austinites can- not view the towering freeway ramps under construction..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

A Boner Bizarre, Improvised Love Stories, and More Arts Events

Get some culture and love this week

"...C’mon y’all freaks and geeks: Austin’s premier transmedia festival dedicated to bold creativity within the..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Five Dark Events to Beat the Heat

Nighttime distractions that flip off the sun

"...When even native Austinites are complaining about the heat, you know something's awry...."

July 21, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Local and National Gifts for the Politically Minded

Goodwill to all and coal for a few

"...News desk can't deliver some holiday peace and goodwill instead of just bad news? Most importantly, check out the..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Adventures abound all the way up to Albuquerque

"...On April 21, 1939, the San Jacinto Monument opened to the public to commemorate the 18-minute..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Updates from around the state and things to look forward to

"...Shelter-in-place and social-distancing orders have been necessary to contain the..."

April 1, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Titanic, turtle hatchlings, and Texas beaches after Harvey

"...Titanic artifacts come to Texas while the Gulf Coast recovers from..."

June 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Who’s Testing APD’s Backlog of Evidence?

“Everything is on hold”

"...Austin Police have accumulated more than 4,000 untested DNA cases..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Council Notes

What's ahead for this week's City Council meeting

"...The unseasonable heat and rolling blackouts must mean one thing – it's election time!..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

No Carnaval Coverage!?

"...Dear Editor, Hey, alternative-unbiased media, eclectic, open-to-all-things weekly, reviewer of everything from sex at the Vortex..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Postmarks

Naked City

Despite the many good arguments in their favor, Beverly Griffith's parks bonds and Raul Alvarez's housing bonds get shot down at council; meanwhile, Kirk Watson's $150 million transportation proposal glides through with nary a hitch.

"...As airplane pilots know, flying into a headwind is no big deal, but running..."

Aug. 25, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Road to Publication

The University of Texas Press

"...at the helm of the UT Press. photograph by Minh..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Civics 101

"...Central Health Public Hearings Two public hearings about the FY 2015 budget, which..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Column

Decent Food, but Disastrous Service

Westernized sushi and a hapless waitstaff define the Tadashi experience

"...www.tadashiaustin.com..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Messy Investigation of a Mess

Did Austin Police Sgt. Michael Olsen use excessive force when he shot and killed 25-year-old Kevin Brown? According to Internal Affairs, the answer is "inconclusive."

"...Did Austin Police Sgt. Michael Olsen use excessive force, in violation..."

Nov. 23, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dancing About Architecture

Jump on It skips a beat but keeps on keepin' on; Solid Gold 40 gives up the ghost.

"...fans, Eastside youth, and a lot of other assorted Austinites were happy last Wednesday to find that after a..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Day Trips: Fredericksburg Pie Co., Fredericksburg

Heavenly confections are worth a trip

"...on my lifelong quest to sample the best pies in the world...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

What ARE You Doing for Valentine’s Weekend?

Something special? Nothing at all? “Go away, kid, you bother me” … ?

"...Yes, that weekend is coming up again.And what are you planning to do about..."

Feb. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Public Notice: Ho, Ho, Holidaze Continues

"...than most, as the flurry of City Council action in December (on the Land Development Code, housing the homeless,..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Ramen Tatsu-Ya

Ramen Tatsu-Ya offers prizeworthy ramen

"...Heated debate colors the art of authentic ramen. Ramen's origin simmers in some argument,..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Food Review by Jessi Cape

More Tesla Than You Can Shake an Electric Pigeon At

The once-neglected eccentric genius is (finally) all the rage

"...Your own pop-culture radar's been pinging this steadily for a while, right? Not only the..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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