Then There's This: In the Bag

The question you won't hear in Austin anymore: 'paper or plastic?'

"...Austin may not be the first city in Texas to ban "single-use" bags, but..."

March 1, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

The Daily Hustle: 5/12/10

New call for bag ban

"...at City Hall, but a day-glo mountain of plastic bags has to top the list. Yesterday, a coalition called..."

May 12, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Luv Doc: Douchebaggery

Don't hate the bag, hate the user.

"...LuvDoc, I am really, really tired of people using the word douchebag all the time. It’s disgusting. I don’t..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

The Descendents’ Uncontrollable Urge

Fun Fun Fun punks anew – coffee, documentary, and album

"...The Descendents blasted into music 35 years ago with a..."

Jan. 27, 2014 Music Post by Claire Gordon

Citywide 86'd: The Fourth and Final Qualifying Round

Championship scheduled for June 17

"...A loudspeaker crackles, and the ominous monotone of the Uchiko chef's voices comes out..."

May 24, 2013 Food Post by Carly Yansak

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Outlaw Plastic Bags?

"...Dear Editor, Outlaw plastic bags? A few Texas cities have done this, including charging..."

Jan. 18, 2011 Postmarks

Should Austin Sack Plastic Bags?

Local effort to get rid of plastic bags growing

"...Trying to get out of a store these days without a plastic bag is like trying to..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Leffingwell's Got It in the Bag

City to look at sacking petroleum grocery bags.

"...Continuing the welcome trend of simple environmental changes citizens can make..."

April 16, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

It's Official: Bring Your Own Bags

The long campaign to ban the bags comes to fruition

"...for you folks to make history," Texas Campaign for the Environment Executive Director Robin Schneider told City Council just..."

March 9, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Beside the Point

Just one word: canvas

"...turn a joke. City Council discussing water conservation? Work the toilet angle while they wax crapper. Compact fluorescent lightbulbs..."

April 20, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Luv Doc: Sandwich Bags and Chocolate Syrup

Get offline, go out amongst the people, and try really hard not to be a douchebag

"...my shopping list for this week is small sandwich bags and chocolate syrup. Do I need to get a..."

April 24, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

What Future for Flying Plastic Bags?

Supreme Court ponders single-use bag bans

"...On Jan. 11, the Texas Supreme Court heard a defense of the City..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Say Goodbye to the Plastic Bag Ban

Texas Supreme Court rules city ordinances can't override state law

"...Now what are we going to do about all these tote bags we have been gifted?..."

June 22, 2018 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

(Please Still) Bring Your Own Bags

City will try to persuade businesses to advocate for reusable bags

"...The Texas Supreme Court's strike-down of Laredo's citywide plastic bag..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

SAGE Studio Artist Rick Fleming Bags His Biggest Exposure Yet With Joe Biden Portrait

The local artist’s tote bag is now on sale in the Biden campaign store

"...Tote bags have never been just about lugging groceries. They're a..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Arts Feature by Kimberley Jones

Cool City: The Leffingwell Lens

One council member's view of the Austin Climate Protection Plan

"...It's been six months now since the City Council unanimously adopted the Austin Climate Protection Plan...."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...Dumpster behind Roger Scaggs' office, this garbage bag contained the pipe, the knife, five latex gloves, and Penny Scaggs'..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Council Takes Out the Trash?

Vote on future of Simple Recycling looms at Thursday meeting

"...Council will vote Thursday after a brief delay on whether to continue its three-year contract with Simple Recycling, a..."

Feb. 1, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

The Treats of Laredo

Shopping South of the Border Guarantees a Feliz Navidad

"..."You need prescriptions?" the little man rasps over the morning bustle along Avenida..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Features Feature by Amy Smith

The Hitman

"...Grant and Ken Pogue. Chuck Norris looks tired in The Hitman, his first movie in a few years. Maybe..."

Nov. 1, 1991 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Daily Hustle: 10/28/10 (Updated)

Green roofs and water plants at City Council

"...Update: We had our suspicions, looking at the City Council agenda, that there wouldn't be much to..."

Oct. 28, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Customs of Christmas

Chronicle Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood and food writers Pableaux Johnson, Mick Vann, Wes Marshall, Rebecca Chastenet de Géry, and Barbara Chisholm share their Christmas memories.

"...Waffles, the Cookies, Then Santa Claus Though my mother never prepared..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Citywide Talent - Meet the Finalists of Citywide 86'd

Four young cooks compete in the finals tonight

"...After several months of qualifying rounds, the four finalists in Uchiko's Citywide 86'd competition face off..."

June 17, 2013 Food Post by Carly Yansak

10 Pounds of Blue Horseshoes in an 8-Pound Game, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving 'the Best of You'

"...I witnessed Super Bowl XLI – although one of the doctors is a New England Patriots fan, the hated..."

Feb. 11, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Hottest Commodity

Once green with envy, Texas now joins New Mexico in championing the chile … just in time for the 12th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival!

"..."Austin chile lovers come out of the woodwork when they smell New Mexico green chile roasting,"..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Food Feature by Sandy Szwarc

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...Waller Creek and environs is to live intensively in the modern world and at the same time to be..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

SXSW Eco: Beyond the Burlap Bag

Environmentalists ponder how to mainstream eco-culture

"...Environmentalism faces one key problem: burlap bags. Or rather, as Graceann Bennett, managing partner at Ogilvy..."

Oct. 10, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Other Guys

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg star in this buddy cop comedy that takes some digs against corporate criminals.

"...and Damon Wayans Jr.. Reeling himself back in from the career crash-zone territory of Land of the Lost, Ferrell..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

"...Directed by: Errol Morris. Leave it to Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line, Fast, Cheap & Out of Control)..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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