Internationally renowned Argentine chef and live-fire cooking guru Francis Mallmann brings his outdoor cooking fire pits to Austin again this week, celebrating Central Market's 20th Anniversary at a sold-out party on Thursday night and promoting a new cookbook in the bargain.

Amy Everson is not a screen actress by first calling: But that did not stop her taking the Best Actress award in the Fantastic Fest Next wave category for her performance in Felt.

For those lucky or zealous enough to have attended both Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival shows at the Austin360 Amphitheatre over the last 13 months, the difference between 2013’s inaugural show (the first in the festival’s history) and Sunday’s finale of the 2014 tour must have felt rather profound.

Who the hell is Elliot "White Lightning" Scott? After two years of documenting the oddball low budget action hero and martial artist's life for Kung Fu Elliot, even the filmmakers are not sure.

In this year's historic expansion of the City Council, the creative sector wants to be sure that its role in Austin's economy and quality of life are understood are taken seriously. So the Austin Creative Alliance, Austin Music People, and the Austin Technology Council have teamed to sponsor their own series of candidate forums.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the folks at Austin Beerworks should have very flushed cheeks. Inspired by the seven feet long 99-packs of Peacemaker Anytime Ale, Wheatsville Co-op has created a very limited edition companion piece. After all, those lucky enough to score one of the mega packs will need something to nibble on.

Alejandro Escovedo married Nancy Rankin in a private ceremony in Austin on September 6. The following morning, they flew to Mexico’s Northern Baja California region to honeymoon with a friend in Pescadero, just outside La Paz. A week later, Hurricane Odile hit.

The Whiskies of the World Expo held a competition in Austin on Sept. 2 that was judged by a panel of Texas-based bartenders, beverage directors, and spirits buyers. The results were released this week and Waco's Balcones Distilling garnered awards in two categories.

Tonight at 7pm at the Alamo Lakeline (14028 U.S. 183 N), watch the six District 6 candidates discuss the issues at the sixth media forum sponsored by the Chronicle, Austin Monitor, KUT-FM, KXAN-TV, and Univision.