Blue Starlite Drive-In to Light Up Downtown

New Third Street rooftop location to feature films, opera

"...seat for social distancing. The Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In, the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation have come together to..."

Aug. 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive

City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide

"...For most Austinites, East Riverside Drive – from I-35 to Texas 71 –..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Eddie on the East Side: HB 525

A young politico works to preserve an old neighborhood

"...Eddie Rodriguez didn't grow up in East Austin, but he moved there as soon as he..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Blue Starlite Lights Up in Buda

Mini urban drive-in adding overnight camping at new location

"...the urban out of the Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In. Austin's retro outdoor cinematic experience is relocating from the..."

Dec. 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...but I can't shake the weirdness: I'm 2,000 miles northeast, lost in New York's breathless hustle for the next..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Lost Cinema Reopening in East Austin

Blue Starlite teams with Millennium for community initiative

"...Josh Frank, owner/operator of the Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In, as he prepares to help reopen the Eastside Cinema..."

Dec. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Heyd in Plain Sight

Austin painter Heyd Fontenot exposes more than himself in his new exhibition.

"...though, okay, they're paintings, such is the talent and consideration brought to bear in these renderings that none of..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...verifies that the Skunks eventually played Mother Earth's second Riverside location, later the Back Room and now Emo's, in..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...Services Systems (APS), interrupting a meeting with APS Vice President Jackie Fife to ask him to come home for..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Day Trips & Beyond: Love Lock Bridges in Texas

A guide to "love locks" (and rocks) across the state

"...the love lock tradition is at the Calera Chapel outside of Balmorhea. Here, lovers write their names on rocks..."

Feb. 9, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Look, the Feel of East Riverside

City planners to establish design-based code for East Riverside redevelopment

"...To begin moving the East Riverside Corridor Master Plan from vision to reality, city..."

May 21, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

In the Shadow of the Shepherd

A church's expansion plans threaten a neighborhood. Sound familiar?

"...since the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, just a block east of Almanza's home, has announced plans to expand its..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A World in Which All Worlds Fit

"...in droves upon the old-time dancehall on Austin's south side...."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

A Brief Guide to the Yard in South Austin

Encountering the true ATX spirit in our bustling modern metrop

"...fun. Look at North Loop, Manor Road, North Burnet, East Cesar Chavez, the Airport/ACC corridor, the Mueller development. Look..."

May 13, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The World of Wayfinding in Austin

How we get from here to there in our ever-changing city

"...marking our place today – SEAHOLM on the one side, LIBRARY on the other. [inset-1-right]..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

What's In Store

The city's self-storage business is changing as corporate giants push mom and pop operations aside.

"...with a fiery sword in her hand and her breasts cupped in golden armor plate. Her scaly abdomen and..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

East Cameron Folkcore: Tour Diary, Part I

Cruising through Germany with the cursers of disgust

"...In February, we released our second LP, For Sale,..."

Sept. 24, 2013 Music Post by Jesse Moore

In Memoriam: Ken Johnson

Remembering the versatile theatre artist, who died March 2

"...space that the community theatre had recently acquired on East Fifth. The show was such a success that ACT..."

March 8, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Finding God in the Gumbo

Once in the Ninth Ward and now in the Hill Country, the Smoking for Jesus Ministry serves up Real New Orleans Style fare with a side of spiritual nourishment

"...way of life? The answer for one New Orleans East church group was: Stay together, trust the Lord, move..."

May 4, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

COVID-19 Poised to Hit Hardest in the Eastern Crescent

Officials worry virus will disproportionately impact people of color in Austin, following national trend

"...those differences are stark. In Chicago, for example, Black residents account for 30% of the city population, but more..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Day Trips & Beyond: Wright in Wisconsin

Wisconsin driving trail showcases architect’s diverse styles

"...Johnson Building in Racine, Wis., and his home, Taliesin, outside of Madison, Wis...."

July 27, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Checking In: Go Fever’s Acey Monaro Paints Houses Down Under

“So, so, so relieved about the outcome, can’t wait to get back now”

"...“Hello from the sunny, COVID-free East coast of Australia,” emailed Acey Monaro after the U.S...."

Nov. 30, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...Ninth and 10th streets – opened in 1958. (At least one operating gay bar has existed in Austin ever..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Toll Road Plan Remains in Fast Lane

But Gerald Daugherty (of all people) wants to slow road-building down

"...highway capacity in the Austin metro area – at least within our lifetimes – is to embrace a toll..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

In the Mood for Love

Alex Holdridge and 'Sexless'

"...In the same way that Allen captured the Upper East Side intellectual set, Holdridge portrays the scruffy and uncompromising..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...stand apart from other barbecue joints is the nontraditional sides they serve. In their warming table, corn on the..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

The Chain Drive and the Rumor Mill

A gay Austin institution holds its last hoorah, again and again.

"...Chain Drive opened in April of 1986 at 602 East Seventh (now the location of the Side Bar), signified..."

June 13, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Who Is Cast in the Story of Austin Food?

Eight underrepresented views from the local food scene

"...Velasquez, who grew up watching the changes on the East­side, says, "To me that's why people like Mando are..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Food Feature by Nina Hernandez

Day Trips: Cupp's Drive-Inn, Waco

Old-fashioned hamburgers, plain and simple

"...Cupp's Drive-Inn has possibly sold hamburgers in the same location longer..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Address Drive-By Shooting

"...(across from the police station), told the cops just east of that intersection, and were reprimanded by said cops..."

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