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A Bunch for Brunch
Not Quite Breakfast, Not Quite Lunch
"...real estate developers alike -- out on the town for a leisurely mid-day meal. Whether it's migas with incendiary..."

March 7, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Austin At Large: For the Price of a Policeman
The cost of public safety, in different community currencies
"...core question of public safety. The budget also calls for 30 more police officers, in line with the five-year..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Cameras for Cops
Will City Council get a policy in place on June 9?
"...again take up the topic of body-worn cameras (BWCs) for the Austin Police Department. The topic was originally scheduled..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

10 Easter Dining Options For Every Bunny We Know
But, yes, the hungry human animals will be even happier
"...Events – and have wrangled ten excellent local options for you right here...."

April 3, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Head for the Hills
Driftwood is Central Texas' hottest culinary destination
"...now offers attractions that make it a prime destination for dining, recreation, and special events. Take off down a..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Southerner's Handbook: A Guide to Living the Good Life
"...attributed to terrific individual writers and many not, makes for an afternoon of light reading on a variety of..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

R.I.P. to DK Lee, Welcome Back to Austin Cider Week, Falling for Local Foods and Loro, Festivals and Fantasies, Free Pancakes for Voters, and More
All the food that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...Yes, citizen, it’s your "Food News Buffet" for the first week of November in the little city..."

Nov. 2, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Will Travel for Food
Appalachia: The Land and the Larder … Southern Foodways Symposium, Oct. 2-5, Oxford, Miss.
"...The Land and the LarderSouthern Foodways Symposium, Oct. 2-5, Oxford, Miss...."

Oct. 24, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Squares for Rock Stars
Spending a show with chefs Luke Bibby and James Holmes backstage at the Backyard
"...is sudden and astonishing. Stepping into the fenced enclave for performers feels like stepping into the Hill Country of..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Pardon O. Henry!
Insert pun here
"...150 years since William S. Porter's birth and now Grits for Breakfast blogger Scott Henson has launched a campaign..."

May 18, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Perry Adds Abortion, Minimum Sentencing to Special Session
Two red meat conservative items bolted on to agenda
"...governor has added two more items to the call for the special session...."

June 11, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Reefer Roundup 12/2/10
News from the frontline of the War on Drugs
"...Stop the presses: Willie Nelson was busted last week for pot possession as he returned to Texas from California...."

Dec. 2, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Austin Over Easy
The Chronicle Guide to Breakfast Dining
"...Kitchen photograph by John Anderson I inherited an appreciation for going out to breakfast from my cowboy uncle Charles..."

March 13, 1998 Food Feature

Police Chief Goes on the Offensive
Acevedo called Henson a "liar" to the Statesman
"...read Henson's entire account of the incident on his Grits for Breakfast blog, at www.gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com...."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Most Important Meal
It's time for Austin to have breakfast
"...Vanja had been around for most of my adult life, through leopard spotted hair,..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Naked City
In Central Texas, lefties thrive on the Net
"...to both sink and tether themselves to the new information medium, running features maligning the weblog as a shadowy..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

First Look: Counter Cafe East
Second outlet of classic diner has more space, same personality
"...so they were proactive in finding an alternative home for their popular Counter Cafe...."

Nov. 11, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

'Jessica's Law' Update
HB 8 to return to the floor Monday.
"...this week, HB 8, potentially allowing the death penalty for repeat child molesters, hit the House floor for a..."

March 2, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

UPDATED "A Society is Ultimately Judged ..."
Civil rights group concerned about prisoners left behind in Galveston.
"...UPDATE 9/13/2008, 3.10pm: The fabulous Grits for Breakfast blog is keeping a stellar eye on..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
Companion bills aims to give more local control of wire taps
"...only non-federal entity allowed to conduct such surveillance. Advocates for the bill say the expanded authority would allow local..."

May 4, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Quote of the Week
"..."It's reserved for a lucky few who win the annual Christmas clemency..."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Column

The Blogosphere Branches Out
A highly abbreviated harvest of the best liberal and progressive reads online.
"...Talking Points Memo Praised for pursuing the U.S. attorneys firing scandal when no one..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature

Austin Round Up
"...Business Journal: Cap Metro Goes Wireless Granted, it's only for Express buses, but I guess the Metro pendulum has..."

Nov. 15, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Probation Officers Union: Bexar us the pain
AG backs out of subpoena to out anonymous bloggers on site formed by Bexar Co. probation officers to aid in unionizing effort
"...a subpoena to out anonymous bloggers on a site formed by Bexar Co. probation officers to aid in the..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

UPDATED: Austin Police Department's Alarming Use of Force Rate
Injury-causing force used in over 900 traffic stops in 2018
"...his department reported to the Texas Commission of Law Enforcement regarding the use of force resulting from 2018 traffic..."

April 10, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Headlines
"...agenda is chock-full of tasty bits, including more money for WTP4 and the Waller Creek Tunnel, concrete pouring, granny..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature

Panel Targets Roots of Wrongful Convictions
Recommendations on improving witness identification and evidence testing head to the Lege
"...on Wrongful Convictions made five major proposals last week for lawmakers heading into next year's legislative session. The panel,..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cassette Roulette, Some Bitchcraft, and More Arts Events
Get arty this week with our recommended happenings
"...most innovative dance companies ever to move through Austin’s performative spaces, BLiPSWiTCH joyously invades Austin’s historic Wolf House for..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Perry the Executioner
Texas leads the country in executions, and Rick Perry holds the record tally
"...Just days before, he'd made the same trek with Foster's father and..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Roundup: 4/22/11
It's baaaaack!
"...folks by strapping them with criminal convictions. Indeed, as Grits for Breakfast has noted, a zero-fiscal-impact note for outlawing..."

April 22, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

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