Coming Attractions

The latest on Blue Starlite's big move, Drafthouse Mueller's opening day, and AFS Cinema's work in progress

"...finally goes family-friendly with the new Alamo Drafthouse Mueller (1911 Aldrich #120), opening March 9. The site has been..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sandtray Therapy Unlocks Austin's Inner Child

Playing in the sand and creating a world

"...years, to before the method was even developed. In 1911, H.G. Wells published Floor Games, a 71-page illustrated book..."

July 29, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Day Trips: Sam Houston's Grave, Huntsville

Monument to first president of the Texas Republic is part of cemetery's art gallery

"...made of gray Texas granite by Pompeo Coppini in 1911...."

July 8, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Marble Falls

Falls on the Colorado Museum hosts rare Chief Quanah Parker photographs

"...a portrait taken a year before his death in 1911...."

Feb. 5, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Stiles, Texas

All that is left of West Texas ghost town is the stone ruins of the courthouse

"...Built in 1911 of locally quarried limestone, the courthouse was the centerpiece..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

First Plates Extra Helpings: The Best Chicken-Fried Steak Is the One in Front of You

Connoisseurs may know the truth, but can we talk about it after dinner?

"...BeSaw, chicken-fried steak began on a winter day in 1911 at Ethel’s Home Cooking cafe in Lamesa. Jimmy Don..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Food Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Twin Sisters Dance Hall

The oldest dance hall in Texas?

"...illuminate the well-buffed dance floor that was new in 1911. Projecting from either side of the dance floor are..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Estate Sale Roundup: December 5-7

Estate Sales: Holiday Countdown Edition

"...serigraph by Austinite Teresa Farr, prints by William Duryea (1911-1986), vintage Air Force prints et al; 1940s handmade American..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

#ACreads December Pick: Ethan Frome

Warm up to Edith Wharton’s frostbitten classic

"...It’s no mystery why Wharton’s 1911 novella Ethan Frome is a mainstay in high school..."

Nov. 20, 2014 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Estate Sale Roundup: September 4-7

Vintage camera and Victoriana lovers, heads up!

"...books, some vintage, including a 10 volume set of 1911 “Photographic History of the Civil War”; art & technical..."

Sept. 4, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Estate Sale Roundup: July 24-27

Gas up the jalopy, it's your turn to drive.

"...office desk, two Mission-style sofas, two Torche standing lamps, 1911 oak dining table with six chairs, antique oak dresser..."

July 24, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Estate Sale Roundup: May 8-11

So many options, so little time.

"...of baseball cards; antique 12-gauge shotgun; antique Buescher saxophone (1911-12); flute; vinyl records; Haviland Poppy china set; coins. Cash,..."

May 8, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Letters at 3AM – Manifesto: A Radical Aesthetics

Get stuff out there; work with cause: That's the genesis of LettersAt3amPress

"...fingers who played Bach and wrote brilliant essays from 1911 to 1918, when he died of pneumonia and poverty..."

March 21, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Jesse James F. U.

Noted philanderer sets his sites on new venture

"...initial offering of an AR-15 rifle and an all-American 1911 pistol, but promises future expansion to a full gun..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Day Trips

How the chicken-fried steak was invented in Lamesa, Texas

"...at Ethel's Home Cooking in Lamesa. One day in 1911, the waitress turned in an order for "chicken, fried..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Follow the trail of a Comanche war chief

"...touched much of the Panhandle before he died in 1911. In less than a decade, he went from hated..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Beautiful hiking oasis in Bastrop

"...Trailhead. For more information, go to www.pplt.org or call 512/308-1911. The PPLT has two other preserves that are also..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Tangible Pleasures of Cinema

The Sprocket Society gets hands on with film

"...from the silent cinema era, "Billy and His Pal" (1911). It features Francis Ford, the older brother of John..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

The Girl Who Met Robert Johnson

Shirley Ratisseau wrote a song with Robert Johnson

"...Mississippi-born Robert Johnson (1911-1938) remains a touchstone for the blues, a call to..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar falls for a 6'2" glamazon named Micky

"...been a leading producer of nail care products since 1911, and launched the first nail polish (available in 10..."

July 20, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Elizabeth Smith Miller (1822–1911) invented a knee-length dress over a pair of caftan-style..."

June 29, 2012 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Day Trips

La King's Confectionery is the only place in the world you can get Purity Ice Cream

"...(Blue Bell Ice Cream traces its roots back to 1911.)..."

May 4, 2012 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mapo Doufu Beatdown

Yum, like it hot

"...Chen during the later years of China's Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). She made the dish at her husband's simple roadside..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

First Generation

The 2011 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...Hall of Fame). With them came sculptor Charles Umlauf (1911-1994) and printmaker Constance Forsyth (1903-1987), both of whom had..."

June 3, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mick Vann's Top 10 Food Trailers

"...amazing green salsa – easily the best in town. (1911 E. Riverside.)..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Letters at 3AM: Of Mayhem and Delight

The Keystone films, especially those of Charles Chaplin, reflected the present and heralded the future

"...the works of Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand from 1911 onward. Several credits Vance provides for the films' directors..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Hot dogs, (unrelated) gas flares, and other savory tidbits

"...Smith's electric rifle, a fictional weapon from Victor Appleton's 1911 children's science fiction novel, Tom Swift and His Electric..."

July 23, 2010 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Day Trips

Navasota is the home of the Blues Alley, and the Navasota Blues Fest and is the old stomping grounds of legendary songster Mance Lipscomb

"...Bonnie and Clyde, was city marshal from 1908 to 1911...."

Dec. 11, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines

"...a fire on Aug. 11. The house, built in 1911, and Cosloy's legendary record collection were completely destroyed...."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature

Day Trips

Steam trains played a leading role in the development of Texas

"...most miles of rails that it first earned in 1911. Currently, almost 11,000 miles of track lace the state..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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